Not too bad of a film. The premise of a genie that grants you unlimited wishes is a tough topic, considering there are things like paradoxes and such, but if you over look that, and just accept the film as a fun "beach" movie, you won't be disappointed. The Genie is a very likable character, and casted very well. The lead, Dean Cameron, is a complete loser, but his innocence is what makes him so likable. It's a cute love story, with unexpected amounts of nudity, and a happy ending... what more would you want from a film starring Dean Cameron?
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Dudleytown25 September 2004
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goya-416 October 2000A guy loses his apt, his job and his woman all in the same day..to top it off he sees his dream girl, a supermodel, and she blows him off..He takes a walk on the beach to get away and stumbles upon a genie, played by Ami Dolenz (daughter of Monkee Mickey Dolenz) named Jeanie (how unique!) She grants him everything he desires in order to win over the supermodel who ditched him..but the genie soon finds herself falling for her master...Will her love win out over his lust for the supermodel? This is a suprisingly good film for its plot and premise..its no comedic masterpiece but it has some funny moments and a coherent plot along with a good performance by the pretty Ami Dolenz. On a scale of one to ten..6
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JamieWJackson2 December 2013Well, as so many have said, this is a fun movie, with (at least in the R-rated version) a lot of gratuitous nudity from a wide range of babes, somehow excepting our two leading ladies, ably portrayed by the scrumptious Felicity Waterman and the insanely adorable Ami Dolenz.
The other reviewers have pretty well told the story of this movie as far as its strengths (lots of pretty skin and faces, cute love story, nothing too heavy) and weaknesses (mediocre acting by most of the cast, predictable plot). I just wanted to be nerdy and point out one thing which dropped my rating down for this still-enjoyable romp: Jeannie's disdain for Earth, at the start of the film, vanishes without a trace the instant she appears here, never to be heard from again. That's just horrible writing. I know, it's just a B-movie with skin and goofy laughs, but come on. It wouldn't have taken even 10 minutes of thought to put in at least a token follow-on to that bewilderingly abandoned plot point. She could have shown a transition from cynic to some sort of warmth and interest, over the course of the movie.
Oh well. Ami really is about as adorable a genie as anyone could want, so it's hard to care too much about that. If she ever popped out of a bottle for me, I'd be asking her what *she* wanted!!
One last thing: what was up with Dean Cameron's hair? Points for originality, I guess, but... wow. LOL!
Did I mention Ami is adorable? -
80sfan18 June 2001A cute comedy about every mans wish at some point in time. Get the girl, money, car the easy way........make a wish! Dolenze really helps this film out. It's fun to watch this film late at night when there really isn't anything exciting on. I give it a 6.
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lisafordeay24 June 2016Miracle Beach is a 1992 Romantic Comedy,and tells the tale of a lovelorn man named Scotty(Dean Cameron)who is in love with a girl who is an actress called Dana Stanford(Felicity Waterman). One night however he stumbles across a mysterious bottle that unleashes a beautiful quirky young woman who happens to be a genie(Ami). So she helps the lovelorn man to win the woman of his dreams only she ends up falling in love with him. So Scotty has to decide who he really loves Dana or Jeannie?
Bottom: Yes its super cheesy and yes the premise is very bizarre in a way think of it like that TV show with Larry Hagman I Dreamed Of Jennie meets lots (and I mean lots of titties on show) and you get this flick.
I suggest you track it down and see what you think of it. It's not a bad movie but again it's very silly. The girl who plays the Genie was really likeable and quirky she kinda reminded me of Kirsten Bell for some strange reason. The guy that plays the lovelorn guy was decent but by god his bushy eyebrows distracted me from time to time.
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Over 54% of IMDB viewers rated this movie at least 7 out of 10, and 25% rated it 10 out of 10. So a lot of people do like this movie! If you do not expect a reality-based movie, with an intellectual script and complex plot, and if you just view this film with a light-hearted shallowness in order to have some fun, then all is fine. For the guys there is plenty of eye candy, especially in the R-rated version, but this is not simply a cheap C-grade sex movie because there is actually a nice message about love and romance and if you are open to this then you will feel good at the end of the film.
Ami Bluebell Dolenz is amazingly cute and beautiful, perfect for the role of a genie. Her middle name fits perfectly and is probably every man's dream woman. There are some stupid lines and bad acting (but not from the main characters) and overall it is a good flick, especially for the guys and for women who do not feel threatened by seeing so many gorgeous bodies.
