Two of the best ’90s movies starring Robin Williams had him flying as an older Peter Pan and transforming into limitless possibilities as the Genie. But Hook wasn’t the first time Williams took to the sky in Neverland, just like Aladdin wasn’t the comedy legend’s first Disney role. Starring in movies the company produced, like Dead Poets Society, it was when he became a Lost Boy that there was a connection to why the Genie wore a certain outfit, among the magical being’s ever-changing appearances, in the final minutes of the Disney classic. Remember when Genie was dressed like he was ready to travel to a Disney amusement park? It’s a meta joke to the Mouse House that created the film, but it also went deeper as a callback to Williams’ role in a Disney short film.
