A Simple Wish

A man with a wand tries to grant a child's Broadway obsession while the fairy union faces a licensing crisis. He’s juggling an expired wand and corporate magic rules. Somewhere a statistician winces at the odds.

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Michael Ritchie directed A Simple Wish in 1997. See Michael Ritchie's full filmography, where to start with Michael Ritchie, or where to go after you've seen everything by Michael Ritchie.

A Simple Wish was released in 1997 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 89 minutes.