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.

A Simple Wish: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Martin Short, Mara Wilson, Robert Pastorelli, Ruby Dee. A bumbling fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish that her cabbie father lands a Broadway role.

When Anabel wishes for a fairy godmother, she never dreams his name will be Murray (Martin Short)! But before you can say "SHABOOM!," they're whisked into a whirlwind of magical mishaps. Rentals …

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Jul 11, 1997 · Here are the ingredients for a funny family movie about an incompetent fairy godperson (Martin Short), but there’s nothing much to really care about, and characters go off on their own …

A bumbling fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish for her cabby father to land a Broadway role.

Jul 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 …

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As they are whisked into a hilarious whirlwind of magical mishaps, Anabel and the blundering Murray have until midnight to rescue her dad, battle a wicked witch (Kathleen Turner) and recover stolen …

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.