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Kaunotar ja hirviö

Original title: Beauty and the Beast
  • 1991
  • K-8/5
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
467K
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Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
Belle, whose father is imprisoned by the Beast, offers herself instead and discovers her captor to be an enchanted prince.
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A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.

  • Directors
    • Gary Trousdale
    • Kirk Wise
  • Writers
    • Linda Woolverton
    • Brenda Chapman
    • Chris Sanders
  • Stars
    • Paige O'Hara
    • Robby Benson
    • Jesse Corti
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    467K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,746
    216
    • Directors
      • Gary Trousdale
      • Kirk Wise
    • Writers
      • Linda Woolverton
      • Brenda Chapman
      • Chris Sanders
    • Stars
      • Paige O'Hara
      • Robby Benson
      • Jesse Corti
    • 497User reviews
    • 202Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 33 wins & 32 nominations total

    Videos9

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    Hollywood's Shared History with Broadway
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    Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition
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    Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
    Paige O'Hara in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
    Jerry Orbach and David Ogden Stiers in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
    Paige O'Hara in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
    Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
    Jerry Orbach in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
    Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
    Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
    Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
    Angela Lansbury and David Ogden Stiers in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
    Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)
    Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, and Paige O'Hara in Kaunotar ja hirviö (1991)

    Top cast

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    Paige O'Hara
    Paige O'Hara
    • Belle
    • (voice)
    Robby Benson
    Robby Benson
    • Beast
    • (voice)
    Jesse Corti
    Jesse Corti
    • Lefou
    • (voice)
    Rex Everhart
    Rex Everhart
    • Maurice
    • (voice)
    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Mrs. Potts
    • (voice)
    Jerry Orbach
    Jerry Orbach
    • Lumiere
    • (voice)
    Bradley Pierce
    Bradley Pierce
    • Chip
    • (voice)
    • (as Bradley Michael Pierce)
    David Ogden Stiers
    David Ogden Stiers
    • Cogsworth
    • (voice)
    • …
    Richard White
    Richard White
    • Gaston
    • (voice)
    Jo Anne Worley
    Jo Anne Worley
    • Wardrobe
    • (voice)
    Mary Kay Bergman
    Mary Kay Bergman
    • Bimbette
    • (voice)
    Brian Cummings
    Brian Cummings
    • Stove
    • (voice)
    Alvin Epstein
    • Bookseller
    • (voice)
    Tony Jay
    Tony Jay
    • Monsieur D'Arque
    • (voice)
    Alec Murphy
    • Baker
    • (voice)
    Kimmy Robertson
    Kimmy Robertson
    • Featherduster
    • (voice)
    Hal Smith
    Hal Smith
    • Philippe
    • (voice)
    Kath Soucie
    Kath Soucie
    • Bimbette
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Gary Trousdale
      • Kirk Wise
    • Writers
      • Linda Woolverton
      • Brenda Chapman
      • Chris Sanders
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      All songs were the last complete works for a movie by Academy Award winner Howard Ashman. Ashman died eight months prior to the release of this movie. This movie is dedicated to Ashman; at the end of the final credits, you can read the dedication: "To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful."
    • Goofs
      During the fighting scene between Gaston and Beast, Gaston says "Belle is mine!" But his mouth is saying something else. This is because, he was originally supposed to say, "Time to die!" but the writer changed it to fit Belle back in the scene.
    • Quotes

      Beast: [struggling] You came back.

      Belle: Of course I came back. I couldn't let them... oh, this is all my fault!

      [Belle cradles the Beast's head]

      Belle: If only I had gotten here sooner.

      Beast: Maybe... it's better... it's better this way.

      Belle: [Belle tries to silence him] Don't talk like that! You'll be alright. We're together now; everything's going to be fine, you'll see.

      Beast: At least... at least I got to see you... one last time.

      [Beast dies from his injuries and blood loss]

      Belle: No, No! Please--please--please don't leave me.

      [Belle begins to sob]

      Belle: I love you!

      [the last rose petal falls]

    • 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)"
    • Alternate versions
      This film was re-released in IMAX and other large format theaters on January 1, 2002. The following changes were made to the film for this release:
      • The "In Association with Silver Screen Partners IV" credit is replaced with "The Special Edition Of--" on the opening title sequence. The 2002 Platinum Edition DVD omits this credit and the Walt Disney Pictures Presents credit stays on screen.
      • The 2002 Platinum Edition DVD omits the Beast's "stutter" ("You wan-wanna stay in the tower?").
      • The animation in some of the scenes went back through the clean-up animation department a second time, to correct problems such as wavering lines and missing details, which, while not very noticeable during a traditional 35mm showing of the film, would have been discomforting on a much large IMAX screen. Small details, such as the blood in Beast's wound after his fight with the wolves, were also added.
      • At the end of the "Something There" sequence, the background has been changed from Belle and Beast in front of the fireplace to an empty hallway, and a bit of the character animation has also been altered in this shot.
      • Six minutes of new footage was added between the songs "Something There" and "Beauty and the Beast," most of which is made up of a new musical sequence, "Human Again." This song was written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken for the original version of the film, but cut for continuity purposes. After Alan Menken altered the song to make it work for the Broadway stage version of Beauty and the Beast, the song was worked back into the film.
      • During the "Human Again" song sequence, the household objects clean up the Beast's castle, which necessitated having the background artists go back and digitally re-paint the backgrounds for the castle scenes that followed so that the castle was clean.
      • The animation for Cogsworth's line to the Beast after Belle is freed ("Yes-yes-yes, but...why?") was completely re-done, as the directors never liked how the animation looked in the original version.
      • New sound effects are added to the shot where Belle and Phillippe leave the castle to find Maurice, which are supposed to suggest that the Beast trashes his room in anguish (and also so that the backgrounds from this point on would not have to be repainted).
      • The ending credits are longer to necessitate the addition of an additional passage of score music, the version of the 'Transformation' theme that was cut out of the original film, to the end of the film.
    • Connections
      Edited from Bambi (1942)
    • Soundtracks
      Prologue
      (uncredited)

      Music by Alan Menken

    User reviews497

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    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.

    10/10
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    • Nov 24, 2003

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    FAQ4

    • This question's in regard to the tune that the brass band play at what would've been Gaston and Belle's wedding. Did it originate from somewhere or did Alan and/or Howard write it themselves?
    • What was the Beast's actual name?
    • Is the prince really eleven years old when the spell is cast?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1992 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Kaunotar ja Hirviö - Juhlajulkaisu
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners IV
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $218,967,620
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $162,146
      • Nov 17, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $424,967,620
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo(original release)

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