Wish Upon a Star(1996)
I wish I may, I wish I might, become my sister for a night!
A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.
Movie: Wish Upon a Star
Top 10 Billed Cast
Alexia Wheaton
Hayley Wheaton
Kyle Harding
Mittermonster
Caitlin Sheinbaum
Kazumi
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A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.
Release Date
1996-11-12
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6.5
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I wish I may, I wish I might, become my sister for a night!
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