Was Dan Castellaneta a good Genie?
Was Dan Castellaneta a good Genie?
Yeah he was good. Better than Smith, worse than Williams.
Pretty much this. He had his moments with the impressions and jokes, though it's obvious he wasn't able to pull off the crazy improvs like Robin did. At least it was nice seeing Robin come back for the final movie to cap things off.
As a dumb kid I felt like the essence of the character was still there, so yes.
Yea, didn't seem to change too much with Dan after Robin refused to return. Genie was still referencing things from centuries ahead of Al's time, doing an occasional impression, and still being the helpful and lovable blue oaf people fell in love with. Was even neat seeing a bit of backstory when they showed one of his old masters who had become immortal and wanted Genie back.
All I hear is Homer Simpson with magical powers. Dan doesnt have nearly as good a range in voice acting as he thinks he does.
Good enough for a Disney TV Budget.
from centuries ahead of Al's time
Aladdin takes place in the future
Source: it was revealed to me in the official licensed game
Why did Dan Castellaneta stop voicing cartoon characters outside of Simpsons?
yes
pretty much ye
still tho, it's a shame they didn't have the legal papers for him to do those crazy impressions for the 2nd movie (ithink)
Because he's old and tired and he still makes a boatload of money voicing Homer.
yeah he was alright
doesn't live in a lamp
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Isn't available to guess what character I'm thinking of
He's an awful genie.
Heh
Today I learned that Robin Williams didn't do the voice for the straight to DVD movies
The only weird part is how Genie generally seems to become way dumber and less competent when voiced by Dan. Like in the show and Return of Jafar his magic rarely did what he meant for it to do and he was usually a bumbling doofus. And then the moment Williams returned for Forty Thieves, he's suddenly way more competent. He's still nerfed due to being freed and all but he never fucks anything up.
He did return for the third one
He was fine.
Because Disney went against his wishes to NOT be at the center of the marketing. Not only was big blue front and center on stuff like the movie posters, but commercials at the time mostly had genie scenes.
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How do you guys feel about the Finnish VA for Genie?
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Simpsons unironically made him too expensive to hire, it's also why you never really see Nancy Cartwright in things anymore.
Why did it matter to him though?
Because some people don't want to be a corporate tool?
Professionals have standards.
whats the problem with being the center of marketing?
That probably means Disney might lean on Robin more to come in and do endless voice recordings JUST because he's the main Genie voice. Sure Dan was good enough, but you could always just buy the real deal.
I mean I'm sure some actors don't mind, Jim Cumming's has been Disney's go to for DECADES. But I'm sure Robin would have still liked to do his own projects and such, and not just be stuck with Disney for the rest of his career.
Everyone has their own little standards. Some people settle for whatever role/job lands on their plate, some people want only high quality stuff, and some people just want to make the food themselves. (Fuck you, food analogy)
He took a huge pay cut to do the role with the specific request that his role not be the center of marketing
I see
Didn't he also have in his contract his likeness could not be reproduced in any way? Dude was unironically ahead of the times.
he had another movie Toys out at the same time
I wonder what made him change his mind when he agreed to do Robots. The trailers and commercials from what I remember emphasized his involvement and his character took up a lot of the screentime in those.
Because there's a "Pre Aladdin" Robin Williams, and a "Post Aladdin" Robin Williams.
Before he was this stand-up autistic comedian that did spicy adult roles and sometimes whimsical roles. Afterwards, he became a big billing name to get parents to buy tickets to any kid's movie because "Oh hey, the guy who plays the Genie from Aladdin is in it!".
KILLER BEES
Before he was this stand-up autistic comedian that did spicy adult roles and sometimes whimsical roles
He was the star of one of the biggest shows of the 80s
You have to remember there was a time when the word "Disney" still carried HUGE weight. Before the Direct to DVD, killing traditional, and becoming a soulless mega corp; they were still "Walt Disney, the animation house of the American dream".
And Robin found himself smack dab in the middle of Disney in it's ultimate Renaissance heigh with Aladdin. You can get big without Disney, that's no issue. But with Disney, you could go even BIGGER.
And then the renaissance died, and all that stuff I mentioned happened.
I suppose you have a point but I don't think it's fair to act like Williams was this unknown talent before Aladdin, he wasn't Gilbert Gottfried or Billy West
Ok let me put it like there.
There's becoming the King, and then there's becoming a Demi-God. If Robin NEVER touched Aladdin, he would have had a decent career no matter what. He was just that good.
But being with Disney for a spell, that made his name BIGGER to America. especially with parent's. If you were marketing some whatever kid's movie, and you got Robin Williams in, you're GOING to market him as hard as you can because that's what's gonna get those Parent's and their kids to buy those movie tickets, and DVDs.
I can't stress how much I think being touched by Disney in the 90s can do to someone's career. Especially for as central of a role as "The Genie".
let me put it like this.
I swear I'm not retarded.