User blog:ARTaylor/25 Years of Aladdin

Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the premiere of Aladdin. The film is the thirty-first from Walt Disney Animation Studios and the fourth produced during the Disney Renaissance. Based on the Arabian folktale, the story follows a street urchin named Aladdin who uses a magical lamp to win over the princess of his dreams while uncovering a plot to overthrow the Sultan.

The film was a massive hit with fans and critics. It became the most successful film of 1992. It remains the thirteenth highest grossing animated feature and third highest traditionally animated feature. It won two Academy Awards for Best Score and Best Original Song while being nominated for three more. It spawned two direct-to-video features, an animated series, several video games, a Broadway show, and an upcoming live-action remake. Robin Williams was widely praised for his role as Genie, leading to an industry-wide trend to feature high profile live-action actors for animated features.

The film was written and directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. It features the talents of Frank Welker as Aladdin's pet monkey Abu, Princess Jasmine's pet tiger Rajah, and the supernatural Cave of Wonders; Jim Cummings as captain of the guard and Aladdin's rival Razoul, Charles Adler as the ill-fated thief Gazeem, Corey Burton as snobbish suitor to Jasmine Prince Achmed, along with Jack Angel, Philip L. Clarke, Jennifer Darling, Patrick Pinney, and Philip Proctor doing additional voices.