We all miss Howard Ashman, a true legend.

@declancarey3337

4 жыл бұрын

The man who gave a mermaid her heart and a beast his soul. We will be forever grateful, even to this day.

@turnerjenkins3473

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed we will

@turnerjenkins3473

4 жыл бұрын

@@declancarey3337 Well said sir well said

@Tornado1994

4 жыл бұрын

Ashman had been HIV Positive since 1987. Geffen(Who's openly gay himself)and Ashman's Domestic Partner and Lover Bill Lauch confirmed this. Ashman had been sick throughout the late 1980s, but his HIV progressed to AIDS shortly after Little Mermaid's Release. Ashman was too Ill to do post production of Beauty and The Beast.

@jonathanwallis3300

3 жыл бұрын

Declan Carey and he also gave a man-eating plant power

Fun fact: originally Gaston was supposed to survive the fall only to be eaten alive by the same wolves who tried to eat Belle earlier, but it was scrapped for being too dark. This was later recycled for Scar's demise in The Lion King.

@hamursh

3 жыл бұрын

And Rupert Everret was gonna play Gaston but he wasn't arrogant enough so he later got cast as Prince Charming in Shrek 2.

@westerfrost3701

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that.

@orionsmithey3009

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: mcleach from the rescuers down under was supposed to be killed by a pack of dingoes but they think it was to dark.

@michaelnally2841

Жыл бұрын

@@hamursh he wasn’t officially cast as Gaston but he did audition for that role and Jennifer Saunders who played the fairy godmother also auditioned for the role of Ursula

@JOSH-lw2jv

Жыл бұрын

Ironically, Scar's original fate was more gruesome than in the final cut. Originally, after Scar tricked Simba into saving him from the side of Pride Rock and throwing him off to his death (which didn't happen as Simba's fall was cush-ioned by a dead bush and he ran off to safety), Scar laughed like a maniac, but he never noticed the fire as it engulfed him.

Beauty and the Beast is a masterpiece. Not only the best movie Disney has ever done but one of the greatest films in cinematic history.

@laurajones1773

4 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@laurenfrey873

4 жыл бұрын

100% agree. Not just my favorite Disney movie, one of my favorite films across the board.

@jerrelljones9991

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing classic

@TheRavenir

4 жыл бұрын

You are entitled to your opinion, but while I agree that it's a great movie, it's never really touched me very deeply. Other Disney movies have had a bigger effect on me, including my favorite movie of all time (not just Disney, not just animated): The Lion King. Let's just say that The Lion King has changed my entire life for the better, while Beauty and the Beast is just a great movie that I've watched, on a list of other great movies.

@NintendoFanatic2001

4 жыл бұрын

It didn't need to be remade into live action

Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney film, and some of its history always gets me a little teary-eyed. Howard Ashman's death, how people gave it a standing ovation when it wasn't even finished, how it became the first animated film to receive a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards, it's just so moving and incredibe.

The peak of Disney and (imo) one of the greatest peaks of animation as a whole.

@levdominikus7415

3 жыл бұрын

However, the greatest era was the Golden Age.

Beauty and the Beast is the one Disney film that makes me proud to be a 90s baby. Not only was I born just months before the film came out, sadly, two months after Howard Ashman's death (RIP, good sir) but it's the Disney film that left a landmark on not just the animation industry, but the film industry in general, especially at the Oscars. Belle is still to this very day my fave Disney princess. No one came close to topping her, not even Elsa. My older sister who's autistic went to see the Broadway musical for her tenth birthday the year it came out in 1994 and she absolutely adored it. I didn't see it then, cause I was too young. But I did see it twice, with my 5th grade class and with my family a second time.

@anetamichniak7483

2 жыл бұрын

The little boy was watching little mermaid

Fun fact: One of the songs for Beauty and the Beast, Tale as Old as Time, was originally meant to be a rock ballad. However Angela Lansbury, the voice of Mrs Potts, wasn't too keen on that idea. So she sang it her way which turned out to the be preferred version for the final product.

@hunterolaughlin

4 жыл бұрын

I can imagine for the original rock ballad version, Lumiere playing the piano, Cogsworth playing the guitar, and the coat rack playing the drums while Belle and the Beast are dancing. Lol

@2gredvisions8560

4 жыл бұрын

That's not true actually. The song Disney ptiched to Angela Lansbury was actually the wrong version of Beauty and the Beast. It turned out that they accidentally sent her the pop version of the song that was meant to play at the end credits of the film and sung by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson. After realizing their mistake, Disney sent Lansbury the actual version of the song that she was meant to sing, which is the Beauty and the Beast song we hear in the film.

@heroldofvortos178

4 жыл бұрын

Wtf?!? eww!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

@RANima71498

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact, Angela only recorded the non-pop version of the song once because she nailed it on the first go. The producers loved her first take and it became what we hear in the movie. You see why it won the Oscar for best original song of that year yet?

@Emisop

3 жыл бұрын

It's called Beauty and the Beast not Tale as Old as Time. And what you said wasn't even true either.

