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He mastered the ever-climbing notes of Celine’s hit song, and he even added his own unique style to the tune. Each person is blessed with a unique talent, and technological advancements have made it possible for individuals to share their talent with the entire world. [90] Warner Bros. Cartoons director Chuck Jones even called the film "the funniest feature ever made. John August is writing the script, which will reportedly retain the musical elements of the original film, while Dan Lin is attached as producer. Trapped, Aladdin rubs the lamp and meets the Genie who lives inside it. [23] The animators filmed monkeys at the San Francisco Zoo to study their movements for Abu's character. Thomas, Bob: "Chapter 9: A New Tradition", pages 133–135. These individuals inspire us to pursue our passions and strive to become our best selves. [64] By December 1993, it had topped 21 million sales and grossed about $500 million in the United States. The Disney Hyperion book Aladdin: The Making of an Animated Film listed both of Williams's characters "The Peddler" and "The Genie" ahead of main characters, but was forced to refer to him only as "the actor signed to play the Genie". [44] Composer Alan Menken and songwriters Howard Ashman and Tim Rice were praised for creating a soundtrack that is "consistently good, rivaling the best of Disney's other animated musicals from the '90s. However, according to the commentary track on the 2004 DVD, while Musker and Clements did admit Scott Weinger ad-libbed during the scene, they claimed "we did not record that, we would not record that," and said the line was "Good tiger, take off and go..." and the word "tiger" is overlapped by Rajah's snarl. Aladdin taunts Jafar for being less powerful than the Genie, tricking Jafar into using his last wish to become an all-powerful genie himself. [23] The coloring was done with the computerized CAPS process, and the color motifs were chosen according to the personality—the protagonists use light colors such as blue, the antagonists darker ones such as red and black, and Agrabah and its palace use the neutral color yellow. The Genie appears and saves him at the cost of his second wish. [29], The design for most characters was based on the work of caricaturist Al Hirschfeld,[31] which production designer Richard Vander Wende also considered appropriate to the theme, due to similarities to the flowing and swooping lines found in Arabic calligraphy. [132][133] Filming began on September 6, 2017 at Longcross Studios and concluded on January 24, 2018. [124] Production had originally been scheduled to begin in July, but was delayed due to Disney having trouble finding the right people to play Aladdin and Jasmine. [31], –John Musker on Aladdin's early design[33], Designed by a team led by supervising animator Glen Keane, Aladdin was initially going to be as young as thirteen, and was originally made to resemble actor Michael J. Writing “The Girl With the Louding Voice,” about a 14-year-old employed as a housemaid, challenged how the novelist viewed a common practice in her native Nigeria. [66] This VHS edition entered moratorium on April 30, 1994. He's Aladdin 's mischievous pet monkey. Abu is a contestant on “The Voice Global,” a Belgian variation of the popular United States TV talent show. All rights reserved. The judges smiled approvingly as Abu’s voice drifted through the room, but they were in for yet another surprise. British actress Naomi Scott and Indian actress Tara Sutaria were being considered to play Jasmine. Their chairs spun around to reveal the talented young soul who was blowing their minds away. Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine wrote a negative review, describing the film as racist, ridiculous, and a "narcissistic circus act" from Robin Williams. He then exposes Aladdin's identity and exiles him, Abu, and the carpet to a frozen wasteland. ; After last Monday's episode, coach John Legend landed in hot water because … Here is the cover of My Heart Will Go On which alot of you guys requested me to sing. [61], The film was first released in VHS on October 1, 1993, as part of the Walt Disney Classics line. [34][37][38], Disney, while not using Williams's name in commercials as per the contract, used his voice for the Genie in the commercials and used the Genie character to sell toys and fast food tie-ins, without having to pay Williams additional money; Williams unhappily quipped at the time, "The only reason Mickey Mouse has three fingers is because he can't pick up a check." : The credits read Disney, but 'Aladdin' is a brand-new 'toon, an irreverent high-stakes gamble that veers sharply from tradition", "John Musker Question Countdown – Number 9", "Disney Myths Debunked by Ron Clements and John Musker, Directors of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Hercules", "Aladdin animator used subtlety to design strong villain", "Robin Williams Once Got So Upset With Disney That The Company Sent Him A $1 Million Picasso Peace Offering", "Abracadabra: Disney, Robin Williams Quit Feud", "Genie Grants Disney's Video Wish : Marketing: Robin Williams will reprise his 'Aladdin' role in 'King of Thieves,' continuing