Aladdin

Director: Ron Clements, John Musker Ron Clements, John Musker,

Overview

Robin Williams's dizzying and hilarious voicing of the Genie is the main attraction of Aladdin, the third in the series of modern Disney animated movies that began with 1989's The Little Mermaid and heralded a new age for the genre. After a sultan (Douglas Seale) gives his daughter, Jasmine (Linda Larkin), three days to find a husband, she escapes the palace and encounters the street-savvy urchin Aladdin (Scott Weinger), who charms his way into her heart. While the sultan's Vizier, Jafar (Jonathan Freeman), weaves a spell so that he may marry Jasmine and become sultan himself, Aladdin discovers the Genie's lamp in a cave, rubs it, and sets the mystical entity free, leading the Genie to pledge his undying loyalty to the dazzled youth. Aladdin begins his quest to defeat Jafar and win the hand of the princess, with the Genie's help. Monsters, Disney's trademark talking animals, and a flying carpet all figure into the ensuing adventures, but Williams' Genie, who can change into anything or anybody, steals the show as he launches into one crazed monologue after another, impersonating figures from Ed Sullivan to Elvis Presley.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/14/2020
UPC:	0786936862492
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	G
Source:	Walt Disney Video

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Brad Kane	Aladdin Singing
Scott Weinger	Aladdin
Robin Williams	Genie
Linda Larkin	Jasmine
Lea Salonga	Singing Jasmine
John Freeman	Jafar
Frank Welker	Abu
Gilbert Gottfried	Iago
Douglas Seale	Sultan
Charlie Adler	Voice Only
Jack Angel	Voice Only
Corey Burton	Voice Only
Philip L. Clarke	Voice Only
Jim Cummings	Razoul
Jennifer Darling	Voice Only
Jerry Houser	Voice Only
Vera Lockwood	Voice Only
Sherry Lynn	Voice Only
Mickie T. McGowan	Voice Only
Patrick Pinney	Voice Only
Philip Proctor	Voice Only
Albert Tavares	Voice Only

Technical Credits

Ron Clements

John Musker

Ted Elliott

Terry Rossio

Ron Clements	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
John Musker	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Kathy Altieri	Animator
Howard Ashman	Songwriter
Rasoul Azadani	Animator
Alice Dewey	Production Designer
Ted Elliott	Screenwriter
Donald W. Ernst	Co-producer
Steve Goldberg	Animator
Ed Gombert	Animator
David J. Hudson	Sound/Sound Designer
Doc Kane	Sound/Sound Designer
Vera Lanpher	Animator
Alan Menken	Score Composer
Mel Metcalfe	Sound/Sound Designer
Don Paul	Animator
Bill Perkins	Art Director
H. Lee Peterson	Editor
Terry Porter	Sound/Sound Designer
Pres Romanillos	Animator
Terry Rossio	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

DVD is a whole new world for Aladdin, which soars to dazzling new heights in this magical two-disc set. Out of circulation for nearly a decade, this story of the street urchin who falls in love with Princess Jasmine has topped many a Disney buff's wish list, and this special edition doesn't disappoint. This first-ever digital presentation offers eye-and ear-popping picture and sound. As the song says, hold your breath, it gets better. The second disc contains nearly two hours of entertaining and illuminating segments that take viewers behind the scenes of a tumultuous production that became a contemporary Disney classic. Among the highlights: clips of the test animation that convinced Robin Williams to sign on as the voice of Genie; memories of "Black Friday," when the project seemed doomed after a poorly received early screening; and hilarious green-room interviews with the reunited filmmakers and cast members (but not Williams, unfortunately) conducted by Gilbert Gottfried, the voice of hench-parrot Iago. Other gems include deleted scenes -- rendered here in storyboards -- and, for the kids, two music videos: "A Whole New World" performed by Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, and the deleted song "Proud of Your Boy," performed by Clay Aiken. Aladdin was a rollicking departure from the fairy-tale romance of Beauty and the Beast, with a hip sense of humor unprecedented in a Disney animated film. With its timeless Arabian Nights adventure, wondrous animation (the awesome Flying Carpet), and Williams's tour-de-force performance, Aladdin is truly one for the ages. Make way!

Barnes & Noble - Donald Liebenson

It is easy to forget the moribund state of feature-length animation before the 1989 release of The Little Mermaid. Beauty and the Beast kept the revival going and, with Aladdin, Disney proved that the animated film's resurgence was no fluke. Composer and lyricist Alan Menken rubbed his magic lamp once again to produce a toe-tapping (and Oscar-winning) score, including the radio-friendly "A Whole New World." But if any one person can be credited with Aladdin's success, it is Robin Williams. With one-liners galore and imitations of everyone from William F. Buckley to Arsenio Hall, Williams' manic (what else?) genie is a comic whirlwind with an animated body that can keep up with the real thing's boundless energy. Not every joke in Aladdin hits, but more than a few adults were surprised to find themselves laughing harder than the little ones they brought in tow. The film falls a little short of the high mark set by its two predecessors, as its plotting and lead characters are somewhat more conventional. And not all viewers felt that Disney's foray into ethnic diversity was without stereotyping. But overall, Aladdin once again proved the Disney magic for creating an animated film worth watching with or without the kids.

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