beauty beast film beauty beast american animated musical romantic fantasy film produced released 30th film disney animated classics series period based french fairy tale credited english version french version ideas french film directed focuses relationship beast prince transformed monster punishment arrogance beautiful young woman castle prince beast win love return remains monster forever film features voices attempted unsuccessfully adapt beauty beast animated feature film 1930s 1950s following success little disney decided adapt fairy tale originally conceived non musical disney chairman eventually discontinued idea ordered film musical similar little instead beauty beast directed screenplay story credited lyricist composer wrote film songs additionally served executive producer film died aids related complications months film release film dedicated memory beauty beast premiered unfinished film september followed theatrical release completed film november film box office success grossing million worldwide beauty beast received positive reviews won golden globe award best motion picture musical comedy animated film nominated won academy award best original score best original song title song beauty beast selected preservation culturally historically aesthetically significant april beauty beast disney animated film adapted broadway musical success film spawned direct video follow ups beauty beast enchanted christmas beauty beast followed spin television series sing story version released included human new minute musical sequence success release film reissued announced live action remake works scheduled release march plot disguised old offers rose young prince exchange shelter castle cold prince refuses arrogance transforms beast places spell castle gives magic mirror enables view events enchanted rose offered break spell prince learn love earn love return rose falls 21st birthday fails remain beast forever years later young girl named bored village life seeks excitement ideals ridiculed father odd inventor town arrogant vain muscular hunter named despite popular determined marry repeatedly rejects advances horse lost forest traveling fair present wood machine chased pack wolves comes beast castle inside meets clock son chip beast quickly discovers leads beast castle offers father place father objections beast accepts offer rejection returns town unable convince save beast beast room refuses dinner night despite offers meal tour castle forbidden beast inadvertently chases forest frightening frustration encounters pack wolves beast injured thanks saving life begins develop feelings nurses wounds showing extensive library begin bond pays send town insane asylum refuses proposal sharing romantic evening tells beast misses father lets use magic mirror sees dying woods trying reach castle beast lets save gives mirror remember finds brings home bring insane asylum proves showing beast mirror loves beast convinces villagers beast man eating monster leads castle kill having away baggage chip helps escape confinement fights beast servants fend villagers beast initially depressed fight seeing return castle battles defeats battle life ordering leave reunites refusing lose mortally wounds beast falls death losing love beast dies rose falls spell broken beast revived transformed human form servants resumes human form castle restored glory seen dancing ballroom watches delight voice cast beautiful young girl seeks adventure offers freedom beast return father effort enhance character original story filmmakers felt unaware beauty little odd wise recalls casting unique tone little bit appearance modeled served supervising animators beast young prince transformed beast beautiful punishment arrogance head structure horns american arms body bear ears deer jaws teeth lion wild legs tail wolf film storyboard artists drafted designs beast came designs based birds insects fish coming close final design supervising animator beast refined design going zoo studying animals beast based commented rage character asked use filmmakers commented everybody big fee voice big voice warm accessible hear prince beneath fur vain hunter hand marriage determined let win heart supervising animator pressed handsome contrast traditional appearance disney villain assignment found difficult beginning depicted villain later leads villagers kill beast enraged love beast kind hearted rebellious beast castle transformed habit master strict rules causing tension beast turns advice depicted frequently seen immediately takes liking running gag movie burning served supervising animator head household staff best friend transformed clock extremely loyal beast save trouble leading friction finn served supervising animator narrates prologue castle cook turned takes attitude filmmakers went names suggested use simple names household objects served supervising animator chip son turned originally intended line filmmakers impressed pierce performance expanded character role significantly mute character served supervising animator chip inventor father citizens crazy loyal daughter believes famous day served supervising animator abused loyal sidekick served supervising animator belgian horse served supervising animator wardrobe castle authority fashion opera singer turned wardrobe character wardrobe introduced visual development person entirely male cast servants originally integral character named madame wardrobe known madame madame big mouth stage adaptation film major enchanted object character human form film served supervising animator wardrobe trio village constantly known silly girls stage adaptation castle chef transformed owner book shop home town warden bribes help plan blackmail baker owner home town maid sweetheart turned feather unnamed film listed credits given character later stage adaptation film beauty beast castle pet dog turned production early versions success seven sought