the emergence of direct-to-video projects as an industry gold mine", "Weekend Box Office Results for November 13–15, 1992", "Aladdin (1992) – Weekend Box Office Results", "A Perfect World' tops 'Aladdin' in Europe", "Cartoon Coffers - Top-Grossing Disney Animated Features at the Worldwide B.O. It was the number one song in many countries, and even now it is recognized for its intense emotional charge. [109] After the word tiger, a second voice can be heard which has been suggested was accidentally grafted onto the soundtrack. [24] Aladdin's personality was rewritten to be "a little rougher, like a young Harrison Ford,"[15][25] and the parrot Iago, originally conceived as an uptight British archetype, was reworked into a comic role after the filmmakers saw Gilbert Gottfried in Beverly Hills Cop II, who was then cast for the role. [80] Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the film on a Diamond Edition Blu-ray on October 13, 2015. Two Navy Men Have Hilarious “Jingle Bell” Duel. Sean clapped and gave the boy a high-five before returning to his chair. [57] By 2002, the film had grossed $287 million overseas and $504 million worldwide. [46] The DVD went into moratorium in January 2008, along with its sequels. [9] Jasmine is also depicted as a different Disney Princess, being rebellious against the royal life and the social structure. Ashman and Menken were later recruited to compose songs for Beauty and the Beast. The crowd was already on their feet, but the magic wasn’t over yet. [32] Each character was animated alone, with the animators consulting each other to make scenes with interrelating characters. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: One of the verses of the opening song "Arabian Nights" was altered following complaints from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). First one judge stood up, then another, until all three of them were on their feet. [9] Andreas Deja, Jafar's supervising animator, tried to incorporate Jonathan Freeman's facial expressions and gesturing into the character. Frank Welker is the voice of Abu in Aladdin. [48] Being "imprisoned" is also presented, a fate that occurs to most of the characters—Aladdin and Jasmine are limited by their lifestyles, Genie is attached to his lamp, and Jafar to the Sultan—and is represented visually by the prison-like walls and bars of the Agrabah palace, and the scene involving caged birds which Jasmine later frees. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is a recurring character in the animated TV series The Simpsons. [19] Before Ashman's death in March 1991, Ashman and Menken had composed "Prince Ali" and his last song, "Humiliate the Boy". The mom's a zero. "[15] Furthermore, English-Irish comedian Spike Milligan considered it to be the greatest film of all time. The third—after The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast—and final Disney film score the duo would work on, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman began writing the Academy Award-winning score together, with Tim Rice taking over as lyricist after Ashman died of AIDS-related complications part way through the production of Aladdin in early 1991. [110], Animation enthusiasts have noticed similarities between Aladdin and Richard Williams's unfinished film The Thief and the Cobbler (also known as The Princess and the Cobbler under Allied Filmmakers and Arabian Knight under Miramax Films). [123] Alan Menken said filming was slated to begin August 2017. Aladdin, Abu, and the carpet rush to escape the cave as it collapses. [118] On November 8, Disney revealed it had originally planned to use Robin Williams's unused lines from the 1991–92 recording sessions for the film, but his will prohibited the studio from using his likeness for 25 years after his 2014 death. Aladdin is a 1992 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was released on Digital HD on September 29, 2015. Please SHARE this with your friends and family. Abu had selected the popular “My Heart Will Go On” by unforgettable celebrity Celine Dion. [20], Musker and Clements wrote a draft of the screenplay, and then delivered a story reel to studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg in April 1991. Accompanied by a $19 million marketing campaign,[74] the DVD sold about 3 million units in its first month. Gilbert Gottfried as … [12] Beast, Sebastian from The Little Mermaid, and Pinocchio make brief appearances,[9] and the wardrobe of the Genie at the end of the film—Goofy hat, Hawaiian shirt, and sandals—are a reference to a short film that Robin Williams did for the Disney-MGM Studios tour in the late 1980s. Abu-Jamal shot and killed Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner on Dec. 9, 1981. The voice precedes the law; an individual human life takes precedence over abstract law; the voice stands trial; the voice is accused - or accuses, demanding justice. 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Forgetting the cave's rule, Abu grabs a jewel. 