"Director: Michael Ritchie"

• The Positively True Adventures Of The Alleged Texas Cheerleader - Murdering Mom | DVD | (13/09/2002) from £5.63   |  Saving you £-2.64 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  She wanted to give her daughter the best shot at being a cheerleader... The things you do for your kids. What happens when the pursuit of happiness drives you round the bend? Holly Hunter finds out when she stars as Wanda Holloway a loving mother who wants the best for her daughter -- at almost any price. Wanda and her close neighbor and fellow stage mother Verna each want their own daughter to win a coveted spot on the high school cheerleading team. The battle for the prized pom-poms is so intense that while her daughter is doing the splits Wanda is busy devising a plan to try and guarantee her winning. Her plan leads her to talk of murder. Wanda says it started as a joke but when her brother- in- law Terry (Beau Bridges) goes to the cops Wanda becomes entangled in a trial for solicitation of murder making for a movie that would be tragic -- if it weren't so hysterically funny.

• The Scout | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Director Michael Ritchie turns his attention to the world of professional baseball with this lighthearted romp. While in Mexico Al Percolo (Albert Brooks) a down-on-his-luck talent scout discovers Steve Nebraska (Brendan Fraser) a dream-come-true baseball pitcher. Percolo quickly signs Nebraska to a multimillion-dollar deal with the New York Yankees but the truth about Nebraska quickly comes to light. As talented a pitcher as Nebraska may be with his 109 MPH fastball and ambidextrous skills his childlike temper and suspicious past keep him from reaching his true potential. They also prevent him from passing the psychological evaluation to the dismay of Percolo. Striking a deal with a grudging doctor Nebraska is eventually cleared to play but his fear of failure and inability to perform under pressure threaten to ruin his chances at a professional career...

• A Simple Wish | DVD | (29/08/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.13

  When Anabel (MARA WILSON) wished for a fairy-godmother, she never dreamed his name would be Murray (MARTIN SHORT)! Before you can say SHABOOM!, Anabel quickly learns that Murray is short on experience and long on excuses. As they are whisked into a hilarious whirlwind of magical mishaps, Anabel and the blundering Murray have until midnight to rescue her dad, battle a wicked witch (KATHLEEN TURNER) and recover stolen magic wands to restore the world to a place where wishes really can come true!

• Fletch / Sergeant Bilko / King Ralph | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  King Ralph: This heart warming comedy starring John Goodman as the unlikliest king ever.... A freak accident kills off the whole Royal Family and a new heir must be found. The last person anyone expects it to be is lounge singer Ralph Jones who goes from one disaster to another as he reluctantly becomes King Ralph.... Sgt. Bilko: Sgt. Bilko is back and up to his old tricks. The arrival of Major Thorn threatens to put a stop to the casino under-the-table deals and Bilko's other illicit businesses... Fletch: Chevy Chase is at his hilarious best in this suspense-packed comedy thriller based on Gregory McDonald's novel. Fletch is an investigative reporter who's constantly changing his identity. While working on a drug expose Fletch attracts the attention of a strange business man (Tim Matheson) who wants to be killed so his wife will inherit more insurance. The wily Fletch senses a scam and soon he's up to his byline in frame-ups murder police corruption and forbidden romance. It'll be the story of the year if he can stay alive to meet his deadline!

• Downhill Racer | DVD | (13/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Director Michael Ritchie's (The Golden Child) debut film is a tense and taut look at the world of Olympic skiing. Robert Redford is the hero a handsome loner from Idaho Springs Colorado bent on making it to the top of the heap. As the pressure and tension build Redford handles himself well learning in the process how fleeting and lonely fame can be. Redford is well cast as the all American boy chasing his dream and Gene Hackman is excellent as the tough and demanding American sk

• A Simple Wish | DVD | (25/02/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Anabel's 'simple wish' is that her father a taxi driver would win a leading role in a Broadway musical. Murray her male fairy godmother wants to grant her wish but unfortuantly his magic wand is broken and it falls to Anabel to fight against the evil witches Claudia and Boots.