stories adapt feature films beauty beast stories considered attempts develop beauty beast story film 1930s 1950s ultimately given proved challenge story team states disney later discouraged having version decades later production disney studio resurrected beauty beast project satellite animation studio set london england work directed animated portions approached direct declined favor continuing work long project thief place williams recommended colleague english animation director work began producer non musical version beauty beast set 19th century france behest disney ceo beauty beast disney animated film use screenwriter unusual production animated film traditionally developed scripted form wrote original draft story began worked story team develop film script rewrite seeing initial storyboard chairman ordered film scrapped started scratch months starting resigned director studio approached direct film turned offer saying tired having finished directing disney recent success little disney hired time feature directors wise previously directed animated sections short film disney theme park attraction addition asked songwriters written song score little turn beauty beast broadway style musical film vein time learned dying complications aids working disney pet project reluctantly agreed join struggling production team accommodate failing health pre production beauty beast moved london new_york close new_york_city home joined wise film script original story major characters filmmakers enhanced added new characters form enchanted household items add warmth comedy story guide audience film added real villain form ideas somewhat similar elements french film version beauty beast introduced character somewhat similar objects coming life beast castle animated objects given distinct personalities disney version early approved revised script began production flew story artists forth california new_york storyboard team told reason casting recording disney originally considered casting little eventually decided broadway actress singer favor having heroine sounded like woman girl according director given role unique quality tone hit special reminiscent american actress singer reading film new_york_times competed role believes fact lyricist admired cast recording musical boat proved integral cast animation production beauty beast completed compressed timeline years traditional year production schedule loss production time spent developing earlier version film production main studio housed air way facility california smaller team disney theme park lake florida assisted california team scenes particularly guest number beauty beast second film produced caps computer animation production system digital scanning ink paint system software hardware developed disney software allowed wider range colors soft colored line effects characters techniques lost disney studio abandoned hand late 1950s caps allowed production crew simulate effects placing characters backgrounds separate layers moving away camera axis illusion depth altering focus layer addition caps allowed easier combination hand drawn art computer generated imagery plotted animation paper painted traditionally technique significant use beauty beast sequence beast dance computer generated ballroom camera simulated space filmmakers originally decided use computers favor traditional animation later technology improved decided scene ballroom success ballroom sequence helped convince studio executives invest computer animation music wrote beauty song score pre production process opening styled composition film songs included guest sung original version objects visitor eat castle decade solo villain human song describing beast growing love objects perspective love ballad beauty beast climactic mob song story song development came close production began burbank voice song recording began new_york_city beauty songs recorded live orchestra voice cast performing simultaneously overdubbed separately order songs cast album like energy filmmakers songwriters desired course production changes structure film necessitating replacement songs screening animated version guest sequence story artist suggested objects singing song father wise agreed sequence song replace film title song went noted bit uncertainty production originally conceived rock oriented song changed slow romantic ballad asked perform song didn think voice suited melody voiced doubts asked told perform song saw fit reportedly reduced studio tears rendition song asked version went win oscar best original song human dropped film animation began lyrics caused story problems timeline story takes place required write new song place beast sing growing fondness composed late production inserted script place human later revise human inclusion broadway stage version beauty beast revised version song added film new sequence created film special edition release died aids related complications march months prior release film saw finished film unfinished format work completed lyricist death members film production team visited film received screening commenting film great success thought replied tribute lyricist included end credits crawl friend howard gave voice beast soul forever grateful pop version beauty beast theme performed end credits released commercial single film soundtrack supported music video version beauty beast international pop hit performed considerably charts world song second single land billboard hot peaking number song peaked number chart canada beauty beast peaked number outside north_america song peaked new_zealand united_kingdom peaking australia netherlands ireland song sold million copies worldwide version song nominated record year song year won grammy best pop duo group vocal performance release time accomplishment unfinished version beauty beast shown september film deemed work progress roughly animation completed pencil tests