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Wishmaster
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Wishmaster is a 1997 American horror and fantasy film directed by Robert Kurtzman. The movie features Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Chris Lemmon, and Wendy Benson in the cast, with Angus Scrimm serving as the narrator. Wes Craven and Pierre David produced the film, which was distributed by Artisan Entertainment and Netflix. The narrative is set in the Persian Empire and the United States during the 1127 and 1990s periods, focusing on supernatural wishes and their consequences involving a jinn.
The film has a runtime of 90 minutes and was released on September 19, 1997. It had a budget of 5,000,000 and grossed 15,738,769 at the box office. The original language is English, with Harry Manfredini composing the score and Jacques Haitkin as the director of photography. It holds a review score of 25% and 3.8/10, while receiving an R rating. The work is part of the Wishmaster Collection and carries the tagline "Be careful what you wish for."
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Film · TMDB
6.1The Djinn, having been released from his ancient prison, seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow Djinn to take over the earth.
Cast
- Angus Scrimm as Narrator (voice)
- Andrew Divoff as The Djinn
- Tammy Lauren as Alexandra Amberson
- Robert Englund as Raymond Beaumont
- Ari Barak as Zoroaster
- Jake McKinnon as Skeleton Man
Themes
- fire
- menace
- wish
- djinn
- absurd
- complicated
- disdainful
- frustrated
- harsh
- tragic
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Ratings
IMDb
5.9/10
28,654 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
26%
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Fantasy, Horror
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- consequence
- Director
- Robert Kurtzman
- Cast member
- Dennis Hayden
- Composer
- Harry Manfredini
- Producer
- Pierre David
- Cinematographer
- Jacques Haitkin
- Narrative location
- United States
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 639107
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-01-01
- title
- Wishmaster
- narrator
- Angus Scrimm
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 5000000
- box office
- 15738769
- set in period
- 1990s
- narrative motif
- jinn
- review score
- 3.8/10
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