Storyline

After Richie Rich (David Gallagher) is blamed for a sleigh crash caused by his mischievous cousin, Reggie Van Dough (Jake Richardson), Richie wishes that he didn't exist. When a wishing machine invented by professor Keenbean (Eugene Levy) hears Richie's wish, it grants it magically -- and transports him to an alternate universe where Reggie is the master of the house. As Richie struggles to return home in time to celebrate Christmas, he learns to appreciate his privileged former life.

Plot Keywords

rich kid, orphan, dog, scientist, butler, cousin, amusing, campy, heartwarming, mansion, jail, laboratory, sleigh, orphanage, alternate reality, wealth, christmas, inventions, gratitude, false accusations, wishes, growing up, transformation, discovery, 1990s

Short Review

The concept is decent, the performances aren't that bad and the villain certainly is having the time of his life hamming it up, even before we end up in the alternate reality but Richie Rich's Christmas Wish suffers from the law of diminishing returns, deeply missed actors and feeling like an obvious cash-in with what I consider to be a space whale aesop: Don't wish you weren't born or the world will become a terrible place to live in. This movie's bad but it's mostly "dumb sequel" bad, not remarkably awful.

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Streaming Service

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