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Le Retour de Jafar

Original title: The Return of Jafar
  • Video
  • 1994
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
33K
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Le Retour de Jafar (1994)
Dark FantasyDesert AdventureFairy TaleHand-Drawn AnimationSword & SorceryAdventureAnimationComedyFamilyFantasy

Jafar comes for revenge on Aladdin, using a foolish thief and Iago's treachery to find a way back into power.Jafar comes for revenge on Aladdin, using a foolish thief and Iago's treachery to find a way back into power.Jafar comes for revenge on Aladdin, using a foolish thief and Iago's treachery to find a way back into power.

  • Directors
    • Toby Shelton
    • Tad Stones
    • Alan Zaslove
  • Writers
    • Duane Capizzi
    • Doug Langdale
    • Mark McCorkle
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Freeman
    • Scott Weinger
    • Dan Castellaneta
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    33K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Toby Shelton
      • Tad Stones
      • Alan Zaslove
    • Writers
      • Duane Capizzi
      • Doug Langdale
      • Mark McCorkle
    • Stars
      • Jonathan Freeman
      • Scott Weinger
      • Dan Castellaneta
    • 106User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Jonathan Freeman
    Jonathan Freeman
    • Jafar
    • (voice)
    Scott Weinger
    Scott Weinger
    • Aladdin
    • (voice)
    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Genie
    • (voice)
    Jason Alexander
    Jason Alexander
    • Abis Mal
    • (voice)
    Jeff Bennett
    Jeff Bennett
    • Thief
    • (voice)
    Gilbert Gottfried
    Gilbert Gottfried
    • Iago
    • (voice)
    Val Bettin
    Val Bettin
    • Sultan
    • (voice)
    Brad Kane
    Brad Kane
    • Aladdin
    • (singing voice)
    Liz Callaway
    Liz Callaway
    • Princess Jasmine
    • (singing voice)
    Linda Larkin
    Linda Larkin
    • Princess Jasmine
    • (voice)
    B.J. Ward
    B.J. Ward
    • Street Mother
    • (voice)
    Jim Cummings
    Jim Cummings
    • Razoul
    • (voice)
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Abu the Monkey
    • (voice)
    Linda Gary
    Linda Gary
    • Marry the Dolphin
    • (uncredited)
    Maurice LaMarche
    Maurice LaMarche
    • Jafar The Genie
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Pizzulo
    • Street Father
    • (uncredited)
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    • Directors
      • Toby Shelton
      • Tad Stones
      • Alan Zaslove
    • Writers
      • Duane Capizzi
      • Doug Langdale
      • Mark McCorkle
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    7Atreyu_II

    Not as good as the first one

    "The Return of Jafar" isn't as good as "Aladdin" but, to be fair, it isn't that bad for a Disney sequel either. There are much worst Disney sequels than this, made after this.

    "The Return of Jafar" continues the story of the original "Aladdin": now Aladdin and Jasmine are married and live together in the palace, the genie returns from his vacations, Iago escapes from Jafar and becomes a «good guy» and Jafar returns with the help of a new villain (a thief called Abis Mal).

    Naturally that this movie isn't as good as the first one, like I said. Why? There are many reasons why. The story is more lame. The artwork looks more poor comparing to the first one (which is more refined and more according to Disney's standards). The humor isn't as funny and classic. The colorful imagination, creativity and magic of the first one are gone. The characters seem somehow to have lost their personality.

    Speaking of the characters, let me start by Iago. He has the same general sarcasm and I like the idea that he becomes a «good guy», but let's be frank: he's way funnier in the first one. Jafar is now more annoying and not as humorous as in the first one. Aladdin, Jasmine and the Sultan seem to have lost some of their maturity. The Genie is still funny, but without the colorful imagination and brilliant sense of humor he's got on the first one. The whole movie in general doesn't hold a candle to the original, although it is still entertaining enough. Besides, there is no Robin Williams here, which is a deep lost. It also becomes tiring to see Jafar so many times as a Red Genie. The soundtrack itself is nowhere near as impressing and memorable as on the first one - in fact, none of the songs here really capture our attention and hearts.

