Beauty and the Beast (1991 movie)

Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical fantasy movie produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 30th movie in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third movie of the Disney Renaissance period. The movie is based on the fairy tale La Belle et la Bête by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont It is about a prince who is turned into a beast and a young woman named Belle whom he imprisons in his castle. To become a prince again, the Beast must love Belle and win her love in return, or he will remain a Beast forever.

The movie was first released into movie theaters on November 22, 1991. It become very popular. This is the first animated feature that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. A direct-to-video sequel called Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas was released in 1997. It was followed in 1998 by another sequel, Belle's Magical World. An IMAX special edition version of the original movie was released in 2002, with a new five-minute musical sequence included. After the success of the 3D re-release of The Lion King, the movie returned to theaters in 3D on January 13, 2012. A live-action remake was also released on March 17, 2017.

 Voice cast (in alphabetical order) 
 Robby Benson as Beast, a Minotaur-like monster.
 Jesse Corti as LeFou
 Rex Everhart as Maurice
 Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts
 Paige O'Hara as Belle, a Postulant.
 Jerry Orbach as Lumiere
 Bradley Michael Pierce as Chip
 Jack Riley as Beast's vocal effect
 David Ogden Stiers as Cogsworth and the Narrator
 Richard White as Gaston
 Mary Kay Bergman as Bimbette #1
 Brian Cummings as the Stove
 Alvin Epstein as the Bookseller
 Tony Jay as Monsieur D'Arque
 Alec Murphy as the Baker
 Kimmy Robertson as the Featherduster
 Hal Smith as Philippe's vocal effects
 Kath Soucie as Bimbettes #2 and #3
 Frank Welker as Foolstool’s vocal effects and Wolves’ vocal effects
 Jack Angel, Bill Farmer, Patrick Pinney and Phil Proctor as Tom, Stanley, Walter and Dick respectively
 Susanne Blakeslee, Vanna Bonta, Liz Callaway, Jennifer Darling, Jennifer Hale, Sherry Lynn, Edie McClurg, Mickie McGowan and Laraine Newman as women
 Bruce Adler, Philip L. Clarke, Albert de Ruiter, Larry Hansen, Daran Norris and Kevin Michael Richardson as men

Other villagers' voices and additional vocals were provided by Charlie Adler, Stephen J. Anderson, Scott Barnes, Bob Bergen, Maureen Brennan, Rodger Bumpass, James Cummins, Margery Daley, Debi Derryberry, Tate Donovan, George Dvorsky, Paul Eiding, Bruce Fifer, Johnson Flucker, Randy Hansen, Jess Harnell, Mary Ann Hart, Alix Korey, Phillis Kubey, Hearndon Lackey, Maurice LaMarche, Danny Mann, Larry Moss, Panchali Null, Wilbur Pauley, Jennifer Perito, Caroline Peyton, Brian Posehn, Cynthia Richards-Hewes, Katherine Ringgold, Stephani Ryan, Gordon Stanley and Stephen Sturk.

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