Beauty and the Darth Vader (1991)

*This article is about the 1991 animated film. For the 2017 live-action film, see Beauty and the Darth Vader (2017).*

> 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. The Prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away. But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within. And when he dismissed her again, the old woman’s ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful Enchantress. The Prince tried to apologize, but it was too late for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. As punishment, the Enchantress transformed the Prince into a hideous named Darth Vader and placed a powerful spell on the castle and all who lived there. Ashamed of his monstrous form, Darth Vader concealed himself inside his castle with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom for many years. If Darth Vader could learn to love another and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not...he would be doomed to remain Darth Vader for all time. As the years passed he fell into despair and lost all hope. For who could love Darth Vader?
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> Narrator is first lines of "Beauty and the Darth Vader"

> The most beautiful love story ever told.
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> Tagline

## *Beauty and the Darth Vader*

### **Directed by**

Robert Rodriguez
Ken Turner

### **Co-Directed by**

Bob Clampett
Tim Burton

### **Produced by**

Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Jules Bass
Lee Mendelson
Bill Melendez

### **Executive Producer(s)**

William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Matt Stone
Trey Parker

### **Co-Producer(s)**

William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Matt Stone
Trey Parker

### **Story by**

Roger Allers
Brenda Chapman
Chris Sanders
Burny Mattinson
Kevin Harkey
John McKimson
Robert Rodriguez
Ken Turner
Brian Pimental
Bruce Woodside
Joe Ranft
Tom Ellery
Kelly Asbury
Robert Lence

### **Voices of**

Dianne Wiest
Tim Allen
Blake Griffin
Richard White
Rex Everhart
Jesse Corti
Tara Strong
Mary Gibbs
Trey Parker
Katie Crown
Tom Kane
Grey DeLisle
Claudia Christian
C.C.H. Pounder
René Auberjonois
Tony Jay
Andy Serkis
Arnold Schwarzenegger

### **Songs by**

Alan Menken
Howard Ashman
Tim Rice

### **Production company(s)**

Walt Disney Pictures
Pixar Animation Studios
Troublemaker Studios
Hanna-Barbera
Cartoon Network
Silver Screen Partners IV
Touchwood Pacific Partners I

### **Color Process**

Technicolor

***Beauty and the Darth Vader*** is a 1991 romantic musical comedy fantasy animated film produced at Pixar Animation Studios. It is the 30th film in the Troublemaker Studios and the third film in the Disney Renaissance. The film is based on the fairy tale *La Belle et la Bête* by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (which was based on a more detailed story of the same name and plot, written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve), and uses some ideas from the 1946 film of the same name.

