Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy /

Score: 55%( 167 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

Martin Short
Murray

Kathleen Turner
Claudia

Mara Wilson
Anabel Greening

Robert Pastorelli
Oliver Greening

Deborah Odell
Jeri

Francis Capra
Charlie Greening

Ruby Dee
Hortence

Amanda Plummer
Boots

Teri Garr
Rena

Jonathan Hadary
Lord Richard

Alan Campbell
Tony Sable

Lanny Flaherty
Duane

Clare Coulter
Ms. Bramble

Neil Foster
Manny

Jamie Tirelli
Joe

Jack McGee
Officer O'York

Lillian Ritchie
Schoolgirl

Miriam Ritchie
Schoolgirl

Hans Dieter Trayer
German Tourist (as H.D. Trayer)

Sabine Thomson
German Tourist

Peter Linari
German Tourist

Maja Niles
German Tourist

David Crean
Tony's Agent

Kwok-Wing Leung
Grocer

Bunty Webb
Fairy Godmother

Valerie Boyle
Fairy Godmother

Barbara Stewart
Fairy Godmother

Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Fairy Godmother

Adam David
Sable's Chauffeur

Rick Fox
Pianist

Derek Carkner
Shawn's Assistant

Henry Gomez
Investor

Frankie Cee
Vendor (as Frank Cee)

John Douglas Williams
Paperboy

Sara Colton
Tourist (uncredited)

Wayne McLaughlin
Cab Driver (uncredited)

Moet Meira
Rollerblader (uncredited)

Todd Stockman
Jogger (uncredited)