replacement remaining additionally certain segments film finished reverted previous stages completion end screening beauty beast received minute long standing ovation film festival audience completed film screened competition cannes film festival finished film premiered hollywood november went wide release november issues film restored remastered new year day release theatres special edition edit including new musical sequence version film animation cleaned new sequence set deleted song human inserted film second act new digital master original caps production files high resolution film negative sing edition film hosted released select theaters september october prior showing film sparks showed exclusive scenes look newly restored high definition animated classic making new beauty beast music video commentary producer interviews cast inside look animation created version film second traditionally animated film originally scheduled released theatres february project postponed august disney announced version film american debut hollywood september disney spent million conversion successful release disney announced wide release beauty beast north_america beginning january home media film released vhs october disney classics series later april included disney masterpiece collection line version contains minor edit film appear pupils frames climactic fall death removed original home video release edit later film work progress version screened released vhs laserdisc time said version available format fall completed theatrical version released measure diminish threat video pirates making copies derived laserdisc copy protected selling international markets film available home release beauty beast special edition enhanced version film released large format called released disc platinum edition dvd vhs october dvd set features versions film extended special edition human sequence added original theatrical version work progress version release went disney vault status january direct video follow ups beauty beast enchanted christmas film released vault october second disney form disc blu ray disc dvd combination pack representing release beauty beast home video high definition format edition consists versions film original theatrical version extended version storyboard version fourth iteration displaying picture picture alongside original theatrical version disc dvd edition released november disc combo pack featuring blu ray blu ray dvd digital copy released october combo pack identical original added disc digital copy blu ray release went disney vault sequels april 25th anniversary signature edition available digital september blu ray dvd combo pack september reception legacy critical response review rotten_tomatoes gives film approval rating average based reviews critics website general consensus reads romantic featuring plenty wonderful musical numbers beauty beast disney elegant animated offerings reported audiences gave film rare grade awarding film perfect score stars roger_ebert chicago_sun-times compared beauty beast positively seven writing beauty beast reaches older hollywood tradition best writers musicians filmmakers gathered project assumption family audience deserves great entertainment gave release stars rated film similarly finest animated movie writing beauty beast nearly perfect mix romance music invention animation use computer animation particularly ballroom sequence singled reviews film highlights washington_post gave film positive review calling film satisfying modern near masterpiece draws sublime traditions past remaining completely sensibility time new_york_times gave film positive review saying surprise time sequels new film fresh altogether triumphant right chicago_tribune gave film stars saying beauty beast certainly adequate holiday entertainment children parents film little technical facility vivid characterization emotional impact disney past orlando sentinel gave film stars saying especially scary movie right start tell beauty beast beauty bite gave film half stars saying exceptionally difficult audience care animated characters animals insects disney animators big assist vocal talents superb cast pulled gene chicago_tribune gave film stars saying beauty beast entertaining films adults children new_yorker gave film positive review saying got storytelling clarity bright eclectic animation musical wit writes book culture studio trying earlier gender stereotypes film states way viewed bringing traditional fairy tales feminism computer traditional animation film greatness proved terms technology narrative politics animation historian wrote sort intellectual actually reading books hanging says film comes closer disney studio films accepting challenges kind finest features met writes idea nature disney animation different earlier disney free domestic role somewhat way contemporary culture requires adolescent girls contribute little way domestic work leave home multiple responsibilities working mother notes themes modern influences film critical view attitude nature like servants father role inventor merchant ign named beauty beast greatest animated film time directly ahead wall toy story iron giant box office initial release film significant success box office revenues north_america worldwide ranked successful film north_america surpassed summer judgment day prince thieves time beauty beast successful animated disney film release animated film reach million north_america release earned north_america territories worldwide total earned release overseas opening weekend north american release beauty beast grossed million coming spot achieved highest opening weekend animated film january film expected million weekend results topped forecast expectations box office analysts release ended run earned brought film total gross north_america estimated territories worldwide total accolades song beauty beast won academy award best