Jan 04, 2017 according to epicjourneyman, the elusive sinbad genie movie has the kind of plot youd expect for a pgrated romp led by a popular comic actor. A simpler explanation is that some fans are misremembering the details of another movie from the 1990s that featured a popular actor playing a genie. Many claim to recall a genie movie from the 90s that starred sinbad. Read the the 7th voyage of sinbad plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at movies. The shazam movie mandela effect hit the reddit community and quickly spread across the internet late in december 2016. All of his creationsfrom the aforementioned cyclops to medusa to the skeleton. Sinbad talks about shazaam, that weird genie movie he. A twitter user recently discovered an old picture of sinbad on tv with this costume. Collegehumor originals we found sinbad s shazaam genie movie.
In the comedy cartoon, american dad, sinbad voiced a genie like character which many claim could be an explanation. In 1996, shaquille oneal essayed the role of a genie in the film kazaam. If you remember shazaam, the movie that doesnt exist, you. The 7th voyage of sinbad 1958 directed by nathan h.
The stories of sindbads travails, which were a relatively late addition to the thousand and one nights, were. Is this whole situation making it into your show thursday night. I have never seen a movie with a real person playing a genie. The article goes on to say that the sinbad genie movie is proof. Sindbad the sailor, sindbad also spelled sinbad, hero of the thousand and one nights who recounts his adventures on seven voyages. The piece, however, is not about millennials unending enthusiasm for 90s nostalgia. The closest anyones gotten to explaining the false memory is the fact that sinbad did once appear on american tv dressed as a genie, as host one day in 1994 when tnt aired a bunch of old sinbad the sailor films back to back. The mandela effect becomes reality with this scene from. Dec 22, 2016 the strange case of the sinbad genie movie that doesnt exist even if people insist they saw it.
Hundreds of people claim to remember a classic 90s movie starring comedian sinbad as a wishgranting genie but the problem is, that movie never actually existed. Since i compare the word sinbad, it also makes me think of genies. Its part of the charm of nathan jurans the 7th voyage of sinbad, one of those great technicolor 50s magical mythical adventures with stop motion creature effects by the man who revolutionized the art, ray harryhausen. Collegehumor you need to see this an actual clip from. Sinbad himself states that he never was involved in a movie where he played a genie the covermovie poster of the 1995 movie houseguest has his head coming out of a mailbox on the left hand side which to some, might subconsciously be remembered as a. Jan 04, 2017 for some reason, in my head, after reading about this strange movie, i feel like when i picture sinbad, i picture him in a genie costume. But, the lamp is lost to the sea during the escape.
For the last year or so, passionate arguments have been breaking out on the internet over the most important of topics. Sinbad did not play a genie in shazaam sinbad the stage name of the comedian david adkins certainly looks like hed fit well in the part of a genie. The 7th voyage of sinbad quotes at the internet movie database. They strike the bargain that, when sinbads bravery is added to the equation, will bring their quest to an end. Legend of the seven seas also known as sinbad is a 2003 american animated adventure film produced by dreamworks animation and distributed by dreamworks pictures, using traditional animation with some computer animation. In july 2014, the films distribution rights were purchased by dreamworks animation from paramount. Did sinbad play a genie in the movie shazam and then did. Does anybody remember the plot of the sinbad genie movie. The strange case of the sinbad genie movie that doesnt exist. The strange case of the sinbad genie movie that doesnt. Dec 23, 2016 sinbad to make genie movie everyone thinks he made already.
Sinbad came forward stating that he starred in a skit where he was dressed as a genie and claimed this must be the explanation. The movie box did have sinbad standing with his back to a kid who was holding a genie lamp. The 7th voyage of sinbad is a 1958 film about sinbad undertaking a quest to an island of monsters to cure a. As the plot goes, two children a preteen boy and his younger sister find a genie in a lamp and decide to use their wishes to restore love to their single father. Apr 01, 2017 sinbad in shazaam genie movie he admits 1990s film is real. So i did a quick search, and the only thing i found was shazam a dc comics character with a new movie coming out in 2019. All i remember is just the 2 of them on the front cover with the movie title at the top of the box in large lettering. The gigantic cyclops recovers its precious lamp from the shallow surf. That last one has been a frequent point of contention on places like reddit, where people have loudly argued that the prolific standup and actor was in a non. It was directed by tim johnson and patrick gilmore from a screenplay by john logan, and stars the voices of brad pitt, catherine. That said, i saw the apollo flip flop happen, totally remember the sinbad genie movie, hitlers brown eyes, the monopoly guys monocle, the cornucopia on the fruit of the loom logo and a number of other thingsits a little more complicated than most casual observers think it is. He made those statements back in september of last year. I command you to build me a barrier between those men and the cyclops.
