Bernard and the Genie

About Bernard and the Genie

Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.

Paul Weiland's Bernard and the Genie is a 1991 comedy fantasy film. Its themes are wish, genie, and christmas.

Lenny Henry appears as Josephus the Genie, Alan Cumming as Bernard Bottle, Rowan Atkinson as Charles Pinkworth, and John Gabriel as Wizard. At 70 minutes long, it arrived in November 1991.

The screenplay is by Richard Curtis. It streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, and Aladdin make useful companions to Bernard and the Genie.