Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1995) (V)

Director:

Tad Stones

Writers:

Mark McCorkle (screenplay)
Robert Schooley (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical

Plot:

At long last, Aladdin is about to marry the Princess Jasmine. Despite the presence and encouragement of his friends Genie...

Plot Keywords:

Genie | Father Son Relationship | Flying Carpet | Monkey | Princess

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Genie (voice)
Scott Weinger	...	Aladdin (voice)
Linda Larkin	...	Princess Jasmine (voice)
John Rhys-Davies	...	The King of Thieves / Cassim (voice)
Gilbert Gottfried	...	Iago the Parrot (voice)
Jerry Orbach	...	Sa'luk (voice)
Val Bettin	...	Sultan of Agrabah (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Abu the Monkey (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Razoul the Chief Guard (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jess Harnell	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Additional Voices (voice)
CCH Pounder	...	The Magic Oracle (voice)

Also Known As:

Aladdín y el rey de los ladrones (Spain) [es]
Aladdin E os 40 Ladrões (Brazil) [pt]
Aladdin e il principe dei ladri (Italy) [it]
Aladdin et le roi des voleurs (France) [fr]
Aladdin ja varkaiden kuningas (Finland) [fi]
Aladdin och rövarnas konung (Sweden) [sv]
Aladdin und der König der Diebe (Germany) [de]
Aladyn i król zlodziei (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/6 | Australia:G | Denmark:A | Germany:6 | Iceland:L | Singapore:G | Spain:T | UK:U | USA:Unrated

Company:

Walt Disney Television Animation

Trivia:

Among the Genie's many transformations is an old, grandmotherly woman, clearly meant to be "Mrs. Doubtfire" a character played by Robin Williams in the film of the same title, Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). The character originated as "'Andy Kaufman''s Grandmother" at his famous Carnegie Hall Show and was adapted for the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: Jasmine's veil during the wedding sequence.

Quotes:

Cassim: You killed Sa'luk. The Code of the Forty Thieves is very clear on this point... you're in!

Movie Connections:

References The Mark of Zorro (1940)

Soundtrack:

Father and Son

A Worthwhile Sequel

I enjoyed this sequel to "Aladdin". Another of Disney's direct-to-video releases, the movie features decent animation, a good story, and music that is pretty good.

In the story, Aladdin goes in search of his father. Upon discovering him, he finds that his dad is the leader of a gang of thieves.

I enjoyed the movie and it was nice to see (or hear) Robin Williams providing the voice of Genie again. "King Of Thieves" is a great improvement over "Return Of Jafar."

In the original "Aladdin", the animation of the flying carpet was computer generated. Here, it is done with conventional animation. There did not appear to be any extensive computer animation in "King Of Thieves."

Still, I thought that was okay. This is a made-for-video picture, and obviously it would have been made on a much smaller budget. This was a movie that was meant to be seen on television screens.

I relish that Disney has made some fine direct-to-video sequels. Most are pretty good. "King Of Thieves" is worthwhile. Disney's first made-for-video picture was "The Return Of Jafar" (the first "Aladdin" sequel). "Lion King II - Simba's Pride", and "Pocahontas II - Journey To A New World" are others. I recommend all of them.

Give Disney some credit. These are great additions to my Disney Library.