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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 ...
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
When Murray (Martin Short), the first-ever male fairy godmother, is sent to help Annabel, he bungles the wish badly and turns her dad into a statue in Central Park.
- (16)
- Kids & Family, Fantasy
- PG
Jul 11, 1997 · 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. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies convention is threatened by evil witches Claudia and Boots.
