Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16248 in VHS
• Released on: 1999-09-28
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 84 minutes

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Richie Rich may be the richest kid in the world, yet it's Christmas and the kind-hearted lad wants to share his wealth with a group of orphan boys. Until, that is, his greedy cousin Reggie Van Dough sabotages his gift-giving plans by running Richie's sleigh into a ravine. Unaware of Reggie's evil deed, the town turns against Richie, who soon wishes that he'd never been born. Unfortunately, his wish is granted and, like George Bailey, Richie gets a taste of what life is like without himself in the picture. It's a world turned upside-down with egomaniacal Reggie calling the shots, bullying the police and renaming the town Reggieville. Only Professor Keenbean's wishing machine could set things right, but time is running out--the machine loses all its wishing power at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve. This madcap misadventure, with a nod to film classics It's a Wonderful Life and Back to the Future (note the time-space continuum), never pretends to achieve the greatness of such predecessors. Instead, the spirited family romp dishes up enough slapstick gaffes, action-packed chases, and over-the-top gizmos to leave audiences sufficiently charmed. The cast seems to relish the script's fast-moving silliness as well. David Gallagher (Seventh Heaven) as Richie is more colorful and unrestrained than Macaulay Culkin in the 1994 prequel. And although Jake Richardson's role as mean-spirited Reggie is so forced as to become tiresome, Keene Curtis is sensational as Richie's personal valet, Cadbury. This is one of (executive producer) Haim Saban's finer moments; the film abounds with Christmas cheer. --Lynn Gibson

Customer Reviews

Not As Good As The Last, but good
The last Richie Rich topped this one, but this one is pretty good. David Gallagher was probably as good as a replacement you could have gotten for Macullay Culkin. This movie has great actors that added major points like David, Jake Richardson and Michelle Tractenberg. Its a good kids holiday movie.

RICHIE RICH'S CHRISTMAS WISH
GREAT MOVIE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY FROM YOUNG TO OLD. WE ALSO BROUGHT THE SAME MOVIE TO AN ORPHANGE IN THAILAND WHERE THE KIDS CANNOT SPEAK ENGLISH, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO ENJOY IT COMPLETELY! GOOD CLEAN FUN AND CREATIVE! YOUR FAMILY CAN WATCH THIS YEAR ROUND.

Richie Rich Christmas Wish
A Christmas movie to help pass the winter "blah's" away especially great for children but I'm sure most adults would enjoy as well. I'm sure most people have always dreamed of having money to burn so this will definitely cheer you up.I've always liked the Richie Rich character since reading all those comics years ago. It has a bizzare part here and there but it's that magical time of year when anything is possible. Sit back and enjoy that cup of hot chocolate as well! Ho! Ho! Ho!