Kazaam

1996
PG
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

3.1/10

26K

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Francis Capra and Shaquille O'Neal in Kazaam (1996)

A troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests.

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A troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests.A troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests.A troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests.

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IMDb RATING

3.1/10

26K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Mrs. Duke
(as JoAnne Hart)

Brandon Durand

Vasquez

Wade Robson

Elito
(as Wade J. Robson)

Jake Glaser

Jake

Efren Ramirez

Carlos

Jonathan Carrasco

Z-Dog

Jesse Perez

Vasquez's Sidekick

Todd Sible

Engineer Ed

Juan Gabriel Reynoso

Hassem
(as Juan 'Rambo' Reynoso)

Said Faraj

El-Baz
(as Anthony Ferar)

Randall Bosley

Foad

Director
- Paul Michael Glaser
Writers
All cast & crew
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Trivia
This film was a critical and financial disaster, but Shaquille O'Neal has not expressed regret for his involvement. He said in a 2012 interview, "I was a medium-level juvenile delinquent from Newark who always dreamed about doing a movie. Someone said, 'Hey, here's $7 million, come in and do this genie movie.' What am I going to say, no? So I did it."

Goofs
Even though the movie is based in Brooklyn, while Max is talking with his dad in the car, you see a bus with Red and Orange stripes roll by. Buses in New York have blue stripes. Red and Orange were the colors of the Metro buses in Los Angeles in the early to mid-1990s.

Quotes
Kazaam: [while rapping] Let's green egg and ham it!

Crazy credits
Film title logo appears as the end credits are finished

Connections
Featured in Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)

Soundtracks
Fantastic Voyage
Written by Coolio (as Artis Ivey), Brian Dobbs, Fred Alexander (as Fred Alexander, Jr.), Norman Beavers,Mark Wood, Otis Stokes, Marvin Craig, Tiemeyer McCain, Thomas Shelby and Stephen Shockley
Performed by Coolio
Courtesy of Tommy Boy Records

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Shaquille O'Neal delivers an Oscar worthy performance in what might be the most powerful performance of the 90's. All around, it is brilliant. This is a gripping and amazing tale about a genie and his friendship with a lonely child. Acting is purely amazing and the story is beautifully played out like poetry in motion. Honestly, this film goes down as one of the all time greats. Top to bottom, this film is perfectly mastered. Every actor in this film comes through and nails the role perfectly. 11/10

Now, imagine the exact opposite of that. Got it? Okay, the truth is...the movie isn't even *that* good. Shaq, what were you thinking?