Wishmaster (film)

Wes Craven 's Wishmaster is an American horror B- movie from the director, special effects and make-up specialists Robert Kurtzman in 1997, which was produced by Wes Craven.

Action

The film tells the story of the Djinn, an evil demon who wants to take over the world in itself. To succeed, he must inform the person who summons him, cause that this will get fulfilled by him three wishes. In the 12th century, however, the Djinn is banished by a powerful wizard in a fiery red Opal, which is then installed in an idol statue. Centuries later, in 1997, this idol statue is loaded at a port in the United States, where there is an accident. A dock worker dies, the statue breaks and the opal is exposed. After the discovery of the opal that is given to an auction house for estimating and eventually falls into the hands of Alexandra Amberson, which can turn the opal examined by one of her friends and rid the Djinn accidentally from his prison. From now on, the jinn tried to fulfill three wishes Alexandra. The disadvantage of these wishes is that this deadly consequences for individuals desiring the people, for the Djinn interprets all requests to cruelly. There many people die because of the Djinn must gather souls to strengthen his power and on. It can only be stopped by Alexandra, who has freed him. And so she wants in the end that the opal would never freed by the accident at the harbor from the Statue and thus changes the story. The accident never happens and so the Djinn is also not exempt.

Background

  • The film had a budget of five million dollars and came on 19 September 1997 in the American cinema. He grossed over 16 million dollars.
  • Filming took place in Los Angeles.
  • Robert Kurtzman is co-founder of K.N.B. Effects Group and Wishmaster is his second own film after The Demolitionist.

Criticism

  • Video Power: " Banal, bloody, brutal. Here you could have done so much of the good idea. "
  • Movie Star: " The grim, dark fantasy horror Wishmaster is finally once again serious, consistently hard adult horror without teen actor and annoying slapstick interludes. "
  • Cinema: " ... prima Splattergrusler. "
  • Encyclopedia of the International film: " Commercially available, straightforward staged horror film, although it can come up with solid special effects, let the performer, however, lack a similar routine. "

Awards

  • The film was nominated in two categories for a total of Saturn Award: 1997 Best Picture and 1998 in the category Best Home Video release, but he could not win any prizes.

Continuations

Due to the great success the previous three sequels, all of which were released directly to video or DVD published. In part two Jack Sholder directed. Parts three and four were both directed by director Chris Angel. Andrew Divoff took over the role of the Djinn only in the first sequel, and was replaced by John Novak.

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