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Facts 2371-2400: Aladdin Themed Page

You all never had a friend like me!

There are tons of things that I love about this movie. The characters, Genie, the comedy, Genie, the story line, Genie, the romance.... Genie xD

I loved that guy!

R.I.P. Robin Williams

Fact #3371

In the original story draft there were two genies. One was the genie of the lamp and the other the genie of the ring.

Fact #3372

Scott Weinger, the voice of Aladdin, also played DJ's boyfriend Steve on Full House. There is even an inside joke about it in the episode were they go to Disney World, in which Steve shows up briefly dressed as Aladdin.

Fact #3373

Robin Williams was the first major celebrity to be cast in an animated movie.

Fact #3374

During preview screenings, no one applauded after the songs, so as a joke, the animators added an "Applause" sign over Genie at the end of "Friend Like Me." It worked.

Fact #3375

Aladdin was the highest-grossing movie of 1992. It was also the first animated movie to gross more than $200 million.

Fact #3376

John Candy, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Martin Short, John Goodman, and Albert Brooks were all considered at one point to provide the voice of the Genie.

Fact #3377

Arabic Americans took offense to the line "where they cut off your ear, if they don't like your face," in the opening song "Arabian Nights," so the lyric was changed to "where it's flat and immense, and the heat is intense."

Fact #3378

Given how successful 'Aladdin' became, it's strange to think that the film was once on the brink of total disaster. About four months of work had already been completed on 'Aladdin' before "Black Friday," the day when then-Disney CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told the team to scrap just about everything and start over, without any extra time to rework the convoluted and troubled story.

Fact #3379

'Aladdin' was neither the first nor last film to have this kind of false start. Many other animated films have had first drafts that were scrapped and reworked early in production, including 'Toy Story' and 'Beauty and the Beast.'

Fact #3380 

There is a long standing rumor that during the balcony scene Aladdin says, "Good teenagers take off their clothes" but what he's actually saying is "Nice kitty take off and go."

Fact #3381 

The goofy hat and Hawaiian shirt Genie wears at the end of the movie is a nod to what Robin William's wore in the Disney short, Back To Neverland, made by MGM Studios in 1989.

Fact #3382 

While recording for the voice of Genie, Robin Williams frequently received calls from Steven Spielberg who was working on Schindler's List. He would put his phone on speaker so that he could tell the jokes to the cast and crew to cheer him up. Some of these jokes were added into the film.

Fact #3383 

Robin Williams only made $75,000 for voicing the Genie.

Fact #3384 

Disney wanted Robin Williams to voice the Genie so badly that they already animated Genie doing some of William's stand up acts. Robin was so impressed he immediately signed on.

Fact #3385 

A few imitations the Genie did were cut from the film, including George Bush and John Wayne.

Fact #3386 

The opening scene of the film was completely improvised by Robin.

Fact #3387 

In the original fairytale, Aladdin was Chinese.

Fact #3388 

Jasmine is the only Disney Princess to kiss the villian.

Fact #3389 

Aladdin's face was modeled after Tom Cruise.

Fact #3390 

If you watch Aladdin backwards, the plot ends up being about a rich prince who loses his wife and all of his wealth to a genie, which he eventually buries in a cave and spends the rest of his life stealing.

Fact #3391 

When Genie is trying to cheer Jasmine up, he's using his Mrs. Doubtfire voice. He played the role of Doubtfire in the future, after Aladdin.

Fact #3392 

There is a Hidden Pluto with the Genie in Aladdin and the King of Thieves.

Fact #3393 

There is a Hidden White Rabbit, from Alice in Wonderland, in Aladdin and the King of Thieves.

Fact #3394 

There is a Hidden Cinderella with the Genie and Jasmine in Aladdin and the King of Thieves.

Fact #3395 

There is a Hidden Pumbaa in Aladdin and the King of Thieves.

Fact #3396 

Stitch steals Princess Jasmine from Aladdin during the “A Whole New World” magic carpet ride during the movie trailer.

Fact #3397 

There is a Hidden Jessica and Roger Rabbit, Minnie Mouse, and Ariel with the Genie and Jasmine in Aladdin and the King of Thieves.

Fact #3398 

The first part of the “Prince Ali" song is remarkably similar to "To Life" from "Fiddler on the Roof."

Fact #3399 

All of Genies animations were actually just trace-overs of actual movements that Robin Williams did.

Fact #3400 

Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys was once a "friend of Aladdin" at Walt Disney World.

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I hope you all enjoyed these facts as much as I did!