I think Animat forgot to mention that The Little Mermaid was released on the same day as Don Bluth's "All Dogs Go To Heaven".

@themadmaxrocketawesome1339

4 жыл бұрын

He only mention to his review. .. and his old video

@laurajones1773

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he did forget.

@Joshua_Quinzel_Isley

4 жыл бұрын

That's Alright because we all know exactly what happened to that film upon release.

@samfeldstein4498

4 жыл бұрын

Also Fievel Goes West was released the same day as Beauty and The Beast

@jackiegonzalez6814

4 жыл бұрын

Joshua Sage he mentioned that in his review of all dogs go to heaven he made in 2017!

You forgot to mention the reason why “Rescuers Down Under” bombed at the box-office. It happened to open on the exact same day as “Home Alone”, which ended up becoming the biggest moneymaker of 1990.

@jacobcolton3828

4 жыл бұрын

Thats the equivalent of the 2011 Winnie the Pooh opening the same day as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2

@rodrigorousseau562

4 жыл бұрын

@@jacobcolton3828 and Treasure Planet opening the same week as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and The Princess and the Frog opening the same week as Avatar

@jacobcolton3828

4 жыл бұрын

@@rodrigorousseau562 wow Disney used to suck at releasing movies

@rodrigorousseau562

4 жыл бұрын

@@jacobcolton3828 It was also a time when there was not much investment in advertising and there were no social networks to advertise a movie as strongly as today, despite all these 4 movies are still today Disney Classics

@jdude9365

4 жыл бұрын

There’s more to it. After the failed 1989 reissue of the original Rescuers, Disney management didn’t want to give Down Under a big marketing push. They would’ve canceled the project had they not invested a lot of time and money into it already. So, in a way they kinda set it up to fail. The competition with Home Alone was the final nail in the coffin for the film’s theatrical run. I remember reading this on an animation blog some time ago.

Oh great. I almost cried when you talked about Howard. I hope you're happy Animat! 😭

@hunterolaughlin

4 жыл бұрын

I unfortunately couldn't hold back my tears when he talked about that part, despite that I already knew about it beforehand and expected him to go into that sad story during this episode.

@chillplayer1234

4 жыл бұрын

Hunter O'Laughlin Things are gonna get sad when he talks about Frank Wells.

23:52 to 24:25 is probably the best animated skit I have seen so far in this Lookback 🤣🤣🤣

Not to mention Howard threatened to call it quits if the song was pulled

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

3 жыл бұрын

And Even Said Part Of Your World Only Can Be Dleeted Over his Dead Body

You know a Disney movie is great when it goes up against Silence of the Lambs for best picture.

It was probably for the best to split the Reinassance like this, Aladdin and The Lion King were just that big in the 90's, between the home media releases, TV shows, video games, the highest-grossing Direct-to-video sequels, it's no wonder the remakes made over a billion last year each.

@isaacmapes

4 жыл бұрын

Plus the fact that their productions were pretty lengthy themselves. Plus, before The Lion King came out, Frank Wells passed away in a helicopter crash and the day after The Lion King premiered, Jeffrey Katzenberg resigned and left with Steven Spielberg and David Geffin to form Dreamworks Animation. It didn’t help either that Howard Ashman passed away before Beauty and the Beast was released. It’s no surprise why the films released after The Lion King weren’t near as successful both critically and commercially. Because of this, I consider the Disney Renaissance to end with The Lion King and the post-Renaissance era to begin with Pocahontas in 1995 and end with Bolt in 2008.

@brendis16851

4 жыл бұрын

@@isaacmapes Yes, I also think the Renaissance era ended with The Lion King. The movies that came out after this masterpiece aren't bad per se, it's just that they didn't leave much of an impact, mostly because of the birth of CGI animation thanks to the arrival of Pixar and DreamWorks

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

@@brendis16851 and after that disney go downhill again bit slowly and surely , they did it to reach the 2nd Or 3rd Glory

@Tornado1994

4 жыл бұрын

Lion King's Phenomenal Box Office Platinum success was attributed entirely to it being released in 1994 itself. The Year 1994 was a Noteworthy and Historical Year for the Box Office Revenue in General. So many noteworthy films like True Lies,The Mask,Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption came out in 1994. Also in '94, Revenue and Ticket Sales in North America(Theaters made Pre Tax profits of $8 Billion, $14 billion adjusted inflation) were so astronomical, that there was a MASS Ticket Shortage. Paper Materials make from Dogwood Trees were in extremely limited supply, that smaller theaters often SOLD out of their Seats on Weekends! The Lion King had a Limited Box Office Release until July 27,1994(The day my baby Sister was born) but prior to that during the Early Summer, it was only available in Larger Theaters in the US, so it was constantly SOLD OUT! When the Lion King was finally WIDE released on July 27,1994, it not only sprinted past Forrest Gump(Which had wrestled for the #1 Box Office Spot winning during Lion King's Limited Late June/Mid July release) it Took the CROWN as the #1 Highest Grossing Theatrical Film of 1994! Lion King continued to have Fast Selling Ticket Sales, and Record Breaking Profits. Disney was so Crafty, that they pulled Lion King from theaters in the US and allowed its Worldwide Markets a full release which DESTROYED all competition in all remaining Territories at the start of the School year in the US and THEN reissued it for the Start of the Holiday Season alongside its Genesis/SNES game tie ins! Aladdin went up against Home Alone 2, but this time in November 1992, Disney got the last laugh!

