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A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish (1997)

Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Action | United States

Director: Michael Ritchie

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Rating: 5.3/10

User rating: 7/10
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SYNOPSIS

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.

Actors

Writer: Jeff Rothberg

Producer: Michael S. Glick, Jeff Rothberg

RUNTIME: 89 min

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