Beauty and the Beast

1/13/20121h 24m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ The most beautiful love story ever told. ~

Overview:

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.

Director:

Gary Trousdale

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$25,000,000.00

Revenue:

$424,967,620.00

Key words:

princess
france
prince
castle
villain
rose
musical
insane asylum
beast
based on fairy tale
eccentric man
dedication
toxic masculinity
grand
whimsical
adoring
cheerful
vibrant

Cast

Paige O'Hara

~ as ~

Belle (voice)

Robby Benson

~ as ~

Beast (voice)

Richard White

~ as ~

Gaston (voice)

Jerry Orbach

~ as ~

Lumiere (voice)

David Ogden Stiers

~ as ~

Cogsworth (voice)

Angela Lansbury

~ as ~

Mrs. Potts (voice)

Rex Everhart

~ as ~

Maurice (voice)

Jesse Corti

~ as ~

Lefou (voice)

Bradley Pierce

~ as ~

Chip (voice)

Hal Smith

~ as ~

Philippe (voice)

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Reviews (2)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
8
This is a magical animated interpretation of the Jeanne-Marie de Beaumont fairy tale. A handsome, but vain and selfish, Prince finds himself on the wrong end of a curse - and is condemned to live a life of solitude, hideously disfigured - until someone falls in love with him and breaks the spell. Meantime, "Belle" is living in the village trying to avoid the endless amorous attentions of local beefcake "Gaston". Her father is travelling through the forest when he becomes caught up in a storm and seeks shelter in the Prince's castle - but he picks a rose and is duly imprisoned. When "Belle" discovers he is missing and follows his horse back to the castle, she manages to get the Prince to agree to swap; they gradually get to know each other and... He has an array of servants who all shared his curse and were transmogrified along with their boss - "Lumière" the butler/candlestick rules the roost with "Cogworth", "Madame de Garderobe" and the wonderful "Mrs. Potts" (Angela Lansbury) as the teapot/housekeeper with her little "Chip". All of these characterisations fit the mood perfectly and as the story develops each one becomes more engaging and sympathetic to their poor inflicted master's predicament, as we build to the really quite tense, but satisfying denouement. The songs - and the singing - are superb; the artwork and colours bring it all to life and the script is fast and funny. It's a thoroughly enjoyable demonstration that looks aren't everything...
Andre Gonzales
Written 2 year(s) ago
8
My child hood all time favorite movie. Now my own family loves this movie too. Of course all the songs too!