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tornado1994 because then on , disney go downhill

Did you know Prince Eric's VA: Christopher Daniel Barnes was also the voice of Spiderman from the 1994 animated series ?

@hunterolaughlin

4 жыл бұрын

I do and I find it awesome that an actor who voiced a Disney Prince also voiced one of the greatest Marvel superheroes.

@sailormoonfaiza

4 жыл бұрын

He also voiced Cinderella's Prince in the 2000s

@avremirine8986

4 жыл бұрын

He also voiced Spider-Man Noir in the video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions.

Here’s an index for anyone who needs it: 0:01 Little Mermaid 12:44 Rescuers Down Under 19:50 Beauty and the Beast

FINALLY! We've started the Renaissance (again)! The best parts of this we're, once again, the behind-the-scenes reenactments by ToucanLDM, especially Howard Ashman's insistence on starting BatB with the Prince/Beast's backstory. Or as Beast would put it: "You will... put the Beast's backstory at the beginning of the movie. THAT'S NOT A REQUEST!" Plus, it's really fascinating how Disney himself originally planned on making his versions of "Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast."

@facusmendoza1061

Жыл бұрын

And here he have it

I love The Little Mermaid! Ariel has the most beautiful voice.

@arbytv5139

4 жыл бұрын

Sebastian: “If only she’d show up for rehearsals once in a while.”

@cheneethompson5756

4 жыл бұрын

@@arbytv5139 lol!

@hunterolaughlin

4 жыл бұрын

Still disappointed that The Goldbergs didn't make a reference to the film last year considering it's an important film during the 80s that brought Walt Disney Animation Studios up to their critical and successful age since the Classic Era with Walt Disney and also is one of those movies that defined a lot of children's childhood growing up in the 80s decade along the ranks of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Back to the Future", "Ghostbusters", "The Empire Strikes Back", and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". And I'm also disappointed that it didn't get selected for the 2019 National Film Registry", which I voted for along with "Toy Story 2". They instead went with "Sleeping Beauty", while a classic is definitely agreed to be the lesser of the Disney Princess film collection considering how the titular princess, Auroa, is considered the weakest Disney Princess. Now I have to wait until 2029 to nominate that film and "Toy Story 2" again.

@laurajones1773

4 жыл бұрын

She does have a beautiful singing.

@jonnyboy4289

4 жыл бұрын

Nobody sings like Gaston.

Fun facts: -When The Little Mermaid came out, Don Bluth released All Dogs Go to Heaven the same day. Unlike The Land Before Time and An American Tail, All Dogs Go to Heaven underperformed at box office and received mixed reviews from critics who unfavorably compared it with the Disney movie. However, as time went by, it became a cult classic -Originally, Disney had planned to make a third Rescuers movie, but after Down Under flopped at the box office and Eva Gabor and John Candy passed away, the idea was eventually scrapped. The reason why The Rescuers Down Under wasn't a box office success was because Home Alone was released at the same time, and turned out to be a blockbuster -Beauty and the Beast isn't the only animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars; Up and Toy Story 3 (both from Pixar) got that recognition years later -When Beauty and the Beast was released, another animated film came out the same weekend: An American Tail. Fievel Goes West, the sequel to Don Bluth's 1986 movie. Just like the case of All Dogs Go to Heaven, it was completly overshadowed by an iconic Disney film.

@brendis16851

4 жыл бұрын

@marianne mccrank Personally, I prefer The Land Before Time over Oliver and Company because it has the vibe of a Disney movie from the Golden age. Oliver and Company, while enjoyable, there was something that was missed. And as for The Little Mermaid and All Dogs Go to Heaven, I find both movies great, although the latter makes me emotional.

@ingridsuperfreak

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, maybe Up and Toy Story had a Oscar Nomination too, but now they have ten nominees, when. Beauty and the Beast was nominated it was only 5 , so it was really a great accomplishment

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

3 жыл бұрын

@@ingridsuperfreak also Originally Don Bluth's Rock A Doddle Is Originally Will Be Released On The Same Day As Beauty And The Beast But Later It Get Pushed Back

@facusmendoza1061

Жыл бұрын

It's amazing that the disney Renaissance Overshadow Don Bluth Indenpence it seems that Competition wasn't a problem during the Renaissance and even when pixar was just expirimenting

Didn't Howard Ashman tell Katzenberg he could get rid of "Part of Your World" over "[his] dead body"? LMAO, if I remember correctly, HA also threatened to strangle him. God, he was wonderful.

