A Simple Wish (1997)
A Simple Wish (1997)
Plot.
Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies convention is threatened by evil witches Claudia and Boots.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Martin Short
Murray
Mara Wilson
Anabel
Robert Pastorelli
Oliver
Ruby Dee
Hortense
Francis Capra
Charlie
Jonathan Hadary
Lord Richard
Deborah Odell
Jeri
Amanda Plummer
Boots
Teri Garr
Rena
Alan Campbell
Tony Sable
Kathleen Turner
Claudia
Michael Ritchie
Director
Lanny Flaherty
Duane
Clare Coulter
Ms. Bramble
Jeff Rothberg
Writer
Neil Foster
Manny
Bill Sheinberg
Producer
Jamie Tirelli
Joe
Jonathan Sheinberg
Producer
Jack McGee
Officer O'York
Sid Sheinberg
Producer
Lillian Ritchie
Schoolgirl
Bruce Broughton
Composer
Miriam Ritchie
Schoolgirl
Ralf D. Bode
Cinematographer
William S. Scharf
Editor
Hans Dieter Trayer
German Tourist (as H.D. Trayer)
Richard Pagano
CastingDirector
Sabine Thomson
German Tourist
Peter Linari
German Tourist
Stephen Hendrickson
ProductionDesigner
Maja Niles
German Tourist
David Crean
Tony's Agent
Kwok-Wing Leung
Grocer
Bunty Webb
Fairy Godmother
Valerie Boyle
Fairy Godmother
Barbara Stewart
Fairy Godmother
Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Fairy Godmother
Adam David
Sable's Chauffeur
Rick Fox
Pianist
Derek Carkner
Shawn's Assistant
Henry Gomez
Investor
Frankie Cee
Vendor (as Frank Cee)
John Douglas Williams
Paperboy
Sara Colton
Tourist (uncredited)
Wayne McLaughlin
Cab Driver (uncredited) / Property Master
Moet Meira
Rollerblader (uncredited)
Todd Stockman
Jogger (uncredited)
Richard LeGrand Jr.
Supervising Sound Editor
Walter Spencer
Dialogue Editor
Jaro Dick
Set Decoration
Marilyn Graf
Foley Editor
Michael S. Glick
Unit Production Manager
Peter Epstein
Stunts
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Luke Reichle
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 11, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Content RatingPG
Budget$28,000,000
Box Office$8,345,056
Genres
Wiki.
A Simple Wish is a 1997 American children's-fantasy-comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie, and starring Martin Short, Mara Wilson, and Kathleen Turner. The film is about a bumbling male fairy godmother named Murray (Short), who tries to prove himself capable by helping a young girl named Annabel (Wilson) fulfill her wish that her father, an aspiring actor, wins the leading role in a Broadway musical.
It was the last film from director Michael Ritchie before his death in 2001. It was a commercial failure and received mostly negative reviews from critics though the cast and concept received some praise.