Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week joined by special guest Graham Day, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every Saturday at 6pm GMT.
This time, Ron Clements & John Musker’s Aladdin.
A thief in ancient Agrabah finds his fortunes changing for the better when he is recruited to recover a precious treasure. With fame and fortune at his fingertips, Aladdin sets about trying to seduce the beautiful Jasmine, but soon discovers that there’s more to love than power and wealth.
At time of recording, it was ranked the 246th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Show Notes:
- Recorded 8th September 2019.
- Aladdin at The Internet Movie Database.
- The IMDB 250 as it appeared at time of recording.
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- Susan King at Variety looks back on Aladdin as the beginning of the Disney Renaissance, November 2017.
- Kayla Webley at Time offers a brief history of the McDonalds Happy Meal, April 2010.
- David J. Fox at The Los Angeles Times on the financial success of Aladdin, April 1993.
- Duane Byrge at The Hollywood Reporter reviews Aladdin, November 1992.
- Joe Rhodes at The Los Angeles Times on the iconoclasm of Aladdin, November 1992.
- Steve Daly at Entertainment Weekly discusses Disney’s efforts to modify their brand with Aladdin, December 1992.
- Robin Williams behind the scenes recording Aladdin, 1992.
- The live action trailer for Mulan, July 2019.
- Drew Taylor at MovieFone on the Szechuan Sauce tie-in to Disney’s Mulan, June 2018.
- Mathew Jedeikin at Buzzfeed reports on the fan theory that Aladdin unfolds in a post-apocalyptic world, April 2016.
- Julia Zorthian at Time reports on the creative team’s responses to some of the fan theories around Aladdin, October 2015.
- Animator Eric Goldberg talks to Lamplight Review about working with Robin Williams to create the genie, October 2015.
- Eric Goldberg talks to The Huffington Post about creating the outtakes for the Diamond Edition of Aladdin, December 2017.
- Chris Nashawaty at Entertainment Weekly on how Aladdin changed Disney’s approach to animation, June 2015.
- Christian Ziebarth at Animated Views reports on the reunion of the crew of Aladdin to discuss the development and legacy of the film, April 2005.
- Richard Corliss at Time on how Aladdin stood out from Disney’s history and the crowded animation field, June 2001.
- Lily Rothman at Time on the nineties cultural ubiquity of George H.W. Bush’s “read my lips” promise, December 2018.
- Charles Solomon at The Los Angeles Times on the influence of Al Hirshfeld on the design of Aladdin,November 1992.
- Janet Maslin reviews Aladdin for The New York Times, November 1992.
- Michael Remis at Mremis.com looks back at The Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series, December 2014.
- Heat Vision and Jack, 1999.
- Noel Murray at The A.V. Club looks back on Heat Vision and Jack, April 2010.
- Josef Adalian at Variety reports on Ron Silver’s arrival in Veronica’s Closet, July 1998.
- Robin Williams stars in The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney’s MGM Studios, 1989.
- Josh Spiegel at /Film looks back on the troubled production and development of Aladdin, July 2019.
- Robert W. Welkos reports at The Los Angeles Times on the conflict between Robin Williams and Disney over Aladdin, November 1993.
- Coline Milliard at Art Net reports on Disney’s attempts to offer Robin Williams a Picasso as a peace offering, August 2014.
- Jake cites “Iago” on Brooklyn 99, February 2014.
- Richard Scheinin at The Washington Post reports on some of the controversy over the release of Aladdin so soon after the Gulf War, January 1993.
- David Mikkelson at Snopes reports on the infamous misheard “good teenagers…” line from Aladdin, April 2000.
- Adam B. Vary at Buzzfeed reports on the incongruity of “hot Jafar” in the remake, August 2017.
- Mitch Feltscheer at Junkee on the internet’s “thirst” for the remake Jafar, December 2018.
- Kiona N. Smith at Forbes on the real world historical inspiration for Jafar, December 2018.
- Corinne Reichert at CNet reports on the charges Jafar would face today, May 2019.
- Benj Pasek and Justin Paul talk to Entertainment Week about writing Princess Jasmine an “I Want” song, May 2019.
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