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How Aladdin Changed Animation (by Screwing Over Robin Williams)

2019-05-20

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Sources and Citations:

“Episode Dated February 2, 1994.” Des O'Connor Tonight. February 2, 1994. Television.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ufWTuLNo_I&t=10s

"Robin Williams: Live at the Met." TV Special. October 11, 1986. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0ran3tHy6Q

Groves, Nancy. “Robin Williams' career in clips: from Mork to Mrs Doubtfire via Aladdin.” The Guardian, August 12, 2014.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/12/robin-williams-a-career-in-clips

Hill, Jim. "How Eric Goldberg Created the Genie Outtakes for Disney’s Diamond Edition of Aladdin." Huffpost. Dec 6, 2017. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-eric-goldberg-created_b_8285678

McDonald, Soraya Nadia. “Robin Williams almost didn’t make ‘Aladdin,’ and a generation of children is grateful that he did.” The Washington Post, August 15, 2014.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/08/15/robin-williams-almost-didnt-make-aladdin-and-a-generation-of-children-are-grateful-that-he-did/?utm_term=.a6b0a00017c4

Rawden, Jessica. “Why Disney Was Annoyed About Ferngully: The Last Rainforest.” Cinemablend, 2017. https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1651751/why-disney-was-annoyed-about-ferngully-the-last-rainforest

Stewart, James B. Disney War. Simon & Schuster, 2006. pg 88

Tattoli, Chantel. “FernGully at 25: How an Upstart Disney Rival Created a Millennial Silent Spring.” Vanity Fair, April 25, 2017. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/04/ferngully-making-of

Welkos, Robert W. “Abracadabra: Disney, Robin Williams Quit Feud : Movies: Studio President Joe Roth apologizes to the actor, acknowledging that it did breach an agreement with him. Both sides say they will now discuss film projects.” The Los Angeles Times, October 24, 1994.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-24-ca-54095-story.html


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