Q 01/05

Who voices the Genie in Disney's 1992 Aladdin?

A) Robin Williams

B) Eddie Murphy

C) Steve Martin

D) John Candy

Answer · why

A) Robin Williams

Katzenberg suggested Candy, Martin and Eddie Murphy, but the directors had written the part for Williams and won him over with a test animated to his ...

Q 02/05

Roughly how many characters is the Genie's voice actor estimated to have improvised in the booth?

A) 52

B) 75

C) 100

D) 150

Answer · why

A) 52

Supervising animator Eric Goldberg went through the recordings and picked the best lines to animate.

Q 03/05

The Genie's actor took SAG scale pay of $75,000 instead of $8 million on what condition?

A) He would get a share of the film's profits

B) He would be allowed to direct the sequel

C) The Genie would be coloured blue

D) His name and image would stay out of the marketing

Answer · why

D) His name and image would stay out of the marketing

Disney reneged, Williams refused the first sequel, and a Picasso painting sent as an apology reportedly clashed with his decor.

Q 04/05

Who replaced the original Genie in the 1994 sequel The Return of Jafar?

A) Dan Castellaneta

B) Jim Cummings

C) Frank Welker

D) Gilbert Gottfried

Answer · why

A) Dan Castellaneta

The Simpsons' Homer voice also played the Genie in the TV series; Williams came back for Aladdin and the King of Thieves in 1996 after a public apolog...

Q 05/05

Who directed the 1992 film, having chosen it over Swan Lake and a project that became The Lion King?

A) John Musker and Ron Clements

B) Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise

C) Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff

D) Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg

Answer · why

A) John Musker and Ron Clements

The Little Mermaid team also co-wrote the screenplay with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio.