Disney's Aladdin (1992) Pitch Meeting

Step inside the pitch meeting that led to Disney’s Aladdin!
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Disney is bringing Aladdin back to life this year with a life-action remake starring Will Smith as the Genie.
Everybody loved the original animated version, so the cash grab makes a lot of sense. Looking back at that original movie though, it definitely raises a lot of questions. Like what exactly are Genie’s powers. How old is Jasmine and why are we even watching this? Why doesn't Jafar use his mind control powers to get what he wants?
To answer all these questions and more, step inside the pitch meeting that led to Disney’s Aladdin! It’s super easy, barely an inconvenience!
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[@karmagirl314]

They failed to mention how the sultan realizes at the end that he can just... change the law.

[@christianschoff2490]

How long was she complaining about the law?

[@briannasimpson6891]

He didn't seem like he was all that smart. Or else he was going senile. I figure that's why Jafar could use his staff on the sultan but never used it on Aladdin or Jasmine.

[@Jake-nh5th]

@Cosmic Fool Whoops

[@DoctorPhileasFragg]

He could, but he just refused to because of stubborn adherence to tradition. Seeing Aladdin's moral nobility despite a lack of institutional nobility triggered a change of heart.

[@JChannel_]

They also forgot to mention them living in the desert very racist as well. 😄

[@darkencroix6412]

He missed the part where, while Abu didn't count as a person to enter, he did count as a person when touching things.

[@samedud5051]

Darken Croix the cave counts abu as a “extension” of Aladdin, which is why he can enter the cave and counts it when he touches the treasure

[@darkencroix6412]

@@samedud5051 Ah, yes. Because as we all know, your pet is an extension of you. Also, another point they missed. That the cave expected the monkey to understand situational morality on a fundamental level. Monkeys do not have this ability.

[@samedud5051]

Darken Croix abu isn’t really Aladdins pet tho. Alladin clearly treats him like a friend and would probably not be able to survive without him, however he is still an animal which goes back to my original point of him being an extension of alladin. Also, abu is clearly able to understand English, evidenced by him putting the ruby back when the cave yelled at him for taking it, understanding whenever alladin talked to him, and even saying “uh oh” right after the cave yells at him, so he clearly understood the situational morality, and looked extremely fearful when he realized what he had done.

[@ElPayasoMalo]

Abu is like Aladdin's familiar, apparently, and as D&D explains to us, familiars are extensions of your person.

[@darkencroix6412]

@@ElPayasoMalo Ah, yes. And he also has the Find Familiar spell? I, for one, cannot wait to see zombie Abu.

[@nellyjazzson8317]

“DID HE CREATE LIFE JUST TO PRETEND ALADDIN WAS A PRINCE!” “maybe” XD

[@-hasamastersdegreeinwumbol8565]

This is going to sound super nerdy, but genies are actually super powerful, almost godlike.

[@SeruraRenge11]

This was actually explained in a cut song sequence, they were actually just a bunch of bugs in the desert Genie turned into people.

[@lyrimetacurl0]

@@SeruraRenge11 so he could not use the midichlorians... to create... life

[@MrJasper609]

@@SeruraRenge11 do you have a source for that?

[@maxschutzer4749]

1000

[@metrozeegle4985]

He made that "don’t you dare close your eyes" line into a complete sketch !

[@jimmyjacobs3683]

so glad someone notices that.

[@jamesthanoob]

A true Ryan George fan!

[@jeffallen55]

With what was for the longest time the only female to exist in the RGCU.

[@adamwatson2065]

@@jimmyjacobs3683 me to lololoo

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

Still don’t get him making fun of it. It’s just saying you’d be missing a killer view.

[@SyFy412]

Getting addicted to pitch meetings is super easy barely an inconvenience

[@kevinvu5432]

I need that into a shirt. Along with "Whoops! Whoopsie!"

[@crazygirltash731]

That on a shirt would be tight

[@rampager1990]

Getting addicted to things is tight

[@vasilisk.3054]

Why? Because.

[@mightymario2717]

That works

[@eddiec2913]

Loving Robin Williams was super easy , barely an inconvenience. Still miss him.

[@bludmakesgrassgrow]

That noose was TIGHT....too soon?

[@emhu2594]

He was a tortured soul and is in a better place.

[@karifuko]

You can say it wasn't super easy, fully an inconvenience? I miss him too. *sniff*

[@jamesbizs]

Em Hu ugh. No. He had an actual physical issue towards the end of his life, that caused the depression. Let’s not pretend he was depressed his whole life.

[@mybuddymike3101]

I'm sad now and emotions are complicated. Suppressing sadness is TIGHT!

