16 Wishes DVD cover
Distributed by
Mar Vista Entertainment
Directed by
Peter DeLuise
Written by
Annie DeYoung
Starring
Debby Ryan
Jean-Luc Bilodeau
Anna Mae Routledge
Karissa Tynes
Production company
Unity Pictures
Country
United States
Canada
Language
English
Original channel
Disney Channel
Family
Release date
June 25, 2010 (US)
July 16, 2010 (CAN)
16 Wishes is a 2010 American télévision 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.[1] The film was directed par Peter DeLuise. The film was the most watched cable program on the jour 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 demo (18-34).[2][3] Moreover, the film was the seconde most watched program on cable on the week 16 Wishes premiered.[4]
It is the seconde film 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. The school in which some scenes were filmed is the noyer Grove Secondary School in Langley, British Columbia. It was planned to have its UK premiere on November 19, 2010 on Disney Channel UK, but was replaced with Starstruck, which has already been shown on May. It was shown December 2010 in the UK.
Abigail Louise "Abby" Jensen (Debby Ryan), who is eager to grow up, has been planning for her sweet 16 ever since she was a little girl. She has a liste of secret wishes she wants to come true. When the big jour finally arrives, she excitedly adds her 16th and final wish to the secret wish liste she's been keeping: a photo of Logan (Keenan Tracy), 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 par wasps from a nest in their attic that has been building up for 16 years. The Jensen family are now unable to go back into their house until the wasps are exterminated, however, Celeste manages to extract Abby's wish liste from the house.
Abby's best friend, geai, jay Kepler (Jean-Luc Bilodeau), appears and offers Abby a veste to wear over her pajamas, as she is unable to go back into her house to change. When Abby reaches into Jay's veste pocket, she finds a birthday present for her from Jay. It is a collier with a half of a cœur, coeur saying "BFF". geai, jay has the other half which he uses as a charm on his key ring. As geai, 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 16 wishes on her liste and that they're each coming true every time a candle is lit.
Celeste later tells her after midnight, all wishes will become permanent. Abby lands the attention of Logan, gets the Ford mustang she's always dreamed of, she gets back at her lifelong nemesis, Krista Cook (Karissa Tynes) par beating her in a volley-ball match, then getting elected as Student Body President, even though she didn't sign up for the elections. Also, she is 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 par Krista, who decides to see where Abby's sudden good luck comes from, and when geai, 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 ninth 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.
Regretting her wish, Abby tries to look for a solution par going through her wishlist, though none of them are useful. Abby goes to Krista's Sweet 16 and convinces geai, jay that they are best Friends par montrer him the birthday present he gave her which restores his memories of her, though, geai, jay can't help her. Desperate, 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.
Abby's life then goes back to normal, along with some dead wasps in the process. She and Krista reconcile after Krista tells Abby why she hates her. Back in the 3rd grade, Abby and geai, jay made a pact to be best Friends forever, leaving Krista out, though up until that point, Krista and geai, jay had been best friends. Abby and Krista have a combined Sweet 16 party and Krista and Logan get together. Abby and Krista stop competing and work together to make the person who truly deserves to be Student Body President: Jay. Abby and geai, jay Kiss before sharing a dance together. Abby says she got everything she wants. Celeste then disappears, smiling.
Cast
Debby Ryan as Abby Jensen
Jean-Luc Bilodeau as geai, jay Kepler
Anna Mae Routledge as Celeste
Karissa Tynes as Krista Cook
Keenan Tracey as Logan Buchanan
Joel Semande as Joey Lockhart
Cainan Wiebe as Mike Jensen
Patrick Gilmore as Bob Jensen
Kendall traverser, croix as Sue Jensen
Jesse Reid as Theodore Hope
Brenda Crichlow as Miss Duffy
Patricia Isaac as Snooty Sales Woman
Gary Jones as Principal Smith
International release
Country / Region
Network(s)
Premiere
Title
United States
Disney Channel
June 25, 2010
16 Wishes
Canada
Family
July 16, 2010
Australia
Disney Channel
August 7, 2010[7]
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
16 Ευχές
Turkey
Disney Channel Türkiye
16 Wishes
Bulgaria
Disney Channel Bulgaria
16 Желания
Serbia
Disney Channel
January 1, 2011
16 Wishes
France
Disney Channel France
January 5, 2011
16 Voeux
Distributed by
Mar Vista Entertainment
Directed by
Peter DeLuise
Written by
Annie DeYoung
Starring
Debby Ryan
Jean-Luc Bilodeau
Anna Mae Routledge
Karissa Tynes
Production company
Unity Pictures
Country
United States
Canada
Language
English
Original channel
Disney Channel
Family
Release date
June 25, 2010 (US)
July 16, 2010 (CAN)
16 Wishes is a 2010 American télévision 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.[1] The film was directed par Peter DeLuise. The film was the most watched cable program on the jour 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 demo (18-34).[2][3] Moreover, the film was the seconde most watched program on cable on the week 16 Wishes premiered.[4]
It is the seconde film 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. The school in which some scenes were filmed is the noyer Grove Secondary School in Langley, British Columbia. It was planned to have its UK premiere on November 19, 2010 on Disney Channel UK, but was replaced with Starstruck, which has already been shown on May. It was shown December 2010 in the UK.
