The magic of love comes alive in this enchanting fairy tale. David ogden stiers at an event for beauty and the beast 1991 robby benson and. Like all other golden films productions, the film features three original songs and an u. Sure, it was shorter clocking in at a little less than an hour, and a much less progressive spin on the fairy tale. The film itself sticks much closer to the source material bizarrely credited to. The new beauty and the beast answers a number of questions that the 1991 film either raises without answering or simply ignores. Snow white, with its lush technicolor and memorable songs, was an. Beauty and the beast 15 best movie adaptations babbletop. Im now looking forward in to trying the little mermaid. Beauty and the beast is the thirtieth fulllength animated feature film in the disney animated canon and the third film in the disney renaissance. In 1992 this work in progress edition was released on laserdisc. An unfinished version of beauty and the beast was shown at the new york film festival on september 29, 1991. Beauty and the beast is a 50minute animated film originally released by goodtimes home video on may 4, 1992, and based on the classic fairy tale, beauty. Beauty and the beast was their second effort and undoubtedly their masterpiece.
This is one of the better good times films, and worth a watch for your little ones or if youre an animation junkie like with an appreciation for the lower budgeted. Golden films episode guides, cartoon characters and crew lists beauty lives a happy life in the city with her father and four siblings helping and spending time with the less fortunate. Beauty and the beast 1991 feature length theatrical. Beauty and the beast 1992 directed by chinami namba. Monsieur renard sir christopher lee, an independently wealthy man in seventeenth century france, prepares to go into business with his cousin, a jeweller who has has lost much of his work after being robbed by a highwayman. In its first two days, during the end of october 1992, sales were three. May 17, 2015 for the 1991 new york film festival disney premiered a work in progress version of their latest film, beauty and the beast. If the young prince and his servants were cursed by an enchantress. May 22, 2017 beauty and the beast 1992 around the same time disneys classic iconic film was released, a much smaller company, golden films, released its own version.
What is hard to see in the photos is that the outer most plastic covering is ripped and the top half is missing. Unfortunately, ashman died of aids the same year while working on aladdin. Good times entertainments beauty and the beast 1992 since i assume many of you havent even heard of this movie, heres the background to what it is and how ive come to know about it. This film was released directly to video exactly on monday, may 4th, 1992 by trimark pictures. Beauty and the beast 1992 yes, believe it or not, golden films actually made 2 animated ripoffs of disneys 1991 classic, beauty and the beast. Jan 23, 2017 beauty and the beast show at videopolis in disneyland beginning on april 11, 1992 and closing april 30, 1995. If the independent, brainy belle, the heroine of beauty and the beast, is a breakthrough in fairytale animation, so is linda woolvertonthe first woman to write an animated feature for disney. Beauty and the beast animated movie facts popsugar. Follow the adventures of belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince whos been turned into a mysterious beast. Dec 04, 2017 beauty and the beast was their second effort and undoubtedly their masterpiece. Below, hahn shares his memories of the 1992 academy awards ceremony, during which beauty picked up statuettes for original score and original song.
The film captures the fantastic journey of belle voice of paige ohara, a bright and beautiful young woman whos taken prisoner by a hideous beast voice of. Beauty and the beasts animation is fairly lackluster character movement is often stiff and sometimes choppy, and theres obvious continuity errors which are almost comical. The animation was great and camera movements and computer generated backgrounds were. Gary trousdale, kirk wise, alan menken, and danny troob michael starobin. Good times entertainments beauty and the beast 1992. Beauty and the beast is a masterpiece, although i have to admit, im more excited for the diamond double play pack for the lion king, due next autumn, so ill probably be able to preorder again in septemberoctober, although there wasnt much point for this film, since it came 5 days after release, and the price didnt change when it was. The beast accepts belles proposal and releases her father and belle honors her commitment to stay at the palace with the beast.
Vhs tape very rare copy disneys beauty and the beast. Emma watson does a great job as belle, even as her painfully british accent had me wincing for a film so reliant on a backdrop of pastoral france. The folks at disney tell me that beauty and the beast was well under way before lyricist and executive producer howard ashman tested hiv positive, and long before ashman died of aids. Beauty and the beast golden 1992 western animation. Renard agrees to become business partners on the condition that. The latest beauty and the beast retains this builtin issue but tries hard as hell to modernize it. The film itself sticks much closer to the source material bizarrely credited to jakob grimm rather than.
