A movie called shazaam, starring the comedian sinbad as a genie. With shaquille oneal, francis capra, ally walker, james acheson. Aug 03, 2018 the short version of one of pop cultures weirdest memes is as follows. I am not mistaking it for the way sinbad dressed in the 90s. I remember sinbads overly dramatic bright purple genie outfit complete with the gawdy gold hooped earrings. Theres a sinbad shazam movie that a bunch of people claim theyve seen, even though no evidence of its existence had been found. Shazam shazaam with sinbad was real and here is all the movie. Dec 22, 2016 remember that classic 90s movie where sinbad played a genie. 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. What the plot of the 90s sinbad movie that doesnt exist. Back in the 90s, sinbad played a genie in a flick called shazaam, according to hundreds of redditors. Apr 02, 2018 the shazaam movie featuring sinbad is real. One remembers that the cover of the movie said sinbad in big letters that dwarfed the other. He is primarily known as an actor and somewhat a writer and proved his comedic acting style in house guest 1994, jingle all the way 1996, first kid 1996 and good burger 1997.
Did sinbad play a genie in the 1990s movie shazaam. With zachary levi, mark strong, asher angel, jack dylan grazer. Wasnt there a movie in the early 90s where sinbad the entertainer. Sinbad and the vizier of marabia, followed by evil magician koura.
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 genie coming out of a bottle. The internet is convinced its seen a sinbad movie that. Shazam was shaped like typical 90s graffiti art i remember when kazaam came out and thinking, this is stupid, why would they make another genie movie, didnt they just make shazam. Shazam was shaped like typical 90 s graffiti art i remember when kazaam came out and thinking, this is stupid, why would they make another genie movie, didnt they just make shazam. Shazam shazaam with sinbad was real and here is all the. Comedian sinbad played genie in 1990 childrens movie. Jan 04, 2017 there are two kinds of people in this world. Sinbad was born in benton harbor, michigan to two parents, louise and the baptist rev. Sinbad created a fake version of that 90s genie movie people. A troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests.
All three movies are from the mid 90s, when this socalled shazam was apparently released. Have we crossed over from an alternate reality in which. And the myth is part of the mandela effect conspiracy that perpetuates the idea that were living in an. 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. Footage of that sinbad shazam movie has finally been conjured up. Please do not to be confuse with kazaam, a genie movie starring shaq. Although there are some pictures and even videos allegedly showing same, as. If you remember shazaam, the movie that doesnt exist, you. March 31, 2017 you need to see this an actual clip from that 90s sinbad genie movie. And i had to watch it multiple times to look for reported damages to the tape, rewind it. Wasnt there a movie in the early 90s where sinbad the entertainer comedian. The sinbad genie movie is not an example of the mandela effect. One remembers that the cover of the movie said sinbad in big letters that dwarfed the.
The bizarre story of the beloved 90s sinbad genie movie. It appears that this sinbadgenie phenomenon is another instance of the mandela effect, an informal term for a collective false memory. Collegehumor you need to see this an actual clip from. The strange case of the sinbad genie movie that doesnt. For years people have been talking about shazaam like it was made up and never existed. The 90s sinbad genie movie shazaam not to be confused. Sinbad himself whose real name is david adkins is certain he never starred in such a movie. So you see, this whole yearandahalf long showcase of vivid recollections and unnecessary accusations is simply due to fickle people with conflicting memories of an obscure, shitty movie. Thaddeus sivana, asher angel as billy batson, jack dylan grazer as freddy freeman, adam brody as the freddy freeman avatar. Sinbad never made a genie movie called shazaam, and people. But people swear blind they remember it all the same. When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.
That movie doesnt exist on this particular worldline. An evergrowing number of confused 90s kids have flocked to the internet to adamantly insist that there was indeed a movie called shazam, and sinbad was definitely in it. Sorry this is so long, but i wanted to write what i recalled and share it with those interested. But that doesnt explain the other memories of a movie poster, a featurelength film plot, and so on. In an article for the new statesman, amelia tait lays out the strange case of shazaam, which. Hundreds of people claim to remember a classic 90s movie starring comedian sinbad as a wishgranting genie but the problem is, that movie remembered as shazaam never actually. Comedian sinbad played genie role in 1990s popular childrens movie shazaam. Footage of that sinbad shazam movie has finally been. Possibly danny pintauro, brian bonsall, or johnathan taylor thomas could have replaced him. Outside of the shazaam truther community on reddit, the commonlyaccepted explanation for this is that around the time sinbad was a huge name in standup comedy and film in the 90s, shaquille o. Sinbad says he will do a genie movie, because of the internet. A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy. Sorry internet, sinbad never played a genie and shazam.
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 shazaam in the early 90s. The movie that doesnt exist and the redditors who think. Fans say they vividly remember watching a sinbad genie movie dating back to the early 90s but finding tangible proof the shazam movie ever existed is impossible. This time, we have an anomaly involving the comedian sinbad and an early 90s movie called shazam or shazaam ill refer to it as shazaam from here on out, in which. There is a 1996 childrens comedy film called kazaam, featuring baseball star shaquille oneal as a wishgranting genie.
