Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999) (V)

Director:

Jack Sholder

Writers (WGA):

Peter Atkins (characters)
Jack Sholder (written by)

Release Date:

13 January 2000 (Iceland)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Evil Has Been Summonned...Again!

Plot:

The evil Djinn is awakened once more, and must collect 1001 souls to begin the Apocalypse.

Plot Keywords:

Djinn | Prison | Lifting Person In Air | Second Part | Wish

Cast

Andrew Divoff	...	The Djinn / Nathaniel Demerest
Paul Johansson	...	Gregory
Holly Fields	...	Morgana
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Mr. Tarraion
Carlos Leon	...	Webber
Robert LaSardo	...	Gries
Oleg Vidov	...	Osip
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Tillover (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
Chris Weber	...	Eric
Al Foster	...	Security Guard #1
Vyto Ruginis	...	Hosticka (as Vito Ruginis)
Randy Hall	...	Cop #1
Maria Genero	...	Reporter
James Staszkiel	...	Predator (as Jimmy Staszkiel)
Rhino Michaels	...	Butz (as Ryan "Rhino" Michaels)
James Kim	...	James Tiger
Simon Kim	...	Simon Tiger
Scott Klace	...	Fox
Gwen McGee	...	Prison Matron
Viktor Ivanov	...	Misha (as Victor Ivanov)
Levan Uchaneishvili	...	Pushkin
Ilia Volok	...	Bodyguard
Timo Flloko	...	Moustafa
Christopher Boyer	...	Craps Player
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt Falletta	...	Djinn victim (uncredited)
M. Steven Felty	...	Inside Out Casino Man (uncredited)
Scott L. Treger	...	Casino Guard (uncredited)

Directed by
Jack Sholder

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Atkins		(characters)
Jack Sholder		(written by)

Produced by
Tony Amatullo	....	producer
Robert Lansing Parker	....	line producer

Original Music by
David C. Williams		(as David Williams)

Cinematography by
Carlos González

Film Editing by
Michael Schweitzer

Casting by
Betsy Fels

Production Design by
Alfred Sole

Art Direction by
Scott H. Campbell

Set Decoration by
Elizabeth Zdansky

Costume Design by
Laura Marolakos

Makeup Department
Lori Ann Baker	....	key hair stylist
M. Steven Felty	....	special makeup effects assistant coordinator
Anthony C. Ferrante	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Roy Knyrim	....	special makeup effects
Stella Knyrim	....	special makeup effects & djinn crew
J.M. Logan	....	designer/supervisor: Djinn
Paul Logan	....	special makeup effects & djinn crew
Jerry Macaluso	....	special makeup effects
Melanie Mills	....	assistant makeup artist
Dominique Persi	....	special makeup effects & djinn crew
Susan Reiner	....	key makeup artist
Karen Ruggiaro	....	special makeup effects & djinn crew
Brad Sykes	....	special makeup effects & djinn crew
Mark Villalobos	....	special makeup effects & djinn crew
Akira Yamada	....	special makeup effects & djinn crew

Production Management
Thomas Carl McGuinness	....	post-production supervisor
Robert Lansing Parker	....	unit production manager
Dana Reid	....	executive in charge of production
Laura Stuart	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony C. Ferrante	....	second unit director
Angela Barnes Gomes	....	second second assistant director: second unit (as Angela Barnes)
Kristin Killey	....	first assistant director: second unit
Kristin Killey	....	second assistant director
Steve Lonano	....	second assistant director: second unit
Steve Lonano	....	second second assistant director
Carl Lawrence Ludwig	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Sylvie Aran	....	scenic
Tarin Barragn	....	carpenter
John Belch	....	swing gang
Scott Buckwald	....	property master
Lisa Cherry	....	scenic
David Clark	....	assistant property master
David W. Clark	....	assistant property master
D.H. Covey	....	artworks
D.H. Covey	....	storyboard artist
Todd Domenic Cribari	....	carpenter
Leonardo De Palos	....	scenic
Travis Flora	....	carpenter
Kristen Gilmartin	....	on-set dresser
Mitchell J. Glaser	....	swing gang
Sam Greenmun	....	sculptor
Shaun Gussin	....	construction coordinator
Guerin Hollingsworth	....	art department coordinator
Gareth Alexander Kantner	....	construction foreman
Sinbad Kazakian	....	scenic
Martin Lockamy	....	carpenter
Stefan Lorenzo	....	carpenter
Joseph V. Marpel	....	swing gang
Adrienne Mascaro	....	props assistant
Dhmhtrios Michalakopoulos	....	carpenter
Kevin Miller	....	swing gang
Steven Miller	....	swing gang
Garry Alexander Mitchell	....	carpenter
Malcolm Moorman	....	lead scenic artist
Phillip Neyman	....	props assistant
Paul Rand	....	carpenter
Charles Santore	....	swing gang
Chris Tunney	....	leadman
Jeff Wettach	....	carpenter
Paul Zemanek	....	swing gang

