A Simple Wish (
1997) | IMDb:
5.3
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.
Starring:
Martin Short
,
Kathleen Turner
,
Mara Wilson
,
Robert Pastorelli
,
Deborah Odell
,
Francis Capra
The Scout (
1994) | IMDb:
5.4
When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potential gold mine in the arm of young phenom Steve Nebraska. Soon, the New York Yankees put a $55 million contract on the table—provided a psychiatrist can affirm Nebraska's mental stability.
Starring:
Albert Brooks
,
Brendan Fraser
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Anne Twomey
,
Lane Smith
,
Michael Rapaport
The Golden Child (
1986) | IMDb:
5.9
After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."
Starring:
Eddie Murphy
,
Charles Dance
,
Charlotte Lewis
,
J.L. Reate
,
Victor Wong
,
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
The Island (
1980) | IMDb:
5.3
David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and his son arrive to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats, Nau and his band of raiders decide to induct them into their tribe.
Starring:
Michael Caine
,
David Warner
,
Angela Punch McGregor
,
Frank Middlemass
,
Don Henderson
,
Dudley Sutton