• Madeline/Matilda/A Simple Wish | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Madeline (Dir. Daisy von Scherler Mayer 1998): Madeline and her eleven friends live at school run by Miss Clavel (Frances McDormand) in an old house in Paris. The smallest of the girls Madeline is also the most adventurous! She loses her appendix but gains an awesome scare falls into the River Seine only to be rescued by a dog called Genevieve and matches wits with Pepito the devilish son of a Spanish Ambassador who moves in next door. However when stuffy Lord Covington puts the future of the school in jeopardy it's up to Madeline and her friends to save the day! Matilda (Dir. Danny DeVito 1996) Unfortunately for Matilda her father Harry (Danny DeVito) is a used car salesman who bamboozles innocent customers and her mother Zinnia (Rhea Perlman) lives for bingo and soap operas. Far from noticing what a special child Matilda is they barely notice her at all! They bundle Matilda off to Cruncham Hall a bleak school where students cower before the whip hand and fist of a hulking monster headmistress Miss Trunchball (Pam Ferris). But amid Crunchem's darkness Matilda discovers remarkable skills - including a very special talent that allows her to turn the table on the wicked grown ups in her world! A Simple Wish (Dir. Michael Ritchie 1997): Tells the sweet-natured story of Murray a bumbling fairy godfather who has good intentions but not much else. Technically Murray is a fairy godmother--the only male member of the North American Fairy Godmother Association. After barely passing his godmother's exam he is sent to New York City to watch after Anabel a young girl who wishes that her father Oliver will land a part in a Broadway musical so that the family won't have to move to Nebraska. But when the district's previous godmother a nefarious spellcaster named Claudia arrives with her wacky sidekick Boots her plans to cripple Murray and Anabel's magical association and monopolize the wish market wreak havoc on the already unstable Murray. It's up to Murray and Anabel to pool their resources and get rid of Claudia and Boots once and for all. Director Michael Ritchie turns the fairytale knob up a notch with 'A Simple Wish' also taking the time to poke fun at Broadway musicals. Featuring spectacular special effects and an extremely engaging performance by Wilson this is a children's fable with a fresh twist.

• Flipper/Fly Away/Simple Wish/the Flintstones | DVD | (12/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Flipper (1996): What starts out to be a bummer of a summer for a rebellious teenage boy turns into one of the most action-packed vacations of his life. Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood star in this exciting all-new 'Flipper' family adventure hit. When Sandy (Wood) is sent to the Florida Keys to stay with his salty Uncle Porter (Hogan) he never dreamed he'd become best mates with a feisty orphaned dolphin whose life he saved. Sandy and Flipper get into some high seas antics and thrilling escapades fighting dangerous enemies and making new friends. Sandy's special relationship with Flipper helps clear the decks for a closer bond with his well-meaning uncle and a whole new outlook on his own life. 'Flipper' is a splashy tidal wave of family entertainment based on the popular 60's TV series. It combines action-filled underwater photography with an exciting and emotion-charged story. Fly Away Home (1996): Young Amy (Anna Paquin) is reunited with her father (Jeff Daniels) after a nine-year separation. One day Amy discovers a nest of orphaned goose eggs and decides to take them home and nurture them until they hatch. When the newly hatched goslings adopt her as their Mother Goose Amy and her father become airborne adventurers battling against bad weather and a host of other pitfalls in their efforts to teach the geese to fly... Simple Wish (1997): Anabel's 'simple wish' is that her father a taxi driver would win a leading role in a Broadway musical. Murray her male fairy godmother wants to grant her wish but unfortuantly his magic wand is broken and it falls to Anabel to fight against the evil witches Claudia and Boots. Flintstones (1994): After an aptitude test mix-up Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) trades his job as Slate & Company Bronto-crane operator for a vice presidency. But there's trouble brewing in Bedrock: An evil executive (Kyle MacLachlan) and his sinister secretary (Halle Berry) are now plotting to use Fred as the fall guy in an embezzlement scheme!