Anabel made a wish. Murray made a mess.
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.
Charlie Greening
The film's tagline is: "Anabel made a wish. Murray made a mess."
The film had a budget of $28.0M but only grossed $8.3M, losing $19.7M at the box office.
The runtime is 89 minutes (1h 29m).
The film was directed by Michael Ritchie.
The screenplay was written by Jeff Rothberg.
The score was composed by Bruce Broughton.
Cinematography was handled by Ralf D. Bode.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0120133.
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Average
171 votes
A Simple Wish
Released
PG
English
United States of America
$28,000,000
$8,345,056