The addition of Pat Morita (from 'Karate Kid' fame) and Vincent Schiavelli (the subway ghost in 'Ghost' and so many other films) puts this film up a few more notches. Unfortunately the video cover for this film portrays it as a cheap sex film, which you may find it to be if sexy bodies plus light comedy are an unpleasant combination for you. For the rest of us, we can have a few laughs with a few romantic dreams. -
Groverdox16 February 2023"Miracle Beach" is like a love fantasy movie from the '50s, updated, barely, with a few breasts the movie doesn't even show very well.
The nudity in the flick is an after-thought, incidental, and shown as though trying hard not to arouse the audience. It feels embarrassed by it.
This is funny of course because the only reason why anyone would watch this movie today or when it was made is to see fake-tanned, weird-shaped, odd-nipple-having early '90s breasts.
The plot: a loveable loser gets a genie to make him the kind of guy who would have a chance with the British beach babe he has a thing for. Along the way, the genie, played by Monkee-offspring babe Ami Dolenz, falls in love with the guy herself, leading to the oldest "looking for love" plot structure in history, ie. Guy wants out-of-his-league girl, scores with her but realises he should have gone with the babe-next-door instead.
The movie just gets boring and is never really all that entertaining despite Dean Cameron's undeniable charisma. I was wondering if he might be America's Robin Askwith, ie. Only guy famous for roles in silly dated boob comedies. According to IMDB though, he's only been in a few of those, ie. "Summer School", "Ski School", and this movie.
He also thinks this movie killed his career.
It's not that bad, as far as they go, but it's not that good, either. It's pretty boring and I was just waiting for it to end. -
BenTramerLives782 January 2023Actor Dean Cameron apparently said this is the film that killed his career, but he's pretty much playing the same character he always did, a beach bum.
Cameron is a young man who has lost his girlfriend and his job. He has a thing for a British woman from a television commercial but she won't give him the time of day. He ends up with a genie, played by Ami Dolenz, who will grant him all the wishes he wants. While he believes he is getting everything he wants, it turns out the British woman still doesn't really care for him and the genie has fallen for him.
This film may seem like a career killer to some, but it's really a cute little comedy film at the end of the day. Sure it has too many nude scenes for this type of film, but it is still a decent watch. I feel like the movie is something between a sex comedy and a cute romantic comedy. It would've been nice if the makers of this film had picked a lane but the end result is still good. -
bombersflyup5 April 2019Miracle Beach is sort of a nothing film, with juvenile characterization and script that's so far from reality.
The lead actor Cameron isn't good, but the two main girls beautiful and Ami Dolenz a proficient actress. I generally like this archetype, but the comedy and heart's lacking. -
Marton-319 April 2000I've seen this movie and I found it good but not great. The story of a genie coming out of a bottle is not that original, although I like the idea of making this movie during present-days. Besides, it was quite comic and the shocking appearance of Dolenz really help the title from being a regular one...
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infinitetyler19 January 2023This movie is dumb, but what did you expect? Haven't you heard the term, "Always judge a movie by its cover"? On a certain basic level I wish I was a nobody-turned-somebody pursuing someone who's beautiful-but-wrong for me while there's a perfectly beautiful person who's been standing next to me who literally grants my every wish and through a series of humorous circumstances I eventually realize was The One for me all along. I also want to fly and shoot lazer-beams out of my eyes. Anyways, back to the boobs, er, movie. Before 'Miracle Beach' I'd never put much thought into the idea that, in these old dude-rom-coms with gratuitous nudity, you usually didn't ever see the boobs of the person who ends up being 'The One', so you realize that the meaning of friendship is the boobs you met along the way; or something like that. Regardless, thank you, Miracle Beach!
Seriously though, this movie is dumb and not funny. You can just check the internet if you really want to see 90's boobs. -
Dave-3308 April 1999Babes, breasts, and the occasional joke flavor this movie about a hot genie and a beach bum. I have not viewed this movie in awhile but what I can remember is that the women look good and Dean Cameron does his usual slacker bit. Not the greatest movie but I seem to remember laughing at some of the parts. I remember a lot of cameos and Morita is still amusing although he is not in the movie long. Aside from the eye candy, this movie has little to bring to the table and if you don't like Cameron or Dolenz, don't even bother.
A side note: there are two versions of this movie out there, I have seen both versions on HBO and the R-rated version is better, not just for the nudity but also the story flows better and Alexis Arquette is not even in the PG-13 version. -
fgunther19 July 2002After seeing this movie, I'm surprised we haven't seen more of Ami Dolenz. In spite of blonde hair and a bodacious figure, she shows herself a skilled actress here, making you believe in the fable of a genie who **spoiler** falls in love with her master, against all the genie rules.
