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

Robin Williams voices the Genie; the directors wrote the part for him and won him over with a test reel Eric Goldberg animated to his stand-up routine...

Q 02/05

The Genie's actor also improvised which other character in Disney's 1992 Aladdin?

A) The Sultan

B) The street peddler

C) The Cave of Wonders

D) The guard captain

Answer · why

B) The street peddler

The street peddler. Shown a pile of props, he improvised the opening sales pitch, and the directors later confirmed the peddler was meant to be the Ge...

Q 03/05

The Genie's actor took union scale pay of $75,000 on what condition?

A) A share of the profits

B) The right to direct a sequel

C) Top billing on the poster

D) No use of his name in marketing

Answer · why

D) No use of his name in marketing

No use of his name in marketing, and no use of his voice to sell merchandise. When the Genie turned up in tie-in adverts he accused Disney of breaking...

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

Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, voiced the Genie in The Return of Jafar and the TV series; the original actor came back for the third fi...

Q 05/05

Aladdin's directors, John Musker and Ron Clements, had just made which Disney animated hit?

A) Beauty and the Beast

B) The Little Mermaid

C) The Rescuers Down Under

D) Oliver & Company

Answer · why

B) The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid. Offered three projects next, they picked Aladdin over Swan Lake and King of the Jungle, the film that became The Lion King.