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A Simple Wish(Movie, 1997)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 26min | Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
A Simple WishRating: 2.8/5 (with 7373 votes)
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. The film is about a bumbling male fairy godmother named Murray (Short), who tries to prove himself capable by helping a young girl named Annabel (Wilson) fulfill her wish that her father, an aspiring actor, wins the leading role in a Broadway musical. It was the last film from director Michael Ritchie before his death in 2001. It was a commercial failure and received mostly negative reviews from critics though the cast and concept received some praise. ()
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About A Simple Wish

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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A Simple Wish (1997)(Trailer, 2:12)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 13 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 07/11/1997
Director: Michael Ritchie
Producer: Jonathan Sheinberg, Sid Sheinberg, Bill Sheinberg
Film Editor: William Scharf
Director of Photography: Ralf D. Bode
Composer: Bruce Broughton
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Um Passe de Mágica"
"Un simple souhait"
"Der Zauberwunsch"
"La guerre des fées"
"A Simple Wish: Tabbar Och Trollkonster"
Budget: 28,000,000 USD
Revenue: 8,345,056 USD (= 30%)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:13515, Added: 02/19/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024