[@wesleyoldham-cartoonsandtv1962]

"Was he a prince, though?" "Not super clear, but he's definitely not anymore, because his clothes changed." 🤣

[@Mitsu2040]

I was surprised you didn't mention 15y/o Jasmine seducing Jafar to distract him from Aladdin so he could get the lamp.

[@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen]

Language

[@AusSP]

@Luís Andrade She also wasn't 15 in the final script - they were intentionally vague about it. And I'm not sure her character design is teen-aged at all. Then again, she looked older than me, so I could have just assumed she was an adult.

[@aztn19]

Ohhh, forgetting that one time where Princess Jasmine pretended to be Lolita in order to help save the world from an evil sorcerer is TIGHT!!

[@vetarlittorf1807]

Jasmine is actually not 15. That was her age in the original draft, but they scrapped that specifically because they didn't want to appear like they endorse teenage marriage. Hence they made Jasmine appear older and never mention her exact age in the movie.

[@pyrojkl]

@@vetarlittorf1807 in addition, lets say she was 15-16, all that means is its historically accurate.

[@zwergz1122]

I think Pitch Meetings for video games would be tight!

[@ImAFatNerd90]

Stealing someone’s idea is tight!

[@PawsleyDirt]

Still say it takes way too long to play them compared to watching a movie.

[@alonlychicken6703]

Exquisite idea my good sir

[@SirAthiro]

@@PawsleyDirt I agree with this and feel like adding another series would dilute both because of time and energy.

[@cat5kable]

So you have a new Resident Evil movie pitch for me? Actually I have a pitch for a new Resident Evil videogame. Video game? What’s that? Well you see it’s where you watch a video Uh huh But it’s actually a game! Wow! And people pay for these? Oh yeah video games make a lot of money Making video games is TIGHT

[@HammarPwnsYourFace]

“ wow this genie is like a god that went insane” “Whoops” “Whoopsie!” 😂 😂 😂

[@davidk7529]

Oh, yeah. Genies trapped inside magic lamps are _tight._

[@catdogmousecheese]

"He's like Rick from Rick & Morty"

[@OilFreeFeathers]

@@catdogmousecheese Stop.

[@noumenine6474]

Genie could snap away half the universe without any gauntlet.

[@Sonichero151]

So like Robin Williams released from the confines of reality and allowed to improv like the world is on fire.

[@Harvey_Mod]

•Too bad Jafar doesn't have an animal companion -He does actually. He has a super smart parrot named Iago •Oh. So why didn't he send Iago in -Because... •That works 😂😂😂😂

[@JChannel_]

🤗 Because it'd be too super easy, barely and inconvenience and the movie would be over in 10 seconds. 😁 Fair enough.

[@TF2Fan101]

Probably because Iago was a greedy, selfish character while Abu, despite his flaws, was more honorable in character.

[@godmagnus]

Abu was the diamond's plus one.

[@Statalyzer]

Yeah how did I never notice that?

[@girlwithoutafairy]

Probably because people's pets are treated as an extension of themselves. For instance if your dog attacks someone you're held accountable for it.

[@JingleJangle256]

“He takes Jasmine on a magic carpet ride.” There has to be an innuendo somewhere in this...

[@lextatertotsfromhell7673]

Nicholas Eickman it’s called TWISTED

[@kathleenkayelozada6073]

That whole song can be intended as innuendo

[@katharinano8255]

You should definitely watch Twisted, it's on KZbin for free ! :D

[@darkracer1252]

old rich men (walt disney) are sex deprived creepy people. it's all sexual innuendo. all of disney.

[@dumpeeplarfunny]

I think maybe he was trying to ride her carpet.

[@daemonblackfyre3238]

"DONT YOU DARE CLOSE YOUR EYES." I love it when Pitch Meeting gets meta. 😂😂😂 You threatened her?

[@daemonblackfyre3238]

@Isaac Bickers Yea I seen that a while back. Hilarious.

[@socallednedjmax]

I understood that reference. Pitch meeting cinematic universe is a thing

[@XL.Pumpkaboo]

I was going to reference that video, too. Good thing I checked the comments first. I didn't want to repeat.

[@poisonpotato1]

I’ve seen his own channel but what is this a reference to

[@daemonblackfyre3238]

@@poisonpotato1 He did a Alladin Skit

[@rishabhvegeta]

- There she meets with a guy named Alladin. - That's the name of the movie. That expression though 😂😂

[@bigman5823]

rishabh raj *Aladdin

[@rishabhvegeta]

@@bigman5823 there you are...I was waiting when would someone come to fix this

[@bigman5823]

rishabh raj ok

[@kodidane5824]

@@rishabhvegeta So fix it already.

