Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 film about a prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster who sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.

Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. Written by Roger Allers, Kelly Asbury, Brenda Chapman, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Tom Ellery, Kevin Harkey, Robert Lence, Burny Mattinson, Brian Pimental, Joe Ranft, Chris Sanders, Bruce Woodside and Linda Woolverton.
The most beautiful love story ever told.

Dialogue

Gaston: Hello, Belle.
Belle: Bonjour, Gaston.
[Gaston rudely takes Belle's book and takes a look]
Belle: Gaston, may I have my book, please?
Gaston: How can you read this? There's no pictures!
Belle: Well, some people use their imagination.
Gaston: [rudely tosses the book aside] Belle, it's about time you got your head outta those books and paid attention to more important things. Like me.
[Gaston smiles at Belle, and the Bimbettes yawning at Gaston]
Gaston: The whole town's talking about it. It's not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting ideas and thinking, ...
Belle: Gaston, you are positively primeval.
Gaston: Why, thank you, Belle. What do you say you and me, take a walk over to the tavern and take a look at my trophies?
Belle: Maybe some other time.
Bimbette #1: What's the matter with her?
Bimbette #2: She's crazy!
Bimbette #3: He's gorgeous.
Belle: Please, Gaston, I can't. I have to get home to help my father.
Gaston: I'd like to thank you for coming to my wedding. But first, I better go in their and... propose to Belle.

[chuckles, as the men at his wedding yell while, the Bimbettes pretend sobbing]

Gaston: Now, you, Lefou, when Belle and I coming out of the house.
Gaston: This is the steady your dreams come true.
Belle: What do you know about my dreams, Gaston?
Gaston: Millions! Here, picture this:
[Gaston sits of the book of the pictures of the mud]
Gaston: A rustic hunting lodge, my latest kill roasting on the fire, and my little wife, messaging my feet, while the little ones, play on the floor with the dogs. We'll have a six or seven.
Belle: Dogs?
Gaston: No, Belle! Strapping boys, like me!
Belle: Imagine that.
Gaston: And do you know who that little wife will be?
Belle: Let me think...
Gaston: You, Belle!
Belle: Gaston, I'm-I'm speechless! I really don't know what to say.
Gaston: Say, you'll marry me!
Belle: I'm very sorry, Gaston, but, but I just don't deserve you!
Belle: [to the chickens] ...Is he gone?

[seeing he is, Belle hurried outside, a bucket of chickens feed in her hand]

Belle: Can you imagine? He asked me to marry him. Me, the wife of that boorish, brainless?

[Belle walks of the animals, and feeding the chickens]

Belle: [singing] Madame Gaston, can't you just see it?

Madame Gaston, his little wife [Belle kicks the buckets, the chickens clucking and goats bleating]

Belle: No sir, not me, I guarantee it

I want much more than this provincial life

Chip: I told you wasn't a pretty, Mrs. Potts, did we?
Mrs. Potts: All right, Chip, now that will do.

[The spoons of sugar and spoons of milk pouring of Chip]

Mrs. Potts: Slowly, son. Don't spell.
Belle: [sits of the bedroom, and Chip] Oh, thank you.

[Belle sipping of drink to Chip]

Chip: Want to see do in a trick?

[Belle decided, to Chip hiccups, and sipping]

Chip: [giggles] Whoops. I'm sorry.
'Mrs. Potts: That was very brave thing you did, my dear.
Wardrobe: We all think so.
Belle: But I'm so afraid you, Papa, my dreams, everything.
Mrs. Potts: Cheer up, girl, it'll turn out of right the end, you'll, see? Whoops, listen to me. The objects to the supper and going to hungry. Chip?
Chip: [turns away and walks] Good-bye!
Beast: I let her go.
Cogsworth: [chuckles] Yes. Yes. Splen- [realizes what the Beast just said] You what? How could you do that?
Beast: I had to.
Cogsworth: Yes, b-b-but... why?
Beast: Because... I love her.
[The Beast lays dying with Belle at his side; meanwhile, the rose is down to its last petal]
Beast: You... you came back.
Belle: Of course, I came back. I couldn't let them.... [hugs the Beast] Oh, this is all my fault. If only I'd gotten here sooner...
Beast: Maybe it's better... it's better this way.
Belle: Don't talk like that. You'll be all right. We're together now. Everything's going to be fine. You'll see.
[knowing better, the Beast reaches up and touches Belle's cheek]
Beast: At least... I got to see you.... one last time.
[his paw falls and his eyes close]
Belle: No. No! Please! Please! Please don't leave me! [Sobs] I love you.
[the last petal falls away, leaving Cogsworth, Lumière, and Mrs. Potts distraught; suddenly, a magical shower falls around the Beast and Belle, and the Beast rises into the air, turning into a human prince; then he lands on the ground and when he gets up, he turns toward Belle]
Prince Adam: Belle... it's me.
Belle: [she looks into his eyes and recognizes him] It is you!
[last lines]
Chip: Are they going to live happily ever after, Mama?
Mrs. Potts: Of course, my dear. Of course.
Chip: [pause] Do I still have to sleep in the cupboard?

About Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)

  • Well, [originally] when we were planning the big elaborate dance sequence that would include a moving camera craning up to the ceiling on the characters that would really have more of a live action feel to them—there was always this nagging doubt in our minds that it wasn't going to work at all (laughs). We had sort of a back-up plan just in case, if none of this works we'll just turn off all the lights and Bella and the Beast will be dancing in a little spotlight in a darkened room like an ice skating show (laughs). Fortunately, when we got the first piece of test film back, it was amazingly breathtaking, made a big sigh of relief because we knew it was going to work.
  • We actually designed all the camera movement first and animated the characters to match that.
  • We created computer generated stand-ins, the ballroom was sort of a chicken-wire kind of thing and Bella & the Beast were represented by these box and egg sort of things.
  • You have to make all the same decisions that a live action director would have to make. Everything from where to put the camera to what the emotional tone of the scene is going to be, in addition to answering all the questions about costume design and weather and color and all the numerous elements that go into making the scene. We're there every step of the way from the very first crude character designs and early storyboards to how loud the footsteps of the Beast should be as he's walking across the marble floor. We shepherd the process from beginning to end.

Cast

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