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Kazaam
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Writers (WGA):
Paul Michael Glaser (story)
Christian Ford (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 July 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
The world's most powerful genie has just met his match. more
Plot:
Being a lone young boy in the 'hood" is dangerous and unpleasant. This is what Max experiences when... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Shaquille O'Neal ... Kazaam

Francis Capra ... Maxwell 'Max' Connor
Ally Walker ... Alice Connor
James Acheson ... Nick
John Costelloe ... Travis

Marshall Manesh ... Malik
Fawn Reed ... Asia Moon
JoAnne Hart ... Mrs. Duke
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
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for action violence and language.
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #34636) | Finland:S | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Germany:12 | UK:12 (video premiere)

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Errors in geography: 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. more
Quotes:
Kazaam: That's not a wish, that's an insult! more
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Spoofs King Kong (1933) more
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Groovin more

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Read my comment., 21 May 2006
Author: tokyostreetkiller from United States

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?

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