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Aladdin is a 1992 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 31st Disney animated feature film and the fourth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it is based on the Arabic folktale of the same name from the One Thousand and One Nights. The film was produced and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements from a screenplay they co-wrote with the writing team of Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Featuring the voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, and Jonathan Freeman, the film follows the titular Aladdin, an Arabian street urchin, who finds a magic lamp containing a genie. With the genie's help, Aladdin disguises himself as a wealthy prince and tries to impress the Sultan in order to win the heart of his free-spirited daughter, Princess Jasmine, while the Sultan's evil vizier Jafar plots to steal the magic lamp for his own uses.

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. 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. The musical score was written by Alan Menken and features six songs with lyrics written by both Ashman and Sir Tim Rice, who took over after Ashman's death.

Aladdin was released on November 11, 1992. It received positive reviews from critics (particularly for Williams' performance). It was a commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1992 with an earning of over $504 million in worldwide box office revenue. 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).

Aladdin garnered two Academy Awards, as well as other accolades for its soundtrack, which had the first and only number from a Disney feature to earn a Grammy Award for Song of the Year, for the film's "A Whole New World," sung by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle. The film's home video VHS release also set a sales record and grossed about $500 million in the United States. Aladdin's success led to various derived works and other material inspired by the film, including two direct-to-video sequels The Return of Jafar (1994) and Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996), an animated television series, and a Broadway adaptation. A live-action film adaptation directed by Guy Ritchie was released on May 24, 2019.

Cast[]

Character Actor
Aladdin (Aladdin, 1992)
Aladdin
Scott Weinger (speaking)
Brad Kane (singing)
Genie (Aladdin, 1992)
Genie
Robin Williams
Jasmine (Aladdin, 1992)
Disguised Jasmine (Aladdin, 1992)
Jasmine
Linda Larkin (speaking)
Lea Salonga (singing)
Jafar (Aladdin, 1992)
Jafar
Jonathan Freeman
Abu (Aladdin, 1992)
Abu
Frank Welker
Iago (Aladdin, 1992)
Iago
Gilbert Gottfried
Sultan (Aladdin, 1992)
Sultan
Douglas Seale
Razoul (Aladdin, 1992)
Razoul
Jim Cummings
Gazeem (Aladdin, 1992)
Gazeem
Charlie Adler
Prince Achmed (Aladdin, 1992)
Prince Achmed
Corey Burton
Peddler (Aladdin, 1992)
Peddler
Robin Williams (speaking)
Bruce Adler (singing)

Music[]

Song Singer(s)
Arabian Nights
Bruce Adler
One Jump Ahead
Brad Kane
Jim Cummings
Frank Welker
Corey Burton
Jeff Bennett
One Jump Ahead (Reprise)
Brad Kane
Robin Williams
Prince Ali
Robin Williams
Chorus
Brad Kane
Lea Salonga
Prince Ali (Reprise)
Jonathan Freeman
A Whole New World (Reprise)
Brad Kane
Lea Salonga

International versions[]

Language Title
Aladdin (1992) - logo (English) Amharic አላዲን
Aladdin (1992) - logo (English) Armenian Ալադին
Aladdin (1992) - logo (English) Azerbaijani Ələddin
Aladdin (1992) - logo (English) Crimean Tatar Алладин
Aladdin (1992) - logo (English) Georgian ალადინი
Aladdin (1992) - logo (Khmer) Khmer អាឡាដាំងនិងចង្កៀងទិព្វ
Aladdin (1992) - logo (English) Latvian Aladins
Aladdin (1992) - logo (English) Lithuanian Aladinas
Aladdin (1992) - logo (English) Mongolian Алладин
Aladdin (1992) - logo (English) Uzbek Olovuddin
Aladdin (1992) - logo (English) Vietnamese Aladdin Và Cây Đèn Thần

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