A Simple Wish
1997 · 86 MIN · IMDB 5.3 · 6,020 VOTES · DIR. Michael Ritchie
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,430 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:55 WOMAN: The Fairy Godmother Final Qualifying Exam will now begin.
00:06:04 You better hope I did. (URGES DUCHESS)
00:09:01 The blade will fall then My head he'll chop off
00:13:24 I don't? I know why, because I'm... You mean because I'm so much taller.
00:16:10 Ah, that's sweet.
00:19:40 (SCREAMING)
00:23:18 Let me ask you something, Fairy Godmother.
00:26:13 I thought I felt a flea.
00:30:00 This is like the Army. You're given one, it's supposed to last forever.
00:33:44 What about that other sign?
00:36:40 Nothing in this book has ever made any sense whatsoever.
00:39:46 You may think that's an old popsicle stick
00:43:21 -You see, Dad... -CHARLIE: Anabel, who's this bum?
00:46:18 Hortense will straighten this out. The woman has an answer for everything.
00:49:49 -She is not my girlfriend. -Then who is she?
00:53:01 -That's the guy, right? -TONY: Thank you, Lord Richard.
00:56:19 Murray, that was great. I wish I could...
00:59:34 (BOTH GROWL)
01:03:00 Now, just between us girls
01:06:13 I have a lighter, if you'd like to burn it off, sweetie.
01:09:42 You, who fills the air with an acrid stench every time
01:13:48 (CLOCK TOLLING)
01:17:53 What is with this dressing room? It's more like a toilet.
02:33:01 -(MUSIC PLAYING)
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,430
Dialogue density16.6 lines / min
First line00:00:55
Final line02:33:01
Production Record
DirectorMichael Ritchie
LanguageEnglish
Budget$28,000,000
Revenue$8,345,056
IMDb votes6,020