A 1999 direct-to-video Indonesian animated film adapted from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves directed by Hariyanto and produced by Rudy Chandra who also produced Beauty and Warrior. An English dub was made in 2002, and was directed by Godfrey Ho and produced by Joseph Lai, the latter of whom is known for Space Thunder Kids and Beauty and Warrior.
This film provides examples of:
- 2D Visuals, 3D Effects: All the backgrounds are rendered in CGI while the rest of the film's elements are in 2D.
- Adaptation-Induced Plot Hole: It's not explained how the gold raiders found Ali Baba's house. In the original story, the tailor who sewed Cassim's body back together for burial was the one who told them where Ali Baba lives. The movie skips from the first search (with the wife painting crosses on all the doors) to the thieves having found Ali Baba's house.
- Adapted Out: Ali and Cassim's children aren't in this adaptation, and neither is Ali's slave Morgiana who plays a critical role in protecting her master from the forty thieves. Ali Baba's wife performs some of the actions originally taken by Morgiana.
- Anachronism Stew:
- One of the thieves is seen wearing a Batman shirt.
- The treasure shown consists of various modern-day awards (like an Emmy, a Grammy, the World Cup, the Grand Prix Champion trophy, the Wimbledon Champion trophy, the Thomas Cup and an Olympic medal), a cell phone and a gold credit card.
- Cassim muttering Osama bin Laden's name when trying to remember the magic words to escape the cave. This would be comparable to a French soldier in The Hundred Years War making an offhand mention of Jerry Lewis.
- Bowdlerise: In the original story, after the Forty Thieves kill Cassim, they dismember his corpse and hang his body parts just inside the cave as a warning to other intruders. This doesn't happen in this version.
- Cover Version: The film uses a MIDI cover of the track Prince Ali from Aladdin (1992, Disney) to use as a BGM towards the end.
- Freeze-Frame Bonus:
- Likely an unintended one; a giant hammer can be seen for one frame well before it's brandished.
- When Cassim is in the cave of wonders throwing gold and treasure in the air, one of the items falling down being a cell phone.
- Holding the Floor: Ali Baba talks a lot about zaitoon (olive) when the gold raiders found his house.
- Informed Attribute: Cassim has a "magic measure bowl", which Ali Baba and his wife use to count the gold they have, though what exact magical attributes the bowl has is never made clear.
- No Ending: After the leader of the gold raiders gets tied up and cries out for help, the title appears and the credits roll.
- Pragmatic Adaptation: The "forty thieves" in the original story are reduced to a small group of "gold raiders" in this adaptation, presumably to make animation easier.
- Spared by the Adaptation: In the original, the forty thieves are killed in their jars by the wife pouring boiling hot oil on them. Thankfully for them, they don't experience this fate in this adaptation.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: After the gold raiders find Cassim in their cave, he disappears from the story. In the original story, the thieves killed him. Interestingly, Ali Baba comes back from the cave bringing several sacks with him. In the original story, these sacks contained what was left of Cassim's dismembered body.