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

3 жыл бұрын

@marianne mccrank and also telling That Ariel Is NOT "BOY CRAZE GIRL" .

@CharlotteMacrickens

3 ай бұрын

I'm surprised he wasn't fired for threatening him 😯😂

Next time, a whole new world is opening up as Disney reigns as the kings of animation. Hakuna Matata!

@MrGabeanator

2 жыл бұрын

yep

@hamursh

2 жыл бұрын

But it DOES have a bit of a drawback since three key members of the kingdom would leave for one reason or another...

@MrGabeanator

2 жыл бұрын

@@hamursh tragic but true

24:12 The backstory *STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYS!* 💥

My opinions on the movie are: Little Mermaid is amazing and still got that 80's edge to it, I like it less than a kid, but still love it, the perfect beginning for the Reinassance. Rescuers Down Under was one of the first movies I watched, I never even knew it was a sequel, and despite the fact it got some lows, the eagle's animation is just mesmerizing. Beauty and the Beast, definitely THE BEST movie WDAS has made, even though it's not one of my top favorites, this movie gets so much right it's almost impossible to not fall in love.

@cheneethompson5756

4 жыл бұрын

When I was three, my mom owned the little mermaid VHS I watched it all the time But I was scared of Ursula

@swanpride

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty much my feelings too (except that I knew The Rescuers, hence I was a little bit disappointed how side-lined Bianca and Bernard were, but I still enjoyed the movie very, very much). The Little Mermaid is special to me, because Disney had lost me at this point after the soulless Cash Grab which was Oliver and Company, and if they had picked any other story than one of my favourite Fairy Tales to adapt, I most likely wouldn't have bothered to see it. Still glad that I did.

@Tornado1994

4 жыл бұрын

Rescuers Down Under was destroyed by Home Alone.

As a kid, I liked watching The Little Mermaid. But as I grew older, I learned to enjoy it like the other animated greats of Disney. The Rescuers Down Under, I saw before the first film as a kid. To this day, I really appreciate this cinematic sequel from time to time. Beauty and the Beast is my third favorite film in the Renaissance era. From its collection of memorable characters, beautiful songs, and incredible feats of animation and use of technology, it’s clear that this film has earned well deserved praises from audiences around the world, including myself.

I rarely make a comment here, but here it goes. Without Ariel, we millennials wouldn't have been blessed with the Disney Renaissance in the first place. So, we really must owe her credit where it's due since she's the real reason why our infancies and childhoods were awesome back then. Considering I was born in the year of the original Lion King on this exact day, this was the best birthday gift I was grateful to have received today, Animat. Thank you. I cannot wait for you to delve further into the Disney Renaissance since this is only the beginning of it!

@TheTurbulentINFP

4 жыл бұрын

@marianne mccrank That is awesome! I was born in May. How about you?

@TheTurbulentINFP

4 жыл бұрын

@marianne mccrank Coincidentally, one of my friends was born in October, 1994.

@TheTurbulentINFP

4 жыл бұрын

@marianne mccrank That's nice.

Love your series ElectricDragon505, thank you. Beauty and the Beast was the first movie our oldest son saw in the theater. He was 5 years old at the time. He was so awe struck he stood at his seat, awestruck, through the entire film. He was mesmerized. I don't even think he blinked once! I'll never forget that.

To quote at the end of the Beauty and the Beast's end credits.. 'To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever be grateful. Howard Ashman 1950-1991.' And happy early 70th birthday Howard.

@hunterolaughlin

4 жыл бұрын

And also an alien plant his appetite for human blood.

@SegaNintendoGuy64

4 жыл бұрын

@@hunterolaughlin Uhh what?

@hunterolaughlin

4 жыл бұрын

@@SegaNintendoGuy64 I'm referring to Audrey II, the main antagonist from his earlier work pre-Disney, "Little Shop of Horrors".

@SegaNintendoGuy64

4 жыл бұрын

@@hunterolaughlin Oh yeah I forgot, I was just 'as I said before' quoting what the end credits of Beauty and the Beast said on him.

@jonnyboy4289

4 жыл бұрын

😢😥

Loved the animation of Howard Ashman’s “fiery defense” for the origin story. I knew I’d it before this based off of “Waking Sleeping Beauty”. You made me laugh so hard. Thanks

@ForrestFox626

4 жыл бұрын

I love the idea of him breathing fire when someone disagreed with him!

@hunterolaughlin

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had that power. I’d win any argument with my fire breath. 😂

@tutti-frutti1429

3 жыл бұрын

I love Waking Sleeping Beauty!! It's one of my favorite documentaries on the Renaissance era!

I’m kinda surprised he didn’t mention the fact that Little Mermaid destroyed Don Bluth’s All Dogs Go To Heaven. Considering Bluth was kinda kicking Disney’s ass up til that point, I think it’s at least worth a mention.

