It appears that this Sinbad-genie phenomenon is another instance of the “ Mandela Effect,” an informal term for a collective false memory.
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In fact, a preview for Kazaam was reportedly featured during the previews on some VHS copies of the Sinbad movie The First Kid:
Sinbad appeared in several popular childrens’ movies in the 1990s, so it would not be particularly surprising if some viewers mistakenly remembered him in this particular genie film (which, naturally, would not go unnoticed by Internet pranksters). In 1996, Shaquille O’Neal essayed the role of a genie in the film “Kazaam”: Kazaam: A simpler explanation is that some fans are misremembering the details of another movie from the 1990s that featured a popular actor playing a genie. I hosted an afternoon of sinbad movies o 1994 (sinbad the sailor movies) /圜E65Q3aK5 Sinbad himself did once host a showing of the movie “Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” on TNT in solved the sinbad genie mystery. It is possible that some viewers have conflated the two characters in recalling a 1990s-era film about a genie. The name: Depending on when you grew up, the name “Sinbad” likely recalls memories of one of two things: either a popular 1990s comedian, or a fictional sailor who had adventures (sometimes involving genies) in the Middle East. While we cannot pinpoint an exact origin of this collective false memory, several circumstantial aspects suggest why people may mistakenly recall Sinbad’s having starred in a genie movie. The “genie” in the above-displayed image actually features the chest and arms of WWE wrestler Chavo Guerrero, with Sinbad’s face digitally added to the scene:ĭespite the total lack of evidence that any such film starring Sinbad was ever made - no extant footage, no still shots documenting its creation, no news articles or movie reviews mentioning it, it has no entry in the Internet Movie Database ( IMDb), and Sinbad himself has stated that he never played a genie in a movie called Shazaam - many people still they remember seeing the movie. Although this movie does not actually exist, social media users have circulated an image in an attempt to fool viewers into believing the film is real:
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