    Overall, this is not a bad movie. For kids it is just as recommendable and entertaining as the first one, but for older people the first one is, without a doubt, the best choice.
    7Smells_Like_Cheese

    Jafar is back and he's definitely not here for a cup of tea

    As rare as it is, Disney will have good sequels that will come out and one of those is Return of Jafar, even though this one you can tell the animation isn't as great as the original and Robin Williams skipped out on this one, I still really enjoyed this Disney sequel. I thought it was pretty cool to see how Jafar would get his revenge as a genie, you thought he was a scary villain just as a sorcerer? Imagine him as a genie with all the powers in the world! It's pretty crazy, but I like how they are continuing the story between Aladdin and Jasmine and how Aladdin's life has been since the Sultan has invited him to stay within the castle and to love his daughter. Plus we have the genie, Abu, and the carpet back, how could you not just fall in love with them again? Return of Jafar is a great sequel and has a very good story.

    The story opens with a band of robbers arriving in their hideout with their latest spoils. Just as their incompetent leader, Abis Mal, rouses the ire of his men, Aladdin and Abu steal the treasures back and distribute most of it among the poor of Agrabah, with the exception of a jewel flower, which Aladdin intends to give to Jasmine. Upon their arrival, Jasmine announces to Aladdin a surprise which the Sultan intends to reveal at this evening's dinner. Meanwhile, in the desert, Iago manages to dig himself and Jafar's genie lamp out of the sand, into which the Genie had fired them. Jafar orders Iago to release him at once, but Iago, tired of being treated badly by Jafar, throws the lamp into a nearby well. He returns to Agrabah, hoping to convince Aladdin that he had served Jafar only because he had hypnotized him just like the Sultan. He meets Aladdin and insists that he is innocent, but Aladdin is not fooled and tries to capture him. While chasing Iago, Aladdin has a run-in with Abis Mal and some of his men, but is saved by Iago. Now willing to give Iago a fair chance, Aladdin returns with him to the palace, where they are greeted by Genie, who has returned from seeing the world and is glad to be home in Agrabah. That night, the Sultan announces that he wants to make Aladdin his new grand vizier. Trying to draw on the good mood, Aladdin attempts to persuade the Sultan to forgive Iago, but Iago inadvertently ruins the dinner and the Sultan and Jasmine are furious. With Iago's help, though, Jasmine eventually reconciles with Aladdin. Meanwhile, Jafar, by luck, is found by Abis Mal. As Jafar is a genie, he is handicapped by the incompetence of his new "master". Jafar desires to be free so that he can get revenge on Aladdin and rule Agrabah, but needs Mal's co-operation to do this. Once in the palace, Jafar reveals himself to Iago and forces him to play along with his plans. The next day, Aladdin and the Sultan depart to have a discussion at a place suggested by Iago. After they leave, Jafar confronts the Genie and Abu in the Palace gardens and shows his power, imprisoning the pair. When Aladdin thanks Iago, he is ambushed by Abis Mal, and the sulton is captured.

    Even though Iago was a great little villain sidekick, I think I liked him better turning on Aladdin's side and seeing him rescue the gang from Jafar was just awesome. Even though the soundtrack isn't as memorable as the first Aladdin, I still loved Iago's song "I'm looking out for me". I'm a little sad that the same cast didn't return, but these voices did just as well and the story still worked. I really did like this sequel, even if others didn't, I think it was just a great way to continue Aladdin's journey with the genie, Jasmine, Abu and the others. Plus it was cool to see Jafar come back and just defend his title against Aladdin and the genie was awesome, you really don't wanna mess with Jafar. Well even if Aladdin did end up winning the day, I think Jafar is still a pretty cool bad dude. I do recommend that if you get the chance to see this movie, take it, it's a fun sequel and I personally enjoyed it.

    7/10
    4thesterlingweaver

    There was a Disney sequel heap, this is a series of them, and it began with this one

    Whenever disney makes a sequel that went straight to dvd, I always ask one question when watching one, DISNEY, WHY DO YOU MAKE THESE? This movie in ten words is, what if we made the same movie again, but worse. The runtime is only 69 minutes, the genie is not voiced by Robin Williams anymore, etc, while this isn't quite as terrible as some of the others in this heap of Disney sequels, it's still bad.
    6Beta_Gallinger

    Has its moments, but is still a significant drop in quality from its predecessor

    I was a huge fan of Disney's "Aladdin" during my childhood, so I obviously wanted to see this straight-to-video sequel when it came out in 1994. From what I remember, I was not disappointed at all. However, after discovering that I still liked the popular 1992 Disney flick a lot after many years, I rented "The Return of Jafar" to see what I thought of it after all these years, and while I'm still not one of the haters, I can now understand the criticism!

    Jafar, who is now a genie trapped in his lamp, and his parrot, Iago escape from the Cave of Wonders and work their way up to the desert surface. Iago gets out of the lamp, and Jafar expects him to rub it so he can get out and return to Agrabah, where he plans to have his revenge on Aladdin! Instead, Iago turns against the former grand vizier, and drops the lamp in a well, with Jafar trapped inside! However, when a thief named Abis Mal finds the lamp in the well, Jafar is finally out, and is ready for his revenge! To make it worse for Aladdin, Abis Mal wants revenge on him as well, due to a recent encounter in Agrabah! Meanwhile, Iago has returned to the city, and obviously, most people do not trust him, but Aladdin begins to. Is this a good idea?!

    There are several things that make "The Return of Jafar" far inferior to its predecessor. First of all, some of the characters are not quite the same. Aladdin and Princess Jasmine seem a bit sillier and less mature than they are in the first movie, and there are some ridiculous scenes involving the two, such as the one where the Sultan praises Aladdin, and Aladdin then looks over to Jasmine with a smug look on his face, and she looks back at him with look of romance (a rather silly one). Another character who is not the same is the Genie. He is responsible for a lot of the humour in 1992's "Aladdin", but isn't usually funny in this film. This time, he is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, instead of Robin Williams, and Castellaneta voices many funny characters on "The Simpsons", but as the Genie, I guess he's not so great. That reminds me, this film is generally a lot less funny than its predecessor. Two other downsides I can think of are the animation (not too bad, but certainly not as good), and the forgettable songs, none of which have ever fully stuck in my head, and some of which still aren't stuck in there at all!

    Sequels aren't usually as good or better than their predecessors, but even with that in mind, this one is still disappointing. Since I at least found an occasional laugh in the film, as well as some excitement, I give it a 6/10. Nevertheless, I found the film a bit bland overall, lacking several things that made the classic original so great. For hardcore fans of Disney's "Aladdin", this straight-to-video sequel might be worth checking out, but if you decide to do so, don't be surprised if you find that a lot is missing from the original! Judging by the few episodes of the "Aladdin" TV series I've seen, it seems to have the same problems as "The Return of Jafar", or very similar ones. Fortunately, at least these problems did not persist in "Aladdin and the King of Thieves", the final installment in the franchise, which is definitely somewhat superior to what came in between.
    Op_Prime

    Not as good as Aladdin, but who cares?

    Rule number one in movie viewing friends: never, ever expect a sequel to be better that the original. because it usually isn't. The Return of Jafar is no where near as good as Aladdin, but it is still generally good. This really wasn't even supposed to be a sequel. It was supposed to be the first five episodes of the animated series, thus explaining the change in animation. The story is fairly good and the movie has some good songs. And in defense of Dan Castellaneta, he does a good job as the Genie and sounds sort of like Robin Williams. Don't judge him just because of Williams' performance. It was not as good as Aladdin, but why would you expect it to be?

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    • Trivia
      Disney's first direct-to-video sequel.
    • Goofs
      When Aladdin gives jewel rose to Jasmine, Jasmine puts rose on dressing table and tells Aladdin that sultan is going to make a royal announcement, the rose keeps appearing and disappearing in background.
    • Quotes

      Jafar: That was two wishes. Take your time with the third.

      [menacingly]

      Jafar: Or you will wish you had never been born.

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the movie, Abis Mal says "Does this mean I don't get my third wish?"
    • Alternate versions
      For the 2005 DVD release and later TV airings, the first two shots of Jafar's flashing skeleton were painted out during his death scene, although the final two shots still remain.
    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #10.11 (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Arabian Nights
      (1992)

      Words by Howard Ashman

      Music by Alan Menken

      Produced and Arranged by Bruce Rowland

      Performed by Brian Hannan

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    • So why did Jafar save Aladdin from falling over the waterfall?

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    • Release date
      • May 4, 1995 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
      • Australia
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Return of Jafar
    • Filming locations
      • DisneyToon Studios - Disney Grand Central Creative Campus, Glendale, California, Estados Unidos
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Home Video
      • Disney Television Animation
      • Disneytoon Studios
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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 9m(69 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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