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The film series that ''defines'' [[Jackass Genie]].
In ancient Arabian legend, the djinn were almost nothing like the [[Benevolent Genie|genies we know and love]]--they were ''demons''. Beings "created from smokeless fire", the djinn were incredibly powerful beings who could nonetheless sometimes be trapped in various items and enslaved.
The ''[[Wishmaster]]'' films, while not sticking perfectly to Arabian lore, were intended to [[Grimmification|re-Grimmify]] the genie myth. Did they succeed? [[Darker and Edgier|Undoubtedly.]]
The series comprises:
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* ''Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled''
Also the name of an album and a song by [[
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* [[555]]: Wendy's number in ''Wishmaster'' is 555-0165.
* [[Affably Evil]]: The Djinn, most of the time.
* [[
* [[And I Must Scream]]: The souls the Djinn captures are placed in ''[[
* [[Baleful Polymorph]]: Usual effect from Djinn's wishes.
* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: The tagline of the first movie
* [[Body Horror]]: Numerous, numerous examples.
* [[Cameo]]: Here's a good party game to play with anyone who likes horror movies. Watch this movie, see who can identify the most cameos by actors who played monsters in horror movies.
* [[Bond James Bond]]: ''Wishmaster'':▼
** Answers: {{spoiler|Robert Englund from ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'', Kane Hodder from ''[[Friday the 13th]]'', Tony Todd from ''[[Candyman]]'', Ted Raimi from ''[[The Evil Dead]]'', Joseph Pilato from ''[[Day of the Dead]]'', Rico Ross from ''[[Alien]]'', George Buck Flower, who had minor roles in several movies directed by [[John Carpenter]], Reggie Banister from ''[[Phantasm]]'', and Chris Lemon from ''[[Just Before Dawn]]''.}}
{{quote| '''Ariella:''' "Now will this be cash or charge, Mr.--?"<br />▼
'''The Djinn:''' "Demarest. Nathaniel Demarest. Call me Nathaniel." }}▼
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Subverted in the first film. When the Djinn (in human form) chases Alex into a banquet, she simply tells the doorman that the man is harassing her, and he jumps in to keep the Djinn from entering.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: The Djinn's habit of saying "Done!" after granting a wish. Coupled with his insolent smile.
* [[Chest Burster]]: In the opening of ''Wishmaster'', a monster (one that actually does look a lot like a [[Alien (
** Made all the more horrifying since it's actually [[Body Horror|his own intestines morphed into a freakish monster and tearing out of him to attack a bystander]]
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: A minor example, but at the beginning of ''Evil Never Dies'', Morgana and Eric had another guy helping them rob the museum. He gets shot, and presumably killed, by a guard, and is never mentioned again afterward, either by Morgana or the reporters and officers covering the robbery
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: A list of all the "fucks" and other swears uttered in ''Evil Never Dies'' would be very long indeed.
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* [[Crystal Prison]]
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: The Djinn apparently learned from his mistake at the end of ''Wishmaster'' by the second film. When Morgana's boyfriend (who had a part in unleashing him) wishes he was never born, the Djinn, instead of screwing with time, simply regresses him to nothing.
* [[Death
* [[Deal
* [[Dem Bones]]: The opening of the original film had a guy's skeleton tear free of his body and start attacking people.
* [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]]
* [[Fingore]]: In the second movie, like [[Yubitsume]], but without the Yakuza: Morgana does it to "purify" herself so she can fulfill the requirements of the sealing ritual.
* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]: Completely averted. The Djinn has absolutely no problem adjusting.
* [[Genie in
* [[A God Am I]] (Also [[Smith Will Suffice]]): ''Wishmaster'':
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'''The Djinn:''' "Not yet, human. Soon. Very soon I will be." }}
* [[Gorn]]
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* [[Great Gazoo]]
* [[Groin Attack]]: A security guards gets stabbed in the crotch with a sword by a [[Living Statue]] in ''Wishmaster''. Once the blade is in, the thing even goes as far as twisting it.
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: In the series, Djinn are an [[
* [[Homicide Machines]]: The Djinn causes a card shuffler to go haywire ''Evil Never Dies'', causing it to begin shooting cards at people with enough force to kill them.
* [[Hotter and Sexier]]: ''Beyond the Gates of Hell'' and ''The Prophecy Fulfilled'' feature a lot of nudity. ''[[Up to Eleven|A lot]]''.
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* [[The Mafiya]]: The Djinn's "sidekick" in ''Evil Never Dies'' turns out to be a member of it, and the two briefly hang out in a Russian club after getting out of prison.
* [[Man On Fire]]: A random partier is engulfed in flames, shot from a fireplace, at the party at the end of ''Wishmaster''.
▲* [[The Name Is Bond, James Bond]]: ''Wishmaster'':
▲'''The Djinn:''' "Demarest. Nathaniel Demarest. Call me Nathaniel." }}
* [[Numbered Sequels]]
* [[Reality Warper]]: Djinn can alter reality to fulfill a wish.
* [[Reset Button]]: How Djinn is defeated in the first film when the third wish is used to prevent him from being released in the first place.
* [[Story Reset]]: The first movie is finished up by having it 'never happen' with a single time-altering wish.
* [[Screw Yourself]]: While dealing his business in prison in the second movie, Djinn grants one inmates wish that his lawyer "would go fuck himself". [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [[Sssssnaketalk]]: The Djinn tends to gradually [[One-Winged Angel|drop his human act]]. The first stage consists of him starting to talk in a deep hissing voice with [[Lip Lock|elongated stress]] on some syllables.
* [[Summon Bigger Fish]]: The protagonist of Wishmaster 3 tries this by wishing for the aid of the [[Archangel Michael]]. It only partly works. Michael has a sword that can kill the Djinn, but only the summoner can actually kill the Djinn and can only use the sword once they become worthy. Michael spends most of the film with her running. Still, his healing powers are useful.
* [[Temporal Paradox]]: In the first film, the protagonist's solution for getting rid of the djinn creates a grandfather paradox.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Inverted. See [[Hey, It's That Guy!]] for the classic horror icons that are a list of his victims.
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** The Djinn may also give one "free" wish.He did so as a demonstration to show that one cannot simply wish the Djinn were dead or killed.
* [[Villain Based Franchise]]
* [[Villains Out Shopping]]: The Djinn goes shopping for a suit in the first film.
* [[Viva Las Vegas]]: The end of ''Evil Never Dies'' takes place there, since it is the best place to find a ton of people wishing. As the Djinn put it:
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* [[We Will Meet Again]]: Said in the third film.
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[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
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