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Kazaam
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- 33 feature instances
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Kazaam is a 1996 comedy film where basketball star Shaquille O'Neal plays a rapping genie.The story is about a kid named Maxwell "Max" Connor (Francis Capra) who stumbles into an abandoned building and finds a magic boombox containing Kazaam (Shaquille O'Neal): an actual genie. Naturally, the kid doesn't believe what he sees but Kazaam eventually manages to convince him that he's a legitimate genie that will grant him three wishes. Meanwhile, Alice Connor (Ally Walker) Max's mother is about to remarry and decided to confess that his real father actually lives in the same city as them. So Max decides to find him. It turns out his father Nick Matteo (James Acheson) is a musical talent agent who later "discovers" Kazaam. His evil boss finds out Kazaam is a genie and tries to figure out how to claim this power for himself.Not to be confused with Shazzan which was a cartoon about an heroic genie, or with the similar-sounding Shazam! who's a superhero. Nor is it to be mistaken for the fictional Mandela Effect-induced Shazaam, starring Sinbad in the titular role. | |
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| Kazaam / int_1a3a91dd | type |
Say My Name | |
| Kazaam / int_1a3a91dd | comment |
Say My Name: Both main leads have a tendency to shout each other's names a lot. | |
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Disappeared Dad | |
| Kazaam / int_28cd01ca | comment |
Disappeared Dad: Subverted because Max later finds him. Too bad he's sort of a Jerkass. | |
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Parental Abandonment | |
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Parental Abandonment: Max's Dad has been missing for a long time. | |
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| Kazaam / int_2ec87029 | type |
Sadly Mythtaken | |
| Kazaam / int_2ec87029 | comment |
Sadly Mythtaken: A major plot point is Kazaam's desire to become a djinn, which he describes as a genie that's been freed from servitude (which he achieves in the ending). Unfortunately, "djinn" is either simply the plural of genie, or just another term for genie which can be used interchangeably; either way there is absolutely NO distinction between the two words. | |
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Magical Negro | |
| Kazaam / int_32cb267a | comment |
Magical Negro: Kazaam. Literally. It's quite strange no one in the entire production noticed the unfortunate implications with having a black genie. But then again, the Aladdin remake did it too entire decades after people pointed this out, so it could just be that Hollywood never learns. | |
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Kick the Dog | |
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Kick the Dog: When Malik taunts Kazaam about having killed Max and has Kazaam tortured under his control. | |
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Genie in a Bottle | |
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Genie in a Bottle: In Kazaam's case, a boombox. He was in a lamp originally, then the lamp crashed into a boombox when the building it stood in was demolished, causing the transfer. The novelization expands on this by having Kazaam explain that he actually transferred from a lamp into a series of other objects over time, with the boombox just being the latest. | |
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold | |
| Kazaam / int_4781adbb | comment |
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Max's dad. He's mostly a jerk, but ultimately proves that he'd do anything to protect his son. | |
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| Kazaam / int_479d4e5a | type |
Would Hurt a Child | |
| Kazaam / int_479d4e5a | comment |
Would Hurt a Child: Malik who kills Max by pushing him down an elevator shaft. | |
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Big Ol' Eyebrows | |
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Big Ol' Eyebrows: The villain, Malik, has rather large eyebrows. | |
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Heel–Face Turn | |
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Heel–Face Turn: At the end, Max's father refuses to work for Malik anymore, especially when his son is endangered. He willingly allows himself to be taken by the authorities, but not before he tells Max he'll clean up and hopes they can rekindle their relationship. | |
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Jackass Genie | |
| Kazaam / int_671681af | comment |
Jackass Genie: Averted. Kazaam actually goes out of his way several times to make sure Max's wishes are specifically what he asked for, and even forms a bond with Max during their time together. | |
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| Kazaam / int_68e0e408 | type |
Be the Ball | |
| Kazaam / int_68e0e408 | comment |
Be the Ball: During the climax Kazaam uses his magic to turn the villain into a ball and slam dunks him into a garbage chute. Gotta show off those Shaq hoop skills... | |
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Magic A Is Magic A | |
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Magic A Is Magic A: Genies like Kazaam can't grant "ethereal" wishes involving things like love or hope, only wishes for material objects. Subverted at the climax, where Kazaam becomes a djinn and can grant wishes involving the ethereal. | |
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Disney Death | |
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Disney Death: Max. Not surprising. | |