Briefly, the storyline is that Jeannie is given her last chance by the head genie, because she repeatedly messes up her assignments. She is sent to Earth to improve life for a poor schnook named Scotty, who is down to sleeping on a park bench, while his two buddies are renting a garage as living quarters.
Naturally, Scotty is totally smitten with an unattainable woman, and uses his wishes to impress her, and woo her.
After a while, just in the nick of time (what else?) he realizes that the girl he really wants is...
Heck, watch the movie with a date, after a candlelight dinner. If this can't get you in a romantic mood, it's time to take up bingo. -
BandSAboutMovies21 September 2023Scotty McKay (Dean Cameron) is a beach bum who used to be rich. Then he finds a lamp and a genie named, well, Jeannie (Ami Dolenz). Thanks to her, he's pretty much rich again and has Jeannie to do everything he wants, even win over a supermodel named Dana (Felicity Waterman, Vanessa Hunt from Knots Landing). Except that Jeannie isn't allowed to assist her master with love and why would she? She's the one in love with him.
Sometimes I get down on myself. Then I think about Vincent Schiavelli. He was seriously talented and yet here he is, playing a mystic in Miracle Beach when he should have been acting in way better movies. Yet he always showed up and worked hard. Martin Mull, too, who is in this as the stock bad guy. Pat Morita and Alexis Arquette are also in the cast.
This movie was made in PG, R and unrated editions. So the family could watch one version and another could be on USA Up All Night. Oh yeah! Monique Gabrielle shows up! And it was called Miracle Beach: Hard Bodies II in Australia.
Director Skott Snyder directed a whole bunch of Playboy videos and writer Scott Bindley wrote the cartoon The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature as well as Cop and a Half: New Recruit and Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite. That totally all makes sense. -
Homer-6923 February 2000I've seen this movie a few times, and I thought it was pretty good, but somewhat flawed. 99% of the nudity was gratuitous and just showed up out of nowhere. There was no violence, and I don't remember any cussing. If the nudity were removed, this would be a great kids movie. Ami Dolenz, Jeannie, is looking like just about the cutest girl imaginable in this movie.
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SnoopyStyle20 March 2022Scotty McKay (Dean Cameron) is a beach slacker and everything is going wrong. His girl cheats on him and he loses his lousy job. His dream girl Dana (Felicity Waterman) is way out of his league and wants nothing to do with him. Jeanie Peterson (Ami Dolenz) is sent down to Earth. She's an actual Genie and Scotty finds her lamp after passing out on a bench.
I mostly remember Dean Cameron from Ski School and Summer School. This character is not quite as appealing in his other ones. There is a lot of rando T&A. It's all rather bland until I Can't Believe. That song is so horrible that it's almost satirical. This is a bad B-movie and it doesn't have the fun exuberance of those other two movies. -
andy4u2call11 January 2003**possible spoilers**?
Oh how I love this film! Beautiful location, beautiful beaches, and oh yeah, beautiful girls! There is definitely lots of eye-candy in this one. But Ami Dolenz (Jeannie) steals the whole show. She is such a sweetheart in this movie, and I'm sure others think so too. She has the sweetest voice and I think she's pretty darn HOT! What a lucky guy Dean (Scotty) Cameron is (or was), first receiving the genie bottle from Pat Morita, who plays a beach bum at first but at the films end surprises all of us, and later on at the end, falling in love with Dolenz.
There is quite a bit of nudity in this movie, but hardly any sex, it's more of an adult R-rated comedy than those cheesy (but good) Friday After Dark adult flicks that are found on Cinemax. And I have to say again, that Ami Dolenz was and still is the sweetest and most beautiful woman in the world today. Also, the "get off my train" guy from the movie Ghost is in this too, he plays the old antique collector, whom Scotty confronts several times and asks about the bottle he had obtained. Scotty's friends play pretty good roles too. I'd say there's a pretty good cast in this movie, although not spectacular (save for Cameron, Dolenz, and Morita).
I rate this movie a 10/10, I absolutely love it to death (so what if it's a B-type movie and never really got good reviews...it has girls, girls, and MORE GIRLS!), and a surprise ending. Go watch it now!!! You won't be disappointed!!! -
autographsforsaledotcom29 May 2002Miracle Beach is probably my favorite B movie of all time. Charming, romantic and silly all at the same time. Terrific performance by Ami Dolenz, who really carries this movie. Basketball fans should get a kick out of the rather creative cameo by former Clippers guard Gary Grant.
