Wishman (1992)

Director:

Mike Marvin

Writer:

Mike Marvin (written by)

Release Date:

30 July 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Plot:

Basie is a man who collects junk and tries to make something out of it. He is also in love with Lily...

Plot Keywords:

Genie | Mysticism | Beverly Hills California | Independent Film

Cast

Paul Le Mat	...	Basie
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Hitchcock the Genie
Paul Gleason	...	Silverstein
Quin Kessler	...	Lily Andon
Nancy Parsons	...	Miss Crabbe
Brion James	...	Staten Jack Rose
Gailard Sartain	...	Dr. Abe Rogers
Liz Sheridan	...	Ms. Finger
Michael D. Roberts	...	Ted Taylor
Rance Howard	...	Det. Sturgis
Carl Strano	...	Dr. Carp
Dennis Burkley	...	Max the Squealer
Michael Adler	...	Bascom the Curator
Tony Amendola	...	Grodnik
Robert Harvey	...	Mean Cop
Eva Hesse	...	French Maid
Linda L. Rand	...	Masseuse
Robert Axelrod	...	Murdock
Mark Phelan	...	Clerk
Jamie Bozian	...	'Dick' Booley (as James Bozian)
Paul Forsyth	...	Computer Cop (as Paul Forsythe)
Christopher Michael	...	Night Cop
Karla Ke'Aura	...	Silverstein's Girl
Savage Steve Holland	...	Young Cop
Gloria Leonard	...	Palmist
Ramesh Pandey	...	Fortune Teller
Bergen Williams	...	Trainer
Wendy Rutledge	...	Newscaster
Kim LeMasters	...	Studio Gate Guard
Mychelle Charters	...	Johnny Rocket's Waitress (as Michelle Charters)
George Cheung	...	Servant #1
Phil Chong	...	Servant #2
Carlotta Sagerholm	...	Hooker
Patric Jonet	...	Hooker
Brian Pope	...	Cockfight Pedro
Andrew Steel	...	SWAT Member #1
Dan Coplan	...	SWAT Member #2
Paris Hilton	...	Girl on Beach
Nicky Hilton	...	Girl on Beach
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anne Lockhart	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
David Sherrill	...	Joe Montana (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Marvin		(as Michael Marvin)

Writing credits
Mike Marvin		(written by) (as Michael Marvin)

Produced by
W. Samuel Arnoff	....	associate producer
John Paul DeJoria	....	executive producer
Curt Hendrix	....	executive producer
Gary A. Lowe	....	line producer
William Minot	....	co-producer
Lon Tinney	....	producer (as Lon D. Tinney)

Original Music by
Bob Christianson

Cinematography by
Steven Shaw		(as Steve Shaw)

Film Editing by
John Orland

Casting by
Jaki Brown

Production Design by
Rand Sagers

Art Direction by
John Ballowe		(as John P. Ballowe)

Set Decoration by
Cherie Day Ledwith		(as Cherie Ledwith)
Grant Sawyer

Costume Design by
Reve Richards

Makeup Department
Vickie Benson Waite	....	makeup assistant (as Vickie Benson-Waite)
Michelle Fullmer Marvin	....	key makeup artist
Vanessa Welch	....	hair stylist

Production Management
John Orland	....	post-production supervisor
Lorie Zerweck	....	production manager: Hawaii

