A troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests.A troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests.A troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Mother Love
- Mrs. Duke
- (as JoAnne Hart)
Wade Robson
- Elito
- (as Wade J. Robson)
Juan Gabriel Reynoso
- Hassem
- (as Juan 'Rambo' Reynoso)
Said Faraj
- El-Baz
- (as Anthony Ferar)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film was a critical and financial disaster, but Shaquille O'Neal has not expressed regret for his involvement. He said in a 2012 interview, "I was a medium-level juvenile delinquent from Newark who always dreamed about doing a movie. Someone said, 'Hey, here's $7 million, come in and do this genie movie.' What am I going to say, no? So I did it."
- GoofsEven though the movie is based in Brooklyn, while Max is talking with his dad in the car, you see a bus with Red and Orange stripes roll by. Buses in New York have blue stripes. Red and Orange were the colors of the Metro buses in Los Angeles in the early to mid-1990s.
- Crazy creditsFilm title logo appears as the end credits are finished
- ConnectionsFeatured in Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)
- SoundtracksFantastic Voyage
Written by Coolio (as Artis Ivey), Brian Dobbs, Fred Alexander (as Fred Alexander, Jr.), Norman Beavers,Mark Wood, Otis Stokes, Marvin Craig, Tiemeyer McCain, Thomas Shelby and Stephen Shockley
Performed by Coolio
Courtesy of Tommy Boy Records
Featured review
This is, by far, without a doubt, the best movie that has ever been produced on film. Shaq's awesomely realistic portrayal of a rapping genie is the best thing to be displayed on screen in decades, rivaling performances of Al Pacino, Kerry Grant, Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, and all of the other great actors of our time. Now Shaquille O'Neal shall be added to that list. This uniquely told tale of a boy who finds a whimsical boom box wherein lies a magical genie is one hundred percent genius. This film came at a time when good writing and good casting was scarce in Hollywood; but this film renews hope in a new generation of audiences, and renews hope in a culture. >From the musical score to the costume design, this film is purely golden; the 'Citizen Kane' of a new generation.
- nathan-moore
- Jul 17, 2004
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Казаам
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,937,262
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,001,588
- Jul 21, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $18,937,262
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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