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Bernard and the Genie (1991)

TV Movie  -  70 min  -  Comedy
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A genie is punished by an evil wizard by being confined to a lamp somewhere in Arabia. 2000 years later in England Bernard Bottle an art dealer... See full summary »

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Paul Weiland
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lenny Henry ...
Josephus the Genie
John Gabriel John Gabriel ...
Wizard
Alan Cumming ...
Bernard Bottle
Rowan Atkinson ...
Charles Pinkworth
Denis Lill Denis Lill ...
Frank Kepple (as Dennis Lill)
Beaux Bryant Beaux Bryant ...
Nurse
Kevin Allen Kevin Allen ...
Kevin
Andrée Bernard Andrée Bernard ...
Judy
Melvyn Bragg Melvyn Bragg ...
Himself
Janet Henfrey Janet Henfrey ...
Miss Purse
Marcia Ashton Marcia Ashton ...
Miss Temple
Sheila Latimer Sheila Latimer ...
Bernard's Mother
Sally Geoghegan Sally Geoghegan ...
Waitress
Angela Clarke Angela Clarke ...
Carrie (as Angie Clarke)
Bob Geldof ...
Himself
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Storyline

A genie is punished by an evil wizard by being confined to a lamp somewhere in Arabia. 2000 years later in England Bernard Bottle an art dealer, who has just been sacked by his nasty and greedy boss and then discovered his girlfriend has gone off with his so called best mate taking almost everything from his flat with her, decides to give the lamp a rub. The next thing he knows the genie is loose and soon Bernard befriends him and finds the genie can give him as many wishes as he likes. Things start to go horribly wrong though when Bernard decides to wish for one of the most famous paintings in the world and the police think he has stolen it... Written by Tom Chamberlain <heskey@hotmail.com>  

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Genie | Wish | Product Placement | Magic Carpet | Repeated Event  | See more »

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

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Runtime:

Argentina:

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Josephus takes Bernard flying on his magic carpet for the first time, he says "The real skill is in the landing". Supposedly they crash-land in a back alley full of bins and rubbish, creating a huge mess. However, the prop-explosion that blows up all the bins is visible because they are all neatly stacked at the first moment when the camera shot shows the alley where they "landed". See more »

Quotes

Frank Kepple: If you ever need anything, you just call and I'll be up there faster than a poker up a pervert.
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Connections

References Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) See more »