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff Kay	....	second assistant director
Adam C. Taylor	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ally Coulter	....	set dresser
Margot-Robin Gerber	....	assistant scenic artist (as Margo-Robin Gerber)
Ron Harris	....	storyboard artist
Neil Hochhalter	....	swing gang
Jeff Hutchinson	....	carpenter
Suzanne Lapick	....	property master
Diane Laskin	....	scenic artist
Lisa Linden	....	art production assistant
Kim McClees	....	property assistant
Scott Mears	....	carpenter
Jess Moreno	....	leadman
Kurt Nelson	....	scenic: Hawaii
John Pattison	....	property assistant
Ron Peterson	....	carpenter
Timothy Ryan	....	carpenter
Spiro Skentzos	....	art production assistant (as A. Spiro Skentzos)
Bob Stokes	....	designer: genie bottle
Jay Thorpe	....	standby painter
Roy Zambrano	....	carpenter
Mark Kern	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Dwayne Avery	....	sound editor
Duncan Burns	....	sound editor
Joe Campana	....	sound effects transfer
John Cattigan	....	foley apprentice (as Crystal Man)
Gonzo Cervantes	....	sound editor (as Gonzo)
Stuart Chasmar	....	sound editor (as Stu Chasmar)
Gail Clark Burch	....	adr editor (as Gail Clark)
Paul Coogan	....	production sound mixer: Hawaii (as Paul Coogen)
Michael P. Cook	....	sound editor
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley stepper
Dwayne S. Henkel	....	boom operator (as Dwayne Henkel)
Bob Hile	....	machine operator
Bess Hopper	....	foley stepper
Adam Johnston	....	sound editor
Robin Johnston	....	machine operator
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Stan Kastner)
Brandon Kock	....	foley assistant
James Koford	....	sound editor
Mickie McGowan	....	adr voices
Brion Paccassi	....	sound recordist
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Segal	....	production sound mixer
Charles C. Simmons	....	foley editor
Steve F.B. Smith	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Warren Smith	....	sound editor
Greg Stacy	....	sound editor
Marty Stein	....	adr editor
Randall K. Tomlin	....	sound editor (as Randy Tomlin)
Casey Troutman	....	foley stepper
Clancy T. Troutman	....	supervising sound editor (as Clancy Troutman)
Kerry Dean Williams	....	sound editor (as Kerry Williams)
Steven D. Williams	....	sound effects designer (as Steve Williams)
Al Gomez	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mark Henderscheid	....	assistant special effects
Ken Speed	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Beverly Bernacki	....	optical effects supervisor: Available Light, Ltd.
Beverly Bernacki	....	opticals: Available Light, Ltd.
Beth Brown	....	visual effects coordinator: Available Light, Ltd.
Marsha Gray Carrington	....	rotoscope: Available Light, Ltd.
Clint Colver	....	animator: Available Light, Ltd.
Spencer Gill	....	opticals: Available Light, Ltd.
Katherine Kean	....	animator: Available Light, Ltd.
Candace Lewis	....	animator: Available Light, Ltd. (as Candy Lewis)
Rob Maine	....	animation photography: Available Light, Ltd. (as Robert Maine)
Nina Salerno	....	rotoscope: Available Light, Ltd.
Joseph Thomas	....	animation photography: Available Light, Ltd.
John T. Van Vliet	....	animator: Available Light, Ltd.
John T. Van Vliet	....	visual effects supervisor: Available Light, Ltd.
Byron Werner	....	ink and paint artist: Available Light, Ltd.

Stunts
Hank Baumert	....	stunts
David Bertucci	....	stunts
George Cheung	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunts (as Doug R. Coleman)
Jimmy Lynn Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Bill Hart	....	stunts
Terry James	....	stunt coordinator
Terri Jones	....	stunts
Michelle Sebek	....	stunts (as Michelle Sebeck)
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
John B. Aronson	....	electrician
Kurek Ashley	....	dolly grip (as Kurek 'Rocky' Ashley)
Hank Baumert Jr.	....	grip
Benjamin Bazmore	....	electrician (as Ben Bazmore)
Huston Beaumont	....	rigging gaffer
Brian Bernstein	....	Steadicam assistant
David Bowden	....	rigging grip
Tom Brown	....	still photographer: Hawaii
Dante Cardone	....	gaffer
Jeff Cutrer	....	grip: Hawaii
Dave Dart	....	camera operator: NFL Films
Michelle Deal	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Sven Eklund	....	grip
Robert Fisher	....	rigging key grip (as Robert C. Fisher)
Scott Fuller	....	first assistant camera
Michael Gershman	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Ashley Graham	....	assistant still photographer
Michael Gulbin	....	key grip
Mitch Gulbin	....	best boy grip
John Harlan	....	rigging best boy
Michael Holmbeck	....	grip: Hawaii
Bruce Jagoda	....	grip
Gary Jameson	....	still photographer
Craig Johnson	....	first assistant camera: NFL Films
Fred Johnson	....	electrician
Rick Lamb	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Bob Leitelt	....	rigging electrician
Timothy Lott	....	second assistant camera
Willie Mann	....	rigging electrician
Erik Mart	....	grip
Jeff Mart	....	Steadicam operator
Ernesto Melara	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Katie Nilson	....	electrician
Mark Scott	....	best boy electric (as Mark I. Scott)
Thomas B. Scott	....	electrician (as Tom Scott)
Jan Sears	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Al Stewart	....	electrician
Dima Suslov	....	grip
Paul Taylor	....	Steadicam assistant
David Vogel	....	swing grip
H. Mark Vuille	....	rigging best boy (as Mark Vuille)
Greg Wardell	....	rigging electrician
David Watson	....	electrician
John T. Martin	....	grip (uncredited)
Bob Myers	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Darin D. Brown	....	casting coordinator
Kim Hardin	....	casting associate
Sheila Thompson	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dana Silver-Kathe	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Russ Kingston	....	assistant editor
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Barbara Riley	....	negative cutter
Fred Roth	....	associate editor
Caoilfhionn Sweeney	....	editing room intern

