A Simple Wish
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Film · TMDB
5.5Murray 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.
Released: 1997-07-1189 minDir: Michael RitchieAdventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Cast
- Martin Short as Murray
- Kathleen Turner as Claudia
- Mara Wilson as Anabel Greening
- Robert Pastorelli as Oliver Greening
- Deborah Odell as Jeri
- Francis Capra as Charlie Greening
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
5.3/10
5,980 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
21%
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
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Key dates
- Published
- 11 July 1997
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Ritchie
- Cast member
- Kathleen Turner
- Composer
- Bruce Broughton
- Cinematographer
- Ralf D. Bode
- Duration
- +89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 355162
- Distribution format
Gallery (4)
Connections
Categories
1990s children's fantasy films1990s coming-of-age films1990s fantasy comedy films1997 American films1997 children's films1997 comedy films1997 English-language films1997 filmsAmerican children's comedy filmsAmerican coming-of-age filmsAmerican fantasy comedy filmsEnglish-language fantasy comedy films