As with previous Platinum Editions for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and THE LION KING, Walt Disney Home Ent. has dipped into its vaults for the two-disc ALADDIN DVD ($29.99, which streets Oct. 5, 2004) to include the deleted song Proud of Your Boy by Oscar-winning songwriters Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. The poignant number, which can be viewed as a demo accompanied by original storyboard drawings, or performed by Clay Aiden with storyboards or as a music video, provides a glimpse at a more intimate vision of the street rat who longs to be the ideal his mother always wished for.
The fast-paced romantic adventure blockbuster from 92, underscored by Robin Williams hilarious tour-de-force voicing of the Genie (urban satire, Jeffrey Katzenberg-style), naturally comes fully loaded on DVD. Along with pristine picture and sound, there are two audio commentaries led by co-directors John Musker and Ron Clements that give us a personal view of what it was like working with the 600-plus artists, animators, technicians, songwriters, voice actors and musicians.
Plus, theres a virtual magic carpet ride with all-new animation developed by the original ALADDIN animation team that also created the 3-D MICKEYS PHILHARMAGIC SHOW at the Walt Disney World Resort. And theres also a new navigational system allows you to watch the making of doc, A Diamond in the Rough, in either linear fashion or by branching out into specific areas of interest.
Other bonus features include:* Alan Menken: Musical Renaissance Man* Deleted scenes & songs* The Art Of ALADDIN* 3 Wishes game* Inside The Genie's Lamp new 3D tour* The Genie World Tour* A Whole New World music video from Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey