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Gary Trousdale is an American animator, film director, screenwriter and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing films such as Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). He frequently works with Kirk Wise and Don Hahn.
Sep 29, 1991 · Beauty and the Beast (1991 Film Script) Lyrics. **Prologue:**. NARRATOR: Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart...
Beauty and the Beast: Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise. With Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart, Angela Lansbury. A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
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Aug 11, 2020 · Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale are genuine animation legends. Their first film as directors, Beauty and the Beast, was a runaway smash and the first animated feature to be nominated for the Best...
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- The New Regime
- Making Beauty and The Beast
- Work in Progress
- Acknowledgments
- Oscar Nominations Morning
- The Backlash
- Oscar Night
- Legacy
Entering the 1980s, Disney’s animation division was at a low point. MARK HENN, Disney animator (B&B’s “Belle”)The studio was kind of in search of itself, with the combination of the original generation of artists who grew up with Walt retiring and passing away, and a new generation trying to find its way. DON HAHN, Disney producer (B&B)The studio c...
Beauty and the Beastwould become Disney’s 30th animated feature. TROUSDALE The story is that Walt Disney tried to do Beauty and the Beastback in the ’50s, and they kicked around the story but couldn’t make it work, so they shelved it. It had been somewhere in the studio attic for a long time. SCHNEIDER We hired Richard Purdum to do Beauty and the B...
As Beauty and the Beastwas coming together, Disney’s PR and marketing pros began to strategize about how to create excitement for the film and help people to better appreciate the artistry of animation. HAHN We did these presentations where we would talk about animation and about Beauty and give a teaser about Aladdin. PRESSMark Henn would be down ...
The finished film ends with a tribute to Ashman: “He gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul.” KATZENBERGWe all wanted to do something for Howard on the end of it. And when they came in and said, “This is what we want to do,” it made me cry. MENKENThe first time I saw the dedication at the end, it was extremely emotional. LAUCHWe didn’t know ...
On Feb. 19, 1992, at the Academy’s Beverly Hills headquarters, Academy president Karl Malden and actress Kathleen Turner announced the year’s Oscar nominations, which had been chosen by the Academy’s 4,985 members. LUDWIGIf I remember correctly, I was the only one from Disney who was actually there. I’ll never forget when they announced it. They do...
Prior to Oscar night, and even during it, some prominent actors demeaned Beauty and the Beast. For example, Sally Field, who was asked to introduce the film as a best picture nominee on Oscar night, did so by noting that there were “no actors onscreen” and cracking, “We members of the Screen Actors Guild hope this doesn’t become a trend.” CHAPMAN T...
Heading in to the Oscars, the buzz for Beauty and the Beastwas strong. Even Clint Eastwood said he voted for the film. HAHNWe thought we had a chance. Terry called me up and said, “Jeffrey’s going to sit next to you.” I said, “OK, that’s fine.” And she said, “And he wants to go up if you win the award.” There was a big argument — not with me, but w...
Beauty and the Beast, on the heels of The Little Mermaid, helped to usher in a new golden age of animation at Disney and changed the Oscar game forever. EISNERI know it’s 30 years ago. It feels like 30 minutes ago. PRESS There was a sort of innocence about it, right? The movie was great, it made a lot of money and it was at the Academy Awards. You ...
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He gained true prominence in his field with the success of his animated film directorial debut "Beauty and the Beast," which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. He continues to work with Disney, and lives in the San Fernando Valley, a suburban area of Los Angeles, California.
Synopsis by Don Kaye. Beauty and the Beast is widely considered the best animated Disney feature of the studio's 1980s/1990s renewal of the form. Based on the classic French fairy tale, it tells the story of Belle (voiced by Paige O'Hara), an intelligent young woman scorned by her townspeople for being a bookworm, weary of fighting off the ...