Although there are some pictures and even videos allegedly showing same, as detailed below, the claims are not facts. In the early nineties, roughly around 1994, a now 52yearold man named don ordered two copies of a brand new video for the rental store his uncle owned and he helped to run. Do you remember comedian sinbad s awful 90s movie shazaam. A few years ago, a growing number of people began to believe that at some point in the 1990s, they had seen a movie called. Dec 23, 2016 sorry 90s kids, sinbad has never starred as a genie in a movie called shazam, despite what you think you recall that fact has not stopped multitudes on the internet from believing in this. The 90 s sinbad genie movie shazaam not to be confused with kazaam wshaq i very distinctly remember watching this movie as a teen in the 90s. A popular internet theory holds that actor david adkins, better known as the comedian sinbad, played a genie in a popular childrens movie released sometime in the 1990s called shazaam. What the plot of the 90s sinbad movie that doesnt exist is. Sinbad shazaam 90s movie false memories, mandala effect. Sinbad stopped fighting shazam because of the xfiles. Do you remember comedian sinbads awful 90s movie shazaam. A movie called shazaam, starring the comedian sinbad as a genie, once existed but only a handful of people remember it. 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.
Just peruse the countless threads about it online, and you will find that there are hundreds of people who can provide their own accounts of having seen the movie. And the myth is part of the mandela effect conspiracy that perpetuates the idea that were living in an altered reality, where things arent what they used to be. The movie that doesnt exist and the redditors who think it does. The mandela effect becomes reality with this scene from.
Jan 03, 2017 the shazam movie mandela effect has taken the internet community by storm. Shazaamshazam is a movie from the 1990s starring sinbad. Whether sinbad was ever in a movie where he played a genie. Parallel universe where sinbad made a movie called shazaam. Sinbad in shazaam genie movie he admits 1990s film is real. Who remembers the 90s movie with comedian sinbad called. Mar 21, 2017 an evergrowing number of confused 90s kids have flocked to the internet to adamantly insist that there was indeed a movie called shazam, and sinbad was definitely in it. Yes, there was a movie in the 1990s starring sinbad called shazam or maybe shazaam. Johnathan brandis was in the movie, but not the series. Dec 22, 2016 fellow 90s kids, i have some bad news for you.
At first it was movie and then later became a shortlived series. Theres always something new and exciting going on in the wonderful world of the mandela effect. Shazam shazaam with sinbad was real and here is all the movie information. Id like a valid explanation and sinbad doing a movie now called shazam isnt going to explain where this 90s film went. Dec 22, 2016 36 comments on who remembers the 90s movie with comedian sinbad called shazaam. Sinbad stopped fighting shazam because of the xfiles indiewire. The short version of one of pop cultures weirdest memes is as follows. It is the seventh film in the dc extended universe. Did sinbad play a genie in the movie shazam and then did. Donald beckley adkins and was then known as david adkins. According to a story shared widely online since few years, david adkins, the well known comedian sinbad played genie role in 1990s popular childrens movie called shazaam. People have now resorted to calling out sinbad on social media for an explanation of what happened to the shazam movie.
Many people have inquired about the high videocassette prices for films that did not have a wide. I remember making references to shazam throughout my life, just like three ninjas or home alone. 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. Rating is available when the video has been rented.
The 90s sinbad genie movie shazaam not to be confused with kazaam wshaq i very distinctly remember watching this movie as a teen in the 90s. How to cope with the fact that your favorite 90s sinbad. Apr 02, 2017 presented as two minutes of found footage from the film in question a nonexistent and vaguely racist conflation of kazaam, in which shaq plays a genie, and sinbads 90s oeuvre. If you remember shazaam, the movie that doesnt exist. Comedian sinbad played genie in 1990s childrens movie. You probably remember every plot detail about sinbad and his faulty wish. Dec 28, 2016 a popular internet theory holds that actor david adkins, better known as the comedian sinbad, played a genie in a popular childrens movie released sometime in the 1990s called shazaam. Kerwin mathews, kathryn grant, richard eyer, torin thatcher.
I had to handle the two copies we owned dozens of times over the years, says don who wishes to give his first name only. The av club points out that while this could have easily been an obvious cashin on a viral internet meme, the short is actually rather clever in what. Sinbad shazaam genie movie his deadly confession youtube. The shazam movie mandela effect has taken the internet community by storm. Who remembers the 90s movie with comedian sinbad called shazaam. This time, we have an anomaly involving the comedian sinbad and an early 90s movie called shazam or shazaam ill refer to it as shazaam from here on out, in which he played a magical wishgranting genie.
A small but vocal number of people, however, claim to remember an earlier film called shazaam, starring comedian sinbad real name david. A movie called shazaam, starring the comedian sinbad as a. Also, if youre looking for a 90s movie called shazaam with sinbad as a genie, well, that doesnt actually even exist. Sinbad in shazaam genie movie he admits 1990s film is. Hundreds of people are convinced that theyve seen a movie. You need to see this an actual clip from that 90s sinbad genie movie.
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