A Simple Wish (1997)

Martin Short: Murray

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Quotes 

• Murray : [officer leaves Murray in between the bars]  Officer! Wait! Are you going to get a donut?

• Murray : One wish per customer and no wishes for more wishes. They plugged that loophole up years ago. In past years there were abuses.

• Claudia : How DARE you mock me?

  Murray : [in a mocking voice]  How DARE you mock me?

  Claudia : Cut it Out!

  Murray : Cut it...!

  [before he could finish Claudia grabs his throat] 

• Murray : Oh, Roy.

  Motel Owner : It ain't Roy!

  Anabel : But it says on his shirt...

  Motel Owner : It ain't my shirt!

  Anabel : So who's Roy?

  Motel Owner : Got a brother Roy!

  Anabel : Is that his shirt?

  Motel Owner : Was. Roy's dead. I needed a clean shirt.

• Anabel : [upon arriving in Minnesota]  Are you saying this is my fault?

  Murray : Honey, no. Not at all. Well, not entirely.

  Anabel : Oh, you're unbelievable. Can't you even admit it?

  Murray : Admit what?

  Anabel : That you blew it. You totally screwed my wish.

  Murray : [indignant]  I did not blow it!

  Anabel : Did too!

  Murray : Did not!

  Anabel : Did too!

  Murray : Did not!

• [Murray snatches his wand back from the motel owner] 

  Motel Owner : Hey, stop right there.

  [sarcastically] 

  Motel Owner : What's you gonna do? Wave it around? Turn me into some little bunny rabbit or something?

  Anabel : Do it, Murray. Turn him into a little rabbit.

  Murray : Sh-boom!

  [the owner swirls around in a twister and is transformed into a giant rabbi] 

  Murray : [nervously]  Rabbi, rabbit. It's in the same ball park.

• [Claudia is magically forcing Anabel and Murray to do extensive ballet dancing] 

  Anabel : Help me, Murray!

  Murray : Help *you*? HELP ME!

• Murray : You wouldn't happen to have a thirst quencher of some kind, would you?

  Anabel : Um, how 'bout some milk and cookies?

  Murray : No, what do I look like Santa?