Apparently Disney has 16 hours of unreleased footage of Robin Williams doing funny Genie stuff. Disney needs to release this, even if it has swearing etc! I would pay money to buy a DVD set of this.
shareNo. Williams' schtick unfortunately started to wear on people about ten years ago. He's definitely funny and greatly contributed to film, but he peaked a long time ago.
shareDefine "a long time ago." Even if I believed that he was past his prime when he passed away, this move came out at the height of his popularity. I would imagine that it was hilarious and prime material, and even if it was just okay I would want to give it a listen.
shareHe peaked at Good Will Hunting in terms of creatively.
I doubt there's anything besides a few minutes of funny jokes in that 16 hrs. It's probably very annoying.
I read the Aladdin script and was surprised because it describes the genie as a "Robin Williams type character", which means it was before he was cast. The script is almost identical to the final movie which means there wasn't that much ad libbing. I think the studio just made it up to promote the movie as hip, on the fly. Yes, the man was funny and cutting edge in the 70s, 80s and part of the 90s in terms of delivery. I won't deny him that.
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Which script are you referring to? Is it online?
shareI worked at a Disney store back in 1992. Someone had a printed copy-I don't know if its online, but I remember' The "Robin Williams type actor" notation in the script
shareSo you don't have it now?
shareNope, but it was published, purchased piece so it must exist somewhere
shareOkay, it's because I've looked for the official Aladdin script a few times online and haven't found it. The closest I got was a draft from around early 1991.
shareThis was definitely a draft before the final movie because there were some slight changes in it so it was probably around 1990 or 1991. This is in LA. There are quite a few script stores in LA-maybe try calling a few of them. I have a Beauty and the Beast script and a Lion King script from a place in Hollywood-not sure if its still there
shareThey have released outtakes of him recording lines but it would be a lot and will they show him recording the lines and just that. But it is not really big surpise that he improvised that much
shareThe Blu-ray Diamond Edition includes some of Williams' ad-libs/outtakes, but only the audio, with storyboard reels drawn by Eric Goldberg, who'd created/animated Genie.
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Well you have to talk to Robin Williams family about that. Disney can't release anything that has him on it without their permission.
shareWhere did you read from? I wasn't aware that Williams's family owned the copyrights to the Genie in this film.
EDIT: Apparently, you're right.
A former Disney executive revealed that enough of the actor's lines from the original 1991 recording sessions wound up on the cutting-room floor for the company to use them and make a fourth installment of the “Aladdin” franchise, according to the Times of London.
Unfortunately, Disney had to ditch the plans when they discovered Williams' will prevents them from using his name, taped performances or voice recordings for 25 years after his death.
http://nypost.com/2015/11/08/robin-williams-will-prevents-use-of-outtakes-for-aladdin-sequel/
Where did you read from? I wasn't aware that Williams's family owned the copyrights to the Genie in this film.
Where did you read from? I wasn't aware that Williams's family owned the copyrights to the Genie in this film.
I think it sound exhausting. Not even the hard-core Robin Williams fans would take it. Even they would agree Williams was funny in small doses.
Besides, apart from being a memory, would anyone find it that great? He was a legend but he lost his creative mojo somewhere around 1995.