---
title: 'A Simple Wish (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Ritchie'
released: '1997-07-11'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-simple-wish-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120133/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Simple Wish (1997)

1997 · 89 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Family · United States


## Synopsis

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 Murray (Short), a bumbling male fairy godmother who tries to prove himself capable by helping a young girl named Annabel Gleening (Wilson) fulfill her wish that her father, aspiring actor Oliver, wins the leading role in a Broadway musical.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Ritchie](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ritchie)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bruce Broughton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-broughton)
- **Producer:** [Sid Sheinberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/sid-sheinberg), [Jonathan Sheinberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-sheinberg), [Bill Sheinberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-sheinberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ralf D. Bode](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralf-d-bode)
- **Editor:** [William S. Scharf](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-s-scharf)

## Cast

- [Martin Short](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-short)
- [Kathleen Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-turner)
- [Mara Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mara-wilson)
- [Francis Capra](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-capra)
- [Teri Garr](https://cinepixo.com/people/teri-garr)
- [Ruby Dee](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruby-dee)
- [Robert Pastorelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pastorelli)
- [Amanda Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-plummer)

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