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Overview

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4.9/10   1,425 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Jeff Rothberg (written by)
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Release Date:
11 July 1997 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Your wish is his command... sort of. more
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
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1 win & 2 nominations more
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It's only down side is... what?!? more (18 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert Pastorelli ... Oliver Greening

Ruby Dee ... Hortense

Francis Capra ... Charlie Greening
Jonathan Hadary ... Lord Richard

Deborah Odell ... Jeri

Mara Wilson ... Anabel Greening

Amanda Plummer ... Boots
Alan Campbell ... Tony Sable

Kathleen Turner ... Claudia
Lanny Flaherty ... Duane

Teri Garr ... Rena

Martin Short ... Murray
Clare Coulter ... Ms. Bramble
Neil Foster ... Manny
Jaime Tirelli ... Joe
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Fairy Godmother (Canada: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language.
Runtime:
89 min
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Quotes:
Claudia: How DARE you mock me!
Murray: [in a mocking voice] How DARE you mock me!
Claudia: Cut it Out!
Murray: Cut it...!
[before he could finish Claudia grabs his throat]
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Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
It's only down side is... what?!?, 14 June 2000
6/10
Author: Miller Movies (miller-movies@prodigy.net) from Jacksonville, Florida

I am sick and tired of people criticizing films just because they happen to be family movies, or G-rated, such as SCTV Fan did in the front page User Comments to this movie. I am well into my 50's, and just happen to enjoy well made family movies! This one is well made. I've seen others recently, such as Bicentennial Man, Dinosaur, My Favorite Martian, The Straight Story, Disney's Tarzan and Fantasia 2000. My simple wish is, hopefully, that this is a trend away from the profanity and gore that makes up 75% of today's films. These movie producers are making such movies because: 1: they are allowed to, 2: the public is gullible to buy tickets to see them, 3: they can't take the time to make an intelligent film with language the whole family can listen to and understand, and action that is within limits of decency.

My Simple Wish is not quite up to the quality of the movies I've listed above, but I thank the producers for making it, and thanks to IMDb for letting me have my soapbox.

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