1. Inspired By Great Artist Al Hirschfeld
Aladdin was an attempt to recreate Hirschfeld's art from of clean cut lines by Eric Goldberg.
2. Aladdin Was Modeled After Tom Cruise
Michael J. Fox was first considered for the role, however the character's movements and look were mirrored after Tom Cruise, who seemed to be a better fit.
3. Aladdin And The Feather
It has been noticed that whenever Aladdin lied, his feather on the hat fell forward.
4. Linda Larkin As Jasmine
Linda Larkin gave the voice over for Princess Jasmine, but she never sang a note for the princess' voice. The singer was Lea Salonga.
5. Jasmine Modeled After The Rocketeer
Jennifer Connelly was the star of "The Rocketeer" after which Jasmine's character was modeled.
6. Linda Was Fired In The Middle of the Movie.
She again gave the audition to be the part of this Disney classic.
7. The Voice Of The Genie
For the voice of Genie, John Candy, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Martin Short, John Goodman, and Albert Brooks all were considered.
8. Williams In 20 Different Styles
Genie's lines were recorded in 20 different ways. As Williams was available for recording session, he used to have rapid-fire rounds of his lines, in as many different styles he could create.
9. Two Different Genies
In the original draft, there were two genies. One was the lamp Genie and the other was a ring Genie.
10. First Choice For Lago's Voice
The first choice for Iago's voice was not Gilbert Gottfried. The role of sarcastic evil parrot was given to Danny DeVito and Joe Pesci, but when both rejected it was passed to Gilbert Gotfried.
11. Frank As Abu
Chattering sounds of Abu was given by the voice artist Frank Welker. He has also given his voice to Scooby-Doo.
12. The Song Lyrics In The Theatrical Release Were Different From The Original Script.
The song 'Arabian Nights' lyrics were changed. This song features Peddler describing Arabia.
13. A Song 'Proud of Your boy'
In the original script, Aladdin had a mother in the film for whom he sings a song "Proud of Your Boy" but later the song and the scene both were cut from the film.
14. No One Clapped After The Songs
At the preview screening, no one clapped after the songs so the animators added an "Applause" sign in the end.
15. Jafar was Inspired By The Character Of Maleficient
The character design for Jafar was inspired and based on the character of the Maleficient.
16. To Make Characters Unrealistic
In the time before digital animation, illustrators tried to make the character's face, bodies and movements as realistic as possible.
17. Rumor's About Alladin
There was a rumor that when Aladdin comes to Jasmine's balcony he undress himself, he says, "Take off your clothes." Later it was changed as "Down, kitty".
18. Mickey Seen In Raja
When Raja turns himself to a person from kitten, for split second Raja's head turns into Mickey Mouse.
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