Plans to release Beauty and the Beast on VHS date back to January 1992 (two months after it came out in theaters on November 22, 1991), and the video was released on October 30, 1992 at a price of $24.99. In its first 12 hours of availability, the video sold an unprecedented rate of 10 times more copies than Fantasia did. In its first two days, during the end of October 1992, sales were three times larger than Disney's next best-selling title, 101 Dalmatians. At a total of 20 million copies sold, Beauty and the Beast eventually became the best-selling cassette of 1992 and broke the record for the best-selling cassette of the year. Along with all of the 1992 titles, Beauty and the Beast was also sent back to the Disney Vault in April 1993.
The laserdisc version marks Beauty and the Beast as the first Disney animated feature to be presented in letterbox widescreen format, and also includes the documentary "Be Our Guest: The Making of Beauty and the Beast", which first aired on the Disney Channel on the same day when the film itself was released in theaters, and again on April 17, 1993, when the Disney Channel celebrated its 10th anniversary.
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Synopsis
A modern movie masterpiece. Disney's Beaut and the Beast waltzed away with six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture -- the first ever for an animated film. Along with winning the prestigious Best Picture Golden Globe Award, it now ranks among history's most highly acclaimed cinematic achievements. When the film's beautiful book-loving heroine, Belle, sings the first of an unprecedented three Oscar-nominated songs you too will fall instantly under its spell. However, it is the spell of an enchantress that opens this classic fairy tale, turning a cruel price into a hideous beast. His stubborn pride compels him to remain in his bewitched castle-inhabited my Lumiere the love struck candelabra. Cogsworth the pompous clock, the kindly Mrs. Potts and an inquisitive little teacup named Chip. To break the spell, the Beast must win Belle's love before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose. With a colorful cast of endearing Disney characters, Beauty and the Beast will enthrall both young and old, forever reminding us that true beauty comes from within.
VHS Supplements
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On some earlier copies, the video preview for Pinocchio is seen after the film and before the preview for 101 Dalmatians.
The middle copies do not have the preview for Pinocchio, either at the beginning, or at the end.
Advertised on:
- 101 Dalmatians (July 17, 1992)
- The Great Mouse Detective (August 21, 1992)
- The Rescuers (September 18, 1992)
- So Dear to My Heart (September 18, 1992)
In Other Countries
Country of origin | Release date |
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United Kingdom | September 20, 1993 |
Australia | August 6, 1993 |
Japan | September 17, 1993 |
France | November 1993 |
Germany | September 2, 1993 |
Italy | September 1993 |
Spain | September 1993 |
South Korea | September 22, 1993 |
United States (Spanish dub) |
June 22, 1994 |
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Videos
Websites
- VHS (Amazon.com)
- VHS; Deluxe Collector's Edition (Amazon.com)
- VHS; Spanish language edition (Amazon.com)
- VHS (Amazon.co.uk)
Preceded by The Rescuers (1992 VHS) |
Beauty and the Beast (1992 VHS) | Succeeded by Pinocchio (1993 VHS) |