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County. Abu Dhabi will invest 448 billion dirhams ($122 billion) in oil and natural gas over the next five years as it seeks to raise production capacity, even while OPEC restricts its output. [116], On July 15, 2015, the studio announced the development of a live-action comedy adventure prequel called Genies. The film company stated that it is now collating the frames and undertaking voice recordings for the film in the twofour54 media hub. He is an Indian-American immigrant proprietor who runs the Kwik-E-Mart, a popular convenience store in Springfield, and is best known for his catchphrase, "Thank you, come again." These similarities include a similar plot, similar characters, scenes and background designs, and the antagonist Zig-Zag's resemblance in character design and mannerisms to Genie and Jafar. [67] A THX-certified widescreen LaserDisc was issued on September 21, 1994,[68][69][better source needed] and a Spanish-dubbed VHS for the American market was released on April 14, 1995. 1985 Amman, Jordan) audiovisual works and installations explore the political implications of language and communication. Williams came for voice recording sessions during breaks in the shooting of two other films he was starring in at the time, Hook and Toys. highest-grossing animated film of all time, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, List of Disney animated films based on fairy tales, List of Disney theatrical animated feature films, 'Who “wrote” Aladdin? [47] The version of the song "A Whole New World" performed by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle, which plays over the end credits, is, as of 2019[update], the only Disney song to win a Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Suddenly they realized that they had not yet seen the full extent of this talented boy’s skills. Aladdin returns to the palace and exposes Jafar's evil plot. Extremely talented people can be found all over the world. [23] Another major theme was avoiding an attempt to be what the person is not—both Aladdin and Jasmine get into trouble pretending to be different people,[9] and the Prince Ali persona fails to impress Jasmine, who only falls for Aladdin when she finds out who he truly is. [120] Lin revealed that they were looking for a diverse cast. The same disc was released in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2013. [84] The film's Blu-ray release in the United States sold 1.81 million units and grossed $39 million, as of 2017[update].[85]. The Broadway adaptation also uses the edited line. In this day and age, incredible talent is not hard to find. [129] In August 2017, Marwan Kenzari, Nasim Pedrad, and Numan Acar joined the cast as Jafar, Dalia, and Hakim, respectively. They criticized the characters' anglicized features and Anglo-American accents, in contrast to the other characters in the film, which have foreign accents, grotesque facial features, and appear villainous or greedy. Aladdin, as "Prince Ali Ababwa," arrives in Agrabah with a large host, but Jasmine becomes angry when he discusses her fate with her father, the Sultan, and Jafar without her. He seemed nervous as he looked out into the crowd then back down at the stage. Fox. Lyricist Howard Ashman first pitched the idea, and the screenplay went through three drafts before then-Disney Studios president Jeffrey Katzenberg agreed to its production. [77] Instead, Peter Pan was released on Blu-ray as a Diamond Edition on February 5, 2013 to celebrate its 60th anniversary. © 2020 Shareably Media, LLC. The Forgotten Syrian Storyteller', "As Genie, mom helped grant son's wish for 'Aladdin' role", "How Celebrities Took Over Cartoon Voice Acting", "Jonathan Freeman returns as Jafar in new stage musical version of Disney's "Aladdin, "What Would Walt Say? And they [Disney] apologized; they said it was done by other people. [88], Most critics' praise went to Robin Williams's performance as Genie,[86] with Janet Maslin of The New York Times declaring that children "needn't know precisely what Mr. Williams is evoking to understand how funny he is",[89] and Roger Ebert commenting that Williams and animation "were born for one another". The Belgian edition (released without advertisements, commercials or any kind of fanfare) comes as a single-disc version with its extras ported over from the Platinum Edition DVD. (Reuters) - Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will return for Mercedes in Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix … Shafrira Zakai. The voice cast features Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, and Douglas Seale. Shy Boy Brings Judges To Their Feet With Celine Dion Hit. The judges were literally at the edge of their seats as they clung to this boy’s every word. [97] At the Golden Globes, Aladdin won Best Original Song ("A Whole New World") and Best Original Score, as well as a Special Achievement Award for Robin Williams, with a nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. "[107] The ADC also complained about the portrayal of the lead characters Aladdin and Jasmine. Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s (b. The film is the 31st Disney animated feature film and was the fourth produced during the Disney Renaissance. [76], According to an insert in the Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition release case, Aladdin was going to be released on Blu-ray Disc as a Diamond Edition in Spring 2013. A live-action film adaptation was released on May 24, 2019. Adnoc said 3D seismic had been acquired over a large part of the block, which it … [78][79] A non-Diamond Edition Blu-ray was released in a few select European countries in March 2013. Aladdin was also the last film by Disney to be entirely based on a fairytale or folklore until the release of Tangled (based on Rapunzel) in 2010, 17 years later. Jasmine confronts Jafar to demand Aladdin's release, but he lies and says Aladdin has been executed. Syndicated Content. Just after the judges whirled around, everyone in the audience began clapping. When Aladdin is threatened by the tiger Rajah on the palace balcony, Aladdin quietly says a line that some people reported hearing as "Good teenagers, take off your clothes,"[108] which they considered a subliminal reference to promiscuity. Since Aladdin's animator Glen Keane was working in the California branch of Walt Disney Feature Animation, and Jasmine's animator Mark Henn was in the Florida one at Disney-MGM Studios, they had to frequently phone, fax or send designs and discs to each other. Frank Welker. So here it is!!! He was voiced by Hank Azaria and first appeared in the episode "The Telltale Head". ", "Aladdin (1992) – Domestic Total Adj. [14][15] However, the studio was dismissive of Ashman's treatment and removed the project from development. ET. Jafar flees after spotting the lamp and thus discovering Aladdin's true identity. They escape and return to the palace. As a means of apologizing, Aladdin takes Jasmine on a ride on the magic carpet. Abu Abu (vocal effects provided by Frank Welker) is Aladdin's kleptomaniac monkey partner with a high-pitched voice and can talk a little. [91] James Berardinelli gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising the "crisp visuals and wonderful song-and-dance numbers. This young teen had made a huge splash with his debut performance. As the performance continued, Abu shared his powerful gift with the world. At Iago's suggestion, Jafar plots to become Sultan by marrying Jasmine. Each person is blessed with a unique talent, and technological advancements have made it possible for individuals to share their talent with the entire world. "[92] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said the comedy made the film accessible to both children and adults,[93] a vision shared with Desson Howe of The Washington Post, who also said "kids are still going to be entranced by the magic and adventure. Aladdin tricks the Genie into freeing them all from the cave without using a wish. When a 13 year old boy named Abu stepped on stage for a blind audition on The Voice Kids Belgium, the audience wondered what he would sound like. "[94] Brian Lowry of Variety praised the cast of characters, describing the expressive magic carpet as "its most remarkable accomplishment" and considered that "Aladdin overcomes most story flaws thanks to sheer technical virtuosity. This boy had brought every last person watching the performance out of their chairs. Upon release, it became the first animated feature to reach the half-billion-dollar mark, and was the highest-grossing animated film of all time until it was surpassed by The Lion King (1994). But the voice, that's me; I gave them myself. [53] The film held the top spot five times during its 22-week run. Kalli Sarkin is a contributing writer at Shareably. [50] After a limited release on November 13, 1992,[51] Aladdin debuted in 1,131 theaters on November 25, 1992, grossing $19.2 million in its opening weekend—number two at the box office, behind Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. A powerful, emotional debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian woman who is trapped in a life of servitude but determined to fight for her dreams and choose her own future. [31] Animator Randy Cartwright described working on the Magic Carpet as challenging, since it is only a rectangular shape, that expresses itself through pantomime—"It's sort of like acting by origami". As Abu finished his audition, Sean Dhondt ran onto the stage and sat cross-legged in front of the talented artist. Comments Add a Comment. [105] The rerecording has the original voice on all other lines and then a noticeably deeper voice says the edited line. Entertainment Weekly ranked Aladdin in a list of the most controversial films in history, due to this incident. Aladdin gives the lamp to Jafar, who throws him and Abu back into the cave, though not before Abu steals the lamp back. [52] It took eight weeks for the film to reach number one at the US box office, breaking the record for the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve with $32.2 million. [114][115][116][117] Entertainment writer Scott Meslow wrote that compared with the character of Aladdin, "Williams's Genie is the character audiences responded to, and—more importantly to Disney—its most marketable character by far", which he concludes led to the "celebrification" of later animated films such as Shark Tale (2004) and Puss in Boots (2011). Abu VOICE. Unusually for an animated film, much of Williams's dialogue was ad-libbed: for some scenes, Williams was given topics and dialogue suggestions, but allowed to improvise his lines. Aladdin decides instead to keep his promise and frees the Genie. The site's consensus reads, "A highly entertaining entry in Disney's renaissance era, Aladdin is beautifully drawn, with near-classic songs and a cast of scene-stealing characters. [126][127] At the 2017 D23 Expo, Menken announced that he would be co-writing new songs for the film with Academy Award winners Pasek and Paul[128] while Vanessa Taylor would re-write the script. This song’s stunning feature in the film Titanic caused it to shoot to the top of the charts. [121] In April 2017, Will Smith entered talks to play the Genie. