A Simple Wish
1997
1h 26min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
11 July 1997
Runtime
1h 26min
Director
Budget
$28,000,000
Revenue
$8,345,056
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
The Bubble Factory, Universal Pictures
Cast
Martin Short
Murray
Kathleen Turner
Claudia
Mara Wilson
Anabel Greening
Robert Pastorelli
Oliver Greening
Deborah Odell
Jeri
Francis Capra
Charlie Greening
Ruby Dee
Hortence
Amanda Plummer
Boots
Teri Garr
Rena
Jonathan Hadary
Lord Richard
Alan Campbell
Tony Sable
Lanny Flaherty
Duane
Clare Coulter
Ms. Bramble
Neil Foster
Manny
Jamie Tirelli
Joe
Jack McGee
Officer O'York
Lillian Ritchie
Schoolgirl
Miriam Ritchie
Schoolgirl
Hans Dieter Trayer
German Tourist (as H.D. Trayer)
Sabine Thomson
German Tourist
Peter Linari
German Tourist
Maja Niles
German Tourist
David Crean
Tony's Agent
Kwok-Wing Leung
Grocer
Bunty Webb
Fairy Godmother
Valerie Boyle
Fairy Godmother
Barbara Stewart
Fairy Godmother
Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Fairy Godmother
Adam David
Sable's Chauffeur
Rick Fox
Pianist
Derek Carkner
Shawn's Assistant
Henry Gomez
Investor
Frankie Cee
Vendor (as Frank Cee)
John Douglas Williams
Paperboy
Sara Colton
Tourist (uncredited)
Wayne McLaughlin
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Moet Meira
Rollerblader (uncredited)
Todd Stockman
Jogger (uncredited)
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