Aladdin [Blu-ray]

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:	04/23/2013
UPC:	8717418392437
Original Release:	1992
Source:	Imports
Language:	English

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Scott Weinger	Aladdin
Robin Williams	Genie
Linda Larkin	Jasmine
Jonathan Freeman	Jafar
Gilbert Gottfried	Iago
Lea Salonga	Jasmine (Singing Voice)
Brad Kane	Aladdin (Singing Voice),Actor
Frank Welker	Abu
Douglas Seale	Sultan
Jack Angel	Voices
Corey Burton	Voices
Philip Clarke	Voices,Voices
Jim Cummings	Abu
Jennifer Darling	Voices
Debi Derryberry	Voices
Bruce Gooch	Voices
Jerry Houser	Voices
Vera Lockwood	Voices
Sherry Lynn	Voices
Mickie McGowan	Voices,Voices
Patrick Pinney	Voices
Philip Proctor	Voices
David Friedman	Conductor
Robin Williamson	Actor
Jack Angeles	Actor
Charles Adler	Voices,Voices
Hal Smith	Voices
Bill Farmer	Voices
Carole Jeghers	Voices
Tom Amundsen	Various
Stephen Apostolina	Various
Kirk Baily	Various
Greg Berg	Various
Julianne Buescher	Various
Cathy Cavadini	Various
June Christopher	Various
Robert Clotworthy	Various
David Cowgill	Various
Jennifer Crystal Foley	Various
Wendy Culter	Various
Rebecca Davis	Various
Terri Douglas	Various
Robin Atkin Downes	Various
Chris Edgerly	Various
Paul Eiding	Various
Dave Fennoy	Various
Pat Fraley	Various
Eddie Frierson	Various
Jean Gilpin	Various
Jackie Gonneau	Various
Nicholas Guest	Various
Archie Hahn	Various
Jason Harris	Various
Bridget Hoffman	Various
Karen Huie	Various
Andrew Kishino	Various
John Freeman	Jafar
Albert Tavares	Voices
Howard Ashman	Composer
Alan Menken	Composer

Technical Credits

John Musker

Ron Clements

Ted Elliott

Terry Rossio

John Musker	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Ron Clements	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Ted Elliott	Screenwriter
Terry Rossio	Screenwriter
Albert Tavares	Casting
Mark Mangini	Sound Effects
David J. Hudson	Sound/Sound Designer
Terry Porter	Sound/Sound Designer
Doc Kane	Sound/Sound Designer
Mel Metcalfe	Sound/Sound Designer

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!