Moynan King Movies

Directed by Sharon Ferranti, Make a Wish is a lesbian friendly send-up of the classic slasher films Halloween and Friday the 13th. The film revolves around an annual birthday camping trip, which finds a group of women -- all the ex-flames of Susan, the birthday girl -- at the mercy of a vicious serial killer. Tension rises as the women disappear rapidly, and things only get worse by run-ins with the current boyfriend of one of Susan's exes and a scraggly, crossbow-wielding hunter. Meanwhile, internal conflict also threatens the group's survival as a whole, as flirtation and perceived betrayals more often than not lead one of the campers to leave the campsite in a huff, only to walk into the murderer's clutches. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

This made-for-TV drama was inspired by a true story that occurred in Carleton, Ontario during Christmas Week of 1999. Disguised as a nurse, a bipolar woman named Margaret Wheeler (Nola Auguston) kidnaps a premature infant, the first male child of Karen and Phil Lewis (Marnie McPhail, Hugh Thompson). Though profoundly disturbed, Margaret has covered her tracks well, and has even secured the silence of her boyfriend Darryl (Alan Van Sprang), a former convict who can't go to the authorities without casting blame upon herself. As the Lewises anxiously await news of their missing baby, dedicated police sergeant Jane McKinley (Leslie Hope) follows the trail of clues and ultimately attempts to break down Margaret's wall of lies. The film also brings into play the not inconsiderable domestic problems endured by McKinley herself as she endeavors to bring hope to the biological parents. Despite the grimness of its subject matter, Stolen Miracle is a heartwarming, life-affirming firm which proved ideal Holiday fare when it first aired in Canada on December 18, 2001. It was subsequently picked up for US cable play (again as a "Christmas picture") by the Lifetime channel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide