Aladdin

**Aladdin (1992)** is a UK VHS release by Walt Disney Home Video on 19th September 1994. It got re-released on VHS and DVD as a 'Special Edition' by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on 4th October 2004. It got re-released on DVD on 6th October 2008 by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. It got released on Blu-Ray by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on 28th July 2014.

The film also aired on ITV1 on Christmas Day 2011 & 2012.

## Cast

* Scott Weinger as Aladdin, a poor yet kind-hearted Agrabah thief. For his audition, Weinger sent in a homemade audition tape as Aladdin with his mother playing the Genie, and after several callbacks found out six months later that he had been cast as the title character. Aladdin's supervising animator was Glen Keane. Brad Kane provides Aladdin's singing voice.
* Robin Williams as the Genie, a hyperactive jinn with great power that can only be exercised when his master wishes it. He serves as the film's comic relief. Clements and Musker had written the role of the Genie for Robin Williams, and, when met with resistance, created a reel of a Williams stand-up to animation of the Genie. The directors asked Eric Goldberg, Genie's supervising animator, to animate the character over one of Williams' old stand-up comedy routines to pitch the idea to the actor. The resulting test, where Williams' stand-up about schizophrenia was translated into Genie growing another head to argue with himself, made Williams "laugh his ass off" and convinced him to sign on for the role. Williams' appearance in *Aladdin* marks the beginning of a transition in animation to celebrity voice actors, rather than specifically trained voice actors in animated films.
	+ Williams also voices a peddler who appears in the beginning of the film, who was confirmed by the directors to be the same Genie in disguise narrating the story. The peddler's singing voice was provided by Bruce Adler.
* Linda Larkin as Jasmine, the princess of Agrabah and daughter of the Sultan, who is bored of life in the royal palace. Larkin was chosen for the role of Jasmine nine months after her audition, and had to adjust, or lower, her high-pitched voice to reach the voice the filmmakers were looking for in the character. Jasmine's supervising animator was Mark Henn. Lea Salonga provides Jasmine's singing voice.
* Jonathan Freeman as Jafar, the power-hungry Grand vizier of Agrabah. Freeman was the first actor cast and spent one year and nine months recording his dialogue. He later readjusted his voice after Weinger and Larkin were cast as he felt "Jafar had to be seen as a real threat to Aladdin and Jasmine," as he was originally envisioned as an irritable character, but the directors decided that a calm villain would be scarier. Jafar's supervising animator was Andreas Deja, while Jafar's beggar and snake forms are animated by Kathy Zielinski.
* Frank Welker as Abu, Aladdin's kleptomaniac pet monkey with a falsetto voice. Welker also voices Jasmine's tiger Rajah and the Cave of Wonders. Duncan Marjoribanks was the supervising animator for Abu, Aaron Blaise was the supervising animator for Rajah and Goldberg was the supervising animator for the Cave of Wonders.
* Gilbert Gottfried as Iago, Jafar's sardonic, hot-tempered parrot assistant. Although he is not anthropomorphic at all, he uses his ability to mimic speech to communicate on a human level. Will Finn was the supervising animator for Iago.
* Douglas Seale as the Sultan, the naive yet friendly ruler of Agrabah, who desperately tries to find a suitor for his daughter Jasmine. The Sultan's supervising animator was David Pruiksma.
* Jim Cummings as Razoul, the Captain of the Guards. He and the other guards were animated by Phil Young and Chris Wahl.
* Charlie Adler as Gazeem, a thief that Jafar sends into the Cave of Wonders at the beginning of the film, but is trapped inside for being unworthy. Gazeem was animated by T. Daniel Hofstedt.
* Corey Burton as Prince Achmed, an arrogant prince whom Jasmine rejects as a suitor.

## Songs

* Arabian Nights
* One Jump Ahead
* One Jump Ahead (Reprise)
* Friend Like Me
* Prince Ali
* A Whole New World
* Prince Ali (Reprise)
* A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle

## Credits

* Music by Alan Menken
* Songs by Alan Menken, Tim Rice and Howard Ashman
* Produced and Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements

## Trivia

* This is the 1st VHS to have Coming Soon from Walt Disney Home Video with John Sachs's voice & Look Out for Future Releases from Walt Disney Home Video.
* This is also the 1st retail VHS with a video piracy warning.