@ForrestFox626

3 жыл бұрын

Already done in the Don Bluth Animation Lookback

@facusmendoza1061

Жыл бұрын

Amazing that disney Crushed Don Bluth's Independence and Competition wasn't a problem for the animation studio at all during the Renaissance

This video and the last one has basically proved to me one thing...........Jeffrey Katzenberg was an awful leader. Trying to edit Black Cauldron himself despite having no experience in animation editing, wanting to reject "Part Of Your World" because of ONE test screening, and having impatience over the animation process which should be expected in that industry, it just shows he shouldn't be an executive. And then he went to create DreamWorks and his corporate fingerprints basically show in a lot of their films.

@amazonstorm

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm getting the impression that this dude was a Major jackass

@hunterolaughlin

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget he's responsible for the Black Friday incident during the production of Toy Story. His push for Pixar to add more edge to the film by making Woody more of a despicable lead character almost resulted in the film getting canceled and possibly the premature death of computer animation as a medium for animated features.

@orangeslash1667

2 жыл бұрын

@@hunterolaughlin That might have been Katzenberg's idea.

@jonnyboy4289

Жыл бұрын

@@orangeslash1667 It was. He wanted PIXAR to give Toy Story more edge, which lead to disasterious results with the Black Friday reel, giving us a Woody who would've come off as an unlikable jerk.

@orangeslash1667

Жыл бұрын

@@jonnyboy4289 Yet some how he did a good job with Prince of Egypt. He was also The one who green lite the Hunchback of North Dame, because he knew that it would win Awards.

The Disney Renaissance is the best era in my childhood.

Now I can really see how Katzenberg was a threat to Disney.

Wait, you're telling me that Jim Carey was originally going to voice Prince Eric... damn, that would've been one hell of a different kind of Little Mermaid movie

@hunterolaughlin

4 жыл бұрын

Funny thing. That was before Jim Carrey became the one of the biggest names during the 90s decade. But hey, they still got a cool guy to voice Prince Eric, Christopher Daniel Barnes, the guy who was Spider-Man during the 90s animated series.

@joefrew1614

4 жыл бұрын

Oh really, that really is a nice actor to take on the role of a prince and love interest of such a beloved and great Disney Princess. Also, a another great "what if" in animation history, what if Richard Williams was patient, willing and accepting enough to sit his ass down and put his long-cold awaiting passion letter to classic, old-school hand-drawn animation, The Thief and the Cobbler, on hold a little longer and help Disney out with Beauty and The Beast. Sure, it would've been quite a different Beast of a movie and it may not have been a the greatest phenomenal animation masterpiece we all know and love today, and who knows what would've happened and how differently the production of that film would've turned out. But on the plus side for poor Dick, especially if this alternate version of Beauty and The Beast turned out to be a big hit like The Little Mermaid was or on the same level as the finished product we have today, Disney maybe grateful and happy enough with such a great master animator like him to work on another potential Disney Renaissance hit that they maybe more willing and happy enough to give him a much more fair and better deal than Warner Bros. to finally finish his magnum opus that he had been trying to get off the ground for decades, giving his small animation team even more money, time and resources to bring his ambitious animation spectacle to life in the best possible shape it can be, even better than Gilchrist's The Recobbled Cut.

@TheDerpyBoi

4 жыл бұрын

If they make a live action remake, please let Jim Carrey be Eric!

@hamursh

3 жыл бұрын

But he later went to be on In Living Color so I think his career went up from there being in Ace Ventura, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber to name a few.

@hamursh

3 жыл бұрын

@@hunterolaughlin And was Greg in the Brady Bunch Movie.

Dang it, AniMat! You've made be both happy and sad with this latest episode relating to the late talented Howard Ashman From 3:55 - 5:35, I was excited when you finally starting talking about the dude and his contribution to the picture that helped to redefine the format of story and songs for future Disney animated classics like "Tangled", "Frozen", and "Moana". And from 27:39 - 28:42, you made me cry when you talked about the sad story about his death from AIDS, despite that I already knew that and saw it coming. Thank you, very much AniMat for an emotional episode of Animation Lookback: The History of Walt Disney Studios+" and thank you Howard Ashman for your contributions to Disney. Your legacy will forever live on with generations of children watching and listening to your songs in "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast."

@alisonsouter8788

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention how fitting it was that you played the beast’s death music when you spoke about Howard’s illness and eventual death. Sometimes I look at that scene and imagine alan as belle and Howard as the beast, it’s like Howard is saying goodbye to Alan and thanking him for being a great partner and friend to work with and then Howard takes his last breath and Alan buries himself on the bed sobbing.

Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney film. I think it’s the greatest animated film ever made.

The Beauty and the Beast animated feature is freaking masterful. One of the best chemistries I have ever seen is between a bookworm who wanted more than the provincial life she lived and a beast who was cursed for ten years.

As "The Duke of Artz" AniMat, I watched "The Little Mermaid" "The Rescuers Down Under" "Beauty and the Beast" "Aladdin" "The Lion King" & "Pocahontas" all on vhs tapes back in the 1990s when I was little. :) those were all good old time memories from my childhood the animation was awesome and the songs were very memorable.