[@dancrane3807]

Roll credits

[@lordravenblade]

The theory I remember is that Carpet isn’t part of the treasure of the cave and was basically left over from some other expedition inside.

[@FlatOnHisFace]

One can also argue that the carpet is sentient and therefore free-willed and cannot be owned.

[@Lycanthromancer1]

@@FlatOnHisFace Slavery was seen as perfectly okay at the time for most cultures, including those of ancient historical Arabia, so I'm not sure this tracks.

[@FlatOnHisFace]

@@Lycanthromancer1 Fair enough, for human society (actually, I dunno why I started that way -- totally unfair of human society!) but Magic and the Cave Of Wonders prolly doesn't subscribe to human eccentricities. Otherwise, Jafar could've just redefined what it means to be a "diamond in the rough" and the cave would need to accept it.

[@CC-si3cr]

@@FlatOnHisFace That's not how magical caves work. You can't just "redefine" anything. The cave makes the calls. Didn't they teach you that in school?

[@FlatOnHisFace]

@@CC-si3cr I think it is obvious that they did. I was making the case that he cannot redefine terms.

[@Actar_Raikit]

I always loved how they came back to the shopkeeper at the end of the third movie. It really did make them feel like a proper trilogy.

[@pranjalisingh438]

Wtf, there are three films? What?

[@Actar_Raikit]

@@pranjalisingh438 Yes. The first one, Return of Jafar, and King of Thieves.

[@Monkeyslinger123]

@@pranjalisingh438 Yes, there were two direct-to-video sequels.

[@Scripture-Man]

I had TOTALLY forgotten about the direct-to-video sequels!

[@mattmobilee]

The shop keeper guy actually appears again at the very end of the third Aladdin movie to frame up the whole trilogy. I forgive anyone who doesnt remember this... why do I remember this?

[@GamingintheAM0801]

Moreover, it was planned for the original film to go back to the merchant at the end (where it would be revealed he was a post-freedom Genie in disguise), but it was cut for time, as test screenings felt the ending dragged on a bit too long. The "Arabian Nights" reprise originally recorded for this scene was later reused for the end of the third film.

[@steven6986]

I didn't know there was a third film.

[@skydragonn]

@@monkeystrong42 Yes, and a series. It was pretty good actually

[@EchthelionII]

Really, I thought he was shown at the end of the movie? I have only seen the first one.

[@MuffinMcFluffin]

@@monkeystrong42 Yup. The second one isn't very good (mostly because no Robin Williams, songs are bland, and it seems the only change by the end was with Iago's character), but the third one is actually pretty good.

[@grace5033]

PLEASE do the little mermaid, beauty and the beast (original) or tangled next. Any of those would be TIGHT!

[@carealoo744]

Again, this is amazing! But: 'Back To The Future,' would be Tight! :)

[@adamgustin4063]

I bet they are both TIGHT! That's what she said.

[@carealoo744]

@@adamgustin4063 Ugh.

[@aparticularlydustedcoolran2448]

For The original beauty and the beast he is going to have to get some OLD clothes

[@SyFy412]

I just had a thought. What if all these Disney princess remakes is just original stories for a princess cinematic universe…

[@sankarsshanansundararajan8829]

Cinemasins : "Roll credits" Screen Rant : " That's the name of the moooviee.."

[@brendenhickman1799]

Lol

[@lyne6687]

“aladdin the city” i lost my mind

[@endersdragon34]

"A lad in the city"*

[@DMG380]

Yeah... sometimes I feel like only Americans can be ignorant enough not to recognize the name from one of the most famous fairy tales and to think that someone at Disney came up with the story.

[@FlatOnHisFace]

@@DMG380 You don't know Americans very well.

[@janpokos4086]

"Dont you dare close your eyes" hahahaha ryan referencing his personal chanel

[@tira2993]

Is it from a specific episode? Link?

[@Roselex]

@@tira2993 just search up Don't you dare close your eyes Ryan George

[@jimmyjacobs3683]

it be funny

[@bleedingreen9914]

"Tricking people into going into caves is tight!" 😂😂🤣

[@jmchez]

Tight caves can be dangerous! They are usually, also dark and wet. And the things in there can give you diseases. Just ask any spelunker.

[@Bman-zn5jz]

Thought for sure the writer was going to say "wait, what?!"

[@IsaacPhillipsMovieDude]

Glad he didn't go with underage girls are tight.

[@davidk7529]

The Descent (2005)

[@nicholaslindsey7087]

@@davidk7529 exactly!