Beauty and the beast show at videopolis in disneyland beginning on april 11, 1992 and closing april 30, 1995. Beauty and the beast is the best when it comes to story, characters, music, animations, visual effects,etc. Golden films made another version of this story as well without the help of goodtimes. Beauty not even bothering to hesitate when she learns her father will be spared by the beast if she goes in his place, perfectly willing to give up her life for the sake of her familys continued well being and trying her best to face her supposed death as strongly as possible. The company that made this film, good times entertainment wanted to make a cheap cash in on the success of disneys beauty and the beast, so they conjured up. Anyways, this 1992 version of the classic tale is stunningly charming. Beauty, beast, father, alicia, pauline, nathan, robert, clara, evil fairy. Walt disney wanted to make a beauty and the beast movie much earlier.
The rest of the cast, however, remain primarily male. Beauty and the beast beauty and the beast 1992 directtovideo cartoon by dave koch. He tried to develop the script into an animated film for disney in the 1930s and 1950s, but. Beauty and the beast 1992 vhs twilight sparkles retro. Beauty and the beast film disney princess wiki fandom. With paige ohara, robby benson, jesse corti, rex everhart. Beauty and the beast is a film directed by masakazu higuchi, chinami namba with animation. Disney the finished product consisted of 7,000 feet of handdrawn film, 1,100 painted. Beauty and the beast 1991, directed by gary trousdale and. Best instrumental composition alan menken, best song written specifically. Like all other golden films productions, the film features three original songs and an underlying track of fully orchestrated classical music. With the help of the castles enchanted staff, belle soon learns the most important lesson of all that true beauty comes from within.
With michael hordern, christopher lee, penelope keith, kate omara. The story of the film is presented on stage by disney cast members using elaborate. Beauty and the beast has the same charm and feel of the earlier animations such as snow white, sleeping beauty, etc. Golden films made another version of this story as well without the help of goodtimes suffering from financial troubles, a single father goes into town to. Like all other golden films productions, the film featured a single theme song, the beauty in the beast, written and composed by richard hurwitz and john. This beauty, belle, besides representing a move away from the usual barbie doll looks, is resourceful, bookish and vigorous in resisting the chauvinist advances of the. Beauty and the beast is a 1992 animated film by golden films and goodtimes entertainment about the story of beauty and the beast. A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young womans love.
Thats not necessarily a bad thing, but if youre looking specifically for the disney movie, youll be disappointed. Trivia the 1992 and 2002 home video releases use the 1990 walt disney pictures logo. Beauty and the beast is an old story and this movie isnt terrible, but if youre looking for the. Beauty and the beast is an animated romantic musical fairytale about a young beautiful girl named belle who offers to take her fathers place in the dungeon of a hideous beasts castle. Lyric by howard ashman best picture don hahn, producer sound terry porter, mel metcalfe, david j. Music original song belle in beauty and the beast music by alan menken. A young, beautiful girl awaits the day she will be killed after having asked for a most humble gift. In depth information about beauty and the beast, produced by golden films, american film investment corporation. Lyric by howard ashman best picture don hahn, producer sound terry porter, mel. The new beauty and the beast compared to the original film. Beauty and the beast by the american film investment corporation from 1992.
Beauty and the beast is the thirtieth fulllength animated feature film in the walt disney animated classics series. Beauty and the beast is the thirtieth fulllength animated feature film in the disney animated. Irresistible is an apt description of this film, because every frame is imbued with a magic that is rare for any motion picture, animated or otherwise. I originally only collected films that were released before walt passed but im glad to have this as part of my collection. Putting collection classics across the top of the artwork makes it seem like theyr trying to pass this off as the classic disney film being rereleased. Classics across the top of the artwork makes it seem like theyr trying to pass this off as the classic disney film being rereleased. In its first 12 hours of availability, the video sold an unprecedented rate of 10 times more copies than fantasia did.
Beauty and the beast 1991 is a classic, but its creation followed a long and winding path. The tape itself looks good, but we have not tested the tape to see how it plays. For the 1991 new york film festival disney premiered a work in progress version of their latest film, beauty and the beast. Beauty and the beast golden 1992 western animation tv. Like all other golden films productions, the film features three original songs and an underlying track of fully orchestrated.
He tried to develop the script into an animated film for disney in the 1930s and 1950s, but the writers thought the story was. Visit the beauty and the beast official site to play games, find activities, meet the characters, browse photos and shop for merchandise. Beauty and the beast is a 1991 american animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures. Disneys beauty and the beast vhs 1992 black diamond classic. Walt disney, of course, for all intents and purposes invented feature film animation with the 1937 disney movie classic snow white and the seven dwarfs, and he had been working on shorts for 15 years prior to that epochal film. I was being told a story, i was hearing terrific music, and i was having fun. Beauty and the beast is a 48minute animated film originally released on may 4, 1992, and based on the.
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