![]() However, as they both know, the fulfillment of this wish causes Jafar to be imprisoned in a lamp of his own, which a now-more-relieved Genie hurls into the desert, freeing Agrabah from his tyranny. During the final fight between Aladdin and Jafar, the Genie is forced to grant Jafar's final wish to become an all-powerful genie when Aladdin convinces him to do so, much to his reluctance. He is then made a slave with no purpose in life but to entertain the sadistic Jafar by tormenting the former Sultan. The Genie has no choice but to grant Jafar's first and second wish to become Sultan of Agrabah and the world's most powerful sorcerer. Iago the parrot soon steals Genie's lamp and delivers it to Jafar, making Jafar Genie's new master. Later, Genie has a falling out with Aladdin when he starts to think he may have to break his promise to use the third wish, out of fear of what will happen should someone find out he is not royalty. He rescues Aladdin as the second wish upon liberally interpreting Aladdin's nodding head. Genie is released again when Aladdin is shackled, gagged, and thrown off a cliff into the ocean by Jafar's guards. Genie goes into hiding after leading a parade to the Agrabah palace. ![]() He accepts Aladdin's promise to use the third wish to set him free, then grants Aladdin his first wish: making him a prince so he can legally court Princess Jasmine. Asked by Aladdin what he would wish for, Genie admits he would wish for freedom, since genies must follow the orders of a master-in this case, Aladdin. At a faraway oasis, the Genie is shocked when he finds that Aladdin didn't use his first wish to get out of the cave and reluctantly agrees to let Aladdin's first wish to be spared. After he explains that he can grant three wishes, Aladdin, knowing that Genie would only grant his wish to get out of the cave if he used one of his wishes, dupes him into freeing Aladdin and Abu from the cave without using a wish. ![]() The Genie first appears in Aladdin, where he is released from a magical oil lamp, which formed the phrase "genie in a lamp" or "genie in a bottle", which coined the term by the titular character in the collapsed Cave of Wonders. Composer Alan Menken and Lyricist Howard Ashman had conceived the Genie as "a hip Harlem jazz singer, like Fats Waller or Cab Calloway." Thus Menken was afraid Williams would not be able to display the required singing capabilities, only changing his mind after seeing Williams perform " Friend Like Me" and " Prince Ali" at his Los Angeles home. One of those was an imitation of Pinocchio's nose growing, which made the Genie's head turn into Pinocchio's. For instance, during production of Aladdin Williams would improvise various impersonations at will, and his animator Eric Goldberg would choose the ones that would be translated into the film. The Genie's supernatural abilities permit him to break the fourth wall, as well as parody real-life people and popular culture completely beyond the boundaries of his native universe. He is shown to have unlimited shapeshifting abilities, which allow for many and varied sight gags however, he is unable to kill anyone, make anyone fall in love, fully revive the dead, or provide additional wishes. Involvement Īs well as largely driving the plot in the first film, the Genie serves as comic relief in each of his appearances. ![]() Will Smith plays a live-action version of the character in the 2019 live-action adaptation of the original 1992 film. Jim Meskimen took over the role in Disney Think Fast (2008) and Kinect Disneyland Adventures (2011). ![]() Following a contract dispute between Williams and Disney, Dan Castellaneta voiced the Genie throughout the direct-to-video feature The Return of Jafar, as well as the television series, before Williams reprised the role for the final installment, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, as well as for the character's own mini-series, Great Minds Think for Themselves.ĭan Castellaneta voiced the Genie in Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge and later the Kingdom Hearts series for both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II (with archived audio used in other Kingdom Hearts games). He was voiced by Robin Williams in the first film. The Genie is a fictional jinnī appearing in Walt Disney Pictures' 31st animated feature film Aladdin (1992). Jim Meskimen ( Disney Think Fast, Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded ( HD 2.5 Remix) and Kinect: Disneyland Adventures) Robin Williams ( Aladdin (1992), Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Great Minds Think 4 Themselves shorts, Disney's MathQuest with Aladdin)ĭan Castellaneta ( The Return of Jafar, Aladdin (TV series), Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II) ![]()
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