Movie Trivia for Aladdin
Memorable Movie Quotes
Genie: Al, I can’t help you. I work for Senor Psychopath now.
Genie: Oh, Al. I’m getting kinda fond of you, kid. Not that I wanna pick out curtains or anything.
Jafar: I think it’s time to say goodbye to Prince Abubu.
Trivia
During the course of recording the voices, Robin Williams improvised so much they had almost 16 hours of material.
Because Robin Williams ad-libbed so many of his lines, the script was turned down for a Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award nomination.
Originally, the peddler who introduces the movie would be revealed to be the Genie at the end – hence the fact that Robin Williams voiced him, too. Notice the similarities in the design of the two, especially the eyebrows, the beard, and the four-fingered hands. (All the other human characters have five fingers.)
The opening scene with the street merchant was completely unscripted. Robin Williams was brought into the sound stage and was asked to stand behind a table that had several objects on it and a bedsheet covering them all. The animators asked him to lift the sheet, and, without looking, take an object from the table and describe it in character. Much of the material in that recording session was not appropriate for a Disney film.
Scheduling conflicts with Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) forced Patrick Stewart to turn down the role of Jafar. He has said in interviews that this is his biggest regret.
Goofs
The patch on the right leg of Aladdin’s pants keeps appearing and disappearing.
Box Office Info In USA
Budget $28,000,000
Gross $217,042,825