Aladdin - Nostalgia Critic
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Published 2024-01-17
The original Disney classic gets revisited over 30 years later. What still holds up about this Arabian Night? Nostalgia Critic takes a look at Aladdin (1992).
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Aladdin is a 1992 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is based on the Arabic folktale "Aladdin" from the One Thousand and One Nights. The film was produced and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements from a screenplay they co-wrote with the writing team of Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Featuring the voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, and Douglas Seale, the film follows the titular Aladdin, an Arabian street urchin, who finds a magic lamp containing a genie. With the genie's help, Aladdin disguises himself as a wealthy prince and tries to impress the Sultan of Agrabah in order to win the heart of his free-spirited daughter, Princess Jasmine, as the Sultan's evil vizier Jafar plots to steal the magic lamp for his own uses.
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All Comments (21)
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Fun Fact: The opening scene with the street merchant was completely unscripted. Robin Williams was brought into the sound stage and was asked to stand behind a table that had several objects on it and a bedsheet covering them all. The animators asked him to lift the sheet, and, without looking, take an object from the table and describe it in character. Much of the material in that recording session was not appropriate for a Disney film.
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"He's got a sword!" "We've all got swords!" I've always loved that line.
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Aladdin bruising Genie's ego to get him out of the cave sans a wish is a GREAT foreshadowing of the climax of the film where Aladdin does the exact same trick but with higher stakes. Aladdin knows he's not strong or powerful so he cleverly manipulates the ego of Jafar to get him to do what he wants.
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The fact that Jonathan Freeman CAME BACK to play Jafar in the Broadway production of Aladdin is just so great. Was fortunate enough to see him in it and he is just as good live as he is in animation!
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I don’t think I’m alone in saying Robin Williams as the Genie is one of the best voice acting performances ever
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Fun Fact; Originally Iago and Jafar had switched personalities, but Jafar wasn't menacing enough with Iagos temper. So they switched their personalities to the ones we know and love them for
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Robin Williams and Gilbert Gottfried will be missed a lot...both are great legends. Especially the ending credits when Robin gives his final farewell.
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Jonathan Freeman was so attached to the role of Jafar that he played him in not only the sequel, but also Jafar’s cameos in the House of Mouse, Kingdom Hearts and played him in the Broadway musical.
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Doug saying the CG on Carpet is good literally made me go "Wait, the carpet is CG?" And that made me realize just how good a job the animators did with Carpet. Thanks for helping me appreciate this movie a little bit more!
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I still can quote like half this movie. Though my favorite line will always be: "Jafar, Jafar, he's our man, if he can't do it- GREAT!!"
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Fun fact: Jafar sings a quick reprise of Prince Ali because his original villain song "Why Me?" was recorded but cut for pacing. I would HIGHLY recommend giving it a listen, its a lot of fun
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Geez, it's been so long since last watching that I nearly forgot how genuine and adorable Aladdin and Jasmine's chemistry was.
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Jasmine's prisoner outfit isn't actually any more revealing than her usual outfit. It's just red and has her hair up.
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Fun Fact: While recording this movie, Robin Williams frequently received calls from Steven Spielberg, who at the time was working on Schindler's List. He would put him on speaker phone so he could tell jokes to the cast and crew to cheer them up. Some of the material that he used was material that he was using for this film.
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Robin Williams' death absolutely shattered me. I was sent into a spiral as someone who fought against depression. I wondered why I was here and he wasn't. That was the only celebrity death that HURT. It might sound absurd, but every year on his death I just sit and watch Aladdin. It's my favorite Williams role cause you can just tell how much fun he's having. It helps distract for a brief moment that his light is no longer with us.
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Even at 33 yrs old I still hum "Friend, like me" and people a decade younger than me immediately know what I'm singing.
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A story I love is that Robin Williams was actually encouraged to improvise, and the animators worked around it. Basically, they hit "record" in the sound booth, and told him to go crazy.
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The original. Robin Williams is a national treasure.
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Praising the animation instead of just repeating what everyone else has said, is why I always come back to Doug and the NC.
