Storyline
Disney's animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. A young prince, imprisoned in the form of a beast, can be freed only by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle, the only human girl to ever visit the castle since it was enchanted.
Writers: Stephen Chbosky, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Hattie Morahan, Haydn Gwynne, Gerard Horan, Ray Fearon, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Nathan Mack, Audra McDonald, Stanley Tucci, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Cast: Emma Watson -
Belle
Dan Stevens -
Beast
Luke Evans -
Gaston
Josh Gad -
LeFou
Kevin Kline -
Maurice
Hattie Morahan -
Agathe /
Enchantress
Haydn Gwynne -
Clothilde
Gerard Horan -
Jean the Potter
Ray Fearon -
Père Robert
Ewan McGregor -
Lumière
Ian McKellen -
Cogsworth
Emma Thompson -
Mrs. Potts
Nathan Mack -
Chip
Audra McDonald -
Madame Garderobe
Stanley Tucci -
Maestro Cadenza
Opening Weekend: $174,750,616
(USA)
(17 March 2017)
Gross: $480,100,233
(USA)(28 April 2017)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Emma Watson, Emma Thompson, and Luke Evans all have a birthday on April 15. See more »
Goofs:
In the opening village "Bon Jour" sequence, Belle buys a loaf of bread, places it in her pouch, and a few scenes later it is gone. See more »
Quotes:
User Review
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Rating: 3/10
Sure, I'm a huge film snob who (on the surface) only likes artsy-fartsy
foreign films from before the 60's, but that hasn't stopped me from
loving Disney's Beauty & The Beast; in fact, it's probably my favorite
American animated film and is easily Disney's finest work. It's
beautiful, it's breathtaking, it's warm, it's hilarious, it's
captivating, and, in Disney fashion, it's magical. When I learned that
Disney would be remaking their classic films, B&TB was undeniably the
best wrapped package. How could they go wrong?
Oh man, they went wrong.
First thing's first: this film is so flat. The directing was dull and
uninteresting throughout the entire film and it honestly felt like one
of the Twilight sequels...and then I looked it up and found out that,
yes, director Bill Condon was the man behind Breaking Dawn parts 1 & 2.
Every shot looks bored and uninterested, which contrasts heavily with
the original animated film that was constantly popping with vibrancy.
The script too is boring because it's almost a complete remake of the
original, though I guess most people won't mind that.
Next: the CGI is horrid. Although I didn't care for The Jungle Book
from last year, I could at least admit that the CGI was breathtaking.
The same cant be said for this film. Characters like Lumière,
Cogsworth, Mrs Potts, and most of the cursed appliances have very
strange, lifeless faces that are pretty off putting to be looking at
for such a long time. All of the sets too look artificial and fake,
especially the town towards the beginning. However, the biggest
offender is easily and infuriatingly the character that mattered most:
The Beast. The CGI on the Beast's face is so distracting that it
completely takes you out of the film. His eyes are completely devoid of
soul, and his mouth is a gaping video game black hole of fiction. Klaus
Kinski looked much better in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode of Beauty
& The Beast, and that was a 1984 TV show episode. But do you know why
it looked better? Because it was an actual face with actual eyes, not
some video game computerized synthetic monstrosity. When will studios
learn that practical effects will always top CGI?
Finally: wasted casting. Emma Watson is beautiful, but she's no Belle.
She is completely devoid of the warmth and humanity that made the
animated Belle so beloved. Instead, she is cold and heartless
throughout most of the film. Kevin Kline is 100% wasted and does
nothing except look old. Ian McKellan, Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson,
and even Dan Stevens as the Beast are very expendable and could've been
played by anyone else. The only good characters are Gaston and LeFou,
mostly because they are fun and played by actors who breathe new life
into their original shapes. If anything, this film should've been about
Gaston and LeFou, but that would never happen because that would mean
Disney couldn't cater to blind nostalgic 90's kids.
