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A Simple Wish (1997) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Jul 11, 1997
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jun 30, 1998
Budget $28,000,000
MPAA Rating
Rated PG for mild language.
Running Time
1 hour, 29 minutes
Country USA
Studio Bubble Factory, Universal
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Other Titles
• A Simple Wish
• The Fairy Godmother (1997)
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Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Witches, Wizards & Magic, Fantasy, School / Campus, Fairy Tale, Animals, Satire, Revenge
Tagline: Your wish is his command... sort of.
Plot: A SIMPLE WISH tells the sweet-natured story of Murray (Martin Short), a bumbling fairy godfather who has good intentions but not much else. Technically, Murray is a fairy godmother--the only male member of the North American Fairy Godmother Association. After barely passing his godmother’s exam, he is sent to New York City to watch after Anabel (Mara Wilson), a young girl who wishes that her father, Oliver (Robert Pastorelli), will land a part in a Broadway musical, so that the family won’t have to move to Nebraska. But when the district's previous godmother, a nefarious spellcaster named Claudia (Kathleen Turner), arrives with her wacky sidekick, Boots (Amanda Plummer), her plans to cripple Murray and Anabel’s magical association and monopolize the wish market wreak havoc on the already unstable Murray. It’s up to Murray and Anabel to pool their resources and get rid of Claudia and Boots once and for all. Director Michael Ritchie (THE BAD NEWS BEARS, THE GOLDEN CHILD) turns the fairytale knob up a notch with A SIMPLE WISH, also taking the time to poke fun at Broadway musicals. Featuring spectacular special effects and an extremely engaging performance by Wilson (MATILDA), this is a children’s fable with a fresh twist.
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 | Kathleen Turner
The Virgin Suicides, Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses |
 | Teri Garr
Dumb & Dumber, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Young Frankenstein |
 | Martin Short
Mars Attacks!, The Prince of Egypt, Three Amigos |
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Do the Right Thing, Just Cause, Baby Geniuses | | |
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