[@chasquinho]

"Oh right! Cause he's in love with the underage girl" 😂😂😂

[@nikkiespinosa8854]

Isn't Aladdin the same age too though?

[@Statalyzer]

@@nikkiespinosa8854 Yep. And she's not referred to as 15 anywhere in the actual movie.

[@mslightbulb]

I just assumed they were young adults. I don’t understand why kid’s movies and shows keep making teens save the day, it’s not like it matters for the plot. And past 7 yo me is just gonna assume they are over 18.

[@birdmcturd1626]

69th like

[@arizona_anime_fan]

per the wiki, Jasmine is 16 and Aladdin is 18.

[@thebeddoctor4273]

I never thought of Jasmin as young. Her father is old so I figured she's in her 20's at least.

[@rome8180]

Even if she is 15, that would have been thought of as an adult during the time period when the story takes place. Also, if her father is in his 60s, he could easily have a 15-year-old daughter.

[@tsunamifoxy]

Same

[@Eric_Hofmann]

@@rome8180 nope, don't like any part of that explanation

[@samaghiksamurai7853]

@@Eric_Hofmann well the consenting age id different in different countries, be it for coitus, drinking, driving, so just because it doesn't fall under the American mindset it should not be counted as wrong. Also there was no point in her being 15, the Sultan is like 60 so saying that she's 15, no point it's would have been much easier had they just said she was 19 or 22 or something and moved on.

[@djantouahmed7319]

I appreciate the fact the the original comment, just voices his surprise about Jasmine's age and nothing else. But someone has to go and take it as a problem.

[@g4ce901]

Screen rant would lose 90% of their subscribers if this series moved to another channel

[@Sponsorship4u2]

*Absolutely agree* 💯

[@davidk7529]

If not all of them. The rest of the stuff doesn't look worth getting notifications to watch consistently.

[@letsrank9349]

Writing a very realistic comment is TIGHT!

[@craig1538]

That would be super difficult and a real inconvenience.

[@RonaldoVODS]

They guy that makes this series have his own channel... so yeah, one day maybe

[@wyattcooper9818]

3:43 referencing your own videos is TIGHT

[@FREEZETODEATH]

he never did that

[@fuckface908]

DON'T YOU DARE

[@chichu5632]

He made the video in his own channel. Pretty funny

[@Darclover82]

I don’t get that reference

[@wyattcooper9818]

Darclover82 it's from an aladin parody video he made on his own channel

[@user-zy1yw8en6q]

"Wow, this genie's like a god that went insane." Gold on so many levels.

[@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen]

*Give it to me!*

[@rithe07]

This is my favorite movie! I watched it nearly everyday on VHS when I was little. Ah good memories!

[@davidk7529]

So did my girlfriend, and she doesn't even speak English.... still one of her favorite memories growing up, even though it wasn't dubbed or subtitled.

[@LostieMJ]

Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame would be an awesome pitch meeting!

[@davidk7529]

Ah yes, and a wonderful supplement to the reference in the one on "Hotel Transylvania"

[@OsirisLord]

Disney Executive: Do you have a movie for me? Writer: Yes sire I do it's called The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Executive: What's it about? Writer: Gypsies, deformed freaks, and religious fanatics. Executive: Do you know which studio this is? Writer: I don't know what day it is. Executive: Fair enough so what happens in this movie? Writer: Well some gypsies are going to sneak into Paris. Executive: Why? Writer: Unclear. Executive: Then what happens? Writer: They get immediately caught by the bad guy Judge Frollo who then tries to have them executed. Executive: This is a kid's movie right? Writer: Exactly so then he rides a gypsie woman down and kills her and then tries to drown her baby in a well. Executive: No seriously please stop.

[@polish_filipino]

The real Pitch meeting: _Hey... do you guys know that 2019 movie called Aladdin? How 'bout we do that BUT with drawings?_

[@justdont625]

I see you in almost every video I watch... Just subscribed

[@yatotrash6575]

Deku!

[@mss490]

Because time traveling is _super easy, _*_barely an inconvenience!_*

[@nateofalltrades1448]

How?

[@matityaloran9157]

4:44, Aladdin didn’t promise that he would get the Genie freed, he promised he would wish the Genie free, giving the Lamp to Jasmine so she could wish the Genie free would not be a fulfillment of his promise

[@HoD999x]

tomato tomato

[@matityaloran9157]

@@HoD999x Not really. In stories about wishing getting the technicalities right is extremely important

[@peanutsthesquirrel5225]

“No we’ll never see him again” The Aladdin sequels: are we a joke to you?

