Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.
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1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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| Lenny Henry | ... | Josephus the Genie | |
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John Gabriel | ... | Wizard |
| Alan Cumming | ... | Bernard Bottle | |
| Rowan Atkinson | ... | Charles Pinkworth | |
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Denis Lill | ... | Frank Kepple (as Dennis Lill) |
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Beaux Bryant | ... | Nurse |
| Kevin Allen | ... | Kevin | |
| Andrée Bernard | ... | Judy | |
| Melvyn Bragg | ... | Himself | |
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Janet Henfrey | ... | Miss Purse |
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Marcia Ashton | ... | Miss Temple |
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Sheila Latimer | ... | Bernard's Mother |
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Sally Geoghegan | ... | Waitress |
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Angela Clarke | ... | Carrie (as Angie Clarke) |
| Bob Geldof | ... | Himself | |
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An art dealer befriends a genie whom he frees from a lamp which he has been imprisoned with by an evil wizard for 2000 years for the accidental death of the evil wizard's daughter when the art dealer is fired by his greedy and corrupt boss. Written by Daniel Williamson
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genie | wish | magical carpet | english subtitles in original | wish fulfillment |Certificate:
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13 December 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Inspired by "The Book of One Thousand and One Nights". See more »Goofs
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
Genie: I can see it now: the loving relatives, the priest, the staggeringly-attractive best man, the shagged-out bridesmaids...See more »
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I really love this movie. I've seen thousands of films that claim to be 'feel good', but strangely enough none of them actually made me feel good. This one does. It's also quite hilarious, and also sad enough to make me cry at the end. The brilliance that is this film might owe something to the efforts of Lenny Henry, Rowan Atkinson (bugger ye off) and Richard Curtis - not to mention Bernard himself. Another plus factor about this movie is that it really is fit for all ages. Buy it!