disney film american animated musical fantasy film produced released 31st animated feature disney animated classics series disney film era known film directed based arab style magic lamp thousand nights voice cast features lyricist pitched idea screenplay went drafts president agreed production animators based designs work computers finishing artwork creating animated elements musical score written features songs lyrics written took death released november successful film earning million revenue united_states million worldwide film won awards soundtrack film considered best film came success led material inspired film including direct video sequels return animated television series toys video games spin offs including live action remake titled disney merchandise broadway adaptation debuted plot sets shop fictional offering tell audience story oil lamp possession sultan seek lamp hidden told diamond rough enter identifies street named worthy pet monkey cross paths princess run away palace unwilling married friends fall love thinking disguised old man taking cave promises reward retrieve lamp inside befriends magic carpet tries steal jewel despite cave request collapses trapped underground lamp releasing trapped inside explains master grant wishes tricks freeing cave wish uses prince near suggestion plots sultan marrying city prince ali unimpressed despite friends advising tell truth refuses believing fall street rat takes worldwide flight carpet identity says dresses peasant escape stresses royal life convinces returns home attacked palace guards orders nearly drowned rescues second wish tries sultan agreeing marriage appear expose schemes flees notices lamp realising learning sultan second thoughts freeing believing able appearances steals lamp new master uses wishes sultan world powerful exposing lies carpet frozen escape death return palace orders falling love reveals unable grant wish interest distract allow lamp caught transforms giant cobra saying powerful world points powerful inspiring use wish lamp nature dragging lamp asks use wish regain royal title decides free learning love sultan law allow daughter marry chooses leaves explore world celebrate engagement cast poor kind hearted thief sent audition tape mother playing backs found months later supervising animator provides singing voice comedic power exercised master wishes supervising animator wrote williams met resistance created reel williams stand animation directors asked williams old stand comedy routines pitch idea actor resulting test williams talking translated growing head argue williams laugh ass convinced sign role williams appearance despite appearance early animated film marks beginning transition animated film celebrity voice actors specifically trained voice actors animated film williams provided celebrity impressions recording sessions adapted fabric character included williams voices mysterious merchant appears beginning film promoting useless goods audience reveals magic lamp begins story supplies singing voice scene completely production left williams table props covered sheet asked pull objects looking describe character double role originally led revealing disguised idea later dropped october claimed actually human form power hungry originally envisioned character directors decided calm villain freeman actor cast spent year months recording dialogue later voice cast felt seen real threat supervising animator tried incorporate freeman facial expressions character snake forms animated princess princess tired life royal palace chosen months audition adjust lower high pitched voice reach voice filmmakers looking character supervising animator provides singing voice pet monkey high pitched voice animators filmed study movements character years took record film meet williams voices tiger cave wonders supervising animator animated sarcastic foul assistant supervising animator finn tried incorporate aspects appearance design especially semi closed eyes appearing teeth sultan kind ruler desperately tries find daughter aspects character inspired create authority figure sultan supervising animator captain guard named layout supervisor guards animated thief sends beginning film trapped inside animated prince rejected princess production script development lyricist pitched idea animated musical adaptation written page film treatment remaining faithful plot characters original story envisioned 1930s style musical cab like partner conceived songs added friends named story studio dismissive treatment removed project development later recruited compose songs beauty beast worked beauty beast treatment developed draft inspired elements thief villain named far aged sidekick retired human thief named human princess directors joined production picking projects offered included adaptation swan lake king jungle eventually death march composed prince ali song boy wrote draft screenplay delivered story reel studio chief april thought script didn engage day known staff black friday demanded entire story rewritten film november release date changes requested dependent vision removal mother remarking eighty mother mom zero duo brought story changes included removal mother strengthening character princess songs personality rewritten little like young originally conceived british reworked comic role filmmakers saw beverly_hills cop cast provide voice october satisfied new version screenplay characters plot elements based version thief location film changed baghdad iraq fictional arabian city design animation issues animators faced production depiction director producer explains initially going young eventually changed eighteen designed team led supervising animator originally resemble actor production decided design wasn appealing character redesigned add elements derived actor models design characters based work production designer considered appropriate theme similarities lines persian arabic design based work supervising animator wanted character contrasting character animated animators consulting scenes characters animator working california branch animator florida frequently phone send designs discs carpet able fly animator described working carpet challenging rectangular shape expresses sort like acting kept folding piece cloth position carpet character animation carpet surface design applied digitally scenery design layout supervisor took pictures hometown iran guidance inspirations design disney animated films 1940s 50s film thief coloring caps process color motifs chosen according personality protagonists use light colors blue antagonists darker ones red black palace use neutral color yellow computer animation elements film tiger entrance scene tries escape collapsing cave created mind suggested actors williams approached eventually accepted role williams