Wish Upon a Star

TV Movie
1996
Not Rated
1h 30m

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Katherine Heigl and Danielle Harris in Wish Upon a Star (1996)

A young girl wishes to switch places with her popular older sister, and they awaken to find the wish has come true.A young girl wishes to switch places with her popular older sister, and they awaken to find the wish has come true.A young girl wishes to switch places with her popular older sister, and they awaken to find the wish has come true.

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6.6/10

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Trivia
Danielle Harris was quite nervous about shooting the table-dance scene (which actually doesn't appear in most TV versions), so she asked if she could choose the people who are sitting at the table. She picked the boys who would be most uncomfortable watching her as to make herself more comfortable while performing.

Goofs
When Alexia answers the Chemistry question in class, she writes "ABC" on the whiteboard. In the next shot as she continues writing, the appearance of "ABC" is completely different.

Quotes
Alexia Wheaton: You may have my body, breasts, and boyfriend, but you are not me.

Alternate versions
The following scenes were removed for pacing reasons:
The guys to whom Alex says "hi guys" in the gym had bigger roles. They originally followed Alex around a lot, and this frazzled Hayley's nerves when she was in Alex's body.
A scene where Hayley practices her speech for the convention in front of Alex, which illustrates Hayley's nervous demeanor about public speaking, and Alex's discomfort with her lack of math skills.
Numerous shots of the parents eavesdropping, seeing how their daughters' "progress" was coming along.
A scene near the end where "Mittermonster" pads down a number of beauty contestants before they enter the stage.

Connections
Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Greatest Body Swap Movies (2023)

Soundtracks
Colossal Youth
Performed by Moonpools & Caterpillars
Courtesy of Eastwest Records (America), by arrangement with Warner Special Products
Written by Gugut Salgado, Jay Jay Encarnacion (as Efren Encarnacion), Tim de Pala (as Tim Depala), Kimi Encarnacion (as Kim Ward Encarnacion)
Published by Songs of Polygram International, Inc. and Evilboweevil Songs

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it's a disney channel movie that's GOOD!!

While baby sitting I would sometimes be forced to watch Nickelodeon or the Disney Channel, but when this movie came on the DC one time, I didn't mind. Wish Upon a Star is really entertaining, because the two actresses start the movie off as certain characters (one is the older, bitchy, popular sister, the other is the younger, nerdier, nicer one) but then take on each other's characters when the younger one wishes on a star to be her older sister. So really, each actress was trained to play the other's role, you know? It's an interesting concept. This film is also WAY less sappy and more tart than most Disney Channel movies. Hey, it mentions virginity! It's a pleasant surprise, and the girl from "Roswell" plays the older sis.