## Cast

* Dianne Wiest as Helen Parr
	+ Paige O'Hara as Helen Parr (singing)
* Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear
	+ Blake Griffin as Darth Vader
	+ Adam Mitchell as Pepino the Boy
		- Robby Benson as Darth Vader (singing)
* Richard White as Gerald Gasket
* Rex Everhart as Mr. Arthur Poe Lightyear-Parr
* Jesse Corti as Abis McLeash
* Tara Strong as Vanellope Carlin
* Mary Gibbs as Mary Carlin
* Trey Parker as Elias Cars Johnson
* Katie Crown as Tulip Brown
* Tom Kane as Professor Utonium
* Grey DeLisle as Vanessa Doofenshmirtz
* Claudia Christian as Betty Dimple
* C.C.H. Pounder as Princess Elsa/Sylvia Alexandra
* René Auberjonois as Alfred Pennyworth
* Tony Jay as Colton Aeon
* Andy Serkis as Emperor Zurg
* Arnold Schwarzenegger as Batman Van Pelt
* Kelsey Grammer as Johnny Bravo/C3PO
	+ Jerry Orbach as Johnny Bravo/C3PO (singing)
* Micheal Bell as Robin Brown/R2R2
	+ David Ogden Stiers as Robin Brown/R2R2 (singing)
* Emma Thompson as Wildstyle Van Pelt/Ariela McMissile
	+ Angela Lansbury as Wildstyle Van Pelt/Ariela McMissile (singing)
* Bradley Michael Pierce as Charlie Brown/Robotboy
	+ Haley Joel Osment as Charlie Brown/Robotboy (singing)
* Hal Smith as Khan, Achilles and Snowball
* Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug
* Audra McDonald as Princess Rapunzel/Princess Mindy
	+ Jo Anne Worley as Princess Rapunzel/Princess Mindy (singing)
* Stanley Tucci as Flynn Rider/Thomas the Tank Engine
	+ Danny Elfman as Flynn Rider/Thomas the Tank Engine (singing)
* Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Samantha Sparks/Sally F. Skellington
* Mary Kay Bergman as Anna Hirano
* Catherine O'Hara as Zoe Lightyear-Parr
* Kath Soucie as Catalina La Catrina
* Jack Angel as Tavern Man, Hunter Gibson
* Jeff Bennett as Brutish
* Corey Burton as Sir Elgar Romano
* Brain Cummings as Captain Qwark/Optimus Prime
* Alvin Epstein as Bookseller
* Bill Farmer as Edward Lendi
* Naoko Kamio as Vultures
* Alix Korey as Singer
* Maurice LaMarche as Oafish
* Mickie McGowan as French Peasant Woman
* Patrick Pinney as Jerry Henson, Walter
* Phil Proctor as Warden No. 1
* Ron Faber as Hyenas
* Fred Tatasciore as Smaug and Darth Vader growl, grunts and roars in sound vocal effects
* Jim Ward as Baker
* Frank Welker as Pluto/Herbie, Bruno, Lucifer, Raven, Smaug growl, grunts and roars in sound vocal effects, Hyenas and sound vocal effects
* Kenneth Mars as Narrator

### 🇨🇦 Canadian French Dubbing (1991)

* Violette Chauveau as Helen Parr
	+ Kathleen Sergerie as Helen Parr (singing)
* Daniel Picard as Buzz Lightyear/Darth Vader

### 🇲🇽 Latin Spanish Dubbing (1992)

* Diana Santos as Helen Parr
	+ Lourdes Ambriz as Helen Parr (singing)
* Arturo Mercado as Buzz Lightyear/Darth Vader
	+ Walterio Pesqueira as Darth Vader (singing)

## Additional Voices

* Bruce Adler
* Charlie Adler
* René Auberjonois
* Scott Barnes
* David Bateson
* Susan Blu
* Vanna Bonta
* Maureen Brennan
* Liz Callaway
* Hamilton Camp
* Nancy Cartwright
* Philip Clarke
* Peter Cullen
* Jim Cummings
* Tim Curry
* Margery Daley
* Jennifer Darling
* Albert de Ruiter
* George Dvorsky
* Bruce Fifer
* Johnson Flucker
* June Foray
* Brad Garrett
* Blake Griffin
* Larry Hansen
* Randy Hansen
* Phil Hartman
* Mary Ann Hart
* Phyllis Kubey
* Hearndon Lackey
* Maurice LaMarche
* David Lander
* Sherry Lynn
* Tress MacNeille
* Larry Moss
* Panchali Null
* Alan Oppenheimer
* Wilbur Pauley
* Rob Paulsen
* Jennifer Perito
* Caroline Peyton
* Cynthia Richards-Hewes
* Kimmy Robertson
* Stephani Ryan
* Gordon Stanley
* John Stephenson
* Stephen Sturk
* Fred Tatasciore
* B.J. Ward
* April Winchell

