16 Wishes

Not to be confused with Sixteen Candles.
16 Wishes

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Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Teen
Written by Annie DeYoung[1]
Directed by Peter DeLuise
Starring Debby Ryan
Jean-Luc Bilodeau
Anna Mae Routledge
Country of origin United States
Canada
Original language(s) French, English
Production company(s) Unity Pictures
Distributor MarVista Entertainment
Release
Original network Disney Channel
Family
Original release June 25, 2010 (US)
July 16, 2010 (CAN)

16 Wishes is a 2010 Canadian-American television teen film starring Debby Ryan and Jean-Luc Bilodeau, which premiered on June 25, 2010 on Disney Channel and July 16, 2010 on the Family Channel.[2] The film was directed by Peter DeLuise and written by Annie DeYoung.[3] The film was the most watched cable program on the day of its premiere on the Disney Channel. In addition, 16 Wishes introduced Debby Ryan to new audiences, such as the contemporary adult audiences since the movie received high viewership in the adults demographic (18-34).[4][5] The film was the second most watched program on cable on the week 16 Wishes premiered.[6]

It was the second film to be released on the Disney Channel in 2010 that was not promoted as an "Original Movie" (after Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars) and is a co-production between Disney Channel, Family and Canadian production company MarVista Entertainment. In other countries, it is advertised as Disney Channel Original Movie. It was planned to have its UK premiere on November 19, 2010 on Disney Channel UK, but was replaced with Starstruck, which had already been shown in May. It was shown in December 2010 in the UK.

Plot

Abby Jensen (Debby Ryan) has been planning for her sweet sixteen birthday since she was a little girl. On the inside door of her bedroom closet, she keeps a list of secret wishes that she wants to come true. When the big day finally arrives, she excitedly adds her sixteenth and final wish to the list: a photo of Logan (Keenan Tracey) her crush.

Then begins the first of many unusual occurrences, each including visits from a peculiar woman, Celeste (Anna Mae Routledge). She first appears as an exterminator when the Jensen's house gets overrun by wasps from a nest in their attic that has been building up for 16 years. The Jensen family are unable to go back into their house until the wasps are exterminated, however Celeste manages to extract Abby's wish list from the house.

Abby's best friend, Jay Kepler (Jean-Luc Bilodeau) appears and offers Abby a jacket to wear over her pajamas, as she is unable to go back into her house to change. When Abby reaches into Jay's jacket pocket, she finds a birthday present for her from Jay. It is a necklace with a half of a heart saying "BFF." Jay has the other half which he uses as a charm on his key ring. As Jay and Abby go to their bus stop, a delivery truck pulls up, and Celeste comes out dressed as a mail woman and gives a package to Abby. When Abby opens it, she discovers 16 candles and a matchbox. Unwilling to ride the bus to school, Abby lights the first candle and wishes for a new car, the eighth wish on her list. However, her first wish, meeting Joey Lockhart (Joel Semande) the hottest celebrity, is fulfilled. Abby then realizes that the candles correspond to her sixteen wishes on her list and that they're each coming true every time a candle is lit. Abby lights up the eighth candle and her wish for a red car is fulfilled. Out of the car comes Celeste. Later Abby realizes Celeste is a magical being and will show up every time she makes a wish.

Abby tries lighting a third candle but that wish fails. Celeste appears and says that there are some restrictions on wishing; Abby must wait one hour to elapse before any more wishes can be made, and by midnight Abby's candles will not work anymore and all her wishes will be permanent. Abby then makes more wishes causing her to get a chance to get back at her lifelong nemesis, Krista Cook (Karissa Tynes) by beating her in a volleyball match, then getting elected as Student Body President, even though she didn't sign up for the elections. Also, she becomes suddenly fashionable, athletic, and popular.

During classes, Abby remembers that she needs the perfect dress for her 16th birthday party and decides to go out and buy it, together with Jay, who agrees to pay for it. They are followed by Krista, who decides to see where Abby's sudden good luck comes from, and when Jay drops his wallet she takes it. She also convinces the store clerk that they are not going to buy anything (saying they are children) and are just wasting her time. The clerk believes her and kicks them out. While in the changing room, Abby uses the 9th candle and makes a wish to be treated like an adult, which instead, makes her an adult. This turns for the worse for Abby as it results in her not being allowed to attend high school anymore, and no one at school remembers her, not even Jay. Her parents also buy her a new apartment and leave her to live on her own. On top of that, Abby now has a landlord who demands his rent and is unemployed; not having gained many marketable skills since she turned into an adult.

Regretting her wish, Abby tries to look for a solution by going through her wishlist, though none of them are useful. She tries to erase and white-out the wishes so she can rewrite them, but the wishes can't change. Abby wishes for her parents to understand her, hoping they will help her. Abby's parents do understand her, however her parents have no intention of helping her. Then Abby walks by Krista's Sweet 16 and spots Jay, Abby convinces Jay that they are best friends by showing him the birthday present he gave her which restores his memories of her. In spite of this, however, Jay can't help her. Then Abby goes to the party, realizing that Krista doesn't hate her when she is 21, she also realizes that Krista agreed to help Jay be student body president, then she finds out that Jay has been hinting that he wanted to be student body president and that she was a horrible friend. Desperate and sad, Abby seeks the aid of Celeste, who is also unable to help her. Celeste then explains that there are several rules of magic, and one of them is that a wish cannot be undone. Abby eventually finds a loophole through the rules, seeing as how her last wish was a picture of her crush, glued on with gum, which seems to act as a "barrier" between the picture and the rules. She switches the picture for a picture taken that morning of her and wishes she could go back to that morning at 11:59, right before midnight.