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Vile Villain, Saccharine Show | |
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Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Malik murders Max and has Kazaam enslaved. | |
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"I Am" Song | |
| Kazaam / int_78e8eba5 | comment |
"I Am" Song: "I Am Kazaam". | |
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| Kazaam / int_823c6e3e | type |
Large Ham | |
| Kazaam / int_823c6e3e | comment |
Large Ham: Shaq, when he's not going for Dull Surprise. | |
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Gainax Ending | |
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Gainax Ending: Kazaam at the end glows for some reason, brings Max back to life, and somehow transforms into some ethereal form, becoming a djinn. The novelization clarifies this by explaining that Max had unwittingly freed Kazaam and allowed him to become a djinn, with no limitations on his powers anymore, because his last wish came from his heart (namely, wishing for his dad to have a second chance) rather than being a selfish material wish. | |
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| Kazaam / int_82fc5bdf | type |
Bratty Half-Pint | |
| Kazaam / int_82fc5bdf | comment |
Bratty Half-Pint: Max can be very obnoxious at times, as well as being impulsive and ungrateful. He gets slightly better at the end, but not much. | |
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Pun | |
| Kazaam / int_83445b04 | comment |
Pun: At one point in his "rap", Kazaam says "Let's Green Egg and HAM it!" | |
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Digital Piracy Is Evil | |
| Kazaam / int_a0cf200f | comment |
Digital Piracy Is Evil: Max's father works for a music company that specializes in piracy. | |
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| Kazaam / int_a6c97a15 | type |
Benevolent Genie | |
| Kazaam / int_a6c97a15 | comment |
Benevolent Genie: And a wannabe hip one at that. | |
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Totally Radical | |
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Totally Radical: Well, it IS a 90s movie, so a LOT of Max's dialogue is in the realm of "totally radical." | |
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| Kazaam / int_c1b2c63f | type |
Dull Surprise | |
| Kazaam / int_c1b2c63f | comment |
Dull Surprise: Shaq. When he's not the Large Ham, of course. | |
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Character Title | |
| Kazaam / int_c23525d4 | comment |
Character Title: The film is named after Shaq's character, the genie Kazaam. | |
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Big "NO!" | |
| Kazaam / int_c2cedc1c | comment |
Big "NO!": Kazaam yells "No" when he sees Max seemingly dead at the end of the film. | |
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Shout-Out | |
| Kazaam / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: Naturally, the movie can't resist some basketball related moments with Shaq as the star. The Big Bad is defeated when Kazaam literally folds him into a ball with his magic and then slam-dunks him down into a garbage chute. Now, granted, that would normally kill a man, but this is a Rated PG movie so we safely assume he lived through it due to magic. | |
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Flat-Earth Atheist | |
| Kazaam / int_cf1b706e | comment |
Flat-Earth Atheist: The genie doesn't believe in fairy tales. The GENIE, a magical creature, doesn't believe in fairy tales. Though it's implied he became cynic after being disillusioned by the fact that not all of the wishes he granted made his previous owners happy. | |
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| Kazaam / int_db4b76d1 | type |
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner | |
| Kazaam / int_db4b76d1 | comment |
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner: "Wish Not Granted." | |
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Jerkass | |
| Kazaam / int_eb8ec7c8 | comment |
Jerkass: Malik, who wants to enslave Kazaam and kills Max near the end. | |
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Product Placement | |
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Product Placement: At one point, Kazaam makes it rain candy and snacks. All of which are brand name products. | |
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Artistic License – Economics / int_8af737e3 | |
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Be the Ball / int_8af737e3 | |
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Benevolent Genie / int_8af737e3 | |
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Kazaam | |
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Films of 1995–1999 / int_8af737e3 | |
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Genie in a Bottle / int_8af737e3 | |
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Genie Works / int_8af737e3 | |
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Greedy Jew / int_8af737e3 | |
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Money, Dear Boy / int_8af737e3 | |
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Non-Actor Vehicle / int_8af737e3 | |
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Our Genies Are Different / int_8af737e3 | |
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Sadly Mythtaken / int_8af737e3 | |
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Tied-Together-Shoelace Trip / int_8af737e3 | |
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Urban Fantasy / int_8af737e3 |
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