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A Wish for Wings That Work

A Wish for Wings That Work

19916.10h 22m

Overview

Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.

Directed by Skip Jones
Written by Berkeley Breathed
Produced by Peggy Regan
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Top Cast

Michael Bell

Michael Bell

Opus the Penguin (voice)

Joe Alaskey

Joe Alaskey

Truffles / The Ducks (voice)

John Byner

John Byner

Bill (voice)

Tress MacNeille

Tress MacNeille

Chicken (voice)

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Alexaundria Simmons

Ronald-Ann (voice)

Andrew Hill Newman

Andrew Hill Newman

Milquetoast (voice)

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Kiwi (voice) (credited as Sudy Nim)

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Santa Claus (voice)

Themes & Keywords

holidaysanta clauspenguinbased on comiccomic stripchristmas

About A Wish for Wings That Work

A Wish for Wings That Work is a animation, comedy, family, tv movie film released in 1991 exploring themes of holiday, santa claus, penguin, based on comic, comic strip, christmas. Directed by Skip Jones, it stars Michael Bell, Joe Alaskey, John Byner. Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.

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