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A Simple Wish (1997) 5.3
Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he's trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfill her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a ... See full summary » Director:Michael RitchieWriter:Jeff Rothberg |
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Oliver
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Charlie
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Lord Richard
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Jeri
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Anabel
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Alan Campbell | ... |
Tony Sable
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Lanny Flaherty | ... |
Duane
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Clare Coulter | ... |
Ms. Bramble
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Neil Foster | ... |
Manny
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Joe
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Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he's trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfill 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. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 July 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bir dilek tut See more »Box Office
Budget:
$28,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$2,732,880 (USA) (11 July 1997)Gross:
$8,119,205 (USA) (22 August 1997)Company Credits
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(1959)
Written and Performed by Buddy Rich
Courtesy of Verve Records
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing
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Murray: One wish per customer and no wishes for more wishes. They plugged that loophole up years ago. In past years there were abuses.See more »
Crazy Credits
After "The Bubble Factory" at the start of the film, tricks are played for the next 4 frames: 1) "Feivbrsel Puctorus and Thn Beabla Uictsry Present" quickly rearranges itself to read "The Bubble Factory and Universal Pictures Present"; 2} "A Sheinberg Production" is first shown with "Sheinberg" rotated 180°; 3) "A Michael Ritchie Film" is first shown with the letters squashed to the right with the bottom of each letter unmoved - they each quickly right themselves; 4) The title is first shown as "A Simqle Wish" - the "q" then spins around its vertical axis, ending up as a "p". See more »Soundtracks
From the Sticks(1959)
Written and Performed by Buddy Rich
Courtesy of Verve Records
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8-year-old Wilson (still as sweet as when we saw her in MRS. DOUBTFIRE) wishes for her cabbie father Pastorelli to win the leading role in a Broadway adaptation of Dickens' A TALE OF TWO CITIES, and Short (still called a "fairy godmother" despite being a male) arrives to (attempt to) grant it to her. Fans of Short's comedy will get it, and even if you're not a fan of his work there are still some worthy moments; however, the story takes way too long to get going for a movie targeted at children. Capra's character also slows the movie down as Wilson's stereotypical punk older brother who's protective of his younger sister but is too cool to show it. The musical numbers in the theatre scenes are a nice touch, but it's difficult to give the movie brownie-points for it since the film itself is not a musical. Jaro Dick's set decoration and Luke Reichle's costume design is terrific. Hey! one of the Fairy Godmother's (Bunty Webb) was the 'Ay Caramba' Lady in TOMMY BOY!
** (out of four)