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A Kid in Aladdin's Palace

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5.2/10 • 28

1997-11-121h 29m

FamilyAdventureFantasy

The Kid is Back!

Calvin, a young pizza delivery boy, is mistaken for the "Great Deliverer" by Aladdin, an eighth century genie imprisoned in a lamp. Thinking that the boy is his only hope for deliverance, the genie lures him back to the eigth century where he must join forces with Ali Baba in order to save Aladdin from the evil hands of Luxor.

Directors
Robert L. Levy
Characters
Michael Part
Editors
Sherwood Jones

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  1. Thomas Ian Nicholas

    Thomas Ian Nicholas

    Calvin Fuller

  2. Rhona Mitra

    Rhona Mitra

    Sheherazade

  3. Nicholas Irons

    Nicholas Irons

    Ali Baba

  4. James Faulkner

    James Faulkner

    Luxor

  5. Taylor Negron

    Taylor Negron

    Genie

  6. Aharon Ipalé

    Aharon Ipalé

    Aladdin

  7. Diana Kent

    Diana Kent

    Jasmine

  8. Roger Ennals

    Roger Ennals

    Koos Koos

  9. David Kirsch

    David Kirsch

    Bob

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r96sk

Oct 5, 2020

5/10

Better than the original, I would not have predicted that in fairness. 'A Kid in Aladdin’s Palace' is still very much a poor film, but they do improve on 1995's 'A Kid in King Arthur's Court'. That's a surprise, especially as this was made without the collaboration of Disney; Trimark and Tapestry went it alone with this. Cast-wise it's roughly the same in terms of what's given. Of course the first film has the (in retrospect) star names of Kate Winslet and Daniel Craig, who don't return for this, but this cast list give just as much as those from the '95 production did to be frank. Thomas Ian Nicholas does, however, return to reprise his role. I actually found him more bearable here, he's slightly less wooden and the dialogue written for him is a little more suitable. Rhona Mitra is solid as Sheherazade, none of the others are anything noteworthy but are OK. I found the mix between 'present day' and 'old day', a thing I criticised the other film for, passable, it's still a bit forced but at the same it does do it better than the Disney original. The desert surroundings, meanwhile, are more interesting that the forest/castle setting of the King Arthur release. As noted near the top, I still found this a slog to get through and it isn't anywhere near good - but it is worth noting that it is an improvement.

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Original Language
English
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