[@SourRobo8364]

"Is it difficult to reveal the flaws of the plot in a beloved childhood movie that ruins the story for them?" "No, it's gonna be super easy, barely an inconvenience."

[@Daddy_Bear_722]

But they're all contrived and super hard reaches....so not really actual flaws

[@tjfrye11]

@@Daddy_Bear_722 refusing to accept the truth is tight

[@lookingforlove839]

@@tjfrye11 plot holes are tight

[@icetray2727]

Please do a Ace Ventura: Pet Detective pitch meeting

[@FreakoutVideosUS]

That would be a good one!

[@hellothere2464]

Tide Pods YES

[@DenderFriend]

THe only way I could see that happening is if they somehow make a transition to mentioning Jim Carrey as Sonic.

[@gabrielglover2649]

An Ace Ventura pitch would be tight !

[@jayzone43]

Please

[@matityaloran9157]

4:25, yes, he was a prince he just wasn’t a legitimate one since unlike Jafar (who wished to be a powerful sorcerer) Aladdin never bothered with the adjective

[@nbisfornahbruh643]

Do a pitch meeting for “The Room”

[@Circuitssmith]

But get actual Tommy Wiseau to do it.

[@nbisfornahbruh643]

Omg yes!!!!!

[@adinators_stuff]

69th like lmao

[@cyanimation1605]

That movie's so flawed that poking holes in it would be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@leaf8554]

The way he says “I don’t know!” in that cheeky tone kills me lol.

[@thebeavpercabethftw9604]

For Genie, that Lamp was tight.

[@benv7933]

Itty bitty little space!

[@asiaelrashidy]

I am sorry but I have to say it PERCABETH!!

[@thebeavpercabethftw9604]

@Asia Elrashidy. You know it.

[@WollongongWacko]

Five thousand years will give you such a kink in the neck!

[@kawairey]

The way he says 'Tight'....my wife loves it. Should I be worried....

[@solitary2]

kawairey The fact you’re asking niggas in the comments whether or not you should be worried about how your wife reacts to a guy on YT answers your own question

[@kaylasheppard7746]

@@solitary2 you must be fun at parties

[@davidk7529]

@@solitary2 The fact you take things so literally answers the question of whether or not you must be fun at parties

[@mandarinablue8438]

Well no, it should be super easy barely an incovenience

[@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen]

@@mandarinablue8438 Awaken

[@iampoch01]

Aladdin using his last wish then giving Jasmine the lamp for another 3 wishes actually isn't a plot hole. Doing so would not only render the entire keeping your promise lesson moot, but also renders the fact that he sees the Genie as a friend and not a tool to be used moot as well.

[@xitaris5981]

He wouldn't need a 3rd wish if the 1st wish actually did it's job :P

[@amkju]

He did specifically promise to use his third wish to free Genie, but even if you think it important to follow it to the letter, it's still not a problem: just have Jasmine make whatever wishes first and then he can free the Genie.

[@isauldron4337]

​@@amkjuBro Code

[@alexserrano5242]

I love the 90's computer in the background. Nice attention to detail.

[@Panurus_biarmicus]

Ham

[@michal_6873]

*DON'T YOU DARE* Reference the other Ryan video

[@MineCreeperHD]

Michał Wnęk yeah I noticed that too^^ I just hope more people will find his own channel, the content is much more diverse there

[@taloutezero]

What's his channel?

[@ThaMaven]

Yep. Jasmine jumped after that statement

[@supersizesenpai]

I never once thought anything ill of the line "Don't you dare close your eyes" but my god that is kind of an cruel thing to say. 😂😂😂

[@Mueseek]

That thing about giving the lamp to Jasmine in the end is so true! Never thought about that

[@vetarlittorf1807]

No. It's implied that the lamp dematerializes upon granting three wishes and reappears in the cave of wonders.

[@CC-si3cr]

That wouldn't work bc in order to grant the genie freedom someone else has to take his place in the lamp. That's why he's been stuck in there for so long.

[@Altines]

@@vetarlittorf1807 Then just give the lamp to Jasmine and have HER wish for Aladdin to be a prince then have Aladdin use his 3rd wish to have the genie be free.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

@@Altines But that would undermine Aladdin's character development. He releases Genie specifically because he's grown to care about him and as such he values his wish to be free. It makes Aladdin an honest, honorable man worthy of Genie's respect and Jasmine's love.

[@robertmoore0304]

I'd love to see you guys do a Wizard of Oz pitch meeting.