@TheTurbulentINFP

4 жыл бұрын

I can truly concur with this comment, Duke of Artz. The Disney Renaissance molded us into the fine people we are today.

@DukeofArtz

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTurbulentINFP As "The Duke of Artz" I quite agree.

@TheTurbulentINFP

4 жыл бұрын

@@DukeofArtz Indeed, Duke of Artz. In my general opinion, you're a Disney fanatic no matter what era of it you personally connect with the most.

@DukeofArtz

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTurbulentINFP thank you.

@claudiataylor2955

4 жыл бұрын

And then they remade them into live action cash grabs.

Godspeed, Howard Ashman. Thank you for your work on "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast". Meanwhile, next time, we travel to Agrabah for an Arabian Night, and to the Pride Lands, where we'll get to my favorite movie of all time.

The reason why The Rescuers Down Under was a failure was because it came out at the exact same day as Home Alone.

He meant to say: "and The Little Mermaid, the last Disney animated film to use the Xerox process."

I've been looks forward to this. I love The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast so much. The original Beauty and the Beast is in my top 5 favorite films of all time!

Ah The Little Mermaid & Beauty & the Beast 2 of my favorite Disney films from the renaissance era.😁

@laurajones1773

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too.

@jonnyboy4289

4 жыл бұрын

My #1 is Aladdin with Beauty and the Beast in 2nd place. Little Mermaid is number 5.

@cheneethompson5756

6 ай бұрын

The little mermaid, the lion king, and beauty and the beast are my top 3!

The Disney Renaissance changed the course of the entire Disney Company forever.

am I the only thinking the Rescuers Down Under premiered on the same day "Home Alone" (the box office smash hit of that year) did?! (I hope Animat talks about Aladdin next during part 8 as it seems!)

@jdude9365

4 жыл бұрын

You’re not the only one. They both came out the same day.

@Tornado1994

4 жыл бұрын

Rescuers Down Under was originally going to be released during the Summer, but Kazenberg decided on Reissuing Snow White just to spite Filmation for their Snow White Knockoff/Sequel Happily Ever After. Basically it was a SAC Fly, that only resulted in a 1 Run score. But Home Alone ultimately came out of nowhere Grand Slamming everyone, even TKO'ing Rocky 5! Nobody saw the Home Alone Box Office Hurricane that was coming. NOBODY. Eisner often stated that he believes Home Alone was a Runaway Smash because it was the only film opening that November 16th that was Holiday Themed. I remember going to go see Home Alone on December 7,1990. LONG lines. Took us 40 minutes to get in! Disney Dreamed of an Animated Film release with that type of Hype that had occurred with Batman in 1989 and Home Alone a year later, they FINALLY got their Wish with Lion King just a few years later!

@austinreed7343

3 жыл бұрын

@marianne mccrank The former was beaten by... a freakin’ Alvin and the Chipmunks movie.

@gerawallstar3487

3 жыл бұрын

@@austinreed7343 what were they thinking seeing the chipmunks movie instead of PATF?

The magic that Walt Shared Us Was Back In action thanks to ariel And The Tale as old as time That he Couldnt Acomplished was an achivement 34:28 and thanks to that Walt Disney Was Now in His Legitive Throne as The True King Of Animation

The design for The Beast started of with Chris Sanders (who later would become a character designer for Mulan and direct Lilo & Stitch and later left the studio when John Lasseter rejected his story ideas and characters for American Dog, which would result into Bolt, to work for Dreamworks, directing How to Train Your Dragon and The Croods) designing severeal chimeras as the design for The Beast, even making ones based on insects. Glen Keane used Sanders' chimeras as inspiration for making the design of The Beast when those designs weren't approved.

This series is OUTSTANDING and this part was particularly nostalgic and emotional. The Renaissance is such an integral part of my childhood and each film was an EVENT. Thanks so much for taking the time to focus on a great topic with hilarious and creative flair! Can't wait for the next installment!

In this era: I was born between 2 films (Aladdin and Lion King) but was born during the same year as Nightmare Before Christmas Lion King itself is the most nostalgic film in my life, as I saw it the most times out of every Disney film that I have ever watched

@cheneethompson5756

4 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1993 as well Man, I'm old! Jk!

@TheTurbulentINFP

4 жыл бұрын

At this juncture, Pokemblem, we are just younger versions of geriatrics to the eyes of people from Gen Z except we're not senile. At least not yet.

The Little Mermaid is my favorite movie of all time ❤️ It would be a crime to remove Part of Your World. And the part where King Triton turns her back into a human gets me every time

This is the awesome times when Disney’s popularity finally returns into a resurgence with The Disney Renaissance

@greshaminc156

4 жыл бұрын

marianne mccrank That’s right

RIP Howard Ashman.

@josephzielinski8817

4 жыл бұрын

For our friend Howard, who gave a Mermaid her voice and the beast his soul, we will be forever grateful.

