Kazaam 1996
“The world's most powerful genie has just met his match.”
What is Kazaam?
Topic: Film "Kazaam" (1996). Constraints: Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1996
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Release date
- Jul 17, 1996
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Interscope Communications, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Revenue
- $18,937,262
- Genres
- Fantasy, Comedy, Family
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 4.2/10 from 323 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~94 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Interscope Communications, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
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Topic: Film "Kazaam" (1996).
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Title: Kazaam.
Year: 1996.
Release Date: July 17, 1996 (US).
Genre: American musical fantasy comedy film / fantasy family musical comedy.
Rating: PG.
Runtime: 1h 34m.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser.
Writers: Christian Ford and Roger Soffer (based on a story by Glaser).
Producers: Paul M. Glaser and Shaquille O'Neal.
Starring: Shaquille O'Neal as the title character (a 5,000-year-old genie).
Plot: Max fools a gang of local toughs and gets in trouble. While fleeing, he runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boombox, releasing Kazaam, a genie held captive for thousands of years. The genie appears from a magic boombox to grant a 12-year-old boy three wishes.
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Should you watch it?
“A boy flees local toughs, enters an old warehouse, and releases a 5,000-year-old genie from a boombox.”
- Shaquille O'Neal stars as the title character, a 5,000-year-old genie.
- It features a unique premise involving a magic boombox and three wishes.
- The 1996 American musical fantasy comedy was directed by Paul Michael Glaser.
- The provided sources do not contain explicit negative viewer critiques to form a detailed skip reason.
Watch it if you want to see Shaquille O'Neal star as a captive genie released by a young boy.
The film is rated PG and runs for 1 hour and 34 minutes, blending fantasy, comedy, and family elements.
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Where can I stream Kazaam?
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Is Kazaam worth watching?
It features Shaquille O'Neal as a 5,000-year-old genie granting three wishes to a 12-year-old boy.
What is the runtime or binge duration?
The film has a total runtime of 1 hour and 34 minutes.
What are the essential episodes?
Kazaam is a feature-length film rather than a television series with episodes.
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