[@EverettBurger]

I wonder how the studio green-lit the movie in the first place. After all, it was a political statement wrapped in a children's story: Dorthy was the American Public. Scarecrow was the farmers Tinman were people that worked in factories. The Cowardly Lion was the populist William Jennings Bryant. Emerald City was money. The yellow brick road was really gold bricks. In the book, her ruby slippers were actually silver. It was a political story to convince Americans to keep the silver standard, rather than switch to the gold standard.

[@robertmoore0304]

@@EverettBurger I read from the book The Making of the Wizard of Oz, that either Mervyn LeRoy (producer) or Arthur Freed (uncredited associate producer) convinced Louis B Mayer (then head of MGM) to buy the book. Apparently MGM wasn't the only studio that wanted the book, either. Fox also wanted to buy the rights, and even cast Shirley Temple as Dorothy.

[@massachusettssportscentral9444]

Munchkins are TIGHT!

[@ketchuploverful]

@@massachusettssportscentral9444 not to mention super easy barely an inconvenience

[@johntumahab323]

So has the Wicked Witch, like, never been caught outside in a rainstorm? "I guess not." Has she essentially never taken a bath her whole life? "I don't know." Has she never even had anything to drink? "Look, the Wicked Witch's Achilles' Heel is water! Get off my back!""

[@animationfailure1315]

3:44 Doing Easter eggs about your own videos are TIGHT

[@kona8832]

The amount of voices robin did was amazing, i miss that old bugger.

[@jefflong1799]

I love his IBM PC with the 5 1/4" 💾

[@evowizard9405]

Wasn't Alladin also 15? I always felt like he was pretty much the same age as Jasmine.

[@957kakashi]

Evowizard pretty sure she’s 15 or 16 but he’s like 18-20. But that’s really not that abnormal in history or other countries that aren’t the US. Not the best maybe but that argument is not only another thing but really doesn’t matter when that’s period accurate for the time we presume the movie to be in

[@josejuanandrade4439]

Yeah, and that was the age people use to marry their children back in that time. In fact, arranged marriages used to be very common only a century ago, and there was no such thing as "legal" age back then either.

[@Airantu]

he was 18

[@courtney-ray]

She’s 15 turning 16. He was originally 17 but canon made him 18. So 2 years difference. Not a big deal even in the US

[@russellharrell2747]

C. Ray so a senior dating a sophomore. Aladdin was probably held back twice so maybe they could be in the same class. Just reimagine the Disney Afternoon as a high school and it totally works!

[@therandompandaman4521]

For those who might get the joke the whole Pitch I was thinking: "Take off your clothes!"

[@katharinano8255]

YEEESSSS :D

[@thekangaroo4853]

It's crazy you are 15 and I am... Yeah, I'm only 33.

[@LivingGuy484]

I don't get the reference, but I would like to 😅

[@dredayalldayerday]

I could've sworn that them marrying was genie fulfilling his wish of becoming a prince

[@blueberryoatmeal4009]

"Wait, so Abu's presence didn't count when he entered the cave with Aladdin, but it counted when he touched the ruby?" "Sir, I'm gonna need you to get aaaall the way off my back about that" "Oh ok, let me get off of that thing!"

[@AxeKick80]

Super cosmic powers, barely any living space

[@dragonzrule55]

PHENOMENOL COSMIC POWAAAR!! .....itty bitty living space

[@jjbb84x]

Tiny living spaces are TIGHT!

[@grace5033]

I just now noticed that this is a "super easy barely an inconvenience" joke

[@wowhowbizarre8176]

Wasn’t the shopkeeper at the start suppose to be genie ?

[@annahappen7036]

Correct!

[@Spikey100000]

Yeah and they do come back to him!

[@Wandergirl108]

Was he…? As the end of the straight-to-VHS sequels, the very final scene of the final movie, he waves to Aladdin and Jasmine when they're flying away for their honeymoon…though I guess it's weird that they knew him, but I could have sworn he wasn't the genie…Is my whole childhood a lie? :O

[@Spikey100000]

@@Wandergirl108 yes he was it’s literally shown somewhere but I don’t know where, I thought it was in the movie

[@reginadea2821]

@@Spikey100000 The conjecture that they were the same person comes from them having the same number of fingers. I have also read that the scene was not supposed to be in the movie - it was Robin's audition trial, but was so good it was kept in. Can't prove that with official statements, though.

[@5amura115]

I grew up watching Aladdin and the like. Never thought about jaafars bird going in after the lamp until now

[@CoCgobbler]

Ryan needs to make more Pitch Meetings, I watched all of them. Binging is super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

3:41 Sounds like Ryan's channeling a previous video on a certain channel.

