The Wishing Tree
1999 · 87 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 390 VOTES · DIR. Ivan Passer
Overview
When her storyteller mother (Mary Alice) dies, attorney Clara Collier (Alfre Woodard) returns to her Georgia hometown and is soon captivated by a local legend of the "Magic Man" (Blair Underwood). While looking for the source of the tale, Clara uncovers suprising family secrets. Czech filmmaker Ivan Passer directs this family drama that delves into the storytelling tradition of the Deep South. Blair Underwood and Helen Shaver co-star.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,266 lines
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00:02:06 Yes?
00:04:57 I doubt if you've ever heard the word.
00:08:36 Sometimes he doesn't.
00:12:05 this is Marianne and Alfred Brooks.
00:15:28 for the first time in her life, she was free.
00:19:08 But he came back as an angel.
00:22:52 I imagine wherever she is, she's wishing the same thing.
00:25:50 Yeah, I guess that would be safer.
00:31:11 so far away from everything?
00:34:14 Oh, we're planning a big party.
00:38:20 What are you all doing out here?
00:41:10 But Jamie, that is not the point.
00:45:56 he blamed it on a ghost who lived up in the attic.
00:51:46 Ah, now, there you are.
00:54:40 Will you at least think about it?
00:57:54 - respect and cherish-- - And forgive Al Brooks
01:01:17 It was recorded over on Blaylock Road.
01:04:25 No, you stay there.
01:09:15 If you would tell them what happened--
01:16:04 If I find there is no probable cause,
01:18:22 I know that was hard on Thomas,
01:21:49 Why not?
01:27:44 Well, if you found it,
01:32:35 Cherish it.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,266
Dialogue density14.6 lines / min
First line00:02:06
Final line01:32:35
Production Record
DirectorIvan Passer
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes390
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