The hit animated Disney movie opened 25 years ago this week
When DisneysAladdindebuted in theaters 25 years ago, it opened up a whole new world for Disney animation.
The film part of what many now refer to as the Disney Renaissance alongsideThe Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast,and more shook things up with its more adult sense of humor and constant stream of jokes and pop culture references courtesy of Robin Williams Genie.
EW criticChris Nashawaty describedAladdinas candy-colored kiddie entertainment and as a more sophisticated joke delivery system for the grown-ups in the audience in 2015.
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As wonderful and beautiful and seminal asThe Little MermaidandBeauty and the Beastwere, it was Robin Williams antic, pop-culture-riffing Genie who really invented that one-for-the-kids/one-for-the-adults joke formula that has become the contemporary blueprint of just about every animated film, whether its created by Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, you name it, ever since, he wrote.
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