The Wishing Tree

The Wishing Tree is a 1999 Canadian-American fantasy drama film directed by Ivan Passer and starring Alfre Woodard, Helen Shaver, Mary Alice and Blair Underwood. The film premiered on July 22, 1999, and later had its television premiere on February 20, 2000, on Showtime. Plot Clara, a black lawyer who lives in Atlanta, returns to Savannah for her mother's funeral. Cast Alfre Woodard as Clara Collier Helen Shaver as Wallis Caldwell Mary Alice as Mattie Collier Blair Underwood as Magic Man / Thomas Charles Weldon as Al 'Alfred' Brooks Leslie Carlson as Professor Caldwell Peter Haworth as Will Stephen Joffe as Jamie Kaleigh Nevin as Alexa Maria Ricossa as Philomena Parnell Jackie Richardson as Marianne Brooks Critical response The Christian Science Monitor critic wrote in his review: "It has a few problems as a drama, but it has a good heart, a timely moral, and at least one fine performance. Alfre Woodard is always worth watching."