Beauty and the Beast (1992 VHS)

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, 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 videocassette of 1992 and broke the record for the best-selling videocassette of the year. Along with the remaining 1992 titles, Beauty and the Beast was also sent back to the Disney Vault in April 1993.

The LaserDisc release of Beauty and the Beast was notable for being the first Disney animated feature to be presented in letterbox widescreen format. The release also included the documentary "Be Our Guest: The Making of Beauty and the Beast", which first aired on the Disney Channel on the day the film was released in theaters, and again on April 17, 1993, when the Disney Channel celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Synopsis

A modern movie masterpiece. Disney's Beauty 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 by 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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1992 VHS (Version #1)

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1992 VHS (Version #2)
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1992 VHS (Version #3)
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The preview for Aladdin was finally finished, promoting a holiday 1992 release with finished footage of the film. The “Coming Only to Theaters This 1992 Holiday Season” bumper that accompanied the initial trailer for the film returned, now accompanied by a triumphant-sounding fanfare (“Fanfare to the Modern Man 3”) that was also used over the “Special Preview(s)” bumper. The trailer for a proposed theatrical re-release of Sleeping Beauty, despite being scrapped, was never removed on any subsequent prints of the tape.

Very early releases of this film have an alternate version of the video preview for Pinocchio that doesn’t mention a proper video release date. This is seen after the film and before the preview for 101 Dalmatians, meaning the “Special Preview” bumper is pluralized to indicate there being two trailers at the end of the tape. Later releases would update this preview to indicate it was releasing as the next Walt Disney Classics videocassette, and moved it to the front of the tape following the Sleeping Beauty trailer.

Very rare copies produced around August 1992 entirely lack the preview for Pinocchio, either at the beginning, or at the end; however, the “Special Previews” bumper is pluralized for unknown reasons.

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
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

Gallery

Videos

Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991)_Promo_(VHS_Capture)

Beauty_and_the_Beast_-_1991_Theatrical_Trailer

Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991)_Trailer_(VHS_Capture)

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)