## Opening (Original 1994 release)

1. Blue Warning screen (1992-1995)
2. Video Piracy Warning [announced by Rupert Farley]
3. National Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1993-1995)
4. Coming Soon to a Cinema Near You [announced by John Sachs]
5. Buena Vista International logo
6. The Lion King trailer (Behind the Scenes) (UK Pitched) [announced by Mark Elliott]
7. Coming Soon from Walt Disney Home Video (UK pitched) [announced by John Sachs]
8. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) trailer [announced by John Sachs]
9. Also Available from Walt Disney Home Video (UK pitched) [announced by John Sachs]
10. Walt Disney's Cartoon Classics trailer [announced by John Sachs]
11. Simon Bates VSC U Warning
12. Disneyland Paris Early 1994 advert [announced by Alison Bartlett]
13. Stay Tuned (1994-1995) [announced by John Sachs]
14. Walt Disney Home Video logo (1986-1995)
15. Walt Disney Pictures logo (1985-2006) (UK Pitched)
16. Start of Aladdin (1992) (UK Pitched)

## Closing (Original 1994 release)

1. End of Aladdin (1992) (UK Pitched)
2. Closing Credits Film (UK Pitched)
3. Walt Disney Pictures logo (1985-2006) (Aladdin variant) (UK Pitched)
4. Coming Soon from Walt Disney Home Video (UK pitched) [announced by John Sachs]
5. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) trailer [announced by Brian Cummings]
6. Also Available from Walt Disney Home Video (UK pitched) [announced by John Sachs]
7. Bambi (1942) trailer [announced by John Sachs]
8. The Muppets Collection trailer [announced by John Sachs]
9. Jim Henson's Muppet Babies trailer [announced by John Sachs]
10. Look Out for Future Releases from Walt Disney Home Video [announced by John Sachs]

### Original 1994 release

#### **Opening**

1. Video Piracy Warning (Aladdin Video Cassette)
2. Buena Vista International Logo
3. The Lion King (Make it Progress) (Coming Soon to a Cinema Near You) (UK sound)
4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (On Video from a Very Limited Time)
5. Walt Disney's Cartoon Classics trailer from 1994 with clips of "Staring Donald and Daisy" and "Staring Goofy". (Only from Walt Disney Home Video)
6. Simon Bates VSC U Warning
7. Disneyland Paris: Early 1994 ([753 2900|071 753 2900])

#### **Closing**

1. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
2. Bambi (Now on Video + Now Available on Video)
3. The Muppets Collection with clips of "The Muppet Movie", "The Great Muppet Caper", "It's the Muppets (The Muppet Show)" and "Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs".
4. Jim Henson's Muppet Babies [announced by John Sachs]

## Trailers and info (DVD)

### Original 2004 release (Special Edition)

1. The Incredibles (Coming Only to Theaters) (USA Pitch)
2. Pooh's Heffalump Movie (Coming Only to Theaters + Coming only to theaters 2005) (with American Voice Actor voiceover: Corey Burton)
3. The Aladdin Trilogy (Available for a Limited Time) (with voiceover: Debi Derryberry)
4. Mulan 2 (On Disney DVD and Video + Coming to DVD and Video) (with voiceover: Neil Morrissey)
5. Mulan: Special Edition (Coming to Disney DVD and Video + On Disney DVD and Video) [announced by Rupert Farley]
6. Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (On Disney DVD and Video) (with American voiceover: Mark Elliott)
7. Home on the Range (On Disney DVD and Video) (with voiceover: Jonathan Kydd)
8. Bambi: Special Edition (For the first time ever on 2-disc Disney DVD and Video, Spring 2005) (with American voiceover: Mark Elliott)
9. Disneyland Resort Paris: Need Magic promo
10. Make a Wish promo (Contact the Wish Foundation Today) (with American voiceover: Mark Elliott)