A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish

86 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Family, Fantasy | July 11, 1997

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.

A Simple Wish

86 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Family, Fantasy | July 11, 1997

A Simple Wish
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.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Universal Pictures, The Bubble Factory
Original title A Simple Wish
Directors Susanna David, Michael Ritchie
Writers Jeff Rothberg

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

Ruby Dee

as Hortence

Amanda Plummer

as Boots

Teri Garr

as Rena

Jonathan Hadary

as Lord Richard

Alan Campbell

as Tony Sable

Lanny Flaherty

as Duane

Clare Coulter

as Ms. Bramble

Neil Foster

as Manny

Jaime Tirelli

as Joe

Jack McGee

as Officer O'York

Lillian Ritchie

as Schoolgirl

Miriam Ritchie

as Schoolgirl

Hans Dieter Trayer

as German Tourist (as H.D. Trayer)

Sabine Thomson

as German Tourist

Peter Linari

as German Tourist

Maja Niles

as German Tourist

David Crean

as Tony's Agent

Kwok-Wing Leung

as Grocer

Bunty Webb

as Fairy Godmother

Valerie Boyle

as Fairy Godmother

Barbara Stewart

as Fairy Godmother

Kathryn Kirkpatrick

as Fairy Godmother

Adam David

as Sable's Chauffeur

Rick Fox

as Pianist

Derek Carkner

as Shawn's Assistant

Henry Gomez

as Investor

Frankie Cee

as Vendor (as Frank Cee)

John Douglas Williams

as Paperboy

Sara Colton

as Tourist (uncredited)

Wayne McLaughlin

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Moet Meira

as Rollerblader (uncredited)

Todd Stockman

as Jogger (uncredited)