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Movies		Disney: Beauty and the Beast (1991) • Aladdin (1992) • The Lion King (1994) • Pocahontas (1995) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) • Hercules (1997) • Mulan (1998) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) • The Lion King 1½ (2004) • Wreck-It Ralph (2012) • Frozen (2013) • Big Hero 6 (2014) • Zootopia (2016) • Moana (2016) • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) • Frozen II (2019) Pixar: Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019)
Home media	Generation I	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1981) • Pete's Dragon (1981) • Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1981/1989) • Mary Poppins (1981/1985) • Dumbo (1982/1985) • Alice in Wonderland (1982/1986) • The Three Caballeros (1982/1987) • Fun and Fancy Free (1982) • Robin Hood (1984) • Pinocchio (1985) • The Sword in the Stone (1986) • So Dear to My Heart (1986) • Sleeping Beauty (1986) • Lady and the Tramp (1987) • Cinderella (1988) • Bambi (1989) • The Little Mermaid (1990) • Peter Pan (1990)
	Generation II	The Jungle Book (1991/1997) • Pete's Dragon (1991) • Robin Hood (1991) • The Rescuers Down Under (1991) • Fantasia (1991) • 101 Dalmatians (1992/1999) • The Great Mouse Detective (1992/1999) • The Rescuers (1992/1999) • Beauty and the Beast (1992) • Pinocchio (1993) • Aladdin (1993) • The Fox and the Hound (1994) • The Return of Jafar (1994) • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1994) • The Lion King (1995) • A Goofy Movie (1995) • Cinderella (1995) • Pocahontas (1996) • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1996) • The Aristocats (1996) • Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) • Oliver & Company (1996) • Toy Story (1996) • Bambi (1997) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1997) • 101 Dalmatians (1997) • Fun and Fancy Free (1997) • Mary Poppins (1997) • Sleeping Beauty (1997) • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) • Hercules (1998) • Peter Pan (1998) • The Little Mermaid (1998) • Melody Time (1998) • The Black Cauldron (1998) • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) • Lady and the Tramp (1998) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) • Mulan (1999) • A Bug's Life/Collector's Edition (1999) • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1999)
	Generation 2.5/Gold Classic Collection	Pinocchio (1999) • Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) • Toy Story (2000) • Tarzan (2000) • An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) • The Aristocats (2000) • The Fox and the Hound (2000) • The Three Caballeros (2000) • Saludos Amigos (2000) • Make Mine Music (2000) • Melody Time (2000) • Pocahontas (2000) • Fun and Fancy Free (2000) • A Goofy Movie (2000) • Alice in Wonderland (2000) • Mary Poppins (2000) • Robin Hood (2000) • The Rescuers Down Under (2000) • A Bug's Life (2000) • Hercules (2000) • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (2000) • The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) • The Black Cauldron (2000) • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (2000) • Toy Story 2 (2000) • Fantasia 2000 (2000) • Pete's Dragon (2001) • Dinosaur (2001) • Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001) • The Sword in the Stone (2001) • Bedknobs and Broomsticks (2001) • 102 Dalmatians (2001) • The Emperor's New Groove (2001)
	Generation III	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2001) • Dumbo (2001) • Peter Pan (2002) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2002) • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (2002) • Oliver & Company (2002) • The Great Mouse Detective (2002) • Beauty and the Beast (2002) • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (2002) • Pinocchio (2003) • The Rescuers (2003) • Sleeping Beauty (2003) • The Lion King (2003) • Alice in Wonderland (2004) • The Lion King 1½ (2004) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (2004) • Aladdin (2004) • Mulan (2004) • Mary Poppins (2004) • Aladdin II & III Collection (2005) • Bambi (2005) • Pocahontas (2005) • Toy Story (2005) • Cinderella (2005) • Toy Story 2 (2005) • Lady and the Tramp (2006) • Dumbo (2006) • The Little Mermaid (2006) • The Fox and the Hound (2006) • Robin Hood (2006) • Peter Pan (2007) • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (2007) • The Jungle Book (2007) • The Aristocats (2008) • 101 Dalmatians (2008) • Saludos Amigos & The Three Caballeros (2008) • The Sword in the Stone (2008)
	Generation IV	Sleeping Beauty (2008) • Mary Poppins (2009) • Oliver & Company (2009) • Pinocchio (2009) • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2009) • Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (2010) • Beauty and the Beast (2010) • Fantasia & Fantasia 2000 (2010) • Alice in Wonderland (2011) • Bambi (2011) • Dumbo (2011) • The Lion King (2011) • Lady and the Tramp (2012) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (2012) • Pocahontas (2012) • Cinderella (2012) • Peter Pan (2013) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2013) • Mulan (2013) • The Little Mermaid (2013) • Mary Poppins (2013) • The Jungle Book (2014) • Hercules (2014) • Sleeping Beauty (2014) • 101 Dalmatians (2015) • Aladdin (2015)
	Sing-Along Songs	Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (1986) • Heigh Ho (1987) • The Bare Necessities (1987) • You Can Fly (1988) • Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988) • Fun with Music (1989) • Under the Sea (1990) • Disneyland Fun (1990) • Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (1990) • Be Our Guest (1992) • Friend Like Me (1993) • The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993) • Campout at Walt Disney World (1994) • Let's Go to the Circus! (1994) • Circle of Life (1994) • Beach Party at Walt Disney World (1995) • Colors of the Wind (1995) • Topsy Turvy (1996) • Pongo & Perdita (1996) • Collection of All-Time Favorites (1997) • Honor to Us All (1998) • Happy Haunting Party at Disneyland (1998) • Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom (1999)
	Post-2001 films	Monsters, Inc. (2002) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2005) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Wreck-It Ralph (2013) • Monsters University (2013) • Frozen (2014) • Frozen: Sing-Along Edition (2014) • Big Hero 6 (2015) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2016) • Zootopia (2016) • Finding Dory (2016) • Moana (2017) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2018) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2019) • Toy Story 4 (2019)
	Unreleased	Song of the South (VHS/DVD) • So Dear to My Heart (DVD)
Books		The Lion King (1994) • Pocahontas (1995) • Toy Story (1996) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Wreck-It Ralph (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Frozen (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • Zootopia (2016) • Finding Dory (2016) • Moana (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Frozen II (2019)
Music	Collections	Classic Disney Vol. 1: 60 Years of Musical Magic (1995) • Classic Disney Vol. 2: 60 Years of Musical Magic (1995) • Classic Disney Vol. 3: 60 Years of Musical Magic (1996) • Classic Disney Vol. 4: 60 Years of Musical Magic (1997) • Classic Disney Vol. 5: 60 Years of Musical Magic (1998) • Disney's Greatest Vol. 1 (2001) • Disney's Greatest Vol. 2 (2001) • Disney's Greatest Vol. 3 (2002)
Music	Film soundtracks	The Lion King (1994) • Toy Story (1995) • Return to Pride Rock (1998) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Lion King 1½ (2004) • The Incredibles (2004) • Wreck-It Ralph (2012) • Frozen (2013)
Television networks		Disney Channel • Toon Disney (1998-2009) • Disney XD

Beauty and the Beast (1992 VHS)

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