Beauty and the Beast (1991 movie)
Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American-French animated musical fantasy movie produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 30th movie in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third movie of the Disney Renaissance period. The movie is based on the fairy tale La Belle et la Bête by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont[5] It is about a prince who is turned into a beast and a young woman named Belle whom he imprisons in his castle. To become a prince again, the Beast must love Belle and win her love in return, or he will remain a Beast forever.
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| Produced by | Don Hahn |
| Screenplay by | Linda Woolverton |
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| Based on | Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont |
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| Music by | Alan Menken |
| Edited by | John Carnochan |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 84 minutes (original)[3] 92 minutes (IMAX) |
| Country | United States (1991) France (1992) |
| Language | American English (1991) French (1992) |
| Budget | $25 million[4] |
| Box office | $425 million[4] |
The movie was first released into movie theaters on November 22, 1991. It become very popular. This is the first animated feature that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. A direct-to-video sequel called Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas was released in 1997. It was followed in 1998 by another sequel, Belle's Magical World. An IMAX special edition version of the original movie was released in 2002, with a new five-minute musical sequence included. After the success of the 3D re-release of The Lion King, the movie returned to theaters in 3D on January 13, 2012.[6] A live-action remake was also released on March 17, 2017.
Voice cast (in alphabetical order)
- Robby Benson as Beast, a Minotaur-like monster with the ear inners of a hippo, the jaws, teeth, and mane of a lion, the head and back of a bison, the eyebrows, brows and paws of a gorilla, the ears of a cow, the face of a mandrill, the beard of a wildebeest, the fangs of a leopard, the stripes of a sable antelope, the upper lip and body of a oranguntan, the cheek and forelock of a gemsbok, the mouth and nose of a tiger, the horns of a bull, the eyes of a human, the muzzle and neck of a rhino, the lower lip and back mane of a hyena, the tusks of a boar, the arms, fur, size, claws, and body structure of a bear, the legs and tail of a wolf.
- Jesse Corti as LeFou
- Rex Everhart as Maurice
- Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts
- Paige O'Hara as Belle, a Postulant.
- Jerry Orbach as Lumiere
- Bradley Michael Pierce as Chip
- Jack Riley as Beast's vocal effect
- David Ogden Stiers as Cogsworth and the Narrator
- Richard White as Gaston
- Mary Kay Bergman as Bimbette #1
- Brian Cummings as the Stove
- Alvin Epstein as the Bookseller
- Tony Jay as Monsieur D'Arque
- Alec Murphy as the Baker
- Kimmy Robertson as the Featherduster
- Hal Smith as Philippe's vocal effects
- Kath Soucie as Bimbettes #2 and #3
- Frank Welker as Foolstool’s vocal effects and Wolves’ vocal effects
- Jack Angel, Bill Farmer, Patrick Pinney and Phil Proctor as Tom, Stanley, Walter and Dick respectively
- Susanne Blakeslee, Vanna Bonta, Liz Callaway, Jennifer Darling, Jennifer Hale, Sherry Lynn, Edie McClurg, Mickie McGowan and Laraine Newman as women
- Bruce Adler, Philip L. Clarke, Albert de Ruiter, Larry Hansen, Daran Norris and Kevin Michael Richardson as men
Other villagers' voices and additional vocals were provided by Charlie Adler, Stephen J. Anderson, Scott Barnes, Bob Bergen, Maureen Brennan, Rodger Bumpass, James Cummins, Margery Daley, Debi Derryberry, Tate Donovan, George Dvorsky, Paul Eiding, Bruce Fifer, Johnson Flucker, Randy Hansen, Jess Harnell, Mary Ann Hart, Alix Korey, Phillis Kubey, Hearndon Lackey, Maurice LaMarche, Danny Mann, Larry Moss, Panchali Null, Wilbur Pauley, Jennifer Perito, Caroline Peyton, Brian Posehn, Cynthia Richards-Hewes, Katherine Ringgold, Stephani Ryan, Gordon Stanley and Stephen Sturk.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Beauty and the Beast". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Beauty and the Beast (1991)". The Numbers. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Beauty and the Beast (U)". British Board of Film Classification. February 5, 1992. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Beauty and the Beast". Box Office Mojo.
- ↑ LePrince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie (1783). "Containing Dialogues between a Governess and Several Young Ladies of Quality Her Scholars". The Young Misses Magazine (4 ed.). London. 1: 45–67.
- ↑ Smith, Grady (October 4, 2011). "'Beauty and the Beast', 'The Little Mermaid', 'Finding Nemo', 'Monsters, Inc.' get 3-D re-releases". Entertainment Weekly. http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/04/disney-3d-beauty-beast-mermaid/. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
Other websites
- Beauty and the Beast on IMDb
- Beauty and the Beast at AllMovie
- Beauty and the Beast at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Beauty and the Beast at Rotten Tomatoes
- Beauty and the Beast at Box Office Mojo
