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1997 Certificate 18
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After inadvertently freeing an evil Djinn from his gemstone prison, an auction house gemologist fights to bring his rampages to an end, as they include stealing the souls of the hapless humans whose wishes bring them to ironic early ends. Heavy on the computer-assisted effects, with some mitigating touches, such as Ted Raimi in .. Read more

Starring Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Robert Englund, Tony Todd
Director Robert Kurtzman
Genres Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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After inadvertently freeing an evil Djinn from his gemstone prison, an auction house gemologist fights to bring his rampages to an end, as they include stealing the souls of the hapless humans whose wishes bring them to ironic early ends. Heavy on the computer-assisted effects, with some mitigating touches, such as Ted Raimi in a cameo and Englund as a stodgy art collector. Craven acted as Executive Producer, but later removed his name.

Starring Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Robert Englund, Tony Todd, Kane Hodder, Chris Lemmon, Wendy Benson, Jenny O'Hara, Tony Crane, Ted Raimi
Director Robert Kurtzman
Studio FIRST INDEPENDENT VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 26 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 03 Jul 2000
Production year: 1997
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (4) of Wishmaster

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    The saying “Be careful what you wish for, it may come true” provides the basis for this oddly comforting throwback to the early 1980s slasher glory days, directed by former special-effects genius Robert Kurtzman and executive-produced by Wes Craven. It follows the struggle of Los Angeles gem specialist Tammy Lauren to stop the evil 12th-century Persian Djinn (genie) wreaking havoc after he tries to trick her into making three wishes when she discovers him trapped in an enchanted opal. Andrew Divoff is good value as the genie, but the one-jolt premise gets stretched out to vanishing point. The casting of Robert Englund (best known as Freddie Krueger), Tony Todd (Candyman) and Kane Hodder (Jason Vorhees) will be a nostalgic tonic for splatter addicts.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • A psycho genie turns every wish put to him into an atrocity, until at long last Lauren tricks his nasty ass back into... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    I will take your soul

    Well this is gory horror at it's best (worst?). Typical Wes Craven fare, which is great if you're a fan - which i am!

    I'm entertained by the series of Wishmaster films due to them being progressively worse one by one.

    This first instalment gives you the background of the Djinn and there are some guest appearances by some famous names - Freddy and Jason! Don't get excited though, it's just Robert Englund and Kane Hodder in normal make-up.

    You will get extra points for spotting Kane without his mask.

    All in all it's very good if you're a horror fan who doesn't want too much from their films.

      • A customer from Birmingham, England
      • Posted 08 Mar 2004 14:30

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    I will take your soul

    Well this is gory horror at it's best (worst?). Typical Wes Craven fare, which is great if you're a fan - which i am!

    I'm entertained by the series of Wishmaster films due to them being progressively worse one by one.

    This first instalment gives you the background of the Djinn and there are some guest appearances by some famous names - Freddy and Jason! Don't get excited though, it's just Robert Englund and Kane Hodder in normal make-up.

    You will get extra points for spotting Kane without his mask.

    All in all it's very good if you're a horror fan who doesn't want too much from their films.

      • A customer from Birmingham, England
      • Posted 08 Mar 2004 14:30

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