Beauty and the Beast (1987)

The beautiful Rebecca De Mornay (The Three Musketeers) stars in this beloved live-action version of the classic fairy tale about finding true love in the unlikeliest of places the haven of a monster! Featuring delightful musical numbers lavish scenery and spellbinding magic Beauty and the Beast reminds us that if you see with your heart anything's possible!Beauty (De Mornay) is the family caretaker. While her sisters fret about gentleman callers her only concern is for their father's wellbeing. So when he loses the family fortune and angers a beast (John Savage) that lives in a magnificent castle Beauty dutifully agrees to become the beast's prisoner. But what she doesn't know is that his surprising kindness might also capture her heart.System Requirements:Running Time 94 MinsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: G UPC: 027616927378 Manufacturer No: 1008746 Product Description

Beauty and the Beast/Rebecca De Mornay

The male lead (John Savage) in the movie is LAME although good looking and a decent singer. The kiss at the end is so pathetic...I wonder where the director was when it was filmed. I do love the song "See with your heart" and have played the two parts where the song is sung over and over again just because it is a "feel good" song. Can't imagine how this film was cast with this male lead when there were so many other good actors available even back in the day. I share many of my DVDs with others but this is one I will not recommend nor share. June 22, 2008

Another classic brought to life by Cannon Movie Tales!

A beautiful girl who devotes all her time to caring for her wealthy family is the only one not troubled when their fortune is lost. When her father picks a rose from the garden of a mysterious beast's castle while traveling home from an unsuccessful journey, she decides to take his place as the beast's captive. The beast provides for Beauty anything her heart desires, but he also asks her, every night at the dinner table, if she loves him and will be his wife.

Rebecca De Mornay stars as Beauty and John Savage as the beast in this wonderful film from the must-own Cannon Movie Tales series. If you love fairytales, this whole series of films is for you! These full-length, family features all have original songs and at least one recognizable star. The songs are often simple and forgettable, and the acting quality varies, but they are all highly entertaining nevertheless and made just right to be appreciated by all ages. I've never been smitten by Rebecca De Mornay, but I must say that in this early film of hers, she is rather breathtaking. John Savage is excellent as the beast, and the make-up effects, though a bit reminiscent of Teen Wolf at first, are rather good. These Cannon Movie Tales are not cheapy productions by any means. I own all that have been released so far, except for Rumpelstiltskin, which I have never seen in stores but is supposedly available here on Amazon. If you grew up watching these on the Disney Channel (back when it was the best channel on TV), you will definitely want these and will remember that there are two others that have not been released yet at all to DVD: Sleeping Beauty and The Frog Prince. Hey, MGM, what's the hold-up? Anyway, the others are: Puss in Boots (with Christopher Walken in a wonderful performance), Hansel and Gretel (one of the best ones), Snow White (also wonderful), Red Riding Hood (my personal favorite), and The Emperor's New Clothes (very funny). All are fullscreen, unfortunately, and each comes with its theatrical trailer. I also highly recommend the Disney animated features, especially "Beauty and the Beast"!
June 17, 2008

Disappointing

Of all the versions that I have seen this is about the worst. None of the characters grow and neither do they seem to change as a result of what they go through. Beauty gets used to Beast but is convinced she has to find her Prince. She never really sees the Beast as the Prince or as her true love. From what I saw she agrees to marry Beast out of pity. Forget about the Beauty's family. Every one is self-centered and oblivious to the needs of those around them. Even her father is a lost cause --- all he cares about is the next rainbow and the next possible pot of gold. No wonder his children are rotten. Even Beast himself only sees Beauty as a means to end his curse. There is very little feeling much less love between any of the characters in this movie. I know B&B was originally a fairy tale concerning arranged marriages etc but it has come to be much more than that today. It's about seeing past appearances and first impressions, about finding the beauty inside even a beastly exterior. Sadly there is none of that in this movie. July 31, 2007

beautiful musical version of the timeless tale

This great version of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST comes from the fondly-remembered Cannon MovieTales series. Rebecca DeMornay and John Savage star in the lead roles, with lavish costumes and a delicate musical score.

Beauty (Rebecca DeMornay), the youngest daughter of a widowed merchant, spends her days caring and tending to her lazy brothers and sisters. When her father angers the mysterious occupant of a castle, Beauty selflessly offers to live with the hideous Beast (John Savage). Every night, Beauty dreams of a handsome prince who begs her to find him...

This version of the romantic fairytale takes it's cue from the classic 1946 French movie "La Belle et la Bete" (directed by Jean Cocteau) with it's lavish costumes and production design. There are several lovely musical numbers--the main highlight being "If You See with Your Heart", a tender duet for the Beast and a homesick Beauty.

The Cannon MovieTales series was filmed--rather economically--in Israel; you'll note that many of the films feature the same sets and costumes. It's refreshing to see Rebecca DeMornay playing a naive innocent (years before producers began casting her as sexy psychopaths in films like "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle").

Most of the Cannon MovieTales have found their way to DVD (the others include "Hansel & Gretel", "Sleeping Beauty", "Rumplestiltskin", "The Frog Prince", "Snow White", and "Red Riding Hood").

Children of the 80's rejoice! (Single-sided, single-layer disc). May 22, 2007

The stars are only for Rebeca and the story

Come on! I can't believe that the Mr. below said that this is the basis for all the beauty and the beast features! You must see the Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the beast, wich is truly a great film, and the inspiring of all other good versions (Faery tale theatre of Shelley Duvall, with Klaus Kinsky as the beast, and Roger Vadim as director), and the crap versions (this one, disneys). This one is boring, low paced, and a bad copy. The only thing of this film is the beauty. But i prefer to see her in the movie with Michael Fox.
February 26, 2007

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