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Jul 11, 1997 · A Simple Wish: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Robert Pastorelli, Ruby Dee, Francis Capra, Jonathan Hadary. A bumbling fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish that her cabby father lands a Broadway role.
- (5.9K)
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Michael Ritchie
- 1997-07-11
The film is about a bumbling male fairy godmother named Murray (Short), who tries to prove himself capable by helping a young girl named Annabel (Wilson) fulfill her wish that her father, an aspiring actor, wins the leading role in a Broadway musical.
A bad fairy godmother turns Anabel's father into a statue. Now it's up to Marty, Anabel & her brother to turn her father back and to save all the good fairies at the fairy convention. Movie, A ...
- 2 min
- 72.6K
- Video Detective
When Murray (Martin Short), the first-ever male fairy godmother, is sent to help Annabel, he bungles the wish badly and turns her dad into a statue in Central Park.
- (16)
- Michael Ritchie
- PG
- Martin Short
A Simple Wish Official Trailer #1 - Ruby Dee Movie (1997) HD. Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers. 1.67M subscribers.
- 2 min
- 151.5K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
Jul 11, 1997 · Roger Ebert pans this family film about a trainee fairy godmother (Martin Short) and an evil former godmother (Kathleen Turner). He criticizes the plot, the characters, the humor and the Broadway musical references.
Male fairy godmother Murray ties to help 8-year-old Anabel fulfill her "simple wish" that her cabby father, Oliver, wins 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.