## Gallery

### Characters

Helen Parr as BelleVanellope Carlin (aka Vanellope von Schweetz) (with her extra friend Mary Carlin (aka Boo)) as Sunny.pngVanellope Carlin (aka Vanellope von Schweetz) (with her extra friend Mary Carlin (aka Boo)) as SunnyBuzz Lightyear as Prince Adam (Beauty and the Darth Vader)Darth Vader as Prince Adam (Beast) (Beauty and the Darth Vader).pngDarth Vader as Prince Adam (Beast) (Beauty and the Darth Vader)Gerald Gasket (aka Gerald the Butler) as Gaston (Beauty and the Darth Vader)Mr. Arthur Poe Lightyear-Parr as Maurice.pngMr. Arthur Poe Lightyear-Parr as MauriceAbis McLeash as LeFouProfessor Utonium as Professor Jay.gifProfessor Utonium as Professor JayVanessa Doofenshmirtz as Marie.pngVanessa Doofenshmirtz as MarieBetty Dimple as Aria.pngBetty Dimple as AriaAlfred Pennyworth as Phil.pngAlfred Pennyworth as PhilElias Cars Johnson as Klaus.pngElias Cars Johnson as KlausTulip Brown (Beauty and the Darth Vader).pngTulip Brown as Belle's older sisterColton Aeon as Monsieur D'ArquePrincess Elsa as Agathe the Enchantress.pngPrincess Elsa as Agathe the EnchantressSylvia Alexandra as Agathe the Enchantress (Old Pedder).pngSylvia Alexandra as Agathe the Enchantress (Old Pedder)Emperor Zurg as Lord Valor.pngEmperor Zurg as Lord ValorBatman Van Pelt (aka Bruce Wayne) as Gecko.pngBatman Van Pelt (aka Bruce Wayne) as Gecko
## Movie Used:

* Beauty and the Beast (1991)
* Beauty and the Beast (2017)

## Clips of Films, TV Series and Video Games Used:

* The Incredibles (2004)
* Incredibles II (2018)
* Disney Infinity (2013)
* Disney Infinity 2.0 (2014)
* Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015)
* Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)
* Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000-2001)
* Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003-2005)
* Star Wars: Clone Wars (2018-2020)
* Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
* Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
* Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
* Star Wars Rebels (2014-2018)
* Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
* Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018)
* Monsters, Inc. (2001)
* Kingdom Hearts (2002)
* Kingdom Hearts 2 (2005)
* Kingdom Hearts 3 (2019)
* The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2005)
* The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)
* The Powerpuff Girls (2016-2019)
* Phineas and Freb (2007-2015)
* Frozen (2013)
* Frozen 2 (2019)
* Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1999)

## Songs

* Music by Alan Menken and Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice

1. Helen Parr \* Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song
2. This is the Paris of my Childhood
3. How Does a Moment Last Forever \* **Won** an Academy Award for Best Original Song
4. Betty Dimple
5. I Need Some Sleep
6. I Want Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere
7. Gerald Gasket
8. Be Our Guest \* Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song
9. Days in the Sun
10. If I Can't Love Her
11. Something There
12. Human Again
13. Maison Des Lunes
14. Beauty and the Darth Vader \* **Won** an Academy Award for Best Original Song
15. Evermore \* **Won** an Academy Award for Best Original Song
16. The Mob Song
17. Beauty and the Darth Vader (Finale)
18. How Does a Moment Last Forever (Céline Dion)\* **Won** an Academy Award for Best Original Song
19. Beauty and the Darth Vader (Céline Dion & Peabo Bryson)\* **Won** an Academy Award for Best Original Song
20. Evermore (Josh Groban)\* **Won** an Academy Award for Best Original Song
21. Beauty and the Darth Vader (Jump5)\* **Won** an Academy Award for Best Original Song
22. Beauty and the Darth Vader (Jordin Sparks)\* **Won** an Academy Award for Best Original Song

## Trivia

* Originally, when plotting with Colton Aeon to blackmail Helen Parr, Vanellope Carlin, Mary Carlin, Gerald Gasket, Professor Utonium, Professor Jay, Vanessa Doofenshmirtz, Betty Dimple and Abis McLeash were going to actually visit the Asylum, and we would have seen its interior.

## Also

* Beauty and the Darth Vader (1991)/Transcript
* Beauty and the Darth Vader (1991)/Gallery
* Beauty and the Darth Vader (1991) Chapters (DVD 2002)
* Beauty and the Darth Vader (1991)/International Dubbing

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