Wishmaster

1997
R
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

27K

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Body Horror Supernatural Horror Fantasy Horror

A demonic djinn attempts to grant its owner three wishes, which will allow him to summon his brethren to Earth.A demonic djinn attempts to grant its owner three wishes, which will allow him to summon his brethren to Earth.A demonic djinn attempts to grant its owner three wishes, which will allow him to summon his brethren to Earth.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

27K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,598

1,167

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

Customs Official
(as Danny Hicks)

Joseph Pilato

Mickey Torelli
(as Josef Pilato)

Tom Kendall

Etchison

John Byner

Doug Clegg

Wendy Benson-Landes

Shannon Amberson
(as Wendy Benson)

Chris Lemmon

Nick Merritt

J. Anthony Crane

Josh Aickman
(as Tony Crane)

Ashley Power Garner

Sierra
(as Ashley Power)

Verne Troyer

Creature Stage #1

Director
- Robert Kurtzman
Writer
- Peter Atkins
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
Many crew members, including director Robert Kurtzman (man killed by piano), had small roles in the film, sometimes appearing in different scenes as different characters.

Goofs
(at around 49 mins) Merritt makes two wishes - for his statue to become more valuable, and for money, both of which the Djinn grants. However, with the exception of the waker, the Djinn can only grant one wish per person.

Quotes
Alexandra Amberson: What happens if I wished you dead?
The Djinn: Why, how remarkably original of you, Alexandra. I'll tell you what. I'll give you one free wish. A sample. Just to get you in the spirit of the game.
Alexandra Amberson: All right. I want you to destroy yourself. Blow your brains out. Right now
The Djinn: Very well.
[He picks up a gun, presses it under his chin, and pulls the trigger, blowing off the top of his head]
The Djinn: [wound heals instantly, surprising Alexandra] That which is eternal cannot die. But if it's any consolation sweet Alex, THAT HURT LIKE HELL!

Crazy credits
At the end of the credits, the Djinn says "Careful what you wish for."

Alternate versions
German TV version and some DVDs (rated "Not under 16") are heavily cut for violence, obtaining most of the gore shown in the party-scene near the end of the movie. VHS and DVD releases (rated "Not under 18") are uncut.

Connections
Featured in Wicked Wishes: Making the Wishmaster (1997)

Soundtracks
Listen to the Heart
Written by Lemmy (as Lemmy Kilmister)
Performed by Motörhead
Courtesy of Belleview Sunshine Tours

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Featured review

6/10

Entertaining...

This was one of my first horror movies (one of many). I first saw it when I was eleven. Back then it was extremely scary, but now, nine years later, it still had those "peekaboo"-moments.

If you want a scary and well made horror movie with a thrilling plot, this is not something for you. But if you want a gory, humorers and easygoing b-movie, this is just what you are looking for.

Although I usually like extremely complex plots, I also like watching movies with plots a three-year old could come up with - like Wishmaster and most action movies. The heroine is cliché - traumatizing past, strong and willful, protective older sister to an impulsive younger. The djinn is also quite cliché, with his cunning and evil ways. He has "I am not going to succeed in my evil quest to enslave mankind" written all over his face.

The movie is all about gruesome and gory things happening to people. Most things that happen are funny and gory. It's not like those movies that look away when the blade meets the neck - here we see everything, the camera even stays to show us what it looks like afterward.

Entertaining - but not much more.