Kazaam
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 14-year-old boy three wishes.
Plot
In the story, a wrecking ball demolishes an abandoned building, causing a magic lamp inside to fall onto a boombox. The genie inside, named Kazaam, decides to reside in the boombox. Meanwhile, a 14-year-old boy named Max Conner goes to school and faces various challenges. He deals with bullies who retaliate against him for a failed robbery attempt. Max seeks refuge in the abandoned building and accidentally releases Kazaam from the boombox. Kazaam becomes Max's genie and demonstrates his powers before disappearing.
More details
author | Paul Michael Glaser |
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contentLocation | Brooklyn |
director | Paul Michael Glaser |
editor | Michael E. Polakow Tom McMurtry |
genre | comedy fantasy |
keywords | abandoned building aladdin attack back to life boombox build burning building djinn held captive hide hitman jinni journey home junk food kidnap magic lamp master master tape nightclub owner second chance strained relationship talent agent wrecking ball |
musicBy | Christopher Tyng |
producer | Bob Engelman Paul Michael Glaser Scott Kroopf |
productionCompany | Interscope Communications PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Touchstone Pictures |
publisher | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
recordedAt | Los Angeles New York City |
theme | wish fulfillment |