I had just seen Waking Sleeping Beauty recently which felt like it was pretty helpful to learn what was happening around this time in Disney's history

Lesson: Never piss off Katie Kaboom. Uh I mean Howard.

@maggiemag3569

2 жыл бұрын

lmfao 😂😂

The renaissance continues on

It has arrived!

23:52 I love how you recreated Kirk Wise's caricature of the scene.

Unpopular opinion: I think Ariel is a great character and deserves more love. There are a lot of people who hate Ariel because they think she is a spoiled brat, but I like that she is curious about the human world. Also, she is the first Disney princess to save a prince’s life as well as the first Disney princess who has some chemistry with her love interest. Belle in Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney character and animated character because she’s smart, wise and non-judgmental. She also cares for people on the inside instead of through looks. That’s why she loved someone like the Beast.

@TheTurbulentINFP

4 жыл бұрын

There are even articles that pin Ariel as an ENFP according to her MBTI personality type, which make her similar to Moana except the latter is Judging and not Perceiving. Even Moana and the Little Mermaid almost follow the same narrative structure.

@jamesmoyner7499

4 жыл бұрын

Jean Galavis Both films were directed by John Musker and Ron Clements.

@TheTurbulentINFP

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmoyner7499 I'm aware of that. Your valid point proved my initial observation.

@samuelquan3826

4 жыл бұрын

So true

@NintendoFanatic2001

3 жыл бұрын

Ariel is an awesome character!

Next time, we come on down, stop on by, hop a carpet and fly to another Arabian night, take our place in the circle of life, and more as the most successful era in Disney animation history reaches its peak!

@tylerhackner9731

4 жыл бұрын

Yesss! Love all those Disney Renaissance era film references compact in one comment.

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

Don't Firget About A Unhistorical Story About A Native Girl Helping An Englishman

Adam Ryen, who voiced Cody (Rudy in Norway) in the original version, also voiced him in the norwegian version. His norwegian father, Tore Ryen, voiced Frank in the last said version.

An incredible coincidence that this would start with you talking about the Little Mermaid, because I happen to be wearing an Ariel T-shirt the day it was uploaded XD

Time stamps: 0:00 Recap on the 1980s 1:24 The Little Mermaid 12:44 The Rescuers Down Under 19:50 Beauty & the Beast

It's all uphill from here. Next time is Aladin, one of my all time favorites, as well as the Lion King which is arguably one of the most critically acclaimed films of all time.

@cheneethompson5756

4 жыл бұрын

I LOVE aladdin! I had a crush on him when I was younger

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

I really wait for fantasia 2000 .

@ForrestFox626

4 жыл бұрын

We are already up the hill

I'm a bit disappointed that Aladdin and Lion King weren't on here like you originally said in the update video, but ya know what? I DON'T CARE! IT WAS STILL WORTH THE WAIT! XD And the way you described Howard's last words, felt as deep as the way Waking Sleeping Beauty described it. 😢 Also, with everything I heard about Howard (especially here) I'm surprised he was never credited as co-director of these films. Also, at 32:36-32:42, YA DAM RIGHT!

@cheneethompson5756

4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P., mr. Ashman!

Fun fact: there’s actually a Han Christian Anderson inspired movie that mixes live action and animation. It was Rankin/Bass’ theatrically released movie, The Daydreamer. While the movie’s live action bits concerns a teenaged Hans Christian Andersen (known as Chris) running away from school, the stories from that author come to life through stop motion animation whenever Chris daydreams. Rankin/Bass’ stop motion technique is dubbed Animagic

I love how you do not sugarcoat the details!

I imagine an alternate universe where Beauty and the Beast won Best Picture...

Did you see Howard? (the documentary on Disney plus) if you haven’t I highly recommend it, it’s interesting to learn about Howard’s life, what he was passionate about and the hardships he dealt with when working on his plays, especially little shop of horrors, and then seeing him help Jodi benson sing part of your world, and some of the recording sessions for some of the songs in beauty and the beast, it is darn emotional, knowing how sick he was and his eventual passing.

It's awesome how the studio "A part of our world" with interesting stories and newfound success. Keep it up!

This is my era of Disney movies. Although I still love some earlier ones like The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, The Great Mouse Detective, Oliver & Company.

And thus we enter the Disney Renaissance.

@facusmendoza1061

Жыл бұрын

Next Time the Renaissance Will go to its Ultimate Peak Where We Enter into a whole New world in agrabah and we Going to meet The king of Animated Features in Disney's Gratest Animated Film ever

Haha, Howard went Beast mode on Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale.

Damn having the boy in Rescuers Down Under be Aboriginal with an Australian accent would have been so cool and given it a legacy rather than letting it be a footnote.

I love Beauty and the Beast!!!

I am excited for the next parts.

Nearly 30 Years later and a man with his liver still beat Disney to the punch.

@claudiataylor2955

4 жыл бұрын

Nice reference.

i sincerely think that your videos keep getting better everytime you make one this is an amazing documentary thanks for your hard work

Disney Renaissance (1989-1999) gone but never forgotten.

