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3* AccidentalInnuendo: There's this gem when Max makes his first wish:
4-->'''Max:''' I wish I had junk food from here to the sky!
5-->'''Kazaam:''' Why not? [[TheStoner Higher than high!]]
6* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
7** Say what you will about the movie, but [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZqNhrXjX_PZ0c2LyW0qq5dVUak0L85aB its soundtrack]] is full of this, some examples include:
8*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVzLtxpmaxM Wishes]] by Nathan Morris from Music/BoyzIIMen.
9*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OoEPZVRubk I'll Make Your Dreams Come True]] by Subway.
10* BigLippedAlligatorMoment:
11** Max morphing out of Kazaam's glass full of water. This is never mentioned or explained so we pretty much have no damn idea how or why it occurred. Even more strange is that the scene was featured quite prominently in advertising for the movie.
12** The flying French toast.
13** The bizarre "let's green egg and ham it" line in Kazaam's freestyle rap. The rest of the song is certainly not going to win any awards, but it is a typical "I Am" boastful song, yet that one lyric doesn't work on any level. It's just ''strange.''
14* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Max wishes for a LOT of junk food, and the first thing that falls out of the sky is a measly little cheeseburger.
15-->"That's it? A Happy Meal?"
16* MandelaEffect: Source of an infamous example, as clearly the genie movie ''Shazaam'' with Creator/{{Sinbad}} is people misremembering ''Kazaam'' while mixing in [[Film/FirstKid the 1996 family movie Sinbad was in]]. Sinbad also hosted a ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' [[https://vimeo.com/197634528 movie marathon]] on Creator/{{TNT}} in 1994, where he dressed as a genie.
17* MemeticMolester: The genie lies in bed with Max, ''bathes'' in front of him, and then kisses him on the face by the end of the film. Mind you, this is a 7'1" man and a young boy.
18* MemeticMutation: [[IncrediblyLamePun LET'S GREEN EGG AND HAM IT!]]
19* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: There is one and '''only''' one awesome scene and that is Kazaam beating up the bad guys towards the end.
20** The challenge Max delivers before Kazaam starts rapping in public is also way better than it has any right to be.
21-->'''Kazaam:''' What if they don't like me?
22-->'''Max:''' They ''already'' don't like you! The question is...[[DareToBeBadass what are you gonna do about it?]]
23* MoralEventHorizon: Malik pushing Max down the elevator shaft, killing him.
24* NightmareFuel: Kazaam — a 7'1" man with a terrifying SlasherSmile — chases Max, a little boy, across New York. See also MemeticMolester above.
25* QuestionableCasting: Shaq as a rapping genie? Seriously?
26* RetroactiveRecognition:
27** Max is [[Series/VeronicaMars Weevil]].
28** Malik, the BigBad, is [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Ranjit]].
29** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SxsIfJQJvQ Key To My Heart]], one of the songs from the soundtrack, is sung by the pop group Choice, of which future pop star {{Music/Pink}} was a part of.
30** The kid that plays Elito (as well as provide Max's singing voice during "We Genie") is Wade Robson.
31* SoBadItsGood: Between the absurd concept of a [[TotallyRadical rapping genie]] and Shaquille O'Neal's goofy performance, the movie's so outlandish that it actually becomes quite entertaining.
32* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Max is supposed to be a lovable juvenile scamp, but he comes off as an unlikeable brat instead. It doesn't help that almost every conflict happens because of Max sticking his nose into business that he really shouldn't.

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