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A Simple Wish

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Calorie Rating: 121
Released: 1997-07-11
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 86 Minutes
Budget: 28000000
Revenue 8345056
Studios: The Bubble Factory, Universal Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors

Susanna David
Script Supervisor


Cast

Martin Short
Character: Murray
Kathleen Turner
Character: Claudia
Mara Wilson
Character: Anabel Greening

Robert Pastorelli
Character: Oliver Greening
Deborah Odell
Character: Jeri
Francis Capra
Character: Charlie Greening

Ruby Dee
Character: Hortence
Amanda Plummer
Character: Boots
Teri Garr
Character: Rena

Jonathan Hadary
Character: Lord Richard
Alan Campbell
Character: Tony Sable
Lanny Flaherty
Character: Duane

Clare Coulter
Character: Ms. Bramble
Neil Foster
Character: Manny
Jamie Tirelli
Character: Joe

Jack McGee
Character: Officer O'York
Lillian Ritchie
Character: Schoolgirl
Miriam Ritchie
Character: Schoolgirl

Hans Dieter Trayer
Character: German Tourist (as H.D. Trayer)
Sabine Thomson
Character: German Tourist
Peter Linari
Character: German Tourist

Maja Niles
Character: German Tourist
David Crean
Character: Tony's Agent
Kwok-Wing Leung
Character: Grocer

Bunty Webb
Character: Fairy Godmother
Valerie Boyle
Character: Fairy Godmother
Barbara Stewart
Character: Fairy Godmother

Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Character: Fairy Godmother
Adam David
Character: Sable's Chauffeur
Rick Fox
Character: Pianist

Derek Carkner
Character: Shawn's Assistant
Henry Gomez
Character: Investor
Frankie Cee
Character: Vendor (as Frank Cee)

John Douglas Williams
Character: Paperboy
Sara Colton
Character: Tourist (uncredited)
Wayne McLaughlin
Character: Cab Driver (uncredited)

Moet Meira
Character: Rollerblader (uncredited)
Todd Stockman
Character: Jogger (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Jeff Rothberg
Screenplay
Alison Reid
Stunt Coordinator

Luke Reichle
Costume Design
Bob McNabb
Supervising ADR Editor

Marilyn Graf
Foley Editor
Douglas Ganton
Production Sound Mixer

Harry E. Snodgrass
Sound Designer
Ralf D. Bode
Director of Photography
Michael S. Glick
Unit Production Manager

George Kraychyk
Still Photographer
Stephen Hendrickson
Production Design
Lisa J. Levine
ADR Editor

Brion Paccassi
Sound Recordist
Wayne McLaughlin
Property Master

Walter Spencer
Dialogue Editor
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bruce Broughton
Original Music Composer
Richard LeGrand Jr.
Supervising Sound Editor
Jaro Dick
Set Decoration

Kenneth J. Withers
Camera Operator