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Wish Upon a Star

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Wish Upon a Star (1996)

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Runtime: 90 mins

Synopsis: Katherine Heigl (TVs ROSWELL) and Danielle Harris (URBAN LEGENDS) portray sisters Alexa--seventeen, pretty and fashionable, but an average student, and Hayley--fifteen, a smart fashion disaster. When Hayley wishes on a passing comet for to change places with her older sister, they... Katherine Heigl (TVs ROSWELL) and Danielle Harris (URBAN LEGENDS) portray sisters Alexa--seventeen, pretty and fashionable, but an average student, and Hayley--fifteen, a smart fashion disaster. When Hayley wishes on a passing comet for to change places with her older sister, they literally become each other. While Hayley loves her new social status, Alexa is less than thrilled with her new place in the school social heirarchy. This update on past personality switching films such as FREAKY FRIDAY and VICE VERSA offers plenty of laughs the whole family can enjoy together. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Katherine Heigl, Lois Chiles, Danielle Harris

Director: Blair Treu
Screenwriter: Jessica Barondes

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Aug 21, 2001

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2.5/4

The girls' performances make it easy to ignore the fact that the rest of the movie's plot is pretty predictable.

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3/5

Heigl has the makings of a "Star"

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Harmless enough, but so condescendingly saccharine, you might gag on it.

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