Beauty and the Beast (1991 movie)

Beauty and the Beast
Directed by	Gary Trousdale; Kirk Wise;
Produced by	Don Hahn
Screenplay by	Linda Woolverton
Story by	Roger Allers; Brenda Chapman; Chris Sanders; Burny Mattinson; Kevin Harkey; Brian Pimental; Bruce Woodside; Joe Ranft; Tom Ellery; Kelly Asbury; Robert Lence;
Based on	Beauty and the Beast; by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Starring	Paige O'Hara; Robby Benson; Richard White; Jerry Orbach; David Ogden Stiers; Angela Lansbury; Rex Everhart; Jesse Corti;
Music by	Alan Menken
Edited by	John Carnochan
Production; companies	Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Feature Animation; Silver Screen Partners IV;
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date	September 29, 1991 (New York Film Festival); November 22, 1991 (United States);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$425 million

Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American 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.

The movie was first released into movie theaters on November 22, 1991. It become very popular. A direct-to-video midquel called Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas was released in 1997. It was followed in 1998 by another midquel, 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.

Release Dates[change | change source]

Country	Premiere
Chile	December 27, 1991

References[change | change source]

↑ ^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. Retrieved October 27, 2011.

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[afi-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Beauty and the Beast". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[numbers-2] "Beauty and the Beast (1991)". The Numbers. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[3] "Beauty and the Beast (U)". British Board of Film Classification. February 5, 1992. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

[box_office-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Beauty and the Beast". Box Office Mojo.

[5] 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.

[6] Smith, Grady (October 4, 2011). "'Beauty and the Beast', 'The Little Mermaid', 'Finding Nemo', 'Monsters, Inc.' get 3-D re-releases". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 27, 2011.

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Beauty and the Beast
Directed by	Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise
Produced by	Don Hahn
Screenplay by	Linda Woolverton
Story by	Roger Allers Brenda Chapman Chris Sanders Burny Mattinson Kevin Harkey Brian Pimental Bruce Woodside Joe Ranft Tom Ellery Kelly Asbury Robert Lence
Based on	Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Starring	Paige O'Hara Robby Benson Richard White Jerry Orbach David Ogden Stiers Angela Lansbury Rex Everhart Jesse Corti
Music by	Alan Menken
Edited by	John Carnochan
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures^[1] Walt Disney Feature Animation^[2] Silver Screen Partners IV^[1]
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures^[1]
Release date	September 29, 1991 (1991-09-29) (New York Film Festival) November 22, 1991 (1991-11-22) (United States)
Running time	84 minutes^[3]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million^[4]
Box office	$425 million^[4]