Kazaam
Kazaam is a 1996 American fantasy family musical comedy movie. It was directed by Paul M. Glaser and was produced by Paul M. Glaser and Shaquille O'Neal. Kazaam was released on July 17, 1996. The movie is about Kazaam, a 5,000 year-old genie who appears from a magic boombox to grant three wishes to a boy.
| Kazaam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul M. Glaser |
| Produced by | Paul M. Glaser Shaquille O'Neal |
| Screenplay by | Paul M. Glaser |
| Story by | Christian Ford Roger Soffer |
| Starring | Shaquille O'Neal Francis Capra Ally Walker James Acheson |
| Music by | Christopher Tyng |
| Cinematography | Charles Minsky |
| Edited by | Tom McMurtry Michael E. Polakow |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. |
Release date | July 17, 1996 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $18,937,262[1] |
The movie gained extremely negative reviews from critics and holds a 6% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] The movie was also a box office bomb and was only able to make back $19 million of its $20 million budget.
Cast
- Shaquille O'Neal as Kazaam / Neal Friedman
- Francis Capra as Maxwell "Max" Connor
- Ally Walker as Alice Connor
- James Acheson as Nick Matteo
- John Costelloe as Travis
- Marshall Manesh as Malik
- Efren Ramirez as Carlos
- Da Brat as Herself
- Jake Glaser as Jake
- Deidre Roper as Spinderella
- Fawn Reed as Asia Moon
References
- ↑ "Total Lifetime Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ↑ "Kazaam". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