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 95% of critics gave the film a positive review based on a sample of 74 reviews, with an average rating of 8.15/10. [106] The number has been described in reviews as "simultaneously glamorizing and barbarizing the Arab world. [54] Aladdin was the most successful film of 1992 grossing $217 million in the United States and over $504 million worldwide. ", "The original story was sort of a winning the lottery kind of thing ... Like having anything you could wish for would be the greatest thing in the world and having it taken away from you is bad, but having it back is great. Aladdin (1992) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Syndicated Content. The lyrics were changed in July 1993 from "Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face" in the original release to "Where it's flat and immense and the heat is intense," with the change first appearing on the 1993 video release. Frank Welker is the voice of Abu in Aladdin. Franchise: Aladdin. [58] Currently, it is the 35th-highest-grossing animated film and the third-highest-grossing traditionally animated feature worldwide, behind The Lion King and The Simpsons Movie. [98] Other awards included the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature,[99] a MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance to Robin Williams,[100] Saturn Awards for Best Fantasy Film, Performance by a Younger Actor to Scott Weinger and Supporting Actor to Robin Williams,[101] the Best Animated Feature by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association,[102] and four Grammy Awards, Best Soundtrack Album, and Song of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television for "A Whole New World".[103]. Welker also voices Jasmine's tiger Rajah and the Cave of Wonders. The animators based their designs on the work of caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, and computers were used for both finishing the artwork and creating some animated elements. [125] In July 2017, it was announced that Egyptian-Canadian actor Mena Massoud had been cast as Aladdin, Scott as Jasmine, and Smith as the Genie. Comments Add a Comment. [63] In less than three weeks, the VHS release of Aladdin sold over 16 million units and grossed over $400 million in the United States. [12], In gratitude for his success with Touchstone Pictures' Good Morning, Vietnam, Robin Williams voiced the Genie for SAG scale pay—$75,000—instead of his asking fee of $8 million, on condition that his name or image not be used for marketing, and his (supporting) character not take more than 25% of space on advertising artwork, since Williams's film Toys was scheduled for release one month after Aladdin's debut. Ron Clements and John Musker, "Filmmaker's Commentary". As he began to sing the chorus they all looked absolutely shocked. [49], A large promotion campaign preceded Aladdin's debut in theaters, with the film's trailer being attached to most Disney VHS releases (including 101 Dalmatians in April 1992 and Beauty and the Beast in October), and numerous tie-ins and licensees being released. [104] The original lyric was intact on the initial CD soundtrack release, but the re-releases use the edited lyric. He appears in … No one could deny that this boy was talented. Kuwait Energy has signed up a drilling rig for work on the Abu Sennan concession and is making progress on the ASH-2 pipeline. Dec 12, 2020 6:38 AM "[86] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". As Abu continued to sing, the members of the crowd stood up. They are told that only one person is worthy to enter: "the diamond in the rough," whom Jafar later identifies as Aladdin, an Agrabah street urchin. The film was being written by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, while Tripp Vinson was on board to produce via his Vinson Films banner. Aladdin was re-released on HD and 4K digital download on August 27, 2019, with a physical media re-release on Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 10, 2019, as part of the Walt Disney Signature Collection. The film's home video VHS release also set a sales record and grossed about $500 million in the United States. [122] The following month, Jade Thirlwall entered talks to portray the role of Jasmine. Then the music started playing. After Aladdin brings Jasmine home, the palace guards capture Aladdin on Jafar's behest and throw him into the sea. Frank Welker as Abu, Aladdin's kleptomaniac pet monkey with a falsetto voice.

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