Movies / Kazaam (1996)
Runtime: 93 min
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy Musical
Languages: English
Countries: USA
This junk-candy movie stars Shaquille O'Neal as a genie who not only becomes a little boy's protector but also a problem in his oversized ubiquity. Kids will enjoy the concept and the ongoing visual joke of juxtaposing a small child with O'Neal, but the film (directed by Paul Michael Glaser) isn't always particularly wholesome. It also has that messy, semiliterate storytelling look where editing logic goes out the window in favor of a more impulsive style of throwing out one busy image after another. --Tom Keogh
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| Directors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Paul Michael Glaser | (as Paul M. Glaser) |
| Writers (3) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Christian Ford | (screenplay) & |
| Paul Michael Glaser | (story) (as Paul M. Glaser) |
| Roger Soffer | (screenplay) |
| Composers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Christopher Tyng | ... |
| Editors (2) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Michael E. Polakow | ... |
| Tom McMurtry | ... |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Charles Minsky | ... |
| Actors (49) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alan Baltes | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Ally Walker | Alice Connor |
| Altameza Reeves | The Kazettes |
| Bob Clendenin | Stage Manager |
| Brad Wilson | Club Curmudgeon |
| Brandon Durand | Vasquez |
| Brandon Trost | Student (uncredited) |
| Charles Edward Bennett | Roadie (as Charles E. Bennett) |
| Da Brat | Da Brat (as Shawntae Harris) |
| Davidson King | Rasta Singer |
| Deborah Rennard | Malik's Dinner Mate |
| Deidre 'Spinderella' Roper | Spinderella (as Deidra 'Spin' Roper) |
| Eboni Parson | KEl |
| Efren Ramirez | Carlos |
| Emmett James | Music Manager (uncredited) |
| Eugene McCarthy | Kitchen Worker #1 |
| Fawn Reed | Asia Moon |
| Francis Capra | Maxwell 'Max' Connor |
| Guy Marcot | Spanky (uncredited) |
| Hector Jimenez | Additional Gang Kid |
| Hernando Bansuelo | Student (uncredited) |
| Iris Burruss | KEl |
| Jake Glaser | Jake |
| James Acheson | Nick |
| Jason Trost | Student (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Paul Johnson | Kitchen Worker #2 |
| Jesse Perez | Vasquez's Sidekick |
| JoAnne Hart | Mrs. Duke |
| John Costelloe | Travis |
| Jonathan Carrasco | Z-Dog |
| Juan Gabriel Reynoso | Hassem (as Juan 'Rambo' Reynoso) |
| Kashi Barrett | KEl |
| Kelly Duncan | Cindi |
| Larry Clardy | Fireman |
| Lucinda Lewis | (uncredited) |
| Marshall Manesh | Malik |
| Maurizio Dotto | School Guard (uncredited) |
| Michael Wajacs | Truck Driver |
| Miguel Escobar | Additional Gang Kid |
| Nicole Jackson | Da Brat's Assistant |
| Randall Bosley | Foad |
| Rory Leidelmeyer | Bouncer |
| Said Faraj | El-Baz (as Anthony Ferar) |
| Sandra Chriss | The Kazettes |
| Shana Renee | The Kazettes |
| Shaquille O'Neal | Kazaam |
| Steven Barr | Sam (as Steve Barr) |
| Todd Sible | Engineer Ed |
| Wade Robson | Elito (as Wade J. Robson) |