[@GamingintheAM0801]

Jafar didn't "send" the magic carpet to the arctic with Aladdin. Watch the scene again; the carpet jumps in at the last second as Aladdin is being launched.

[@darksideofevil13]

Yeah as much as I like Ryan. Similar to other KZbinrs that talk about movies. sometimes he'll misrepresent things for the sake of a joke. Still love him, but hard to know when he's not misinterpreting a scene.

[@berengustav7714]

@@darksideofevil13 Like when he seems to think that Iron Man was trying to KILL Captain America,or when he failed to communicate that Zod is every bit as fast and strong and far more experienced,Producer lists all of the options that wouldn't work,only one that could work would be covering his eyes.

[@darksideofevil13]

@@berengustav7714 Yup

[@jackcoleman5955]

“I’m gonna need you to get off my back about this mind controlling staff, ok?”

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

But Alladin is also underage. He’s 17.

[@Daddy_Bear_722]

Yeah none of the critiques make sense. It's actually a super well written story with a tight script, no wasted scenes or dialogue. Easily competes with Lion King for the best Disney movie

[@crazycookie4645]

Aladdin is 18, not 17. So he is technically an adult thirsting after a teenager.

[@crazycookie4645]

@Republic Of Texas Arguing "standards of the time" as an excuse for ephebophilia is like trying to justify child prostitution just because it's still legal in some countries, which doesn't make it seem any less creepy and disgusting, in fact, it makes it the other way around. Also, many of Jasmine's suitors are clearly grown ass men, so yeah, there's definitely an ephebophilia vibe in this movie.

[@nikkiespinosa8854]

Also, I'm pretty sure they don't actually get married at the end. And the underage thing could be a valid complaint if people were complaining about BOTH Al and Jas being underage, because that's Disney's fault and could have been changed. But it's not like Aladdin took advantage of Jasmine's age. They are too close in age for it to matter even by most of today's laws.

[@Alexander-the-Mediocre]

@@nikkiespinosa8854 Nope Aladdin being 18 going after a 15 year old is pretty creepy. Its a valid complaint. By today's standards they are not too close in age for it to matter. Unless you count the states that have no age limit which in my opinion is really creepy as well.

[@TempusViator]

Ahahaha A Lad in the City - “I thought it was a Scottish thing”

[@carealoo744]

Again, this is amazing! But: 'Back To The Future,' would be Tight! :)

[@carealoo744]

Wow! 31 Likes! Thank You, Everybody! :)

[@kobrien4121]

Your mom falling in love you is super easy, barely an inconvenience 👍

[@lotusleila5281]

Yes!

[@josharnold4801]

These never get old. I watch them repeatedly.

[@christinazyck2910]

I put pitch meetings on to go to sleep most nights 😆

[@ianmcandrew7893]

took me a minute to absorb the "A Lad in a City" joke. Well done sir

[@christopherbeckham7367]

Please do and DESTROY dragon ball evolution

[@ShinkaTV]

Damn. That's a very good point about the bird.

[@MogajiMohammed]

He would've probably betrayed Jafar.

[@ShinkaTV]

@@MogajiMohammed good point.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

And about Jasmine using wishes...

[@Kyrielsh1]

Meh, the monkey enters WITH Aladdin, who is supposedly the "diamond", I don't think he could have entered alone, same for the bird.

[@KoshVader]

I'm amazed he didn't mention that creepy scene where Jasmine kisses Jafar.

[@DTJBsd]

"Oh yeah, he'd just be irreplaceable." Dan Castellaneta says hello.

[@kingcosworth2643]

Bass....

[@thomasoconnor8279]

I knew he was going to bring up the "don't you dare close your eyes"

[@JosiahVarenkamp]

3:43 Ha! You thought we wouldn't see that reference!

[@ToastedBread11]

"Wow, this genie is like a god who's gone insane!" Great quote.

[@rooney0423]

"Vague consequences" should become one of his catchphrases

[@micaiahclark]

Oh my gosh. He just HAD to do the “Don’t you dare close your eyes”😂😂😂

[@johnmeyer4803]

Replacing Robin Williams would be super impossible, barely to be even considered.

[@rigatonipasta]

Disney thought that but then they saw Will Smith, a good actor but the right one for the genie. Disney: AH HA HA... AH THATS HOT, THATS HOT...

[@2Scribble]

1:40 - a Parrot who's shown more than once to be capable of carrying the lamp so... xD

[@raavhollywood]

I can't stop watching these

[@darrylhamlin7475]

I still think you should do one for Biodome. Not enough people remember that movie.

[@The_Nerd_King]

"I don't know please get of my back about this!" 😂😂

[@markparkinson6378]

I think the merchant at the start of the film is the Genie in disguise. This theory is further supported by the fact that Robin Williams also voiced the merchant.