Overall, this film is a complete bore. It could've been better if even
the special effects were good, but the CGI in particular is horrendous.
I'm all for Disney remaking their nostalgia- catering 90's films, but
they need to be interesting. This film, sadly, is not. Even the
Christmas sequel is better than this film because it's at least
something.
Plot
Belle, whose father is imprisoned by the Beast, offers herself instead and discovers her captor to be an enchanted prince.
Release Year: 1991
Rating: 8.0/10 (115,246 voted)
Director:
Gary Trousdale
Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White
Storyline Belle is a girl who is dissatisfied with life in a small provincial French town, constantly trying to fend off the misplaced "affections" of conceited Gaston. The Beast is a prince who was placed under a spell because he could not love. A wrong turn taken by Maurice, Belle's father, causes the two to meet.
Writers: Linda Woolverton, Roger Allers
Cast: Paige O'Hara
-
Belle
(voice)
Robby Benson
-
Beast
(voice)
Richard White
-
Gaston
(voice)
Jerry Orbach
-
Lumiere
(voice)
David Ogden Stiers
-
Cogsworth
/
Narrator
(voice)
Angela Lansbury
-
Mrs. Potts
(voice)
Bradley Pierce
-
Chip
(voice)
(as Bradley Michael Pierce)
Rex Everhart
-
Maurice
(voice)
Jesse Corti
-
Lefou
(voice)
Hal Smith
-
Philippe
(voice)
Jo Anne Worley
-
Wardrobe
(voice)
Mary Kay Bergman
-
Babette
(voice)
Brian Cummings
-
Stove
(voice)
Alvin Epstein
-
Bookseller
(voice)
Tony Jay
-
Monsieur D'Arque
(voice)
Taglines:
The most beautiful love story ever told.
Filming Locations: Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $25,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: AUD 455,456
(Australia)
(13 June 1992)
Gross: $347,900,000
(Worldwide)
Technical Specs
Runtime:|
(special edition)
Did You Know?
Trivia: Jesse Corti also voiced Lefou in the Latin American Spanish version of the movie.
Goofs:
Continuity:
In the shot of Belle riding up to the Beast's castle for the first time, her hood is down. In the close-up shot immediately following it, her hood is up.
Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator:
Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. But then, one winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold...
User Review
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Rating: 10/10
Beauty and the Beast is without a doubt one of Disney's finest
classics. The first animated film to ever be nominated for best picture
and after you see it, you could understand and agree with it's
nomination. Beauty and the Beast is going to be one of those films that
will always be remembered, I know that it's a movie that I will show my
children one day. It has unbelievably terrific animation, a beautiful
story, lovable characters, and is just over all a perfect movie. I
really love this film so much, I don't think anyone couldn't fall in
love with it.
Bell is just a simple girl in her town in France, she reads books
constantly and her father is an inventor. They are sort of the outcasts
of their town due to their "oddness". But Bell is being pursued by the
town hunk, Gueston, simply because she's the one girl he cannot have.
One day when her father's inventions are about to be displayed at the
fair, he gets lost in the woods and stumbles across a castle and is
held prisoner. Bell goes after him and comes to the castle; it turns
out that her father is being held by a beast who is cursed with this
hideousness unless he finds a true love before a rose he has welts.
Bell trades places with her father; the house also has living objects,
a candle holder, a clock, a tea pot, all who are also cursed until the
curse is broken. They look at Bell as the perfect opportunity for the
beast to find a true love, but he must learn to be a gentleman, but
Bell brings out the best in him and it turns out that this might be a
happy ending after all.
This was actually the first movie that I ever cried in, the ending was
just so beautiful and heart felt, you'll have to see what I mean. The
songs are just so lovely and perfect for the scenes that they are
performed for. Beauty and the Beast, the song, was just one of the most
touching songs ever. This films is a major recommendation for me, it's
one of my favorite Disney films of all time, it's a timeless classic
that is just perfect and reached a new level of great animation.
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