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Jul 11, 1997 · A Simple Wish: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Robert Pastorelli, Ruby Dee, Francis Capra, Jonathan Hadary. A bumbling fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish that her cabby father lands a Broadway role.
- (5.9K)
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Michael Ritchie
- 1997-07-11
Kathleen Turner as Claudia: A former fairy godmother turned witch who seeks revenge for having her wand taken away. Robert Pastorelli as Oliver Greening: Annabel and Charlie's father who works as a coachman and dreams of becoming a Broadway star.
Jeff Rothberg. Screenplay. 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.
Eight-year-old Annabel (Mara Wilson) is rooting for her father, Oliver (Robert Pastorelli), to get the lead part in a new musical, but he doesn't have the same name recognition as arrogant actor...
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- Michael Ritchie
- PG
- Martin Short
Jul 11, 1997 · Here are the ingredients for a funny family movie about an incompetent fairy godperson (Martin Short), but there's nothing much to really care about, and characters go off on their own without it much mattering. The movie stars Short as a trainee male godmother named Murray.
Jeff Rothberg. 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.
A bumbling fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish that her cabby father lands a Broadway role. Male fairy godmother Murray ties to help 8-year-old Anabel fulfill her "simple wish" that her cabby father, Oliver, wins the leading role in a Broadway musical.
