Aladdin
Imagine if you had three wishes, three hopes, three dreams and they all could come true.
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Production
Budget
$28 000 000
Box office
$504 050 219
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Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
R.S. vander Wende, Vera Pacheco, Aaron Blaise
Audition
Albert Tavares
Editing
H. Lee Peterson
Whole Team (97)
Whole Team (97)
Short description
Princess Jasmine grows tired of being forced to remain in the palace, so she sneaks out into the marketplace, in disguise, where she meets street urchin Aladdin. The couple falls in love, although Jasmine may only marry a prince. After being thrown in jail, Aladdin becomes embroiled in a plot to find a mysterious lamp, with which the evil Jafar hopes to rule the land.
What's left behind the scenes
- The 'Applause' sign after the Genie's song appeared when producer Jeffrey Katzenberg asked the animators why no one applauded after the songs during preview screenings. The animators jokingly added this sign, and it ultimately remained in the final version.
- The cartoon is based on the tale of Aladdin from the 'One Thousand and One Nights' collection.
- In one of the scenes where the Genie is casting spells, another Disney character can be spotted—Sebastian the crab from The Little Mermaid (1989).
- The scene at the very beginning of the film, where a street vendor offers his goods to the audience, was created as follows: Robin Williams, who voiced the vendor, was brought to a recording studio where a box with various items covered with a cloth was placed. Then the microphone was turned on, the cloth was removed, and Williams began to describe these items, which he was seeing for the first time in his life.
- Musker and Clements conceived of the Genie with Robin Williams in mind; even when Katzenberg suggested John Candy, Steve Martin, and Eddie Murphy, Williams had the best chance and was ultimately approved.
- The scene with the Genie's song 'Friend Like Me' was completed first, before Aladdin's final appearance was approved. Therefore, in this episode you can see Aladdin as he was originally intended to look throughout the rest of the film.
- Aladdin, which was worked on by a team led by leading animator Glen Keane, was initially designed to resemble actor Michael J. Fox. During development, the character underwent a number of changes and acquired features of Tom Cruise, rapper MC Hammer, and Calvin Klein models.
- The film features some of the final songs written by Howard Ashman. Together with Alan Menken, he wrote 'Arabian Nights', 'Friend Like Me', and 'Prince Ali'. After Ashman passed away, the company hired Tony Award winner Tim Rice to finish writing the songs. He became the author of songs such as 'One Jump Ahead', 'A Whole New World', and the final version of 'Prince Ali'.
- Robin Williams worked for the "actor's scale" ($485 per day — the Screen Actors Guild minimum), plus a painting by Pablo Picasso.
- The film features some of the last songs written by Howard Ashman. Together with Alan Menken, he wrote 'Arabian Nights', 'Friend Like Me', and 'Prince Ali'. When Ashman passed away, the company invited Tony Award winner Tim Rice to finish writing the songs. He became the author of 'One Jump Ahead', 'A Whole New World', and 'Prince Ali' (the final version).
- Abu was voiced by Frank Welker — an actor specializing specifically in voicing animals (among other roles, he voiced the monkeys in the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981)).
- Robin Williams worked for 'scale' ($485 a day – the minimum of the Actors’ Guild), plus a Pablo Picasso painting.
- Howard Ashman approved the script only after revisions were made by Ron Clements, John Musker, and screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Among other changes, Aladdin's mother was removed from the script, Princess Jasmine became a more assertive character, Aladdin was made 'slightly rougher, like a young Harrison Ford,' and the parrot Iago, originally conceived as a stoic British character, evolved into a comedic persona inspired by Gilbert Gottfried's performance in 'Beverly Hills Cop II' (1987).
- The "Applause" sign after the Genie's song appeared when producer Jeffrey Katzenberg asked the animators why no one clapped after the songs during preview screenings. The animators added the sign as a joke, and it ultimately remained in the final version.
- The color scheme of the cartoon is dominated by rich blues and reds, as well as their shades (for example, in some scenes, shadows are made lilac). Richard Vander Wende, the film's artist, was the author of the concept where each color embodied a particular mood or emotion. Thus, blue symbolizes good here, while red symbolizes evil.
- Originally, Aladdin was supposed to be 15 years old, but his age was eventually changed to 18.
- In one of the scenes, when the Genie is casting a spell, you can spot another Disney character – Sebastian the crab, from the animated film 'The Little Mermaid' (1989).
- The “Islamic Commission on Human Rights” criticized the cartoon for creating a negative image of Muslims. In its opinion, the Arabs in the film (with the exception of the “progressive” and “liberal” Aladdin) are generally presented as malicious and greedy people striving for wealth and power.
- Midway through the film, if you watch the moment the kitten transforms back into a tiger in slow motion, you can see Mickey Mouse.
- Characters in some scenes were drawn by different animators at different times and in different studios (in Florida and California). A second character was drawn on top of the first, and animators had to ensure that their movements matched perfectly during interactions.
- Aladdin, created by a team led by supervising animator Glen Keane, was originally designed to look like actor Michael J. Fox. During production, the character underwent a series of changes and acquired features of Tom Cruise, rapper MC Hammer, and Calvin Klein models.
- In the pyramid built by the Sultan, alongside animal figurines, there is a figurine of the 'Beast' from the Disney cartoon 'Beauty and the Beast' (1991).
- The cartoon frames were colored using the CAPS system. It was also used to create most of the reflections, the lava in the 'Cave of Wonders,' and a significant portion of the special effects.
- Howard Ashman approved the script only after revisions were made by Ron Clements, John Musker, and screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Among other changes, Aladdin's mother was removed from the script, Princess Jasmine became a stronger character, Aladdin became "a bit rougher, like a young Harrison Ford," and Iago the parrot—originally conceived as a stoic, serious British character—was transformed into a comic figure inspired by Gilbert Gottfried's performance in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987).
- In the stacking toy built by the Sultan, among the animal figurines, there is a figure of the Beast from the Disney film Beauty and the Beast (1991).
- The scene at the very beginning of the film, where a street peddler offers his wares to the viewer, was created as follows: Robin Williams, voicing the peddler, was brought into a recording studio where a box of various items covered by a cloth was placed. The microphone was then turned on, the cloth was removed, and Williams began describing the items, which he was seeing for the first time in his life.
- Abu was voiced by Frank Welker, an actor specializing in voicing animals (among other things, he voiced the monkeys in the film 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981)).
- Musker and Clements envisioned the Genie with Robin Williams in mind; even when Katzenberg suggested candidates such as John Candy, Steve Martin, and Eddie Murphy, Williams had the best chance and was ultimately cast.
- The film's color palette is dominated by rich blues and reds, as well as their shades (for example, shadows in some scenes are made lilac). Richard Vander Venne, the film's production designer, authored a concept in which each color embodied a specific mood or emotion. Thus, blue symbolizes the good, while red symbolizes the bad.
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