Jafar's return
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| German title | Jafar's return | ||
| Original title | The Return of Jafar | ||
| Country of production | United States | ||
| original language | English | ||
| Publishing year | 1994 | ||
| length | 66 minutes | ||
| Age rating | FSK 0 | ||
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| Director |
Toby Shelton Tad Stones Alan Zaslove |
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| script | Tad Stones Mark McCorkle Robert Schooley |
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| production | Tad Stones Alan Zaslove Maia Mattise |
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| music | Mark Watters | ||
| cut | Elen Orson | ||
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Jafar's Return , also Aladdin 2 (original title The Return of Jafar ) is the sequel to the film Aladdin as a direct-to-video production by the Walt Disney Company from 1994 . Directed by Alan Zaslove, Tad Stones and Toby Shelton. The film was nominated for an Annie Award in 1994 for Best Animated Home Video Release . It was also released on video under the title Jafar Returns: The New Adventures of Aladdin .
content
After the incidents in the first film, the crook El Fatal finds himself with his gang in the desert looking for treasure. However, Aladdin can coax him from him, who then distributes the treasure to the poorer population of Agrabah. At the same time, Iago manages to free himself and Jafar's lamp from their prison. Jafar loudly orders the parrot to wish him out of the lamp, but because he insults him, the parrot refuses. Jago sinks the lamp into a nearby well and sets off on his own for Agrabah.
In Agrabah, Aladdin and Apu are attacked by El Fatal's gang. Aladdin gets into trouble, but is saved by Iago. As a thank you, Aladdin decides to take him to the Sultan's palace and put in a good word for him. Fatal then flees into the desert and pulls the bucket out of the well in which Iago previously dropped the Jafar lamp. This not only gives him the possession of the lamp, he also frees Jafar. This makes Fatal his new master, but is convinced by Jafar to take revenge on Aladdin together.
In the palace of Agrabah, Aladdin is invited to a banquet by the Sultan and Jasmine. Dschinni returns from his world tour and is happy to be among his friends again. At the subsequent banquet, the Sultan offers Aladdin the post of Grand Vizier. However, Jasmin's tiger Rajah notices Iago and a chaotic chase ensues. The Sultan is beside himself and orders Iago's death, but Aladdin takes his side and declares that he owes something to Iago, as he saved his life. He succeeds in convincing the Sultan to spare Iago, but Jasmin feels betrayed because she thinks that Aladdin does not trust her. Together with Dschinni and Iago, Aladdin can also convince them of Jago's change of heart.
Unfortunately for him, Fatal and Jafar have sneaked into the palace and found Iago. Out of fear, Jago joins Jafar again and convinces Aladdin and the Sultan to take a trip to a waterfall. In his absence, Jafar, Jinni and Apu are captured, while Fatal and several dark figures hunt Aladdin and the Sultan. They can capture the carpet and the sultan while Aladdin falls down the waterfall. But he survives thanks to Jafar, who wants to get rid of Aladdin in another way. At the same time, he also arrests Jasmin and imprisons them all. Aladdin reaches the palace again, but is arrested by Razoul and the guard after Jafar, in the form of Jasmin, accuses Aladdin of murdering the Sultan and sentenced him to death. Aladdin is also thrown into the dungeon, albeit separately from the rest of the group.
He is to be beheaded with the sword at dawn, and Aladdin is the only one who realizes that Jasmin is only Jafar, who in her guise has pronounced the death sentence. At the same time, Jago, who only pretended to rejoin Jafar, tries to free Jinni and manages to do so when he drops the ball in which it is trapped from a certain height, so that the ball bursts. At the last moment he saves Aladdin from execution and frees the rest of the group from the dungeon. However, Agrabah is again under Jafar control. Aladdin wants to stop him, which he can only if he destroys Jafar's lamp. However, Iago is not ready to support the plan because he considers Jafar to be invincible and withdraws.
In the treasure chamber of the temple Jafar and Fatal have withdrawn and the evil Jinn now demands freedom from his master and swears to make his life hell. Meanwhile, Djinni and Apu unsuccessfully try to steal the lamp and are even caught by Jafar. In the ensuing fight, Jafar transforms into his jinn form, opens a lava lake in the palace garden and manages to take down the jinni and the carpet. But Jago, who has now decided to help Aladdin, grabs Jafar's lamp and drops it into the lava. Due to the immense heat, the lamp melts, which Jafar finally destroys. Aladdin and Iago barely survive. Jafar's death reverses his changes and Agrabah is saved.
After everything is back to normal, the Sultan again submits the offer to Aladdin to become his Grand Vizier. Aladdin finally refuses, because he would like to see more of the world, which Iago does not approve of, especially since Jasmin would not wait for him. But she decides to accompany Aladdin on her travels.
synchronization
| role | English speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Aladdin | Scott Weinger | Michael Deffert |
| Aladdin (vocals) | Brad Kane | Peter Fessler |
| Djinni | Dan Castellaneta | Peer Augustinski |
| Princess Jasmine | Linda Larkin | Maud Ackermann |
| Princess Jasmin (vocals) | Liz Callaway | Sabine Hettlich |
| Abu | Frank Welker | |
| sultan | Val Bettin | Gerry Wolff |
| Jafar | Jonathan Freeman | Joachim Kemmer |
| Iago | Gilbert Gottfried | Michael Pan |
| El Fatal | Jason Alexander | Hans Hohlbein |
Since Wolfgang Digit had vocal cord problems, the vocally very stressful Iago was spoken by Michael Pan in this film .
publication
The film, distributed by Walt Disney Home Video , was released on VHS in the United States in 1994 . It was published in German in June 1995. The film has also been translated into Turkish, French, Spanish and Italian, among others.
In January 2005 the German version was published on DVD. Already in November 2004 the film was released on DVD together with the two other Aladdin films as the Aladdin trilogy .
The film was broadcast on the TV station ProSieben as Aladdin - Jafar's return .
Comic
A two-part comic entitled The Return Of Aladdin was released in the USA, which reproduced the plot of the film in a modified version.
Reviews
"Although the film, which is only produced for the video market, remains well below the technical standard of the major cinema films from the Disney Studios, it still offers above-average family entertainment which, in its simple narrative style, does not overwhelm even smaller children."
Web links
- Return of Jafar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- trickuniversum.de on the film publications
- The film in the dubbing files
Individual proof
- ↑ Jafar's return. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
