Word: jafar
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...head exterior of the Cave of Wonders, the interior tunnels of the cave and Aladdin's first magic carpet ride, reminiscent of the cave sequence in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Aladdin's animation is the sum of knowledge accumulated from past efforts like Sleeping Beauty--for example, Jafar's transformation into a overpowering serpent in Aladdin far surpasses the visual impact of the witch's metamorphosis into a towering dragon in Beauty...
This Aladdin is no prince in disguise. He is an anonymous thief, a homeless ghetto kid in the imperial city of Agrabah, ruled by a flustery Sultan and his Vincent Price-y adviser Jafar. On the streets Aladdin meets the Sultan's daughter Jasmine, who has rejected every royal suitor in the Middle East. Love and ambition smite Aladdin; a thirst for adventure seizes Jasmine. In fact, each of the main characters seeks freedom: Aladdin from poverty, Jasmine from her regal confinement, the Sultan from Jafar's silky domination, and the Genie from an eternity in the lamp...
Casting is as crucial a decision for cartoons as for live-action films. Aladdin's voice cast includes curmudgeonly comic Gilbert Gottfried as Jafar's parrot and Lea Salonga, the original Miss Saigon, as the singing voice of Jasmine. But the true inspiration was to have the Genie voiced by Williams, whose comedy routines pinball from one manic impression to another. Every time Williams would lurch into a new character, even if for a second, the Genie would assume that form. In five recording sessions spanning 15 months, Williams simply revolutionized cartoon voice acting. "Until now," Katzenberg notes, "we have...
...weeks been reliving their worst dreams, fearing for their lives. Protected by U.S. troops, the camp residents have begged the soldiers not to depart, sometimes even vowing to lie down in the path of withdrawing tanks. "Everyone here believes we will be killed when the Americans leave," says Mustafa Jafar. "The Iraqis will send the secret police...