A Simple Wish
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 help Annabel (Wilson) fulfill her wish that her father, a carriage driver, wins the leading role in a Broadway musical.
Plot
NYC horse carriage driver Oliver Greening (Robert Pastorelli) aspires to perform on Broadway and, despite an outstanding audition for A Tale of Two Cities musical, he loses out to seasoned Tony Sable (Alan Campbell), as he is considered more bankable, as Oliver's reputation as an actor is non-existent.
More details
| author | Jeff Rothberg |
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| director | Michael Ritchie |
| editor | William S. Scharf |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | a tale of two cities alan campbell ballerina bind central park evil witch fairy godmother horse carriage meet nebraska north america search shock sing sleeping spell steal turn understudy young daughter |
| musicBy | Bruce Broughton |
| producer | Sidney Sheinberg |
| productionCompany | The Bubble Factory |
| publisher | Universal Studios |
| theme | children's comedy coming-of-age fantasy-comedy wish fulfillment |