A teenager in modern-day Miami finds a magic lantern and out pops a genie, who's been asleep for 200 years and in his gratitude grants the boy several wishes.
Acting
Bud Spencer's genie somehow both wooden and weirdly charming.
Practical Effects
Flying carpet effects that aged like milk in Miami humidity.
Director
Bruno Corbucci
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of seven (!) movies Bruno Corbucci directed in 1986 alone.
Part of Italy's bizarre 80s obsession with American urban settings shot on cheap European locations.
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