Wishmaster (film)

Wishmaster
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Kurtzman
Written byPeter Atkins
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJacques Haitkin
Edited byDavid Handman
Music byHarry Manfredini
Distributed byLive Entertainment
Release date
  • September 19, 1997 (1997-09-19)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$15.7 million[1]

Wishmaster is a 1997 American dark fantasy horror film directed by Robert Kurtzman. The film was executive produced by Wes Craven, and is the only film of the Wishmaster series with his name attached. Its plot concerns a djinn, a wish-granting, evil genie who is released from a jewel and seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow djinn to inhabit and enslave the Earth.

The film stars Andrew Divoff as The Djinn and Tammy Lauren.

The film was followed by three sequels, Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999), Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001) and Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002).

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