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1996 pic by Paul Michael Glaser

Kazaam
Theatrical release poster
Directed past	Paul Michael Glaser
Screenplay by	Christian Ford Roger Soffer
Story by	Paul Michael Glaser
Produced by	Paul Michael Glaser Scott Kroopf Bob Engelman
Starring	Shaquille O'Neal Francis Capra Ally Walker James Acheson
Cinematography	Charles Minsky
Edited by	Tom McMurtry Michael E. Polakow
Music by	Christopher Tyng
Production companies	Touchstone Pictures Interscope Communications PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Distributed past	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (United States) PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (International)
Release engagement	July 17, 1996 (1996-07-17)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Usa
Linguistic communication	English
Budget	$20 one thousand thousand^{[ commendation needed ]}
Box part	$18.nine million^[1]

Kazaam () is a 1996 American musical fantasy comedy film directed past Paul Michael Glaser, written by Christian Ford and Roger Soffer based on a story by Glaser, and starring Shaquille O'Neal equally the title character, a 5,000-yr-old genie who appears from a magic boombox to grant a 12-year-sometime boy iii wishes.

The film was released on July 17, 1996, grossing $19 1000000 on its $twenty 1000000 budget.

Plot [edit]

A wrecking ball destroys an abandoned edifice, the impact knocking over a magic lamp inside and causing it to country on a boombox. The genie inside decides to make residence within the boombox from there on.

Meanwhile, a 12-year-quondam boy named Maxwell "Max" Conner (Francis Capra) goes to school. He greets his friend, Jake (portrayed by Jake Glaser, managing director Paul Michael Glaser'southward son), with a goofy confront and is chastised by his teacher. Max is confronted by a gang of bullies, who hold him on the bathroom flooring and spray paint his outline, in retaliation for a primal he gave them for a robbery being no expert. The bullies later chase Max through Brooklyn after school. Max is chased into the abandoned building, where he discovers the boombox and accidentally unleashes the genie inside. The genie, who introduces himself every bit Kazaam (Shaquille O'Neal), a 5,000-year-one-time genie, tells Max that he is now Max's genie and proves it to him by demonstrating his powers, which results in Kazaam disappearing off the face of the earth.

Max spots his father in passing during his return domicile from school, and finds that his mother is marrying a fireman named Travis O'Neil (John Costelloe). Max instantly rejects Travis, and when his mother confronts him on his behavior, he counters past confronting her that she lied to him about his real father'south whereabouts, and that he is actually located in the urban center. Max then sets out to search for his begetter in the hopes of rekindling their relationship. He all of a sudden encounters Kazaam during his travels, who pesters Max into making a wish. Max eventually finds his father, just to learn that he is a musical talent agent who specializes in unauthorized music. But he initially doesn't care because his father, Nick Matteo by name, is overjoyed to see him over again, introduces Max (Matteo) to the other employees of the agency, and gives him free VIP passes to an upcoming concert at the nightclub he works at.

Max goes to his personal hole-and-corner hideout and tells Kazaam near his father. They decide to take a bike race through Max's hideout, during which Kazaam shows off his powers. Kazaam finally convinces Max to make his first wish, which consists of junk food raining from the sky. While eating all of this, Max suddenly realizes that he owns Kazaam until he makes his last ii wishes. Max and Kazaam get out to see Max's male parent over again.

After getting by an intimidating babysitter, Max and Kazaam attend the testify, where the performing act (with a little needling from Max) persuade Kazaam to join in. The owner of the nightclub, Malik (Marshall Manesh), shows interest in Kazaam upon the realization that he is a genie, and he hopes to control Kazaam through Max's father. The next day, Kazaam stays in Max'due south home and passes himself off as Max's tutor.

Max confesses to Kazaam that he and his male parent aren't really connecting, though Kazaam attempts to shirk the issue with some rapping, revealing how he and his "best friend, Ha'ber, in 1000 BC" first became genies. Max attempts to wish for his father and mother to autumn dorsum in love, simply Kazaam cannot grant this wish because he is not a djinn, and therefore not costless to grant ethereal wishes.

Later that mean solar day, Max witnesses his male parent existence assaulted by Malik and his minions due to a primary tape existence stolen during a robbery washed past Max's bullies with reluctance from Max and goes to Kazaam for help. Kazaam just received a record bargain as a professional rapper and is reluctant to help Max. So Max uses his second wish to conjure a replacement tape, though this causes an argument and a rift to course betwixt him and Kazaam. After school, when Max's father demand his son to hand over the Record Tape that he stole last dark, he does. Then he leaves realizing that he won't get a second chance with him. Later that dark, Max is kidnapped by Malik and takes possession of Kazaam's boombox, with his male parent being held hostage as well. Malik, having taken control of Kazaam's boombox, is now in command of Kazaam himself. Max is pushed down an lift shaft past Malik. He summons Kazaam in the hopes that he will practice his bidding. While Kazaam is initially powerless against his primary, he soon breaks free from his oppression and defeats Malik and his minions.