Abigail Louise "Abby" Jensen (Debby Ryan), who is eager to grow up, has been planning for her sweet 16 ever since she was a little girl. She has a liste of secret wishes she wants to come true. When the big jour finally arrives, she excitedly adds her 16th and final wish to the secret wish liste she's been keeping: a photo of Logan (Keenan Tracy), 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 par wasps from a nest in their attic that has been building up for 16 years. The Jensen family are now unable to go back into their house until the wasps are exterminated, however, Celeste manages to extract Abby's wish liste from the house.
Abby's best friend, geai, jay Kepler (Jean-Luc Bilodeau), appears and offers Abby a veste to wear over her pajamas, as she is unable to go back into her house to change. When Abby reaches into Jay's veste pocket, she finds a birthday present for her from Jay. It is a collier with a half of a cœur, coeur saying "BFF". geai, jay has the other half which he uses as a charm on his key ring. As geai, 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 16 wishes on her liste and that they're each coming true every time a candle is lit.
Celeste later tells her after midnight, all wishes will become permanent. Abby lands the attention of Logan, gets the Ford mustang she's always dreamed of, she gets back at her lifelong nemesis, Krista Cook (Karissa Tynes) par beating her in a volley-ball match, then getting elected as Student Body President, even though she didn't sign up for the elections. Also, she is 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 par Krista, who decides to see where Abby's sudden good luck comes from, and when geai, 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 ninth 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.
Regretting her wish, Abby tries to look for a solution par going through her wishlist, though none of them are useful. Abby goes to Krista's Sweet 16 and convinces geai, jay that they are best Friends par montrer him the birthday present he gave her which restores his memories of her, though, geai, jay can't help her. Desperate, 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.
Abby's life then goes back to normal, along with some dead wasps in the process. She and Krista reconcile after Krista tells Abby why she hates her. Back in the 3rd grade, Abby and geai, jay made a pact to be best Friends forever, leaving Krista out, though up until that point, Krista and geai, jay had been best friends. Abby and Krista have a combined Sweet 16 party and Krista and Logan get together. Abby and Krista stop competing and work together to make the person who truly deserves to be Student Body President: Jay. Abby and geai, jay Kiss before sharing a dance together. Abby says she got everything she wants. Celeste then disappears, smiling.
Cast
Debby Ryan as Abby Jensen
Jean-Luc Bilodeau as geai, jay Kepler
Anna Mae Routledge as Celeste
Karissa Tynes as Krista Cook
Keenan Tracey as Logan Buchanan
Joel Semande as Joey Lockhart
Cainan Wiebe as Mike Jensen
Patrick Gilmore as Bob Jensen
Kendall traverser, croix as Sue Jensen
Jesse Reid as Theodore Hope
Brenda Crichlow as Miss Duffy
Patricia Isaac as Snooty Sales Woman
Gary Jones as Principal Smith
International release
Country / Region
Network(s)
Premiere
Title
United States
Disney Channel
June 25, 2010
16 Wishes
Canada
Family
July 16, 2010
Australia
Disney Channel
August 7, 2010[7]
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
16 Ευχές
Turkey
Disney Channel Türkiye
16 Wishes
Bulgaria
Disney Channel Bulgaria
16 Желания
Serbia
Disney Channel
January 1, 2011
16 Wishes
France
Disney Channel France
January 5, 2011
16 Voeux