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Jul 11, 1997 · Directed by. “A Simple Wish” has assembled all the trinkets and effects necessary for its story, without bothering to tell one. 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.
Permalink. A Simple Wish (1997): Dir: Michael Ritchie / Cast: Martin Short, Mara Wilson, Kathleen Turner, Amanda Plummer, Robert Pastorelli: Simple film much like many of its kind but it contains glorious visual images that are amongst its few praises. The title symbolizes complications.
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 ...
- (6)
- Michael Ritchie
- PG
- Martin Short
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 ...
- $28 million
- Bruce Broughton
- July 11, 1997
- Sid Sheinberg, Jon Sheinberg, Bill Sheinberg
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.
- (5.8K)
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Michael Ritchie
- 1997-07-11
A Simple Wish has assembled all the trinkets and effects necessary for its story, without bothering to tell one. Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000
Jul 1, 1997 · More Detail: In A SIMPLE WISH, a little girl (Mara Wilson) learns to make her wishes come true by utilizing the services of a geeky, male fairy godmother-apprentice (Martin Short). A SIMPLE WISH opens with a roomful of dignified middle-aged woman, who take an exam to be fairy godmothers. Sitting among them, is Murray (Martin Short), a geeky ...
