Aladdin

"Imagine if you had three wishes, three hopes, three dreams and they all could come true."

1992 1h 31m EN

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7.7

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★7.7TMDB · 12,311

AnimationFamilyAdventureFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp that can fulfill their wishes.

“Imagine if you had three wishes, three hopes, three dreams and they all could come true.”

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Cast

Scott Weinger
Aladdin (voice)
Robin Williams
Genie / Peddler (voice)
Linda Larkin
Jasmine (voice)
Jonathan Freeman
Jafar (voice)
Gilbert Gottfried
Iago (voice)
Douglas Seale
Sultan (voice)
Frank Welker
Abu / Cave of Wonders / Rajah (voice)
Brad Caleb Kane
Aladdin (singing voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Musker
Writers: Ron Clements, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $504M — a 18.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Aladdin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alan Menken. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor H. Lee Peterson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Scott Weinger and Robin Williams and Linda Larkin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Imagine if you had three wishes, three hopes, three dreams and they all could come true.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103639 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Musker directs. Alan Menken scores. H. Lee Peterson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Grossed $504M — a 18.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Aladdin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Alan Menken. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor H. Lee Peterson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Scott Weinger and Robin Williams and Linda Larkin carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Imagine if you had three wishes, three hopes, three dreams and they all could come true.".
8IMDB entry: tt0103639 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
912,311 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
10Classified under 20 themes, including "princess", "magic", "tiger", "cartoon".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Alan Menken
Editing: H. Lee Peterson
Production design: R.S. vander Wende
VFX supervisor: Don Paul
Sound: Mel Metcalfe
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $28,000,000
Box office: $504,050,219
Return: 1800% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Aladdin (1992)

Awards

Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
Academy Award for Best Original Score

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Part of

Aladdin Collection

The Aladdin Collection transports viewers into a magical world full of adventure, mystical genies, and flying carpets. It begins with Disney's original animated classic, "Aladdin" (1992), where a young street urchin named Aladdin discovers a magic lamp that could change his destiny. The collection continues with two direct-to-video sequels, "The Return of Jafar" (1994) and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" (1996). Each entry adds more depth to the rich, vibrant world of Agrabah, while focusing on themes of friendship, bravery, and the power of being oneself.

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Manuel São Bento2019-05-23
★ 9/10
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog :) Aladdin is one of Disney‘s most adored classics, being the indisputable favorite of many, many fans. The Lion King will always have that spot in my heart, but I also visited this story set in Agrabah dozens of times. Now, with the 2019’s remake about to premiere, I rewatched it last night and, once again, I fell in love. Honestly, I didn’t remember how funny and entertaining it is! It still holds up incredibly well, even though the film was released almost 30 years ago. The animation still looks stunning and fluid, but it’s the musical numbers and the voice work from the cast that makes this movie one of Disney‘s best. As it’s known, Robin Williams shines in a role that stands out from his brilliant filmography, as his career-best interpretation of an animated character. Genie is one of the most versatile figures of Disney and Williams spreads out his wings of creativeness and imagination, delivering a phenomenal voice performance of the hilarious blue entity. From his seamless imitations to the simple yet extremely difficult tone changes, he gives everything. Genie appears every time the film most needs him, which is when the pacing starts to drop and needs something to pump it back up while moving the plot forward. He could merely be a plot device, but thankfully the writers gave him an unique personality with his own motivations, making us not only laugh with him but genuinely care about his destiny. That’s the other main attribute of this movie: its writing. The dialogues feel realistic, grounded, and there are no real exposition scenes, besides the musical sequences, which are also meant to serve that purpose. Aladdin and Jasmine lived utterly opposite lives, and both wish to change. Each wants the other’s life experiences and adventures, which provides some amazing moments between these characters. I still wish their relationship had more time to develop (something I hope the remake will do), as well as Jafar‘s motivations. It’s 1992, and it’s an animated film, but the cliche villain who wants power because “I’m the bad guy” never quite worked. However, the menacing and dark voice of John Freeman sells this character. In addition to these protagonists, Abu and Iago are two comedy sources that perfectly work, all the time. Musically, there is no way of denying the cultural impact that the Aladdin songs had. From Arabian Nights to A Whole New World, every song is filled with rich lyrics, great rhythm, and a beautiful tone. Not only are these able to develop the character or move the plot forward, but they also help the story never to break its fast pacing. Almost 30 years later, the animation quality still looks striking, and there are so many memorable backgrounds and visually outstanding settings. Disney‘s 90s decade is an absolute treasure in movie history: Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tarzan, Aladdin and a few more animated diamonds (in the rough) that went a bit under the radar. All of these will definitely get a live-action remake (some already have), and I welcome all of them. Stop trying to boycott something that will only help the new generations to fall in love with the same characters that we did. Live-action isn’t here to offend our childhood or produce cheap copies of our favorite films! It isn’t here to replace the originals but to honor them instead by delivering modern takes on stories that impacted us on a deep emotional level, and that will try to do the same for our children, grandsons and nephews. Are they going to be better than the source material? Worse? It doesn’t really matter as long as they keep the original’s essence and the traits that made us adore these unforgettable characters. And, please, stop the “they’re doing these remakes for money” argument. That can literally be said about every movie in the history of cinema. Unfortunately, entertainment is a business, it always was, and it always will be. Move on. All in all, Aladdin is a beautifully passionate story about how two incredibly different people with two completely different lifestyles can come to love each other by who they truly are. Robin Williams is a perfectly polished diamond and his scenes alone superbly elevate this film. One of Disney most impactful classics, filled with memorable songs, well-written characters, and stunning animation, which holds up remarkably still to this day. Despite some nitpicks regarding Jafar and the protagonists’ relationship, Aladdin is undoubtedly an unbelievably precious gem which continues (and will continue) to be loved by newer generations all around the world. Rating: A
CinemaSerf2023-01-07
★ 7/10
Certainly one of the better animations from the reinvigorated 1990's Disney Studio. It still has the schmaltzy, over sentimental treatment that seems to torment me every time I watch a Disney film, but the characterisations of the "Genie" (Robin Williams") and the evil "Jafar" (Jonathan Freeman) are great as are the rest of the vocal acting talent (rather than using established stars). The script is punchy, well written and has plenty for folks of all ages to engage with. The songs are well paced and amusing and nowhere near as shouty as we have become used to in later animations. All in all this sits well as en enjoyable take on an an enjoyable Arabian Nights style story.
Andre Gonzales2023-04-16
★ 8/10
It's a classic. Grew up watching Aladdin all the time. Great movie still.