Adam Green's Aladdin

Adam Green's Aladdin (2016)

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In this retelling of the classic tale, Aladdin is an out of work indie-rock singer living in a video-game-world ruled by a perverted technology-obsessed Sultan.

Date of release
2016-04-15
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Director
Adam Green

Casting

Interesting facts

Adam Green's Aladdin is a 2016 American fantasy comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Adam Green. It presents a modern take on the Arabian Nights classic tale. The film stars Alia Shawkat, Natasha Lyonne, Jack Dishel, Macaulay Culkin, and Nicole LaLiberte. The film explores themes of technology, government repression, greed, and true love. The film was partially funded through the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, and filmed over the summer of 2014. The film was released on April 15, 2016, through video on demand and on Blu-ray on November 1, 2024.

Production

The film raised money through Kickstarter, with Green admitting that the bulk of the cost was spent on creating the cardboard sets, noting that "Most people did the movie for basically no money". Some of the smaller parts were performed by artists doing residencies at the nearby Pioneer Works studio.

After completing the project, Green said he had some problems distributing it, with most film festivals finding it too "off brand". However, after releasing the trailer online, Green started to get offers for screening the film. Vice Media also got in contact with Green after seeing the trailer, asking him to pitch a TV show for their Viceland channel.

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