Aladdin

Theatrical Release Date: 1992 11 11 (USA)

UPC: 786936844399

Studio: Walt Disney

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Excellent For Children]

Summary: 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. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Awards: Best Score – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – null Best Original Score – null Best Original Song – null Best Original Song – null Best Animation – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Comedic Performance – MTV Movie Awards Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Aladdin

Format: Blu-ray

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Runtime: 90 Minutes

Matthew Doberman

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. ~ Matthew Doberman, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Ron Clements  Director 
Ron Clements  Producer 
Ron Clements  Screenwriter 
Alan Menken  Composer (Music Score) 
John Musker  Director 
John Musker  Producer 
John Musker  Screenwriter 
Terry Rossio  Screenwriter 
Ted Elliott  Screenwriter 
Brad Kane  Actor 
Scott Weinger  Actor 
Robin Williams  Actor 
Linda Larkin  Actor 
Lea Salonga  Actor 
John Freeman  Actor 
Frank Welker  Actor 
Gilbert Gottfried  Actor 
Douglas Seale  Actor 
Charlie Adler  Actor 
Jack Angel  Actor 
Corey Burton  Actor 
Philip L. Clarke  Actor 
Jim Cummings  Actor 
Jennifer Darling  Actor 
Jerry Houser  Actor 
Vera Lockwood  Actor 
Sherry Lynn  Actor 
Mickie T. McGowan  Actor 
Patrick Pinney  Actor 
Philip Proctor  Actor 
Albert Tavares  Actor 

Country: USA