A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish

Anabel made a wish. Murray made a mess.

1997 en 86 minutes

Rating: 5.491

Plot

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.

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Cast

Martin Short

Martin Short

Murray

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Claudia

Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson

Anabel Greening

Robert Pastorelli

Robert Pastorelli

Oliver Greening

Deborah Odell

Deborah Odell

Jeri

Francis Capra

Francis Capra

Charlie Greening

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Hortence

Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer

Boots

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Rena

Jonathan Hadary

Jonathan Hadary

Lord Richard

Alan Campbell

Alan Campbell

Tony Sable

Lanny Flaherty

Lanny Flaherty

Duane

Clare Coulter

Clare Coulter

Ms. Bramble

Neil Foster

Neil Foster

Manny

Jamie Tirelli

Jamie Tirelli

Joe

Jack McGee

Jack McGee

Officer O'York

Lillian Ritchie

Lillian Ritchie

Schoolgirl

Miriam Ritchie

Miriam Ritchie

Schoolgirl

Hans Dieter Trayer

Hans Dieter Trayer

German Tourist (as H.D. Trayer)

Sabine Thomson

Sabine Thomson

German Tourist

Peter Linari

Peter Linari

German Tourist

Maja Niles

Maja Niles

German Tourist

David Crean

David Crean

Tony's Agent

Kwok-Wing Leung

Kwok-Wing Leung

Grocer

Bunty Webb

Bunty Webb

Fairy Godmother

Valerie Boyle

Valerie Boyle

Fairy Godmother

Barbara Stewart

Barbara Stewart

Fairy Godmother

Kathryn Kirkpatrick

Kathryn Kirkpatrick

Fairy Godmother

Adam David

Adam David

Sable's Chauffeur

Rick Fox

Rick Fox

Pianist

Derek Carkner

Derek Carkner

Shawn's Assistant

Henry Gomez

Henry Gomez

Investor

Frankie Cee

Frankie Cee

Vendor (as Frank Cee)

John Douglas Williams

John Douglas Williams

Paperboy

Sara Colton

Sara Colton

Tourist (uncredited)

Wayne McLaughlin

Wayne McLaughlin

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Moet Meira

Moet Meira

Rollerblader (uncredited)

Todd Stockman

Todd Stockman

Jogger (uncredited)

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