Music Department
Ken Bichel	....	musician: solo piano
Craig Bishop	....	music mixer
Craig Bishop	....	music recordist
Emile Charlap	....	music contractor
Emile Charlap	....	music copyist
Gary Chester	....	music recordist
Bob Christianson	....	musician: solo piano
Bob Christianson	....	orchestrator
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
John Moses	....	musician: clarinetist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Gary Bieger	....	driver
Randy Bragdon	....	driver
Ed Carter	....	driver
Paul Ciancetta	....	driver
Dave Floria	....	driver
Greg Johnson	....	driver
John Martin	....	driver
Les Orrison	....	transportation captain (as Les Orison)
Jim Papke	....	driver
Colin Buck Randall	....	driver (as Colin 'Buck' Randall)
Mike Smith	....	motorhome driver: Hawaii
Roger Bojarski Jr.	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Noreen Baughman	....	behind the scenes assistant
Jeannine Cook	....	production secretary
Robert Ferguson	....	location manager
Kris Folsom	....	animal trainer
David Gene Gibbs	....	helicopter pilot (as David Gibbs)
Leslie Godfrey	....	assistant production coordinator
Mike Gray	....	publicist (as Michael A. Gray)
Al Hahn	....	production accountant
Tom Hall	....	security
Bronco Hinek	....	equipment manager: San Francisco 49ers
Michael Holmbeck	....	production assistant: Hawaii
Jeanne Ishikawa	....	location scout: Hawaii
Karen Kelly	....	production consultant
Jonas C. Matz	....	set medic
Lawrence McDonald	....	accounting production assistant
Brian McMillan	....	head animal trainer
Steve Prince	....	production assistant
Lou Ann Quast	....	script supervisor
Sonny Ritscher	....	accounting consultant
John D. Sarviss	....	helicopter pilot
Julia Weinberg	....	food stylist
David West	....	behind the scenes footage
Ted Yonenaka	....	craft service
Lorie Zerweck	....	production coordinator
Mark Zetler	....	location manager
Sonny Ritscher	....	production accounting consultant (uncredited)

Thanks
Kathy Hilton	....	special thanks
Rick Hilton	....	special thanks
Jerry Walker	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Amazing Movies
• Elk River Productions

Distributors

• Curb/Esquire Films (1993) (USA)
• Malofilm Home Video (1993) (Canada) (VHS)
• Monarch Home Video (video)

Special Effects

• Robert Short Productions Inc. (mechanical special effects)
• Available Light (special visual effects animation and opticals) (as Available Light, Ltd.)

Other Companies

• Intervideo TTI  24-frame video (as Inter Video/TTI)
• Sync-Pop  sound supervision
• Brian McMillan's Animal Rentals Unlimited  animals trained by
• Telecast International  extras casting
• Cut To: Catering  caterer
• Wild Bill's Catering  caterer: Hawaii
• Edison Recording  music recorded at
• Great Immediately Recording  music mixed at
• John Paul Mitchell System  solar race car provided by (as John Paul Mitchell Systems)
• Cinerep International  location equipment by
• Axium  payroll services provided by
• Paskal Lighting  lighting and grip equipment supplied by
• Big Time Picture Company  editorial facility provided by (as Big Time Picture Co., Inc.)
• National Helicopter  helicopters provided by
• Speare & Company  insurance provided by (as Speare & Co.)
• Bear Equipment Rentals  cranes provided by (as Bear Equipment Rental, Inc.)
• Faunus  Lily's furniture provided by
• Skywalker Sound  post-production facilities
• Title House  titles
• Eureka Restaurant & Brewery  special thanks
• San Francisco 49ers  special thanks
• College of the Canyons  special thanks
• National Football League (NFL)  special thanks
• NFL Films  special thanks
• Turtle Bay Hilton, Hawaii  special thanks

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG

Company:

Amazing Movies

Movie Connections:

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

Soundtrack:

Meteor Ride

You'll never find it, but try.

This is a peculiar indie movie with a mild story but a strong cast.

Geoffrey Lewis is cast extremely against type (as Wishman, a good genie) and is over the top with round words, round phrases and round hand and arm movements whenever he speaks. A curious, but strangely comical and very likable characterization.

Paul Le Mat is his ever-reliable self (why is Paul not a huge star?) and carries his role off fine, if low key.

And Quin Kessler, who only appeared in a handful of films, is one of the most beautiful women ever to grace the screen with her presence. Her acting here was plenty good enough to earn her other roles, and her fabulous looks should have guaranteed her success.

Add the likes of Paul Gleason, Brion James, Gailard Sartain and Nancy Parsons (Beula Ballbricker to all you PORKY'S fans) and you've got a lot of talent on the screen. Plus the very first ever screen appearances of Paris Hilton and her sister Nicky! The director knew what he wanted, mostly subdued performances, and the actors gave them to him. The effect is odd, but enjoyable.

Wishman is a light little fantasy romance movie, nice in every detail, with a happy ending. You'll end up smiling, and what more can you ask from a couple of hours' pleasant diversion?