Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

"Evil has been summonned... again!"

1999 1h 36m EN

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Synopsis

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During a failed art heist, the Djinn is once again liberated. This time, to complete the 1001 wishes that he needs before the final 3, he lets himself go to prison, where he starts his evil reign twisting the hopes of the prisoners. Meanwhile, the woman who set him free accidentally, Morgana, tries to find a way to stop him, aided by a young priest.

“Evil has been summonned... again!”

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Cast

Andrew Divoff
Demerest
Holly Fields
Morgana
Paul Johansson
Gregory
Bokeem Woodbine
Farralon
Carlos Leon
Webber
Robert LaSardo
Gries
Oleg Vidov
Osip
Tommy Lister Jr.
Tillaver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jack Sholder
Writers: Jack Sholder
Languages: Russian, English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Wishmaster Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Jack Sholder, shot by Carlos González. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David C. Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Schweitzer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Andrew Divoff and Holly Fields and Paul Johansson carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jack Sholder directs. Carlos González behind the camera. David C. Williams scores. Michael Schweitzer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
4Part of the "Wishmaster Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Jack Sholder, shot by Carlos González. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by David C. Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Michael Schweitzer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Andrew Divoff and Holly Fields and Paul Johansson carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Evil has been summonned... again!".
10IMDB entry: tt0156182 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "prison", "prophecy", "killing", "wish".

The technical file

Cinematography: Carlos González
Original score: David C. Williams
Editing: Michael Schweitzer
Production design: Alfred Sole
Costume design: Laura Marolakos
Makeup / hair: Roy Knyrim
VFX supervisor: Marcus Keyes
Sound: Clive Taylor
Stunt coordinator: Kurt Bryant
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,500,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999)

Part of

Wishmaster Collection

An American horror film series centered on a djinn, an omnipotent, supremely evil genie entity who is released from a jewel and seeks to capture souls.

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Jack Sholder

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What people are saying

Gimly2017-10-27
★ 5/10
Divoff still kills it as the Djinn, and though Wishmaster 2 is far superior to either of the films in the franchise that follow it, instead of taking everything that worked about the first movie and expanding upon it, Evil Never Dies takes only half of the things that worked in the first film and then does less with them. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Ryan Ting2026-10-05
★ 6/10
The sequel to the original Wishmaster film from 1999 where Andrew Divoff reprises the role of Demerest, the wish granting Djinn. Holly Fields portrays Morgana, a thief who accidentally releases a wish-granting Djinn from a cursed fire opal. The demon must collect 1001 souls to begin an apocalypse, forcing the thief to confront her guilt through sacrificial redemption & succeeding it in sealing the Djinn back within the stone.

Production companies

Who made it

Artisan Entertainment
US
CT
CTV International
FR

Key crew

CharactersPeter Atkins
ProducerTony Amatullo
EditorMichael Schweitzer
StuntsJames Welch
StuntsEileen Weisinger
StuntsFrank Torres
StuntsPatrick J. Statham
StuntsBrian Simpson
StuntsTheresa Pink
StuntsDenney Pierce
StuntsEddie Perez
StuntsDouglas O'Neil
StuntsCarl Milinac
StuntsEric Mansker
StuntsFrank Lloyd
StuntsClint Lilley
StuntsKim Robert Koscki
StuntsKim Keson
StuntsBrett A. Jones
StuntsLonnie Johnson
StuntsMichael Haynes
StuntsRoy E. Harrison
StuntsThomas DeWier
StuntsKimberly Cossette

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

prison
prophecy
killing
wish
world supremacy
sequel
djinn
capture

Release history · US

When it landed

Physical1999-08-17R· DVD
TV1999-03-12R

Also known as

International titles

O Mestre dos Desejos 2BR
Evil Never DiesUS
Halálmester 2HU