De wensfee-in-opleiding Murray (Martin Short) wordt voor zijn eerste klus afgestuurd op een klein meisje (Mara Wilson). Haar wens is om haar vader in de hoofdrol van een Broadway-musical te zien. Helaas gaat de wens jammerlijk mis en komt een kwaadaardige ex-fee (Kathleen Turner) zich met de zaken bemoeien.
Nee, helaas is A Simple Wish nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Michael Ritchie | Director |
| Writing | Jeff Rothberg | Screenplay |
| Crew | Peter Epstein | Stunts |
| Crew | Alison Reid | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Alan L. Nineberg | ADR Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luke Reichle | Costume Design |
| Sound | Bob McNabb | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Marilyn Graf | Foley Editor |
| Editing | William S. Scharf | Editor |
| Directing | Susanna David | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Douglas Ganton | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Harry E. Snodgrass | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Ralf D. Bode | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michael S. Glick | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | George Kraychyk | Still Photographer |
| Art | Stephen Hendrickson | Production Design |
| Sound | Lisa J. Levine | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Brion Paccassi | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Wayne McLaughlin | Property Master |
| Production | Richard Pagano | Casting |
| Sound | Walter Spencer | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bruce Broughton | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Richard LeGrand Jr. | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Jaro Dick | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Kenneth J. Withers | Camera Operator |