Miracle Beach

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Miracle Beach
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Directed bySkott Snider
Written byScott Bindley
Produced by Brad Krevoy
Starring Dean Cameron
Ami Dolenz
Felicity Waterman
Pat Morita
CinematographyBernard Salzmann
Edited by Emma E. Hickox
Music byEric Allaman
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Tri-Star Home Video
Release date
  • September 30, 1992 (1992-09-30)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Miracle Beach (released in the Philippines as Genie, My Love and subtitled Hardbodies II in Australia) is a 1992 fantasy/comedy film starring Dean Cameron, Ami Dolenz, Felicity Waterman and Pat Morita.

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Plot

Scotty McKay (Cameron) is just an everyday beach-bum who used to have it all, when he finds an attractive genie named Jeannie (Dolenz). Her mission is to assist Scotty. With Jeannie's help, Scotty has everything again and more, as Jeannie does his bidding and answers to his every beck and call; that is until he asks Jeannie to make him more desirable to the next door supermodel, Dana (Felicity Waterman).

Jeannie can't help as far as love is concerned, and besides, Dana is just not interested. Jeannie soon runs into problems when she finds herself attracted to Scotty and finds it difficult to help him win Dana's heart.

When Dana starts cheating with her ex, Scott is convinced by Jeannie to make Dana jealous by wishing her visible to others as his lover. Scotty starts seeing Jeannie's love for him and begins ignoring Dana. Scott ultimately decides to choose Jeannie, whom becomes human after his declaration of love; as genie couldn't declare her love first due to the same magic.

Cast

Release

Miracle Beach was released direct-to-video on VHS by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on September 30, 1992. In the Philippines, the film was released in theaters as Genie, My Love on October 20, 1992; it was marketed as "suitable for the whole family". [1]

It was released on the MGM Limited Edition Collection on November 17, 2015. It was released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber on April 19, 2016.

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References

  1. "Opens Tuesday, October 20". Manila Standard . Kamahalan Publishing Corp. October 18, 1992. p. 20. Retrieved November 16, 2020. Featuring The International Hit Song "Just Another Day" By John Seckada