Sound Department
Walt Bost	....	foley artist
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist
Madeleine Garai	....	sound coordinator
Michael L. Hicks	....	adr editor
Michael L. Hicks	....	adr mixer
Jason G. Maltz	....	sound mixer
Kevin McClellan	....	boom operator
Andy Potvin	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Christian Taylor	....	assistant sound editor
Clive Taylor	....	sound designer
Clive Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Clive Taylor	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel Tripoli	....	dialogue editor
Dan Wallin	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Sam Greenmun	....	designer: exploding statue

Visual Effects by
Tony Anthony	....	compositor: Optical Illusions, Inc.
Reid Burns	....	digital effects producer
Joe Cashman	....	matte paintings: gem world
Chris Christman	....	particle effects
James Cook	....	oversized gem
Andrew Frank	....	visual effects editor
Kristopher Gregg	....	compositor: Optical Illusions, Inc.
Isabell Heimerdinger	....	compositor: Optical Illusions, Inc.
Marcus Keyes	....	visual effects supervisor
Jeff Matakovich	....	visual effects supervisor: Optical Illusions
Jonathan Monk	....	compositor: Optical Illusions, Inc.
Stephan Pascher	....	compositor: Optical Illusions, Inc.
Eric Pender	....	effects animator
Christopher Dusendschon	....	hazeltine optical element timing: THDX (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical effects compositor: THDX (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	optical element Hazeltine colorist: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
José Ignacio Álvarez	....	stunts (as Ignacio Alvarez)
Ted Barba	....	stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunt coordinator
Bobby Burns	....	stunts (as Bobby Andrew Burns)
Jeff Cadiente	....	stunts
Alisa Christensen	....	stunts
Brian Christensen	....	stunts
Eugene Collier	....	stunts
Kimberly Cossette	....	stunts
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts (as Thomas Dweier)
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Roy E. Harrison	....	stunts (as Roy Harrison)
Michael Haynes	....	stunts
Lonnie Loyal Johnson	....	stunts
Brett A. Jones	....	stunts (as Brett Jones)
Kim Keson	....	stunts
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunts (as Kim Koscki)
Clint Lilley	....	stunts
Frank Lloyd	....	stunts
Eric Mansker	....	stunts
Cole S. McKay	....	stunts (as Cole McKay)
Carl Milinac	....	stunts
Douglas O'Neil	....	stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts (as Denny Pierce)
Theresa Pink	....	stunts
Brian Simpson	....	stunts
Patrick J. Statham	....	stunts
Frank Torres	....	stunts
Eileen Weisinger	....	stunts
James Welch	....	stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Preston A. Adams	....	best boy electric
Ron Baldwin	....	Steadicam operator
Jürgen Baum	....	director of photography: second unit
Douglas Blagg	....	key grip
Craig Bortman	....	camera loader
Ted Caloroso	....	first assistant camera (as Theo Caloroso)
Don Chong	....	dolly grip
Kelly Clear	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Matthew Coleman	....	best boy electric rigger
Paul Cuffee	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Paul Cuffee	....	chief lighting technician
Paul Cuffee	....	gaffer
Ronald K. De torres	....	electrician
Ronald K. De torres	....	set lighting technician
Martha Fay	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Stefan Fernandez	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Guy J. Graves	....	generator operator
George Eric Griffith	....	key grip: second unit
G. Barak Humphrey	....	key grip: second unit
Diamantina Jannon	....	second assistant camera
Paul Janossy	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
John Johnson	....	still photographer (as John P. Johnson)
Frederick Johnston	....	camera truck
Hiro Kakuhari	....	electrician
Keith H. Karidis	....	key grip: second unit
Craig Lerner	....	grip
David Levich	....	best boy grip
Barry Norwood	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Paul Paguyo	....	electrician
Aaron Iggy Scarpitti	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Marc Lulkin	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Rich King	....	extras casting
Keri Owens	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Lynn Ebin	....	costume supervisor
Anne Laoparadonchai	....	wardrobe department intern
Suzanne Marchant	....	wardrobe department intern
Agata Maszkiewicz	....	wardrobe department intern
Suzanne McNamara	....	wardrobe department intern
Devon Patterson	....	on-set costumer

