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A Simple Wish is a 1997 American children's-fantasy-comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie, and starring Martin Short, Mara Wilson, and Kathleen Turner. 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 ...
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.
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- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Michael Ritchie
- 1997-07-11
When Anabel Greening (Mara Wilson) makes a wish for her father, Oliver (Robert Pastorelli), to be cast in a coveted role in a Broadway musical, Murray (Martin Short), a well-meaning but...
Eight-year-old Annabel (Mara Wilson) is rooting for her father, Oliver (Robert Pastorelli), to get the lead part in a new musical, but he doesn't have the same name recognition as arrogant...
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- Michael Ritchie
- PG
- Martin Short
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
Jul 11, 1997 · The girl's name is Anabel (Mara Wilson), and she's the 8-year-old daughter of a Central Park carriage driver (Robert Pastorelli) who dreams of being cast for the lead in the new Broadway musical “A Tale of Two Cities.” Can Murray help him?
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Jul 11, 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.
