The Wishing Well (film)

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The Wishing Well
GenreFantasy/Romantic Drama
Written bySteven H. Berman
Directed by David Jackson
Starring Jordan Ladd
Jason London
Jadin Gould
Ernest Borgnine
Sally Kellerman
Yeardley Smith
Charles Shaughnessy
Tempestt Bledsoe
Music byStephen Graziano
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Larry Levinson
Randy Pope
Michael Moran
ProducerBrian J. Gordon
CinematographyBrian Shanley
EditorChristine Kelley
Running time120 minutes
Production companyLG Films in association with Larry Levinson Productions

The Wishing Well is a fantasy romantic drama movie made for the Hallmark Channel, [1] which premiered in the UK in 2009 [2] and had its USA premiere in 2010. [3] It was directed by David Jackson and starred Jordan Ladd and Jason London. [4]

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Plot Summary

Cynthia (Ladd), a shallow journalist, is sent to a small town to investigate its reportedly magic wishing well. She makes a wish and enters a parallel universe in which she is working for the town's local newspaper run by local, Mark (London).

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