Editorial Department
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer
Jamie Kirkpatrick	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Billy Cardenas	....	additional driver
Freddy G. Ceballos	....	additional driver
Wayne Flowers Jr.	....	driver: honeywagon
Guy J. Graves	....	driver
Albert Holliday	....	additional driver
Eric Miller	....	transportation coordinator
Reed Phillips	....	driver: wardrobe trailer
Don Riesau	....	additional driver
David D.B. Wilson	....	transportation captain (as D.B. Wilson)

Other crew
Noella Barb	....	medic
Gina Brockett	....	animal trainer
Jim Brockett	....	animal trainer
Nicole Cummins	....	script supervisor
Micca Eo	....	set production assistant intern
Eric Fierstein	....	location manager (as Erik Fierstein)
Rosella Gomez	....	craft service
Joanne Guthrie	....	set production assistant
Leslie Hucko	....	assistant: Jack Scholder
Leslie Hucko	....	script supervisor
Jonne Huguley	....	craft service
Lonnie Johnson	....	medic
Bejhan Kalantar	....	publicist
Rick Kelley	....	set production assistant
Kate Kelly	....	production assistant
Timothy Kiley	....	assistant location manager
Heather Kwiecinski	....	production coordinator
Maeve Mannion	....	production accountant
Dylan McKenna	....	assistant accountant
Edward Meeker	....	assistant location manager
Andrea Mitchell	....	set production assistant
Barbara Nearey	....	set production assistant
Fabrice Poussin	....	production assistant
Myra Raney	....	production assistant
Nathan Rush	....	production assistant
Ed Santiago	....	consultant: avid
Ken Twohy	....	production assistant
Gary Wigglesworth	....	chef
Cathy Ziehl	....	assistant production coordinator
Judy Sharinger	....	credits consultant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Artisan Entertainment

Distributors

• Alliance Releasing Home Video (Canada) (VHS)
• Artisan Entertainment (USA)
• CTV International (France)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Optical Illusions (visual effects)
• Sota Effects

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance
• Axium Casting Agency  extras casting
• Axium Payroll Services  payroll services
• Bill Mitchell Cinematography  additional footage courtesy of
• Blue Sky Stock Footage  additional footage courtesy of
• Brockett's Film Fauna  animals provided by
• C.A.S.T. Security  security
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Digital Cut Post Inc.  Avid film composers provided By (as Digital Cut Post)
• Film Finance  completion guarantee
• FotoKem Laboratory  laboratory
• K.N.B. Effects Group  special make-up effects thanks
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting
• Nataya  special thanks
• Optic Nerve Studios  special make-up effects thanks
• Power Post Audio  sound post-production
• Skechers  special thanks
• Team ADR  adr group
• The Chase Manhattan Bank  production financing
• Three Palm Music  score recorded at
• Title House  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

Evil Never Dies (USA) (working title)
Wishmaster: Evil Never Dies (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, strong language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Artisan Entertainment

Goofs:

Plot holes: The first victim of the Djinn wished he'd never been born and his wish was granted. That should mean that his girlfriend and everyone else who knew him should have their memory of him wiped clean. She should not be grieving for him.

Quotes:

Tillover: How does a week in the hole sound?
Djinn: A week, is that the best you got? I was once in a hole for 3000 years, this should be a breeze.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002) (V)

Some sequels are worth a fun watch, even if they are tacky

I know "Wishmaster" was never really that popular with the horror fans, but I think it's a guilty pleasure for some, and you have to got to admit that these were the deadliest wishes ever! I loved seeing how the Djin twisted the wishes and loved all the gory scenes, they were just great. I have to say that the actor who played Nathanal, his face must've hurt that entire movie. :) I think if you liked the first Wishmaster, you would get a kick out of this one.

Basically, a group of thieves take art from a gallery, including the Djin stone, when a girl, Morgana, is stopped by a security guard, he shoots her and she shoots back killing him, but the bullet that hit her was stopped by the stone, releasing the Djin. The boyfriend of Morgana tells her to run, she does so, and the Djin takes the rap for the gang going to prison granting wishes upon wishes. He has to gather 1,000 souls and grant 3 wishes to Morgana before his hell will reign on Earth!

I thought the wishes were extremely cool, I think my favorite one was with the lawyer and how he "did" himself, it was very funny in a sick way, you've got to admit that it was original. I think horror fans will get a slight kick out of the second Wishmaster and I'm looking forward for the next sequel.

4/10