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A Simple Wish
1 hour 26 minutes1997-07-11
5.5
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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.
Cast
![Martin Short](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1x1LI8VagTlznrQWcMYrR6cCGUc.jpg)
Martin Short
Murray
![Kathleen Turner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sLfWEslOaQsA2g3ocQybkwJKgz9.jpg)
Kathleen Turner
Claudia
![Mara Wilson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//twOrYpIdB2Hd2RZ7VG13Jpq91Fq.jpg)
Mara Wilson
Anabel Greening
![Robert Pastorelli](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pXQSrVeE4hTIzQvH5eZ1PNTRuK0.jpg)
Robert Pastorelli
Oliver Greening
![Deborah Odell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//whauXHijTDTuHZUgZqOwKX1BnwT.jpg)
Deborah Odell
Jeri
![Francis Capra](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iMbTbfIKNqjNwtwtdMLMRJUG1ej.jpg)
Francis Capra
Charlie Greening
![Ruby Dee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gbUsddmMoZImZZSg2qffmZ7oCMB.jpg)
Ruby Dee
Hortence
![Amanda Plummer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wEwyajjePFVVn2wFdH1NH7z9Qn5.jpg)
Amanda Plummer
Boots
![Teri Garr](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uZxP7WryjLbqq2FZpfkoKNkI0RW.jpg)
Teri Garr
Rena
![Jonathan Hadary](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9ikYXdB1omDIq1CimU319wd2pkO.jpg)
Jonathan Hadary
Lord Richard
![Alan Campbell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//djGUPXC0rq3DaaE5FpIPHuae6Fj.jpg)
Alan Campbell
Tony Sable
![Lanny Flaherty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jZV9UdctUwZOsdZ4OH3wxj4Bvop.jpg)
Lanny Flaherty
Duane
![Clare Coulter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zM9gZ8TBPck8a2DRZmE8jL4nEJq.jpg)
Clare Coulter
Ms. Bramble
![Neil Foster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wTb58isgSV6S5Ghvak9BXWwLA1A.jpg)
Neil Foster
Manny
![Jamie Tirelli](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oePZf7SVIkvlJbI3lK3qqQLS3so.jpg)
Jamie Tirelli
Joe
![Jack McGee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xzBLwEdWxxZbZ3qbGrddldXvnSS.jpg)
Jack McGee
Officer O'York
![Lillian Ritchie](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lillian Ritchie
Schoolgirl
![Miriam Ritchie](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Miriam Ritchie
Schoolgirl
![Hans Dieter Trayer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hans Dieter Trayer
German Tourist (as H.D. Trayer)
![Sabine Thomson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sabine Thomson
German Tourist
![Peter Linari](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sMvKhAS7PMkyKAq9dbuLZ9JlqN.jpg)
Peter Linari
German Tourist
![Maja Niles](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Maja Niles
German Tourist
![David Crean](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Crean
Tony's Agent
![Kwok-Wing Leung](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kwok-Wing Leung
Grocer
![Bunty Webb](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bunty Webb
Fairy Godmother
![Valerie Boyle](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Valerie Boyle
Fairy Godmother
![Barbara Stewart](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Barbara Stewart
Fairy Godmother
![Kathryn Kirkpatrick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vpFfJiPoAghivmLCC6BORfTqZDq.jpg)
Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Fairy Godmother
![Adam David](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Adam David
Sable's Chauffeur
![Rick Fox](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rick Fox
Pianist
![Derek Carkner](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Derek Carkner
Shawn's Assistant
![Henry Gomez](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Henry Gomez
Investor
![Frankie Cee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mep4tDOglARtl45gjMafCHEafpS.jpg)
Frankie Cee
Vendor (as Frank Cee)
![John Douglas Williams](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Douglas Williams
Paperboy
![Sara Colton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sara Colton
Tourist (uncredited)
![Wayne McLaughlin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Wayne McLaughlin
Cab Driver (uncredited)
![Moet Meira](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Moet Meira
Rollerblader (uncredited)
![Todd Stockman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)