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Kazaam
Sign in to saveKazaam () is a 1996 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Paul Michael Glaser, written by Christian Ford and Roger Soffer based on a story by Glaser, and starring Shaquille O'Neal as the title character, a 5,000-year-old genie who appears from a magic boombox to grant a 12-year-old boy three wishes.
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4.2When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.
Cast
- Shaquille O'Neal as Kazaam
- Francis Capra as Max
- Ally Walker as Alice
- Marshall Manesh as Malik
- James Acheson as Nick
- Fawn Reed as Asia Moon
Themes
- new york city
- wish
- genie
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Ratings
IMDb
3.1/10
26,221 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
5%
Metacritic
24/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Kazaam
- Film.image
- Kazaam poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Paul Michael Glaser
- Film.story
- Paul Michael Glaser
- Film.music
- Christopher Tyng
- Film.cinematography
- Charles Minsky
- Film.runtime
- 94 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $20 million
- Film.gross
- $18.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Paul Michael Glaser
- Screenwriter
- Paul Michael Glaser
- Cast member
- Wade Robson
- Composer
- Christopher Tyng
- Producer
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Charles Minsky
- Narrative location
- Brooklyn
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 882084
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1996-01-01
- title
- Kazaam
- distributed by
- Disney+
- review score
- 3.2/10
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Soundtrack
- Reception and legacy
- ''Shazaam''
- See also
- References
- External links
Kazaam () is a 1996 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Paul Michael Glaser, written by Christian Ford and Roger Soffer based on a story by Glaser, and starring Shaquille O'Neal as the title character, a 5,000-year-old genie who appears from a magic boombox to grant a 12-year-old boy three wishes.
The film was released on July 17, 1996, grossing $18.9 million on its $20 million budget, making it a box office disappointment. The film was met with negative reviews from critics.
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