A Simple Wish (1997)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $28,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $8,345,056.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.047 |
Directed By
Michael Ritchie
Crew
Michael Ritchie
Jeff Rothberg
Peter Epstein
Alison Reid
Alan L. Nineberg
Luke Reichle
Bob McNabb
Marilyn Graf
William S. Scharf
Susanna David
Douglas Ganton
Harry E. Snodgrass
Ralf D. Bode
Michael S. Glick
George Kraychyk
Stephen Hendrickson
Lisa J. Levine
Brion Paccassi
Wayne McLaughlin
Richard Pagano
Walter Spencer
Steve Maslow
Gregg Landaker
Bruce Broughton
Richard LeGrand Jr.
Jaro Dick
Kenneth J. Withers
TOP 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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