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Jul 11, 1997 · A fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish that her cabby father lands a Broadway role. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this 1997 movie.
- (5.9K)
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Michael Ritchie
- 1997-07-11
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 ...
PG. YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 960. When Anabel Greening (Mara Wilson) makes a wish for her father, Oliver (Robert Pastorelli), to be cast in a coveted role in a Broadway...
A Simple Wish is a 2000 comedy film starring Martin Short, Mara Wilson, and Kathleen Turner. It follows a fairy godmother who accidentally turns Annabel's father into a statue and a wicked witch who wants to use magic again.
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- Michael Ritchie
- PG
- Martin Short
A bumbling fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish that her cabby father lands a Broadway role. Read the plot details, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews of this family comedy film.
Jul 11, 1997 · A Simple Wish is a family movie about a trainee male godmother (Martin Short) who helps a little girl (Mara Wilson) achieve her dream of becoming a Broadway star. Roger Ebert criticizes the movie for being too inside, too pallid and too uninspired, and compares it to other family films.