Abby's life then goes back to normal, along with some dead wasps in the process. Abby then throws her wishlist away and gives her money to Mike, saying that he needs a real guitar. Abby goes outside finding Krista carrying posters saying 'Vote For Krista.' She and Krista reconcile after Krista tells Abby why she hates her (Back in the 3rd grade, Abby and Jay made a pact to be best friends forever, leaving Krista out, though up until that point, Krista and Jay had been best friends). Abby and Krista stop competing and work together to make the person who truly deserves to be Student Body President: Jay. Then at Abby and Krista's sweet sixteen party, Krista and Logan become a couple, while Mike's talent is revealed when he performs well at Abby and Krista's party. When Jay asks about Abby's wishlist, Abby says that she has everything she could possibly want. Abby and Jay then share a kiss. Celeste, dressed as a waitress, is then shown turning into a fairy and flying away, because her work is done. The couples - Abby and Jay with Krista and Logan - then dance together at the party.

Cast

Kailey Cross as 8 year old Abby

Production

The school in which some of the scenes were filmed is Walnut Grove Secondary School in Langley, British Columbia.

Soundtrack

16 Wishes
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released June 15, 2010[7]
Recorded 2010
Genre Soundtrack
Length 28:32
Label MarVista Entertainment

16 Wishes is a soundtrack album by the film of the same name, released on June 15, 2010 by MarVista Entertainment.

Track listing

No. TitlePerformer(s) Length
1. "A Wish Comes True Everyday"  Debby Ryan 3:10
2. "No One's Fool"  Keith & Renee 3:15
3. "Princess Girl"  Minnutes 3:21
4. "Bad Momma"  Chad Gendason 2:19
5. "Saying Goodbye"  Chase Ryan 2:44
6. "Picture Perfect"  Jennifer Cathcart 3:14
7. "The Way It Used To Be"  Not by Choice 4:05
8. "Vertigo"  Willknots 3:38
9. "Overreaction"  Chad Gendason 3:15
10. "Open Eyes"  Debby Ryan 4:06
11. "Don't Wanna Grow Up"  Willknots 3:53

Reception

The movie garnered over 5.6 million viewers in its first showing.[8] The film went on to become the most watched cable program on the day of its premiere on Disney Channel. The Sunday airing of the film received over 4.0 million viewers.[9]

International release

Country / Region Network(s) Premiere Title
 United States Disney Channel June 13, 2010 16 Wishes
 Canada Family July 16, 2010
 Australia Disney Channel August 7, 2010[10]
 Germany Disney Channel Germany August 14, 2010 Der 16. Wunsch
 Austria
 Spain Disney Channel Spain October 2, 2010 16 Deseos
 Mexico Disney Channel Latin America October 16, 2010
 Chile October 17, 2010
 Argentina
 Venezuela
 Bolivia
 Peru
 Ecuador
 Colombia
 Panama
 Brazil Disney Channel Brazil 16 Desejos
 Italy Disney Channel Italy November 12, 2010 I 16 Desideri
 Japan Disney Channel Japan スイート16 ～キャンドルに願いを
 Israel Disney Channel Israel November 18, 2010 16 משאלות
 Philippines Disney Channel Asia November 21, 2010 16 Wishes
 Indonesia
 Malaysia
 Singapore
 Thailand
 Vietnam
 United Kingdom
 Ireland		 Disney Channel UK and Ireland December 3, 2010 16 Wishes
 Netherlands Disney Channel (Netherlands/Flanders) December 10, 2010
 Belgium
 Poland Disney Channel Poland December 24, 2010 16 Życzeń
 Romania Disney Channel Romania December 31, 2010 16 Dorinţe
 Czech Republic Disney Channel (Czech Republic) 16 přání
 Slovakia
 Hungary Disney Channel Hungary 16 kívánság
 Russia Disney Channel Russia 16 Желаний
 South Africa Disney Channel South Africa 16 Wishes
Arab World Disney Channel Middle East
 Greece Disney Channel Greece Makedonia TV 16 Ευχές
 Turkey Disney Channel Turkey 16 Dilek
 Bulgaria Disney Channel Bulgaria 16 Желания
 Serbia Disney Channel Serbia January 1, 2011 16 Жеља
 France Disney Channel France January 5, 2011 16 Voeux
 Latvia TV3 Latvia July 20, 2011 16 Vēlēšanās

References

  1. ↑ https://pro-labs.imdb.com/title/tt1646876/?ref_=nm_filmo_pasttv_2
  2. ↑ Debby has own Disney Channel Movie - 16 Wishes
  3. ↑ https://pro-labs.imdb.com/title/tt1646876/?ref_=nm_filmo_pasttv_2
  4. ↑ "World Premiere Of '16 Wishes' Is Friday Cable's No. 1 Telecast In Total Viewers". Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  5. ↑ "http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/28/friday-cable-ratings-16-wishes-premieres-big-party-down-gravity-finales-finish-small/55571". Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-22. External link in |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Cable TV Top 25: BET Awards, 16 Wishes, USA/Algeria Match Top Week's Cable Shows". Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  7. ↑ "16 Wishes Soundtrack1". iTunes. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  8. ↑ Friday Cable Ratings: 16 Wishes Premieres Big; Party Down, Gravity Finales Finish Small Posted on 28 June 2010 by Bill Gorman - tvbythenumbers.com
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-09-14. Cable TV Top 25: BET Awards, 16 Wishes, USA/Algeria Match Top Week’s Cable Shows!
  10. ↑ "Get Your Hands Dirty". The West Australian. 3 August 2010. Features, p. 2.

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