Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is the 23rd episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre. The story is adapted from the story of Aladdin from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights and stars Robert Carradine as the title character and Leonard Nimoy as his enemy the Moroccon Magician. As in many live-action adaptations of Aladdin, the Genie of the Ring and the Genie of the Lamp are played by the same actor, in this case James Earl Jones... more

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is the 23rd episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre. The story is adapted from the story of Aladdin from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights and stars Robert Carradine as the title character and Leonard Nimoy as his enemy the Moroccon Magician. As in many live-action adaptations of Aladdin, the Genie of the Ring and the Genie of the Lamp are played by the same actor, in this case James Earl Jones. The episode was directed by Tim Burton. Aladdin is a cunning street urchin who lives with his widowed mother in a Middle Eastern kingdom. He is approached by a Moroccan Magician who claims to be a friend of his late father, and has a business proposal. Although Aladdin doesn't believe the Magician's story, he goes along with his suggested plan. They go deep into the desert until they reach a spot where he magically opens an underground cave. The Magician gives Aladdin a ring, saying to rub it if he needs help, and tells him to enter the cave... less