For some reason, in my head, after reading about this strange movie, i feel like when i picture sinbad, i picture him in a genie costume. Sinbad the sailor and his ships crew make landfall on the island of colossa, where they encounter sokurah the magician fleeing a giant cyclops. What i was actually thinking of turned out to be 1996s kazaam, starring shaquille oneal. Sinbad finally admits, yes, he did make a movie called shazaam in the 1980s he was broke and. The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess eris for the theft of the book of peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend prince proteus. The best thing is being old enough to see the movie in two lights, one from the childs point of view of the dad, wanting to believe in a parent that is comically inept. Those same people insist they arent confusing it with the 1996 flick kazaam, which starred shaq as a genie. The bizarre story of the beloved 90s sinbad genie movie. Sinbad in shazaam genie movie he admits 1990s film is real. That last one has been a frequent point of contention on places like reddit, where people have loudly argued that the prolific standup and actor was in a nonexistent movie called. You need to see this an actual clip from that 90s sinbad genie movie. Though he escapes, sokurah loses a magic lamp to the creature. I know of the shaq movie and before all this media happened about shazam i knew of the comedian sinbad and i always remembered him playing some kind of genie and that movie was always in the back of mind throughout the years and i never bothered to look into it further until this all popped up.
What the plot of the 90s sinbad movie that doesnt exist is. Dec 26, 2016 the movie is called shazaam, and sinbad plays a bumbling genie who adventures with two small kids. The 7th voyage of sinbad 1958 88 minutes bmovie graveyard. The plot involves sinbad the sailor and his companion habeeb traveling to a.
Apr 01, 2017 directed by royce adkins, ryan anthony martin. Like all other golden films productions, the film features a single theme song, as brave as a man can be, written and composed by richard hurwitz and john arrias. Sinbad orders his crew to look alive and we get a shot from some other movie of a ships deck, the crew moving about. Sinbad s crew narrowly escapes the cyclops, taking sokurah with them. Dec 23, 2016 the imaginary film stars sinbad as a genie who grants wishes to two children. The movie that doesnt exist and the redditors who think it does. Sinbad himself states that he never was involved in a movie where he played a genie the cover movie poster of the 1995 movie houseguest has his head coming out of a mailbox on the left hand side which to some, might subconsciously be remembered as a genie coming out of a bottle. Dec 29, 2016 hundreds of people claim to remember a classic 90s movie starring comedian sinbad as a wishgranting genie but the problem is, that movie never actually existed. Whether sinbad was ever in a movie where he played a genie. In their recollections, the movie starred the american standup comedian sinbad real name david adkins as an incompetent genie who. The wizard rubs a lamp and is helped by a boy genie. Richard eyer plays the genie, barani, who sinbad frees at the end of the film. You probably remember every plot detail about sinbad and his faulty wish.
Collegehumor originals we found sinbads shazaam genie movie. The movie was released on dvd in 2003, packaged together with the three musketeers 1992 and the count of monte cristo 1997. Sinbad unleashes longlost genie movie as epic april fools. One theory is that people really did confuse the nonexistent genie movie called shazaam with. If you remember shazaam, the movie that doesnt exist. Bad script, lousy effects rub out genie movie kazaam. Inside the internets conspiracy theory about a nonexistent movie home. Jan 08, 2017 i didnt remember any genie movie starring sinbad. I took it upon myself to order two copies of the sinbad genie movie without. Somewhere in a parallel universe, sinbad s long forgotten genie movie is uncovered at long last. The costume jogged sinbads memory, and he stated that he once hosted an afternoon of sinbad the sailor movies on tnt. Collegehumor originals we found sinbads shazaam genie. The university herald reported early in december that dwayne johnson has been cast as the lead villain, black adam, to go up against the wizard, shazam, in the upcoming new line cinema production of the film called shazam, which currently has a potential release date of. The imaginary film stars sinbad as a genie who grants wishes to two children.
The movie tiein comic truncates the story by removing the entire subplot of the genie. Sinbad created a fake version of that 90s genie movie. Jan 03, 2017 the infamous sinbad genie movie called shazam is not to be confused with the upcoming dc comics film by the same name. The movie is called shazaam, and sinbad plays a bumbling genie who adventures with two small kids.
