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The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984)

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier poster
Directed by
Corey Blechman
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy deals with a rare condition that makes him age rapidly. The film follows his relationships and his understanding of his own life.

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What happens

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film starring Ralph Macchio and directed by Corey Blechman. It was originally broadcast on ABC on November 1, 1984. While this movie is a fictional work, it is prefaced by a note accounting that a condition such as the main character's does exist, and that the film imagines the life of such a victim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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