A Child's Wish
Brief Synopsis
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When a young girl is diagnosed with cancer, the crisis causes her concerned father's work to suffer and he is fired. Unemployed and without medical insurance, he searches for a new job to no avail. A senator learns of the family's plight and encourages them to testify to help convince Congress to pa
Cast & Crew
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Waris Hussein
Director
Kevin Mcnulty
Karl David-djerf
Rebecca Toolan
Janine Cox
Mitchell Kosterman
Film Details
Also Known As
Child's Wish
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Washington, DC, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
When a young girl is diagnosed with cancer, the crisis causes her concerned father's work to suffer and he is fired. Unemployed and without medical insurance, he searches for a new job to no avail. A senator learns of the family's plight and encourages them to testify to help convince Congress to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act, designed to protect individuals from losing their jobs as a result of a family medical crisis. As their daughter's condition becomes terminal, her dream of meeting President Clinton is achieved with the help of the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Inspired by actual events.
Director
Waris Hussein
Director
Cast
Kevin Mcnulty
Karl David-djerf
Rebecca Toolan
Janine Cox
Mitchell Kosterman
Eileen Kenney
Bob Morrisey
J Rene Pena
Anna Chlumsky
Alfred E Humphreys
Merrilyn Gann
Tess Harper
Sarah Chalke
Brian Arnold
John Ritter
Bill Clinton
Himself
Fred Henderson
Teryl Rothery
Eva De Viveiros
Michael St John Smith
David Lewis
Aurelio Dinunzio
Freda Perry
Crew
John Adams
Gaffer
Kristine Bamattre
Associate Producer
Morgan Beggs
Assistant Director
Julie Bernard
Location Manager
Donna Bis
Hair Stylist
Rick Blumenthal
Coproducer
Rick Blumenthal
Production Manager
Michael Boyle
Sound Mixer
Victor Manuel Bretado
Post-Production Assistant
Ardis Cohen
Hair Stylist
Thierry J Couturier
Sound Supervisor
Rosalina Da Silva
Makeup Artist
Deb Dalton
Costumes
Merry Dunning
Production Supervisor
Carol Everson
Boom Operator
Martin Fossum
Sound Mixer
Andrea French
Set Decorator
Jo Friesen
Assistant Production Coordinator
Philip Fuldauer
Production Coordinator
William Gray
Assistant Camera Operator
Holly Gregory
Assistant Camera Operator
Lawrence Horowitz
Executive Producer
Susan Ingram
Assistant Camera Operator
Stan Jones
Music Editor
Ellie Kanner-zuckerman
Casting
Skip Kimball
Color
Sid Kozak
Casting
Barbara Lacy
Makeup
Claiborne Lashley
Key Grip
Blair Law
Casting Associate
Henry Lebo
Director Of Photography
Rhonda Legge
Production Manager
Maggie Maccauley
Assistant
Michelle Maclaren
Producer
Mike Magnusson
Assistant Director
Annette Mccaffrey
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Geary Mcleoud
Camera Operator
Gord Mcmillan
Transportation
Christina Mcquarrie
Costume Designer
Shawnee E Meeks
Assistant
John Mills
Property Master
Terry Murray
Script Supervisor
Sylvia Nablo
Transportation
Nike Nachmanoglou
Script Supervisor
Susan Nanus
Coproducer
Susan Nanus
Screenplay
Michael O'hara
Executive Producer
Charles Porlier
Other
Tony Poulsen
Boom Operator
Rod Pridy
Steadicam Operator
Thomas Rhoads
Other
Alison C. Rosa
Assistant Director
Deborah Savitt
Casting Associate
Jillian Scott
Production Designer
Cindy Smith
Assistant Director
Ron Spang
Editor
Jane Still
Assistant Costume Designer
Nello Torri
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Turner
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kerry Michael Tym
Assistant Editor
Janet Ulmer-mcdonald
Hair Stylist
Michael Wale
Assistant Camera Operator
Devrha Warren
Post-Production Supervisor
Bob Waybright
Gaffer
Terry Weaver
Property Master
David John West
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stacy Widelitz
Music
Gilbert Young
Transportation Coordinator
Michele M Ziegler
Assistant Director
John Zulinski
Key Grip
Film Details
Also Known As
Child's Wish
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Washington, DC, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 21, 1997
Began shooting April 3, 1996.
Completed shooting May 1, 1996.