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RogerMooreTheBestBond21 December 2008Dean Cameron plays a guy down on his luck. He finds his girlfriend(Monique Gabrielle fully nude) sleeping with his landlord. She walks out on him and the landlord kicks him out for not paying his rent. Jeannie(played by the gorgeous Ami Dolenz) who lives with other Genie's in the sky is given orders to check out how humanity is doing. She lands her bottle on the beach and Scotty ends up with it. He wakes up the next morning in bed with two naked girls in bed. He runs off with the bottle. She appears to him in the bathroom. Her figure really looks nice in her Genie outfit. I would have preferred to see her belly button, but she still looked nice. She changes his clothing to make him believe in her. He tells her he wants to fall in love with Dana, a beautiful brunette who is the girlfriend of another guy(Played by Dean Cain). She is not able to make her fall in love with him. He ends up wishing to beat her boyfriend in volleyball and he does it. Dana is impressed. Jeannie zaps up a huge house on the sand for Scotty and his 2 buddies to live in. Pat Morita plays a man out of work who was kind to Scotty. He hires him to work at his house. Jeannie zaps a swimsuit contest to take place at their beach and the women stay at their house. There are quite a few topless shots of the girls and they look pretty good. Scotty continues to have wishes granted so he can impress Dana. He does not sleep with her which makes Jeannie happy. She starts falling for him as she shows him how to act and dance with her. Ami and Dean really make a cute couple. Her smile makes me melt. The friends continue to score with the girls. Jeannie has Scotty practice massaging her and they have a little spark of romantic looks at each other. He still wants Dana and Jeannie sabotages his date with her. She is scolded by her Genie boss.
Now we get to the best part of the movie. Jeannie and Scotty walk the beach and see Dana with another guy. Jeannie tells him to pick another girl. He decides to make Dana jealous. Jeannie offers to be his girlfriend. Then Scotty utters the magic words "I wish you were visible". Jeannie appears in polka dot blue & white bikini. She is a perfect 10. She has perfect breasts that are popping out of her top nicely. Add to that the her incredibly sexy abs, they are perfect. Also her legs are perfect. I have viewed this scene hundreds of times and it never get old watching it. She even surprises Scotty, but the jealousy bit works for the moment. Jeannie ends up in the bikini contest(wearing a blue bikini now and no great close up shots)and she wins. Scotty is furious and banishes her. He spends another night with Dana and finds out he loves Jeannie. He finds her bottle and says he loves her. She appears and all is good. They walk off onto the beach and Pat Morita turns into Jeannie's boss. He was watching and helping her all the time. This was really a fun movie. It would have been perfect for the whole family, but there are a lot of bare breasts. Harldy any profanity and no violence. Worth watching for getting to see Ami in a bikini! -
elenaphysics22 April 2019I have watched this movie just recently and I found it very nice. It is not a masterpiece but it is a beautiful romantic comedy. I would watch it again. It is nice,it is funny.It has a feel-good vibe. It reminds me of the beach when we were kids. Of course I am not from the USA but I come from a beautiful island with great beaches and back then in the 90s everything was different. People were different.People had fun,they played sports, everything was simple back then. Now you can't get this feeling. So this movie took me back in time. It was a decent movie.A nice comedy.
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powerwave-363369 March 2022I love this movie because of the people it great acting the view of the beach is awesome its like going there one to watch the best movie and i like the the set how clean the beach was.
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BlueSkies7658 April 2019Miracle Beach unapologetically embraces the most hedonistic aspects of living in glamorous Los Angeles. At least half of the movie features women naked or in skimpy bikini's. In the Miracle Beach Universe everyone is sleeping with each other. There's beaches, large beach houses, expensive cars and did I mention a lot of beautiful women?
Miracle Beach embraces all the stereotypes of the glamorous rich in LA and has a lot of fun with it. The genie aspect is a nice touch and this results in a lot of cool moments. Scotty and his crew of bros do the typical things bros do when they can have anything they want in the world.
The love story managed to pull me in. Ami Dolenz had a great performance. Don't expect too much depth from this movie though. It's mainly about people having fun but it does try to add some depth with a love story. The overall feel of the movie is just so goofy that any attempts at seriousness actually makes the movie more fun because it makes it feel even more goofy.
