| | | Featuring an all-new musical sequence!
Features: Special Edition, Clamshell Casing, THX Mastered
"Beauty is back, in a new version so vibrant it's like experiencing the film anew." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...a fine-tuned script...and a rousing, Oscar-winning score..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"Wonderful...superb animation, splendid characters and lively songs. Destined to become a classic..." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
"...exuberant celebration of the joy of life and the magic of love." The Motion Picture Guide
Editor's Note
The timeless tale of Belle, the beautiful and intelligent girl kept prisoner in the castle of a mysterious beast who must somehow win her love if he is to regain his princely form. Features the voices of Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury and David Ogden Stiers. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Best Picture, Best Song ("Be Our Guest"), Best Song ("Belle"). Academy Awards: Best Song ("Beauty and the Beast").
Plot Summary
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is a contemporary retelling of the classic French fairy tale.Once upon a time, there was a handsome but heartless prince, whose selfishness caused an enchantress to turn him into a hideous beast. He had only one hope for freedom: winning a woman's love despite his ugliness.|The years passed; the Beast remained alone.|Then one day, Maurice, a poor inventor, accidentally stumbled upon the Beast's lair. The angry Beast instantly swore to kill him -- until he saw Belle, Maurice's lovely daughter, who had come to to the palace to fight for her father's life.|The Beast promised not to harm Maurice on one condition: Belle must stay with him. And so began Belle's lesson in the true meaning of beauty... a lesson that would bring her love and happiness ever after.
| Features | Available for a Limited Time Only! | | Features an All-New Musical Sequence | | Fully Restored and Remastered |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista (Disney) |
| Release Date: 10/8/2002 |
| Running Time: 90 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1991 | | Catalog ID: 2512503 | | UPC: 00786936172980 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew | David Ogden Stiers | | Brian McEntee - Art Direction | | Sarah McArthur - Associate Producer | | Kirk Wise - Director | | Gary Trousdale - Director | | John Carnochan - Editor | | Howard Ashman - Executive Producer | | Howard Ashman - Lyrics | | Alan Menken - Original Music | | Don Hahn - Producer | | Linda Woolverton - Screenplay | | Paige O'Hara - Voice Of | | Richard White - Voice Of | | Robby Benson - Voice Of | | Jerry Orbach - Voice Of | | Jo Anne Worley - Voice Of | | Angela Lansbury - Voice Of |
| Awards |
Oscar (1992) |  | Alan Menken, Winner, Best Music, Original Score | | Alan Menken & Howard Ashman , Winner, Best Song ["Beauty And The Beast"] | | | Alan Menken & Howard Ashman , Nominee, Best Song ["Be Our Guest"] | | | Terry Porter, et al., Nominee, Best Sound | |
British Academy Awards (1993) | | | Alan Menken & Howard Ashman , Nominee, Best Original Film Score | | | Randy Fullmer, Nominee, Best Special Effects | |
Golden Globe (1992) | | Alan Menken & Howard Ashman , Winner, Best Original Song ["Beauty And The Beast"] | | | Alan Menken & Howard Ashman , Nominee, Best Original Song ["Be Our Guest"] |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Fresh and altogether triumphant....[A] mixture of elaborate, painstaking technique and perfect simplicity..." 11/13/1991 p.C17Film Comment
"...Clever....Great funny songs..." 11/01/1991 p.50-3 Los Angeles Times
"...Wised-up as well as traditional, with a striking and detailed look and a strong storyline, it is sure to charm a wide audience both now and for a long time to come..." 11/15/1991 p.F1 |
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