Simple Wish, A
Martin Short, Kathleen Turner and Mara Wilson star in this comedic fantasy adventure from The Bubble Factory.
When 7-year-old Anabel Greening (Mara Wilson) wishes for a fairy godmother to help her father (Robert Pastorelli) fulfill his dream of becoming a Broadway actor, what she gets is an inept spellcaster named Murray (Martin Short), the world's first affirmative action-mandated male practitioner. Things get off to a rocky start when the well-intentioned Murray casts a spell which transforms Anabel's dad into stone. The mayhem continues with the unexpected arrival of the evil fairy godmother, Claudia (Kathleen Turner), accompanied by her sidekick -- formerly her dog -- Boots (Amanda Plummer), who wants to dominate the world's wishes by stealing the magic wands from all other fairy godmothers. It's up to Anabel and the bumbling Murray to win back the wands, rescue Anabel's dad and restore the world to a place where a simple wish might just come true.
Directed by
Michael Ritchie
Michael Russo
Cast
Martin Short - Murray
Kathleen Turner - Claudia
Mara Wilson - Anabel
Robert Pastorelli - Oliver
Amanda Plummer - Boots
Francis Capra - Charles
Ruby Dee - Hortense
Teri Garr - Rena
Alan Campbell - Tony Sable
Jonathan Hadary - Lord Richard
Deborah Odell - Jeri
Lanny Flaherty - Duane
Clare Coulter - Ms Bramble
Neil Foster - Manny
Jaime Tirelli - Joe
Production Co.
Bubble Factory, The
Produced by
Michael S Glick
Sid Sheinberg
Amy Jupiter
Studio
Universal Pictures
Writer
Jeff Rothberg
Music
Bruce Broughton