Godmothered

***Godmothered***

## Plot

In a magical place called the Motherland, fairy godmothers train so that they can help people's wishes come true. Among them is the youngest, and only fairy who is not elderly, Eleanor Fay Bloomingbottom who gleefully commits to the craft despite not being very good at it. The godmothers stick to a "formula" that many have grown bored with (i.e., true love, castle, etc.). Eleanor learns from another godmother that the school is to be shut down, as nobody makes wishes anymore, and that they will have to learn to be tooth fairies instead. Determined, Eleanor checks the assignment room and discovers a letter from a 10-year-old girl named Mackenzie Walsh and decides to help her. She is aided by the oldest student, Agnes, who warns her that if she is found out, the school will shut down and, worse, her powers will be stripped.

Eleanor ends up in the real world where a friendly trucker takes her to Boston, Massachusetts, where to her shock, Mackenzie is a miserable 40-year-old single mother who works at a failing television station that reports on puff pieces. She manages to convince her that she is a fairy godmother by displaying her magic and Mackenzie is forced to take her home to her two children, Mia and Jane, and her sister Paula, who helps with looking after the kids. Mackenzie has trouble raising her children as Jane has social anxiety when it comes to singing, which she needs to do for her high school. Eleanor is forced to sleep in the basement and comes to believe, based on a comment Mackenzie made, that her husband ran away.

Eleanor begins affecting the family's lives when she starts tagging along with Mackenzie to work and meets her coworkers Duff and Hugh Prince, the latter of whom has feelings for Mackenzie, much to Eleanor's delight. Eleanor accidentally creates a colorful explosion in the sky and later creates a citywide blackout. She becomes a viralsensation following a sledding accident, the latter of which gives the news station higher ratings. Eleanor learns from Mia that Mackenzie's husband died and realizes that it is connected to Jane's anxiety and helps her by having her sing "My Favorite Things" in public. Meanwhile, Mackenzie's newfound optimism convinces her to undergo a makeover and she begins hanging out with Hugh more; himself a divorced father with a son.

Agnes tells Eleanor that she needs to have Mackenzie's true love found by midnight the next night, or she will lose her powers. She convinces Mackenzie to attend a party being thrown by their unscrupulous boss Grant and attempts to use her powers to make her fall in love with Hugh. This fails and Mackenzie berates her for trying to impede on her life. Their argument is heard by everyone at the party with Grant believing that all the recent stories were planned. Mackenzie tells Eleanor to leave, though Paula finds her fairy godmother book and sets out to look for her. To Mackenzie's surprise, Grant wants Eleanor back to exploit her. When Mackenzie refuses, Grant fires her and Hugh quits after revealing that he was offered another job.

Mackenzie learns that Jane still has anxiety, as she needs to sing for the high school at the Christmas festival that night. They find Paula trying to help Eleanor create a pumpkin carriage. They tell her that they need her and she creates a watermelon carriage to take them to the show on time. Jane performs using her father's guitar to a stunned audience. Moira, the headmistress, arrives to take Eleanor away, calling her a failure. However, Eleanor informs her that she realizes that the formula is dated and that everyone has their own idea of true love. After encouragement from the Walshes and the audience, Moira concedes that Eleanor was a success and the two of them head back with the assignment completed.

In a animated epilogue Eleanor has become a teacher in Motherland and is seen teaching new children godmothers the new way.

## Cast

* June Squibb as Agnes
* Jillian Bell as Eleanor
* Sonia Manzano as Opal
* Carlease Burke as Greta
* Jane Curtin as Moira
* Erica Parks as Young Mackenzie
* Isabelle McNamara as Young Mackenzie (voice)
* Olga Merediz as Beth
* Stephnie Weir as Barb
* Tim Estiloz as Anchor
* Chris Everett as Floor Manager
* Santiago Cabrera as Hugh
* Artemis Pebdani as Duff
* Utkarsh Ambudkar as Grant
* Isla Fisher as Mackenzie
* Ralph Ayala as Security Guard 1
* Juvan Elisma as Security Guard 2
* Richard Snee as Dave
* Robert Najarian as Cameraman
* Jillian Shea Spaeder as Jane
* Willa Skye as Mia
* Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Paula
* Nelson Ascencio as Mr. Clancy
* Lonnie Farmer as Panhandler
* Brendan Meehan as Teen Grandson
* Benz Veal as Couple
* Rafael Silva as Couple

