A Simple Wish
A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish

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1997
1h 26m
5.5(169 votes)
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy

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. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies convention is threatened by evil witches Claudia and Boots.

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Universal Pictures

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Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

Martin Short

Murray

Martin Short
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Kathleen Turner

Claudia

Kathleen Turner
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Mara Wilson

Anabel Greening

Mara Wilson
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Robert Pastorelli

Oliver Greening

Robert Pastorelli
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Deborah Odell

Jeri

Deborah Odell
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Francis Capra

Charlie Greening

Francis Capra
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Ruby Dee

Hortence

Ruby Dee
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Amanda Plummer

Boots

Amanda Plummer
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Teri Garr

Rena

Teri Garr
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Jonathan Hadary

Lord Richard

Jonathan Hadary
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Alan Campbell

Tony Sable

Alan Campbell
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Lanny Flaherty

Duane

Lanny Flaherty
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Clare Coulter

Ms. Bramble

Clare Coulter
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Neil Foster

Manny

Neil Foster
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Jamie Tirelli

Joe

Jamie Tirelli
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Jack McGee

Officer O'York

Jack McGee
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Lillian Ritchie

Schoolgirl

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Miriam Ritchie

Schoolgirl

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Hans Dieter Trayer

German Tourist (as H.D. Trayer)

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Sabine Thomson

German Tourist

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Peter Linari

German Tourist

Peter Linari
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Maja Niles

German Tourist

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David Crean

Tony's Agent

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Kwok-Wing Leung

Grocer

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Bunty Webb

Fairy Godmother

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Valerie Boyle

Fairy Godmother

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Barbara Stewart

Fairy Godmother

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Kathryn Kirkpatrick

Fairy Godmother

Kathryn Kirkpatrick
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Adam David

Sable's Chauffeur

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Rick Fox

Pianist

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Derek Carkner

Shawn's Assistant

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Henry Gomez

Investor

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Frankie Cee

Vendor (as Frank Cee)

Frankie Cee
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John Douglas Williams

Paperboy

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Sara Colton

Tourist (uncredited)

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Art

Wayne McLaughlin

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Moet Meira

Rollerblader (uncredited)

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Todd Stockman

Jogger (uncredited)

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