Kazaam transforms Malik into a basketball and and then slam dunks him into a garbage disposal. However, he then finds Max'southward lifeless torso, and wishes that he could have granted Max'southward wish to give his father a 2nd chance at life. Then, in his sorrow, Kazaam finally becomes a djinn, and is therefore able to exercise this for Max. With him officially a djinn, he pulls Max out of harm's style and carried out of the burning building by Travis. Max'south father so shows upward and tells him that he hopes to rekindle the bonding with his son, before he takes off with regime. Kazaam is then last seen walking off being grilled by his new girlfriend because he doesn't take a job, (having literally no idea what a chore is), while at the aforementioned time, ecstatic over his newfound freedom.

Cast [edit]

Shaquille O'Neal as Kazaam
Francis Capra as Maxwell "Max" Connor
Ally Walker equally Alice Connor
James Acheson equally Nick Matteo
John Costelloe every bit Travis O'Neil
Marshall Manesh as Malik
Fawn Reed equally Asia Moon
Mother Love as Mrs. Duke
Wade Robson as Elito
Jake Glaser as Jake
Efren Ramirez as Carlos
Steven Barr every bit Sam
Deidra Roper as Spinderella
Da Brat as Herself
Deborah Rennard as Malik's Date

Production [edit]

Based on an initial idea by manager Paul Michael Glaser, it went from thought to production in 10 weeks and was originally ready up at Warner Bros. before going into Turnaround where it was caused by Disney.^[2]

Soundtrack [edit]

Reception [edit]

On Rotten Tomatoes, Kazaam has an approval rating of 5% based on 37 reviews and an average rating of ii.82/x. The site'due south critical consensus reads, "Crafted from a mix of genre clichés, Kazaam doesn't know what kind of film information technology wants to be, and Shaq'southward larger-than-life charisma is stifled by rote filmmaking and an unimaginative story."^[3] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 24 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[4] Audiences surveyed past CinemaScore gave the moving-picture show a grade of "B+" on scale of A+ to F.^[5]

Roger Ebert gave the film one.5 stars, writing: "Shaq has already proven he can act (in Bluish Fries, the 1994 movie virtually college basketball). Here he shows he can be likable in a children'due south movie. What he does non evidence is practiced judgment in his choice of material. [...] the filmmakers didn't care to extend themselves across the obvious commercial possibilities of their first dim thought."^[6] Cistron Siskel of the Chicago Tribune awarded the moving-picture show ane star and described the film as "the kind of project someone probably told Shaq would sell to kids. It's marketing, not moviemaking."^[7]

Shaquille O'Neal'southward functioning in the flick was considered poor and has since been referenced in a number of movies,^[8] mainly either criticizing his acting or gloating about it. The film grossed $18.9 million against a $xx million product upkeep.^{[ citation needed ]} In a 2012 interview with GQ magazine O'Neal said, "I was a medium-level juvenile delinquent from Newark who e'er dreamed about doing a movie. Someone said, 'Hey, here's $7 meg, come in and exercise this genie movie.' What am I going to say, no? Then I did it."^[9]

"Shazaam" [edit]

Many people falsely recall the existence of a '90s film titled Shazaam, starring comedian and role player Sinbad as a genie. However, no such film ever existed, and it is possible people are misremembering Kazaam as the same pic.^[10] ^[eleven] The false memories of Shazaam can exist further explained as a confabulation of existent memories, possibly including: the comedian wearing a genie-similar costume during a TV marathon of Sinbad the Sailor films in 1994,^[12] ^[13] and a late 1960s blithe serial nigh a genie called Shazzan.^[fourteen] ^[15]

In April 2017, Sinbad collaborated with net comedic grouping CollegeHumor in a 2.5-infinitesimal short parody as homage to those who falsely recollect the film that he allegedly starred in.^[16]

On the VHS tape of Kazaam, there is a trailer/coming attraction for the Sinbad film, Kickoff Child.

References [edit]

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^ 28 December 1994, on the cable channel TNT; the marathon featured movies including Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977).
^ Evon, Dan (December 28, 2016). "Did Sinbad Play a Genie in the 1990s Movie 'Shazaam'?". Snopes. Archived from the original on Dec 19, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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^ Ethan Anderton (April three, 2017). "Footage of That Sinbad Shazam Movie Has Finally Been Conjured Upwards". /Flick. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.