Aladdin (Disney character)
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First appearance | Aladdin (1992) |
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Based on | Aladdin |
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Alias | Prince Ali Ababwa (alter ego) |
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Gender | Male |
Occupation | Thief (formerly) Prince and heir to the throne of Agrabah |
Alignment | Good |
Family | Cassim (father) |
Spouse | Agrabah |
Aladdin is a fictional character in Disney's animated film
When Aladdin is initially introduced, he is an 18-year-old man. He never received a formal education and has only learned by living on the streets of the city of Agrabah. He has to steal food in the local market in order to survive.
Development
One of the first issues that the animators faced during the production of Aladdin was the depiction of Aladdin himself.[2] Director and producer John Musker explains: "In early screenings, we played with him being a little bit younger, and he had a mother in the story. [...] In design, he became more athletic-looking, more filled out, more of a young leading man, more of a teen-hunk version than before." He was initially going to be as young as 13, but that eventually changed to 18.[2]
Supervising animator Glen Keane was inspired by various teen idols and movie actors in designing Aladdin's physique.[2] The main inspiration for his appearance was originally Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future, but later changed to Tom Cruise.[3] Keane based the movement of Aladdin's loose pants on rapper MC Hammer.[4] Some have said this conception of the character makes him too contemporary, given the film's setting.[1]
Characteristics
Aladdin was drawn with large eyes, like those of other Disney heroes, to indicate innocence. The lineaments of his body are more free-flowing and more rounded than is usual for Disney heroes.[5] He looks like a modern 18-year-old,[1] except for his wardrobe. In the film, they often describe him as a street rat.
Aladdin is portrayed as quick-witted, and ultimately a caring person. Like most Disney male protagonists, he is a heroic young man who seeks to win the affection of many other characters, which demonstrates his insecurity. He is not above lying and stealing, though never with malicious intentions, but to survive. The biggest difference from the norm is that, unlike most youthful Disney heroes, he is a doer rather than a passive character.[5]
As a street urchin, he wears a red fez hat, a purple vest, a baggy cream dhoti (with a patch covering a hole) and goes barefoot; he retains this appearance even in the animated series after his engagement to Jasmine.[6][7]
His "Prince Ali" outfit is a white and gold ensemble with a flowing cape, and a large headpiece topped with a feather and a jewel.
Appearances
Aladdin
In the first film, street rat Aladdin meets a girl in the marketplace. He falls deeply in love with her at first sight, but he gets into trouble when their meeting is interrupted by guards who arrest him. She reveals that she is actually
In prison, Aladdin meets an old man (who is Jafar in disguise) who mentions a cave filled with treasure and that he needs Aladdin to enter it. The old man reveals a secret exit, and Aladdin escapes with him and follows him into the desert. He enters the Cave of Wonders, where he meets a sentient
The Return of Jafar
In the first direct-to-video sequel, The Return of Jafar (1994), Jasmine begins to question her love for Aladdin, wondering if he is a duplicitous liar after he saves Iago, Jafar's former pet parrot who had tortured her father. Meanwhile, Jafar is freed from his lamp by a bumbling bandit named Abis Mal, and immediately plots his retribution against Aladdin.
Aladdin (TV series)
An animated series was created for The Disney Afternoon and CBS and aired from 1994 to 1995, based on the original 1992 feature. The series picked up where The Return of Jafar left off, with Aladdin being engaged to Jasmine while still living on the streets of Agrabah, and having many adventures with his friends both in and outside of Agrabah.
In the Aladdin television episode "The Lost Ones", it is shown that he had a childhood friend named Amal. The two-part episode "Seems Like Old Crimes" shows that when Aladdin was sixteen, he fell in with a group of circus performers where he met his pet monkey Abu.
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
In the second direct-to-video/DVD movie and third film in the series, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Aladdin discovers that his long-lost father, Cassim, is still alive, and sets out to find him. Cassim had left the family shortly after his son's birth. Aladdin's mother died when he was just a child. At the climax of the film, Jasmine and Aladdin are finally wed, and Aladdin reconciles with his father.
Aladdin (2019 film)
In the live-action movie adaptation of the first Aladdin movie of the same name, Aladdin is portrayed by Mena Massoud. The plot follows the story of human form Genie, as he tells a story to his two children about a street urchin named Aladdin, who falls in love with Princess Jasmine, befriends a wish-granting Genie, and battles the conspiring Jafar.
Video games
Aladdin appears in various video games, including the
Aladdin has also appeared in the acclaimed
Aladdin appears in the Nintendo 3DS game Disney Magical World. Agrabah is one of the four movie worlds accessible to the player, and several characters from the movie appear in the game. The player may also collect a number of Aladdin-themed items and clothing pieces.
Aladdin is a playable character in Disney Infinity 2.0.[8]
The world-building video game Disney Magic Kingdoms includes Aladdin as a playable character to unlock for a limited time.[9]
An alternate version of Aladdin appears as a playable character in the video game Disney Mirrorverse.[10]
He is an unlockable racer in Disney Speedstorm.
In other media
Aladdin was formerly a member of the Disney Adventurers franchise targeted at young boys sold by the Disney Store from 1999–2004, which sold various merchandise, mostly including toys.
He appears in
Aladdin also appears at the
In the Broadway musical adaptation, Aladdin is played by actor Adam Jacobs.[12]
Aladdin has a cameo appearance in the short film Once Upon a Studio, where after Maui warns about the meeting of characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios, upon hearing him he goes down the railing of the stairs together with Abu, and when trying to land he ends up slipping on the trolls in the form of rocks. Later, he appears along with the rest of the characters in the group photo.[13]
References
- ^ a b c Finch, Christopher: "Chapter 11: A Second Flowering", pages 309–320. The Art of Walt Disney, 2004
- ^ a b c Thomas, Bob: "Chapter 9: A New Tradition", pages 133–135. Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules, 1997
- ^ Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin (Documentary). Aladdin Platinum Edition (Disc 2): Buena Vista Home Video. 2004.
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- ^ a b "Aladdin Character History". Disney Archives. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010.
- Insider.com
- ^ 10 Style Observations Only Aladdin Fans Understand, Disney.com
- ^ "Aladdin And Princess Jasmine Are Coming To Disney Infinity". Kotaku. August 7, 2014.
- ^ Disney Magic Kingdoms (Gameloft) (August 15, 2017). "Update 13: Aladdin | Livestream Pt. 1". YouTube.
- ^ "Aladdin - Disney Mirrorverse". Kabam. June 2021.
- ^ "Meet Aladdin". disneyworld.co.uk. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed Will Co-Star in Disney's Aladdin; Complete Cast Announced". playbill.com. Playbill. September 16, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Reif, Alex (October 16, 2023). "Disney's "Once Upon a Studio" – List of Characters in Order of Appearance". Laughing Place.
External links
- Aladdin at DisneyArchives