It's an innocent, playful feel good movie. I like it. -
azcards61625 November 2006First time I saw Miracle Beach, Ami Dolenz just blew me away., I thought she made the whole movie. You had the life friends that partied all the time, the homeless gent who is talented if he is given work. Parts of this movie, if you have dreams or wishes, you never know what can happen.. I think the movie is one of the better movies I have seen in a comedy type movie.
Stereotyping was very prevalent in the movie from the stud volleyball players to the fashion models.
Soup, Lars and Scotty believe in the theory genies are real, but needed a bit of convincing. Scotty was the Master, but for the most part didn't let most of his power go to his head. He helped people that were less fortunate than him, and by doing so, his idea of what a truly good woman in changes.. -
TharsheyN22 December 2023Miracle Beach follows Scotty McKay a simple, nice yet slightly idiotic guy who finds a genie in a lamp, whose there to grant his every wish. The movie is funny, it's enjoyable and it's definitely worth seeing though it is also a bit silly and stupid at times and markets itself as a cheap, made for tv movie rather then a solid film about love and romance and comedy.
The story as mentioned follows Scotty McKay (Dean Cameron) whose life seems to falling down around him until he chances on a beggar Gus (Pat Morita) who gives him a lamp/bottle thing that results in him having his very own Genie! The films main story is Scotty going from beach bum to rich, successful guy trying to woe the tall, hot sexy model Dana Stanford (Felicity Waterman) his got his eyes on.
The underlining story however is what makes the film truly good and that is his Genie Jeannie Peterson (Ami Dolenz) whose bubbly, full of energy and excitement and has the most amazing smile, who just so happens to be falling in love with Scotty. She is pretty much any guys dream girl with her bubbly personality and strong character not to mention her stunning beauty and cuteness throughout the film. Along with that we also have 2 of Scotty really stupid friends who spend their time partying, drinking and trying to pickup woman. They serve more as comedic release then having any actually important role but they're fine overall.
The cast is pure awesomeness, seriously! We start out with Dean Cameron who plays Scotty and keeps us all entertained with his performance.
Next up we have the beautiful Felicity Waterman who plays model Dana and while her character has no depth it's fine as she is quite literally just meant to be a pretty object of desire throughout the film and in that regard she does a fine job indeed.
Finally we have Ami Bluebell Dolenz who plays the cutest, most beautiful genie ever seen in a movie Jeannie Peterson! She is truly the star of the show, like seriously her energy, personality and beauty make the movie 100 times better then it otherwise would be. She is also pretty much the only character that is actually likeable and that the audience will be rooting for throughout the movie. Absolutely incredible performance by Ami Dolenz for her portrayal of Jeannie!
Our supporting cast all do brilliant jobs as well especially Pat Morita as Gus and Scotty's 2 friends.
The VFX and SFX are brilliant, no complaints there. I'm watching this movie in 2023 and it's made in 1992 but the genie's effects are fine and honestly hold up perfectly well even today.
Overall a very well deserved 8/10 from me! I enjoyed the storyline it was quite decent for the most part, The casting was superb especially our main characters Scotty, Jeannie and Dana. The effects are great and I'd definitely recommend giving this one a watch.
The only negatives I have about the movie is the fact that Scotty is a total, bloody idiot. It's probably from hanging out with his 2 friends who are even dumber then him to be honest. Scotty is after a model who anyone with half a brain cell can see is a gold digger and who is cheating on poor Scotty from the time she first meets him till the end. He completely misses what's under his nose the entire time, his beautiful, smart, funny best friend and genie Jeannie. It's only at the very, very end with literally seconds to go that he realizes what his missing out on in pursuit of Dana and does a 180 and gets the girl before it's to late. Minus one point for this and minus the second point for the movie being to short. It needed another 20 minutes at least that would have expanded on Jeannie a bit more, her character and her relationship with Scotty rather then the 30 second montage clip we get instead. -
mikeg-8776630 April 2023I know she's a product of nepotism (Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees), but it's impossible not to fall in love with Ami Dolenz's character in this film. I know it's somewhat cheesy and relies a bit too much on the gratuitous exploits of many 80's/90's films, but what really holds a potentially hokey film together is the charm of Ami and the grounding presence of Pat Morita. I ordered the DVD after only 30 minutes of taking a chance on this film. What began as a choice made out of morbid curiosity, turned into a genuine connection to the picture. I believe it gets ignored mostly from the super lame title--and perhaps Dean's haircut, but if you want to be charmed by a not-so-serious early 90's film, make it Miracle Beach.