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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.

  • Director
    • Paul Michael Glaser
  • Writers
    • Paul Michael Glaser
    • Christian Ford
    • Roger Soffer
  • Stars
    • Shaquille O'Neal
    • Francis Capra
    • Ally Walker
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.1/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Michael Glaser
    • Writers
      • Paul Michael Glaser
      • Christian Ford
      • Roger Soffer
    • Stars
      • Shaquille O'Neal
      • Francis Capra
      • Ally Walker
    • 121User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 24Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Shaquille O'Neal
    Shaquille O'Neal
    • Kazaam
    Francis Capra
    Francis Capra
    • Maxwell 'Max' Connor
    Ally Walker
    Ally Walker
    • Alice Connor
    James Acheson
    James Acheson
    • Nick
    John Costelloe
    John Costelloe
    • Travis
    Marshall Manesh
    Marshall Manesh
    • Malik
    Fawn Reed
    Fawn Reed
    • Asia Moon
    Mother Love
    Mother Love
    • Mrs. Duke
    • (as JoAnne Hart)
    Brandon Durand
    • Vasquez
    Wade Robson
    Wade Robson
    • Elito
    • (as Wade J. Robson)
    Jake Glaser
    Jake Glaser
    • Jake
    Efren Ramirez
    Efren Ramirez
    • Carlos
    Jonathan Carrasco
    • Z-Dog
    Jesse Perez
    Jesse Perez
    • Vasquez's Sidekick
    Todd Sible
    • Engineer Ed
    Juan Gabriel Reynoso
    Juan Gabriel Reynoso
    • Hassem
    • (as Juan 'Rambo' Reynoso)
    Said Faraj
    Said Faraj
    • El-Baz
    • (as Anthony Ferar)
    Randall Bosley
    Randall Bosley
    • Foad
    • Director
      • Paul Michael Glaser
    • Writers
      • Paul Michael Glaser
      • Christian Ford
      • Roger Soffer
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    5netroach

    Come on, folks, it wasn't THAT bad...

    Okay, Shaq can't act. But he doesn't need to; he's mostly there to be big and imposing. It's hardly a good movie, but it's an entertaining kidflick...
    6Floated2

    it wasn't that bad

    Kazaam is an alright movie and isn't that bad. It doesn't deserve to be rated so low and in the bottom 100. It was decent. The movie starts out a little shaky but it gets better. The acting in the movie is kinda bad and the plots are very predictable but it was still okay. I'll admit that Shaq's acting is bad and he should stick to rapping and the NBA, the other characters acting weren't that awful.

    The movie has a nice fell to it while watching, the scenes and designs are cool. One of my favorite parts in the movie is when Max is talking to Kazaam and Kazaam tells him that he has 3 wishes, so Max wishes that it would rain burgers and fries. That part was funny and cool. I also liked the ending in the movie.

    Id recommend this movie
    1Melllvar

    Please make it stop.

    This is the worst film I have ever seen.I was watching this film with some friends and after 40 minutes we had enough. The plot was bad and there wasn't a single likeable character.I could get more entertainment watching static. I gave this movie a 1 only because the scale didn't go into negative numbers. Avoid this movie at all costs.
    ChoneFiggins

    KAZAAM *1/2 OF ****

    Shaquille O' Neal plays a rapping genie helping a kid(his name....who cares) to re-unite with his work~a~holic father. OK, this movie is deeply flawed, mild in entertainment, but with all of these rappers and basketball stars (Omarion in "You Got Served, Darius Miles in "The Perfect Score) in movies playing rappers and basketball stars, at least Shaq attempts to be a genie,and TRIES to stretch his acting ability by being something he's not. Besides that, the kid's wishes are implausible, seeing as candy bars and burgers rain (through a roof somehow) and come down perfect in order and unsmushed. I can't see which audience this is targeting. Kids won't be awed and 12+ will be laughing for all of the wrong reasons.

    VERDICT: *1/2 of **** Not Recommended
    1Asteri-Atypical

    Shaq should stay OUT of music and acting!!!

    What a pathetic movie.

    I won't waste much time commenting about it. I'm still trying to get back the couple hours I wasted on it.

    Let me leave it simply with - Shaq has NO BUSINESS being an actor or singer. He is utterly without talent at both discplines. It's a crying shame that substantially more talented people waste away in community theatres and karaoke bars while Shaq uses his name as a basketball player to undeservedly get cast in movies and cut CDs.

    Much of the failure of this movie was the pathetic no-talent that is Shaq.

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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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    • Release date
      • July 17, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Казаам
    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Interscope Communications
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,937,262
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,001,588
      • Jul 21, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,937,262
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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