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A Simple Wish (1997) [PG]

Release Date:
July 11, 1997

Original Title:
A Simple Wish

Alternate Titles:
A Simple Wish: Tabbar Och Trollkonster
Der Zauberwunsch
La guerre des fées
Matilda
Um Passe de Mágica
Un simple souhait

Genres:
Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Production Companies:
The Bubble Factory
Universal Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 6  GB: U  US: PG 

Runtime: 86

Anabel made a wish. Murray made a mess.

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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.

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ADR Editor:
Alan L. Nineberg
Lisa J. Levine

Camera Operator:
Kenneth J. Withers

Casting:
Richard Pagano

Costume Design:
Luke Reichle

Dialogue Editor:
Walter Spencer

Director:
Michael Ritchie

Director of Photography:
Ralf D. Bode

Editor:
William S. Scharf

Foley Editor:
Marilyn Graf

Original Music Composer:
Bruce Broughton

Production Design:
Stephen Hendrickson

Production Sound Mixer:
Douglas Ganton

Property Master:
Wayne McLaughlin

Screenplay:
Jeff Rothberg

Script Supervisor:
Susanna David

Set Decoration:
Jaro Dick

Sound Designer:
Harry E. Snodgrass

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Steve Maslow
Gregg Landaker

Sound Recordist:
Brion Paccassi

Still Photographer:
George Kraychyk

Stunt Coordinator:
Alison Reid

Stunts:
Peter Epstein

Supervising ADR Editor:
Bob McNabb

Supervising Sound Editor:
Richard LeGrand Jr.

Unit Production Manager:
Michael S. Glick

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