original song score won award best original score songs film guest nominated beauty beast picture receive academy_award nominations feat repeated enchanted academy rules changed limit film nominations category consecutive failures enchanted win award film nominated best sound best picture animated film nominated remained animated film nominated best picture field widened nominees animated film nominated award nominees lost best picture award silence musical years nominated following jazz nominated years later nominations film currently shares record nominations animated film wall nominations category beauty beast nominations span categories wall nominations cover individual categories little nominated beauty beast animated film win golden globe award best motion picture musical comedy feat later repeated toy story beauty beast added deemed culturally historically aesthetically significant june american_film_institute revealed lists best films classic american film genres based polls people creative community beauty beast acknowledged 7th best film animation genre previous lists ranked number list best musicals number list best romantic american films list greatest songs american films beauty beast ranked number american_film_institute recognition afi years movies nominated afi years afi years heroes villains nominated hero afi years songs beauty beast guest afi years movies 10th anniversary edition nominated afi animated film adaptations broadway musical according article houston_chronicle catalyst disney stage article new_york_times theater critic praised beauty beast best musical theatre stars executive director trying disney interested stage version beauty time rich column young couldn touch right person disney empire happened till disney started pursue project end asked head actors equity west_coast los_angeles theater best venue launching new musical said best theater purpose long disney contacted young partnership way stage film directed choreographed moved broadway development presented called stage beauty beast premiered joint production music hall houston texas november december monday april beauty beast premiered broadway palace theatre new_york_city mixed reviews transferred november commercial critical success led productions toronto world broadway version ran decade received line disney stage productions original broadway cast included beast feather known actors singers starred broadway production thirteen year run including der beast ended broadway run july previews performances broadway ninth longest running history live action film june announced live action film adaptation original film works filmmaker chicago gods monsters directing writing script originally planned drawing inspiration original film planned include rice songs broadway musical intention making film straight forward live action large budget movie musical september announced write script january announced facebook page portray new live action remake film march joined film beast respectively following month joined cast respectively composer return score film music new material written june said film include songs written broadway musical filming began london production officially wrapped august film scheduled released march merchandise beauty beast merchandise covered wide variety products versions film story comic book based film published toys children costumes items addition character integrated disney princess line disney division appears merchandise related franchise live action children series entitled sing story began running syndication remaining air direct video place timeline depicted original film produced beauty beast enchanted christmas beauty beast contrast universal acclaim original reception sequels extremely negative disney ice produced ice version movie opened florida huge commercial critical success touring world sell crowds television special toured spain ended run years video games video games loosely based film video game based film titled beauty beast action developed published nes released europe final boss game wants kill beast marry second video game based film titled quest action developed game released north_america video games based film published genesis characters film like help player past tricky situations player reach beast castle break spell live happily succeed explore village forest castle snowy forest solve puzzles mini games jumping enemies health represented stack blue books touches bats rats hazards game extra lives keys items hidden levels continue game saving ability players use code start game seven levels video game based film titled beauty beast beast scrolling video game genesis beast player successfully complete levels based scenes film order protect castle invading villagers forest animals rescue fourth video game based film titled disney beauty beast action developed published north_america july europe february game published japan july entire game played perspective beast beast player fall love curse cast castle broken final boss game beast walk jump super damage enemies reveal hidden objects fifth video game based film titled disney adventure released october video game series kingdom hearts features world based film named beast castle film characters game world destroyed kidnapped led beast travels stronghold works defeat rescue captured world restored following defeat beast having difficulties enigmatic attempting bring beast darker order turn beast eventually comes senses works defeat game ending credits beast turns prince kingdom hearts days world featured playable level story essential main plot world featured follows plot movie closely characters featured series beast chip wardrobe appear takes place main series defeated world primary antagonist original character created series shares traits main antagonist beauty beast enchanted christmas
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)