People have taken to social media, sharing memories of this non-existent movie.
The movie Shazaam has people convinced that Sinbad acted in it as a genie.
Many fans recall a film where Sinbad plays a genie who goes on an adventure with two children.
People have taken to social media, sharing memories of this non-existent movie.
The truth is, Sinbad was never in a movie where he played a genie, and it's left people completely stunned.
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One Reddit user even broke down the entire plot, saying he's sure it was delivered to his uncle’s video rental store.
“The lamp is rubbed for the first time by two kids – an early teen boy, and his little sister who looks to be around 5 years old or so in their living room by the fireplace while their single dad is out of the house running an errand,” he recalls.
“The boy rubs the lamp and ‘Sinbad’ appears with full genie attire…”
David Adkins, better known by his stage name Sinbad, is a 67-year-old actor and comedian.
He’s known for starring in films like Jingle All The Way, Good Burger, and Planes.
He’s also had numerous HBO specials and his own sitcom called The Sinbad Show.
Despite this, he never starred in a movie where he played a genie.
Sinbad was never in a movie where he played a genie and it’s left people gobsmacked. Credit: Dropout via YouTube
So why do so many people believe this movie exists?
In pop culture, few phenomena are as perplexing as the Mandela Effect.
In the world of pop culture, the Mandela Effect is a strange phenomenon.
A prime example is this belief that Sinbad starred in a genie movie.
Despite vivid recollections from many people, no such movie exists, which continues to astonish people.
For some, hearing 'Sinbad' brings up memories of the 90s comedian.
For others, it’s the fictional sailor who had adventures in the Middle East, sometimes involving genies.
According to Snopes, this mix-up might be why people think Sinbad played a genie.
In 1994, Sinbad even hosted a screening of the film Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, which might add to the confusion.
Another possible explanation is that fans are mixing up details from the 90s movie Kazaam, where Shaquille O’Neal played a genie.
Many are confusing Sinbad with Shaquille O’Neal. Credit: Buena Vista Pictures
There's an image going around online that tricks people too.
It looks like Sinbad shirtless with folded arms.
In reality, it’s WWE wrestler Chavo Guerrero’s body with Sinbad’s face digitally added.
Adding to the confusion, College Humor posted ‘lost footage’ of the supposed Shazaam movie on April Fool’s Day in 2017.
All of this boils down to the Mandela Effect.
The Mandela Effect is a type of false memory that happens when many people incorrectly remember the same thing, according to Medical News Today.
The term comes from people remembering Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s, though he actually died in 2013, as per Verywell Mind.
Experts think this happens because our brains try to create clear stories from incomplete information.
Cognitive and parapsychological researcher Neil Dagnall told CNN:
“With the Mandela Effect, people are often remembering things the way they think they should be rather than the way they actually are – because we just process things very quickly in everyday life.”