However, many people still claim that sinbad starred in a featurelength movie as a genie. A movie called shazaam, starring the comedian sinbad as a genie. Sinbad plays a genie in shazaam alternate memories. For a long time i was not sure why sinbad thinks he can live in his nest in my living room, but i sure am relieved i am not alone in my recollections of sinbad as a genie in the film shazam.
The strange case of the sinbad genie movie that doesnt exist even if people insist they saw it. With brad pitt, catherine zetajones, joseph fiennes, michelle pfeiffer. I dream of jeannie was the only realpersonplayinga genie that i was aware of, up to this point. Sinbad has halfway fallen into depravity, as noted by ithnan. There is a 1996 childrens comedy film called kazaam, featuring baseball star shaquille oneal as a wishgranting genie. Sinbad refuses his desperate pleas to return to colossa because parisa, princess of chandra, is aboard. Sinbad shazaam genie movie his deadly confession youtube. Please do not to be confuse with kazaam, a genie movie starring shaq. Sinbad to make genie movie everyone thinks he made. Sinbad created a fake version of that 90s genie movie people. Many people who remember the movie have asked sinbad about the movie, however he claimed that he had never made such movie or starred as a genie. Sinbad has halfway fallen into depravity, as noted by. However, more than a few other 90s youths remember a second genie comedy being released around the same time, this one called shazaam and starring sinbad.
Apr 01, 2017 have you noticed no one my age has seen this so called sinbad genie movie, only you people who were kids in the 90s. He is not to be confused with sindbad the wise, hero of the frame story of the seven wise masters the stories of sindbads travails, which were a relatively late addition to the thousand and one nights, were based on the experiences of. Dec 23, 2016 i thought apparently incorrectly that sinbad did the voice for a genie type cartoon character. Shazaamshazam is a movie from the 1990s starring sinbad. Sinbad shindobaddo is the former king of sindria, the world innovator, the head of the international alliance, as well as the president of the worlds most powerful trading company, the sindria trading company. He is not to be confused with sindbad the wise, hero of the frame story of the seven wise masters. I dream of jeannie was the only realpersonplayingagenie that i was aware of, up to this point. The piece, however, is not about millennials unending enthusiasm for. Aug 10, 2017 seen the film and have recollection of the plot. Sinbad sets out for the mysterious island of colossa where he hopes to obtain the egg of a roc, a fierce, giant bird. The dvd included a sixminute interactive short animated film cyclops island, featuring an encounter with the eponymous cyclops. The 7th voyage of sinbad is a 1958 film about sinbad undertaking a quest to an island of monsters to cure a princess and prevent a war. What the plot of the 90s sinbad movie that doesnt exist.
Sinbad to make genie movie everyone thinks he made already. According to epicjourneyman, the elusive sinbad genie movie has the kind of plot youd expect for a pgrated romp led by a popular comic actor. The film stars kerwin mathews as sinbad and torin thatcher as the baddy, sokurah. Oddly enough, thats exactly what many people claim he did in the 90s and can even remember the movie, the posters for it and the clothes he wore. I wouldnt do a genie movie, but i would do a sinbad movie a sinbad the sailor movie. Somewhere in a parallel universe, sinbad s long forgotten genie movie. The egg will help to restore to normal size the princess parisa who has been. But that doesnt explain the other memories of a movie poster, a featurelength film plot, and so on. Legend of the seven seas was released on dvd and vhs on november 18, 2003 by dreamworks home entertainment. Plot edit the brave sailor sinbad and his loyal servant habeeb find themselves aboard the ship of captain aziz, a trip for which sinbad had spent all of his fathers fortune. Monsters include a twoheaded roc, a cyclops and a chained dragon. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. This movie was more of a torture device, kind of like the chinese water torture and such. Mar 21, 2017 if you were a kid or teenager growing up in the 90s, you might remember a movie called shazaam with popular television comedian sinbad playing the principle role of a genie.
Dec 22, 2016 fellow 90s kids, i have some bad news for you. Have we crossed over from an alternate reality in which. Sinbad and arnold tear it up, look forward to watching this movie every year. Shortly after, vox published an article about how false memories can form very easily. If you were a kid or teenager growing up in the 90s, you might remember a movie called shazaam with popular television comedian sinbad playing the principle role of a genie. Have you noticed no one my age has seen this so called sinbad genie movie, only you people who were kids in the 90s. I thought apparently incorrectly that sinbad did the voice for a genietype cartoon character. Sinbad unleashes longlost genie movie as epic april fools day prank. We only get that shot for a brief second, but its long enough to see that it is a completely different ship than the one we just saw in the opening establishing shot.
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