A Simple Wish (1997)

ALL 07/11/1997 (en) Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy 86 Min
  • Release
    07/11/1997
  • Production
    The Bubble Factory, Universal Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    55%
  • Original title
    A Simple Wish
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 8,345,056.00
    -

Anabel made a wish. Murray made a mess.

Overview

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.

  1. Michael Ritchie

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Producer



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Casts

  1. Martin Short

    Murray

  2. Kathleen Turner

    Claudia

  3. Mara Wilson

    Anabel Greening

  4. Robert Pastorelli

    Oliver Greening

  5. Deborah Odell

    Jeri

  6. Francis Capra

    Charlie Greening

  7. Ruby Dee

    Hortence

  8. Amanda Plummer

    Boots

  9. Teri Garr

    Rena

  10. Jonathan Hadary

    Lord Richard

  11. Alan Campbell

    Tony Sable

  12. Lanny Flaherty

    Duane

  13. Clare Coulter

    Ms. Bramble

  14. Neil Foster

    Manny

  15. Jamie Tirelli

    Joe

  16. Jack McGee

    Officer O'York

  17. Lillian Ritchie

    Schoolgirl

  18. Miriam Ritchie

    Schoolgirl

  19. Hans Dieter Trayer

    German Tourist (as H.D. Trayer)

  20. Sabine Thomson

    German Tourist

  21. Peter Linari

    German Tourist

  22. Maja Niles

    German Tourist

  23. David Crean

    Tony's Agent

  24. Kwok-Wing Leung

    Grocer

  25. Bunty Webb

    Fairy Godmother

  26. Valerie Boyle

    Fairy Godmother

  27. Barbara Stewart

    Fairy Godmother

  28. Kathryn Kirkpatrick

    Fairy Godmother

  29. Adam David

    Sable's Chauffeur

  30. Rick Fox

    Pianist

  31. Derek Carkner

    Shawn's Assistant

  32. Henry Gomez

    Investor

  33. Frankie Cee

    Vendor (as Frank Cee)

  34. John Douglas Williams

    Paperboy

  35. Sara Colton

    Tourist (uncredited)

  36. Wayne McLaughlin

    Cab Driver (uncredited)

  37. Moet Meira

    Rollerblader (uncredited)

  38. Todd Stockman

    Jogger (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 38 , Crews : 27

Keyword

A Simple Wish (1997) 86 Min

ALL 07/11/1997 (en)
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
  • Release 07/11/1997
  • Production
    The Bubble Factory, Universal Pictures
  • Original title A Simple Wish
  • en
  • Revenue8,345,056.00

Anabel made a wish. Murray made a mess.

Overview

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.

  1. Michael Ritchie

    Director

  2. Story

  3. William S. Scharf

    Editor

  4. Producer