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- Williams joined the cast of the original Aladdin because he wished to be a part of "this animation tradition," rather than simply because he wanted a large paycheck. As such, he agreed to voice the role for only $75,000 rather than his usual fee of $8 million.
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Aug 12, 2014 · For kids growing up in the nineties, Robin Williams was a guide to a more adult world as the voice of the Genie in Disney’s “Aladdin.”
- Ian Crouch
Jun 6, 2017 · Genie may not be onscreen all that much, but Aladdin unmistakably belongs to Williams. But the film also represents a throwback to the impish, spry comedy of 1930s- and ’40s-era Looney Tunes...
Alongside its role in the Disney Renaissance, Aladdin is often credited as the catalyst in the rise of casting film stars as voice actors in Hollywood-animated films with the success of Robin Williams's Genie performance.
Feb 14, 2024 · Robin Williams agreed to play the Genie in Aladdin for a great reason, which further proves just how fantastic his performance in the film is.
- Colin Mccormick
- Scott Weinger
- Ron Clements, John Musker
- Genie Fits Into The Hyper-Stylized World of 'Aladdin'
- Genie Brings The Comedy Gold
- An Honest and Authentic Genie
- A Robin Williams Role We'll Never Forget
One of the things that make Aladdin feel so timeless is that the movie is stylized like a Broadway musical or a Golden Age Hollywood Epic. This movie has the same amount of DNA as Lawrence of Arabia and West Side Story as it does the original story of Aladdin. The world is grand in scope, showing multiple expansive shots of the film's beautiful loc...
As Three Thousand Years of Longing will tell you, every story involving genies and djinn is some kind of cautionary tale where the Genie is the disruptor of the story. Their wish granting is what moves the plot along, and they are the reason the drama of the plot moves forward. In this iteration of Aladdin, this is only half true. Genie is the disr...
The thing that really makes Genie stand out from other tricksters in fiction is that he really isn't a trickster. In fact, in his introduction scene, Aladdin is actually the one that cons him to get a free wish. And in Genie's good nature, he actually honors that and doesn't count the wish because Aladdin did best him. But throughout the movie, Gen...
In the greater context of Williams’ filmography, a pattern can be directly drawn on why the Genie is perhaps his most memorable role. In each project that Williams acted in, he aimed to bring a level of humanity with it, to be a character that grounds the movie. This extends all the way from his more bombastic characters like Genie all the way to h...
- Kevin Tash
Jan 28, 2021 · Longtime Disney animator Ron Clements co-directed Disney’s 1992 “Aladdin” alongside John Musker. He shares his memories of working with Robin Williams on the animated blockbuster.
Nov 25, 1992 · Aladdin: Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker. With Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman. A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
