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-->'''Shaq''': I was a medium-level juvenile delinquent from Newark who always dreamed about doing a movie. Someone said, "Hey, here's $7 million [[note]]this was in 1995; that's equivalent to approximately $11.5 million in 2019[[/note]], come in and do this genie movie." What am I going to say, [[ViolationOfCommonSense no]]? So I did it.
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-->'''Shaq''': I was a medium-level juvenile delinquent from Newark who always dreamed about doing a movie. Someone said, "Hey, here's $7 million [[note]]this was in 1995; that's equivalent to approximately $11.5 $14.35 million in 2019[[/note]], 2024[[/note]], come in and do this genie movie." What am I going to say, [[ViolationOfCommonSense no]]? So I did it.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) people developing false memories based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''Film/FirstKid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Film/BlankCheck'' (which has a prominent pool party sequence, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion, as does the fact that [[https://vimeo.com/197634528 Sinbad hosted a marathon of]] ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' films on Creator/{{TNT}} in 1994, wearing a genie outfit. Furthermore, the ''First Kid'' VHS [[https://youtu.be/SS33ToAarCw?t=104 features]] a ''Kazaam'' trailer.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) [[MandelaEffect people developing false memories memories]] based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''Film/FirstKid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Film/BlankCheck'' (which has a prominent pool party sequence, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion, as does the fact that [[https://vimeo.com/197634528 Sinbad hosted a marathon of]] ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' films on Creator/{{TNT}} in 1994, wearing a genie outfit. Furthermore, the ''First Kid'' VHS [[https://youtu.be/SS33ToAarCw?t=104 features]] a ''Kazaam'' trailer.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) people developing false memories based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''Film/FirstKid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Film/BlankCheck'' (which has a prominent pool party sequence, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion, as does the fact that [[https://vimeo.com/197634528 Sinbad hosted a marathon of]] ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' films on Creator/{{TNT}} in 1994, wearing a genie outfit. Furthermore, the ''First Kid'' VHS [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZP-xXziXE#t=01m45s features]] a ''Kazaam'' trailer.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) people developing false memories based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''Film/FirstKid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Film/BlankCheck'' (which has a prominent pool party sequence, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion, as does the fact that [[https://vimeo.com/197634528 Sinbad hosted a marathon of]] ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' films on Creator/{{TNT}} in 1994, wearing a genie outfit. Furthermore, the ''First Kid'' VHS [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZP-xXziXE#t=01m45s [[https://youtu.be/SS33ToAarCw?t=104 features]] a ''Kazaam'' trailer.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) people developing false memories based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''Film/FirstKid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Film/BlankCheck'' (which has a prominent pool party sequence, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion, as does the fact that [[https://vimeo.com/197634528 Sinbad hosted a marathon of]] ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' films on Creator/{{TNT]] in 1994, wearing a genie outfit. Furthermore, the ''First Kid'' VHS [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZP-xXziXE#t=01m45s features]] a ''Kazaam'' trailer.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) people developing false memories based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''Film/FirstKid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Film/BlankCheck'' (which has a prominent pool party sequence, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion, as does the fact that [[https://vimeo.com/197634528 Sinbad hosted a marathon of]] ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' films on Creator/{{TNT]] Creator/{{TNT}} in 1994, wearing a genie outfit. Furthermore, the ''First Kid'' VHS [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZP-xXziXE#t=01m45s features]] a ''Kazaam'' trailer.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) people developing false memories based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''Film/FirstKid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Film/BlankCheck'' (which has a prominent pool party sequence, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion. Furthermore, the ''First Kid'' VHS [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZP-xXziXE#t=01m45s features]] a ''Kazaam'' trailer.