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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
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.
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...
- 2 min
- 150.3K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
A bad fairy godmother turns Anabel's father into a statue. Now it's up to Marty, Anabel & her brother to turn her father back and to save all the good fairies at the fairy convention. Movie, A ...
- 2 min
- 72.6K
- Video Detective
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)
- Michael Ritchie
- PG
- Martin Short
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A Simple Wish. A bumbling male fairy godmother messes up his first assigment with a young girl, and must take on a witch to secure a new magic wand! With Kathleen Turner. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
Jul 11, 1997 · Roger Ebert pans this family film about a trainee fairy godmother (Martin Short) and an evil former godmother (Kathleen Turner). He criticizes the plot, the characters, the humor and the Broadway musical references.
