Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Taglines:

The most beautiful love story ever told. See more »

Parents Guide:

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Official Sites:

Disney | Disney [Japan] | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

22 November 1991 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Beauty and the Beast 3-D See more »

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA See more »

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

AUD 455,456 (Australia) (13 June 1992)

Gross:

$347,900,000 (Worldwide)

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV, Walt Disney Feature Animation See more »

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Runtime:

84 min  | 91 min (special edition)

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints) | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Trivia

The film was previewed at the New York Film Festival in September 1991 in a "Work-In-Progress" format. Approximately 70% of the footage was the final color animation. The other 30% consisted of storyboard reels, rough animation pencil tests, clean-up (final line) animation pencil tests, and computer animation tests of the ballroom sequence. This marked the first time that Disney had done a large-scale preview of an unfinished film. There was some concern at the studio as to what the audience, consisting of only adults, would think of the work-in-progress version. According to producer Don Hahn the audience gave the film a standing ovation. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: In the "Bonjour" number, LeFou can be seen carrying a bundle of pelts, one of which has the gray and black ringed tail of a raccoon. But the film is set in France, and raccoons are indigenous to North America. See more »

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...
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Crazy Credits

"To our friend, Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul,
we will be forever grateful. Howard Ashman (1950-1991)" See more »

Connections

Spoofed in South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Gaston"
Written by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman
Performed by Richard White, Jesse Corti and Chorus See more »