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) people developing false memories based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''Film/FirstKid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Film/BlankCheck'' (which has a prominent pool party sequence, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion.confusion, as does the fact that [[https://vimeo.com/197634528 Sinbad hosted a marathon of]] ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' films on Creator/{{TNT]] in 1994, wearing a genie outfit. Furthermore, the ''First Kid'' VHS [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZP-xXziXE#t=01m45s features]] a ''Kazaam'' trailer.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) people developing false memories based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''Film/FirstKid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Film/BlankCheck'' (which has a prominent pool party sequence, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) people developing false memories based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''Film/FirstKid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Film/BlankCheck'' (which has a prominent pool party sequence, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion. Furthermore, the ''First Kid'' VHS [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZP-xXziXE#t=01m45s features]] a ''Kazaam'' trailer.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) people developing false memories based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''First Kid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Blank Check'' (which has a finale set at a pool party, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A surprising number of people on Website/{{Reddit}} have discussed their memories of a similar film titled ''[[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/12/movie-doesn-t-exist-and-redditors-who-think-it-does Shazaam]]'', allegedly starring Creator/{{Sinbad}} as an incompetent genie. No such movie was ever made, with the explanations being either a vast conspiracy theory erasing its existence or ([[OccamsRazor much more likely]]) people developing false memories based on ''Kazaam'', perhaps conflating it with two other Disney movies that came out around the same time: ''First Kid'' ''Film/FirstKid'' (with Sinbad as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the son of the President) and ''Blank Check'' ''Film/BlankCheck'' (which has a finale set at a prominent pool party, party sequence, like ''Shazaam'' allegedly does). Distorted memories of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shazzan}}'' might also be contributing to the confusion.
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* MoneyDearBoy: Shaq states this to be his reason for being in the movie.
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* MoneyDearBoy: Shaq states this to be his reason for being in the movie. What's more, he [[http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/shaquille-o-neal-explains-why-played-kazaam-220652147.html expresses no regrets about doing the film]], which makes sense all things considered knowing how much he got paid for it.
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* OldShame: Not in Shaq's case. He [[http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/shaquille-o-neal-explains-why-played-kazaam-220652147.html expresses no regrets about doing the film.]]
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* NonSingingVoice: During "We Genie", Max's singing voice is provided by Wade Robson instead of Francis Capra.
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* NonSingingVoice: During "We Genie", Max's singing voice is provided by Wade Robson (who also played Elito) instead of Francis Capra.
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* RealLifeRelative: Paul Michael Glaser's son Jake Glaser plays a kid named... [[TheDanza Jake]].
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* TheCastShowOff: Well, attempt to. The "rapping genie" schtick was meant to capitalize on Shaq's similarly failed efforts to break into rap music.
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* TheCastShowOff: Well, attempt to. The "rapping genie" schtick was meant to capitalize on Shaq's similarly failed efforts to break into rap music.career, which actually fared ''much'' better than his film career.
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* TheCastShowOff: Well, attempt to. The "rapping genie" schtick was meant to capitalize on Shaq's similarly failed efforts to break into rap music.
-->'''Kazaam''': So it's me and Habert in a thousand BC, praying to the Gods.\\
'''Max''': And what do you see?\\
'''Kazaam''': A man with a halo and a nasty decree: "I'll save your butt, but you're gonna serve me. So I nod to Habert, he nods to me. And when the magic is over, we ain't men...\\
'''Both''': WE'RE GENIE!
-->'''Kazaam''': So it's me and Habert in a thousand BC, praying to the Gods.\\
'''Max''': And what do you see?\\
'''Kazaam''': A man with a halo and a nasty decree: "I'll save your butt, but you're gonna serve me. So I nod to Habert, he nods to me. And when the magic is over, we ain't men...\\
'''Both''': WE'RE GENIE!
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* CreatorKiller: Unsurprisingly, this is director and ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'' alumni Creator/PaulMichaelGlaser's last theatrical movie, and his career would vanish for the next 5 years.
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* CreatorKiller: Unsurprisingly, this is director and ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'' alumni Creator/PaulMichaelGlaser's last theatrical movie, and his career would vanish for the next 5 years.years, as the film bombed at the box office and got overwhelmingly negative reviews.