came voice recording sessions breaks shooting films starring time hook toys unusually animated film williams dialogue scenes williams given topics dialogue suggestions allowed lines estimated williams improvised characters supervising animator reviewed williams recorded dialogue selected best gags lines crew create character animation match producers added jokes references disney previous works film cameo appearance directors drawing characters based disney workers beast little brief appearances wardrobe end film goofy hat hawaiian shirt reference short film disney tour late 1980s conflicts studio gratitude success good morning vietnam voiced scale pay condition image marketing supporting character space advertising artwork williams film toys scheduled release month debut financial reasons studio went deal counts especially poster art having image having major supporting characters portrayed considerably smaller book making listed williams characters ahead main characters forced refer actor signed play music composer songwriters praised creating soundtrack consistently good best disney animated musicals 90s began work film rice taking lyricist died aids related complications early fourteen songs written featured movie lyricist dvd special edition released includes songs early animations tests music video proud boy performed appears album themes filmmakers thought moral message original tale appropriate decided spin making wishes like great thing eventually problem major theme avoiding attempt person trouble different people prince ali persona fails impress falls finds truly imprisoned discussed fate occurs characters stuck lifestyles attached lamp sultan represented visually prison like walls bars palace scene involving birds later depicted different disney princess rebellious royal life social structure trying way unlike wait rescue release reception theatrical run large promotion campaign preceded debut theaters film trailer attached disney vhs releases numerous tie ins released limited release november debuted theaters november grossing million opening weekend number box office lost new_york took weeks film reach number box office breaking record week christmas new year eve million film held spot times week run successful film grossing million united_states million worldwide biggest gross animated film lion king years later january highest grossing animated film highest grossing traditionally animated feature worldwide sold estimated tickets critical reception review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reported critics gave film positive review based sample reviews average score critics praise went performance new_york_times declaring children know precisely williams understand funny director called film funniest feature furthermore english irish comedian considered greatest film time gave stars praising crisp visuals wonderful song dance numbers rolling_stone said comedy film accessible children adults vision shared washington_post said kids going magic adventure variety praised cast characters describing expressive magic carpet remarkable accomplishment considered story flaws thanks sheer technical aspects film widely criticized slant_magazine wrote negative review describing film racist ridiculous circus act roger_ebert generally praised film review considered music inferior predecessors little beauty beast claimed pale routine awards received award nominations music won academy awards original score original song new world receiving nominations best song friend like best sound editing best sound golden won best original song new world special achievement award nomination best motion picture musical comedy awards included annie award best animated feature saturn awards best fantasy film performance younger actor supporting actor grammy awards song year best pop performance duo group vocal best song written motion picture television new world home media film released vhs october disney classics line week availability sold million copies went sell million total record broken later release entered april october released dvd disney platinum edition line dvd release featured cleaned animation prepared planned ultimately cancelled reissue second disc bonus features accompanied million marketing campaign dvd sold million units month number copies sold time released film soundtrack available original track new dvd went january sequels according insert lady release case going released blu ray disc diamond edition spring instead released blu ray diamond edition february celebrate 60th anniversary released select european countries march belgian edition released advertisements commercials kind fanfare comes disc version extras ported dvd disc released united_kingdom april released film diamond edition blu ray october film released digital september week release home media film topped blu ray disc sales chart debuted number nielsen alert chart tracks overall disc sales disaster film controversies verses opening song arabian nights altered following protests american arab anti discrimination committee lyrics changed july cut ear don like face original release flat immense heat intense change appeared video release original lyric intact initial soundtrack release release uses edited lyric original voice lines noticeably deeper voice says edited line broadway adaptation uses edited line entertainment_weekly ranked list controversial films history incident complained portrayal lead characters criticized characters features anglo american accents contrast characters film dark skinned foreign accents facial features appear villainous protests raised scene attacked tiger palace balcony quietly says line people reported hearing good teenagers clothes considered reference according director commentary dvd admit scene claimed record record said line good tiger word tiger overlapped word tiger second voice heard suggested accidentally soundtrack controversy disney removed line dvd release animation enthusiasts noticed similarities unfinished film thief known princess similarities include similar plot similar characters scenes background designs antagonist resemblance character design mannerisms released prior thief thief started earlier 1960s production difficulties including financial problems copyright issues late production times caused separate studios trying finish film fired project lack finished work late release coupled purchasing editing film resulted thief labeled copy live action prequel july studio started developing live action comedy adventure prequel called written board produce banner film planned lead live action movie november disney revealed originally planned use unused lines recording sessions film prohibited studio likeness years death
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