DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)

Scrooge McDuck takes Huey, Dewey, and Louie to Egypt to find a pyramid and magic lamp.

Director:

Bob Hathcock

Writer:

Alan Burnett (animation screenplay)

Stars:

Alan Young, Christopher Lloyd, Terence McGovern

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Young	...	Scrooge (voice)
Terence McGovern	...	Launchpad (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Huey / Dewey / Louie / Webby (voice)
Richard Libertini	...	Dijon (voice)
Christopher Lloyd	...	Merlock (voice)
June Foray	...	Mrs. Featherby (voice)
Chuck McCann	...	Duckworth (voice)
Joan Gerber	...	Mrs. Beakley (voice)
Rip Taylor	...	Genie (voice)
Charlie Adler	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jack Angel	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Steve Bulen	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Sherry Lynn	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Mickie McGowan	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Mickie T. McGowan)
Patrick Pinney	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

Scrooge McDuck, his dimwitted pilot Launch Pad, and his newphews Huey, Dewey and Louie, with Webby, arrive in Egypt where Scrooge finds the lost treasure of Collie Baba, unbeknownst to Scrooge, a magic lamp was included inside the treasure, so while the nephews have fun with the genie, they all have no idea that they're being stalked by a power hungry sorceror named Murlock and his dimwitted thief counterpart, Dijon.

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Plot Keywords:

genie | treasure | transformation | magical lamp | uncle nephew relationship | 

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Taglines:

Scrooge McDuck's First Full-Length Animated Feature Film

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 August 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ankronikka: Kadonneen lampun metsästäjät

Box Office

Gross USA:

$18,115,724

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Television Animation,Disneytoon Studios,Silver Screen Partners IV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alan Young used to joke that given the treasure hunting story, that this movie would be the closest he'd get to playing Indiana Jones.

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Goofs

While the genie is talking to Huey, Dewey and Louie about Merlock, in one shot, Huey's shirt is shown as a dark shade of red despite the fact that it should be lighter.

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Quotes

Genie: Music! Food! Guacamole! It's a party! Gotta boogie! Gotta Bingo! I gotta get out of this lamp!
Scrooge McDuck: Can you keep quiet at all?
Genie: If you let me out, I'll be as quiet as a mouse and just as small.
Scrooge McDuck: Oh, all right!
[lets the genie out]
Genie: Hey! Look at that! A couple of single guys out on the town!
Scrooge McDuck: Guess again.
[puts genie in a little plant]
Scrooge McDuck: You can watch the ball from here. Otherwise, you go back in the lamp.
Genie: But what if I win the door prize?

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Alternate Versions

When the film was released in theaters, the theme song was reprised twice during the end credits, both times sung. For some reason, the VHS only has the first time sung, while the second time is instrumental only. David Newman's music is also a bit off by about half a second. Oddly, the PAL DVD release contains the theatrical mix, while the NTSC DVD and VHS feature the above-mentioned alteration.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Classic Reviews: A Bug's Life (2014)

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Soundtracks

Ducktales Theme
Written by Mark Mueller
Performed by Jeffrey Pescetto

User Reviews

A treasure, with a lot of fun

Okay to start things off, after rewatching this again after 4 years, for DuckTales:The Movie-Treasure of the Lost Lamp isn't as good as the show it derives from. The show "DuckTales" is one of my favourites, it is funny, wonderfully animated and has such an irresistibly catchy theme tune, so this movie had a lot to live up to. Really, this is a treasure, that is a lot of fun and I think it lives up to the show very well. My only complaint though is that the movie is too short, if it had been 5-10 minutes longer, I would've liked to seen more of the villain and one or two more of the secondary characters. That said, the animation is very well done, colourful and pretty fluid. And I loved hearing the irresistible and upbeat theme tune playing over the end credits and the orchestral score is nice too. The script is often hilarious, Launchpad I have always found funny but there were times when Scrooge said something that was hysterical. The characters are still their fun and engaging selves, Huey, Dewey and Louie are fun and Webby is adorable. Scrooge and Launchpad both have their inspired moments, and the genie is a nice character. I liked the villain Merlock as well, while gruff and undeniably powerful he is also pretty humorous. The plot was well constructed, reminded me of the early "DuckTales" episodes, and the voice acting is excellent, not only from Russi Taylor, Alan Young and Terence McGovern, but Christopher Lloyd stands out as well as Merlock. Overall, a hugely enjoyable film, not as good as the show, but a worthy spin off movie. 9/10 Bethany Cox