A Simple Wish

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A Simple Wish

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Directed by Michael Ritchie
Produced by Michael S. Glick
Jeff Rothberg
Bill Sheinberg
Jonathan Sheinberg
Sid Sheinberg
Written by Jeff Rothberg
Starring Mara Wilson
Martin Short
Robert Pastorelli
Ruby Dee
Kathleen Turner
Music by Bruce Broughton
Cinematography Ralf D. Bode
Editing by William S. Scharf
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) July 11, 1997
Running time 89 min
Country Flag of United States
Language English
Budget US$ 28,000,000
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A Simple Wish is a 1997 theatrical comedy about a bumbling male fairy godmother named Murray, who tries to help eight-year-old Anabel fulfil her wish that her father, a cab driver, win the leading role in a Broadway musical.

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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Murray comes through and makes Anabel's wish come true. Tony Sable slips on a bucket and starts complaining and as a result, gets fired and Oliver is cast in his place. The play (an adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities) is a success.

  • Murray (Martin Short): "Have wand, will travel."

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