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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.

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When 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.

Released: 1996-07-1794 minDir: Paul Michael GlaserFantasy, Comedy, FamilyBudget: $20.0MBox office: $18.9M

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

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kazaam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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