[@maddinpictures3102]

That was the plan

[@matityaloran9157]

1:56, the Cave doesn’t tell them not to touch anything except the lamp, Jafar tells them that. And it’s possible if not likely that Jafar is saying that as a precaution to keep them from inadvertently activating any of the booby traps but that it’s not actually the case that literally touching anything that isn’t the Lamp would activate a trap

[@UnleashthePhury]

The cave does warn them not to touch anything but the Lamp - Jafar’s offer is the lamp in exchange for the rest of the treasure

[@matityaloran9157]

@@UnleashthePhury It’s Jafar who tells them that, not the cave

[@ClownPrinceCrime]

@@matityaloran9157uh, the cave DID warn them. This is what it actually said, “Proceed. Touch nothing but the lamp.” Go back and watch that scene carefully.

[@riftshredder5438]

You do realize the shopkeeper in the beginning of the movie was actually the genie right?

[@bradbradleys6091]

How dat

[@daerdevvyl4314]

odysseus9672 Maybe he pissed off the yakuza.

[@crazycookie4645]

They still don't do anything with him outside of the opening, so I dont see how it matters.

[@deet917]

That tidbit was cut from the movie for time. People thought the movie was too long. Funny considering the live action remake brought back the genie framing device and made the movie pointlessly longer.

[@wedgewizard5429]

the shopkeeper was actually the terminator this entire time

[@helenomstreken7577]

"That genie's like a god who went insane!" He says in terror while at the same time looking jazzed about it.

[@supasetleewairoj2440]

"Aladin's gonna say some super romantic stuff like, 'Don't you dare close your eyes'." "Oh, now he threatens her?" You have no idea how much I laughed myself beathless at that one

[@TharosTheDragon]

It's funny that you made that Scottish joke about Aladdin's name, since the Genie does the same thing when he proposes the nickname Laddi

[@mixedbagclips2511]

Creepy... I don't know... I don't know... Lets not think too much about it !! Anyway, Genie's lamp it's TIGHT!

[@ImAFatNerd90]

Mixed Bag Clips It is itty bitty living space.

[@clifford1920]

I want to see Edward Scissorhans pitch meeting.

[@okikiakinboyewa7496]

Actually the animated Aladdin had 3 movies and they showed the 'shop keeper guy' at the end of the third movie... so in a way he was telling a whole story which was divided into 3 movies🤷🏾‍♀️

[@matityaloran9157]

1:02, the movie never actually specifies her age

[@rerite-oy4xu]

so what if they did? maturity is measured differently back then, not with school

[@fantedanedits5850]

*"Because..."* *"That works..."* 😂😂😂

[@Jaddleberry]

"I'm a weird guy" "I don't know if that makes up for it" "it does actually"😂😂😂

[@bobalinx8762]

I love how they always tie into one of their news articles.

[@vroman]

I remember thinking when I saw this at age 11, ok Alladin is now prince of WHERE? what kind of coup d'tat did Genie orchestrate off screen?!

[@ronineditor9920]

0:15 - They actually do come back to the shopkeeper guy... because he's the genie :) Whoops, spoiler. Not many people know that though.

[@ronineditor9920]

@Axl Dave They said it actually was the Genie. It was always the fan theory but they confirmed it... I'll see if I can find one of the articles, if KZbin lets me post links.

[@amxboxer]

@@ronineditor9920 yeah, that'd be cool

[@migueltrujillo8929]

He actually shows up at the end of the "Aladdin King of Thieves" direct-to-video movie (where Aladdin and Jasmine finally do get married).

[@ajwelsh3191]

Well it doesn’t have Will Smith in blue face so I’m not sure how great it could be.

[@sivamachina3160]

Well Smith is blue in the movie.

[@adzinco6916]

@@sivamachina3160 for some of the movie he's blue

[@hankrearden20]

That's just racist!😁

[@EchthelionII]

That is racist to the Blue Man group.

[@supermationtv]

*Blueface baby*

[@TiagoTiagoT]

I love how you say "Super easy, barely an inconvenience" always the exact same manner, with exact timing, so I can sing along

[@bryanf6638]

I just realized, while watching this, that my love for beige is based solely on Aladdin's prince outfit

[@blueraccoon1088]

I've been waiting for this thanks Ryan and Ryan

[@lastrolo]

Terminator would be interesting, so many potential plot holes. Better still the newer ones!

[@matityaloran9157]

1:45, because Iago isn’t expendable

[@thatmomentwhen597]

I never get bored of these pitch meetings