Beauty and the Beast (1991 movie)

Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Directed by	Gary Trousdale; Kirk Wise;
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
Produced by	Don Hahn
Starring	Paige O'Hara; Robby Benson; Richard White; Jerry Orbach; David Ogden Stiers; Angela Lansbury; Rex Everhart; Jesse Corti;
Edited by	John Carnochan
Music by	Alan Menken
Production; companies	Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Feature Animation; Silver Screen Partners IV;
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release dates	September 29, 1991 (New York Film Festival); November 22, 1991 (United States);
Running time	84 minutes (original); 92 minutes (IMAX)
Countries	United States (1991); France (1992)
Languages	American English (1991); French (1992)
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$425 million

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.

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.
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.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "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. 1 (4 ed.). London: 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.

Other websites

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Beauty and the Beast at Rotten Tomatoes
Beauty and the Beast at Box Office Mojo

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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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[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. 1 (4 ed.). London: 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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