### Uncredited

* Samantha Ahern as Salon Worker
* Alexander M. Akerblom as Salon Worker
* Emilija Baksys as Crowd Member
* Michael Balzano III as Channel 8 Newsroom Reporter
* Alyssa Barquet as Extra
* Julia Bechler as Apple Cider Vendor
* Thomas J Berry as Press Photographer
* Steve Bertorelli as Audience Member
* Francois Bessing as Extra
* David S. Bookbinder as Audience Member / Bruins Tailgater
* Jeff Bouffard as Boston Police Officer
* Howard Breslau as Newbury Street Shopper
* Brina as Audience Member
* Peter Brownlee as Channel 8 News Reporter
* Jacques Carlson as Copley Square Kid
* Julian William Carlson as Copley Square Kid
* Edwin Cherfils as Crowd
* Jammal Clark as Concert Guest
* Charles Coan as Audience Member / Minuteman
* Angel Connell as Audience Member
* William J. Conner III as Station Manager - WGDM
* Hannah Cotter as Channel 8 News Intern
* Kevin Daigneault as Extra
* Dennis Daniel as Audience Member
* Melissa A. Davis as Audience Member
* Tierre Diaz as Chili Dog Guy
* Maximo Duran as Audience Member
* Janelle Feigley as Channel 8 Newsroom
* Meg Fox as Press Photographer
* Suzanne Gillies as Channel 8 Newsroom Producer
* Shaunice Gordon as News Crew
* Jed Griswold as Man in Cat Costume
* John M Harkins as Tailgater
* Ysabella Hernandez as Snow Sledding Child
* Ian Dylan Hunt as Bostonian (Newbury Street)
* Jilliana Jean-Charles as Channel 8 News Crew
* David Matthew Jenkins as Party Guest
* Sydney Jenkins as Concert Participant
* Ken Kansky as Murray
* Elbert Kim as Newbury Street Shopper
* Victoria Kleber as Show Choir Member
* Christina Kostoulakos as Audience Member
* Laurie Kwiatkowski as Audience Member / Bruins Tailgater / Party Guest / Pedestrian
* Donna Lawson as Audience Member
* James L. Leite as Audience Member
* Paula Loud as Godmother
* Hannah Mae as Extra
* Meara Mahoney-Gross as Girl on Bike
* Christian Mallen as Painted Bruins Fan
* Louise Mara as Audience Member
* Erin Mcanespie as Bewildered Kid
* Aurora McLaughlin as Tailgater Kid
* Derek Mellor as News Crew / Pedestrian
* Malaika Moyer as Audience Member
* Jonathan Neves as Pedestrian
* Paul Noonan as Newsroom Producer
* Matthew O'Donnell as Tom
* Sissy O'Hara as Audience Member
* Robert Oliva as Audience Member / Bruins Fan
* Nicole Olivier as Bar Patron / Dancer / Villager
* Damir Orlov as Boston Bruins Fan
* Levon Panek as Chili Dog Guy
* Kayla Rose Petruccelli as Godmother
* Lance Petti as Audience Member
* William Rankin as Teen Grandson
* Anne Reardon as Reporter
* Mark Rhynard as Santa Balloon Float Handler
* Chris Robblee as Pedestrian
* Brandon Scales as Channel 8 Sound Guy
* Mary Ann Schaub as Reporter
* Sandra Jack Shaw as Audience Member
* Nate Luis Silva as Camera Operator
* Susan Halsey Singer as Extra
* Bruce Soscia as Tough Guy
* David Arthur Sousa as Channel 8 Office Bro
* S. Alan Spencer as Santa Claus
* Gabriella Spinney as Sledding Child
* George Tessier as Audience Member
* Jim Vaglica as Boston Police Officer
* Taylor Vahey as Extra
* Lauren Walsh as Parade Float Follower
* Gavin Wood as Audience Member
* Mely Wu as Audience Member
* Bricen X. as Audience Member
* Brian Douglas Young as Audience Member