I think that this is my favorite Disney Animation Look Back videos yet! :D

I will stand by my opinion that Jody Benson's best musical performance was in Thumbelina. But out of every Disney Princess, I will stand by Aurora as having the ABSOLUTE most *BEAUTIFUL* voice.

I love The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under and Beauty and the Beast

Many people have passed away so far

There was also a rock version of poor unfortunate souls by the jonas Borthers And a Pop Version of part of your world by carly rae jepsen 12:00 along been Added to the National film registry in 2022

And thus the Disney Renaissance had begun. Tune in next time folks, when Disney unleashes genies and kings to bring us to the peak of the renaissance.

@facusmendoza1061

Жыл бұрын

34:28 But Even If They Didn't Knew it Walt Disney Was Now in His Legitive Throne as The True King Of Animation

Man. I thought you were gonna mention All Dogs Go To Heaven, as it's the first Don Bluth film to be beaten out by a Disney film upon being released the same day. Still, I'm pleased with the results.

@facusmendoza1061

Жыл бұрын

Its great that the disney Renaissance beats don bluth's independence

You know what's ironic and sad, When The Little Mermaid was first released in 89 the box office was.. Well remember in All Dogs go to Heaven when Carface and Killer pushed the car to kill Charlie, Well basically Charlie is All Dogs go to Heaven and The Little Mermaid is the car and the film literally destroyed the dog at the box office.

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

Animat Didn't Include That , Because we all know that tragic history .

@SegaNintendoGuy64

4 жыл бұрын

@@m.syauqiabdurahman2798 He did include that, Years ago when he talked about the Don Bluth films.

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

@@SegaNintendoGuy64 fun fact = don Originally Will Release "Rock A Doddle" The Same Day As "Beauty And The Beast" .

@SegaNintendoGuy64

4 жыл бұрын

@@m.syauqiabdurahman2798 That wouldn't work on his favour, The last time that happened, The Mermaid beat the dog in the sky.

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

@@SegaNintendoGuy64 luckily that did not happen , but he still lose money because he had a compitation with "ferngully : the last rainforest"

I heard that pingus joke

another great part! cant wait for the next one. im excited to hear about aladdin, and the lion kind, and also other movies like mulan. and the post-renaissance animated films that didnt fare too well like atlantis and treasure planet. thanks for making these great vids!

R.I.P. Howard Ashman (1950-1991)

Next Time: We enter into the 1001 Arabian Nights that stars a certain comedian actor we still love and miss R.I.P Robin, A lion cub who will become a lion king and make more money, And a certain Indiana girl that features a Australian actor making me think he should go back to bring a reckless cop than talking to trees.

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

Next Next Time = A Chinese Girl Turn To A Warrior , A Hunchback From Notre Dame , And Can Somebody Tell The Other Films .

@SegaNintendoGuy64

4 жыл бұрын

@@m.syauqiabdurahman2798 Hercules.

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

@@SegaNintendoGuy64 thank you .

@samfeldstein4498

4 жыл бұрын

I think you meant Indian

@jacobcolton3828

4 жыл бұрын

@@m.syauqiabdurahman2798 Next Next Next time = A man who lives in a jungle, flying whales, Their 1st fully CGI film and what happens when you pull the wrong lever

Down Under was one of my absolute favourite films growing up. I'd defend it to my grave, I would

The Little Mermaid was the start and dawning of the era called the Disney Renaissance.

@NintendoFanatic2001

3 жыл бұрын

And it ended with Tarzan.

@BrandonKohout

3 жыл бұрын

Nintendo Fanatic 2001 Exactly.

@facusmendoza1061

Жыл бұрын

But ariel did more than that she saves disney and brought back the magic walt disney came back from the death

@cameussmith

Жыл бұрын

@@NintendoFanatic2001 technically Fantasia 2000

If the Best Animated Feature category in the Oscars was introduced after Roger Rabbit won those 4 awards who would win in between 1990 and 2002? I think it would be... 1990 Little Mermaid, 1991 Rescuers Down Under, 1992 Beauty and the Beast, 1993 Aladdin, 1994 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, 1995 Lion King, 1996 Toy Story, 1997 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, 1998 Anastasia, 1999 Mulan, 2000 Iron Giant, 2001 Chicken Run.

@hunterolaughlin

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, I think 1994 would be Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1997 would be The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1999 would be The Prince of Egypt and 1999 would be Tarzan if the category was introduced in 1990 instead of 2002.

@hamursh

4 жыл бұрын

@@hunterolaughlin Well your opinion is yours and mine is that Mask of the Phantasm is greatly reviewed, Beavis and Butt-Head was a critical and box office hit so it would get the Oscar, Mulan would win because I think it could make up for the fact that it didn't win best score in the comedy or musical category and Iron Giant would win because WB would get it after Space jam and Cats Don't Dance didn't get the award although I think maybe South Park would have won the Oscar for Best Comedy but that's another story...

@hamursh

3 жыл бұрын

And apparently I think that there should also be a category for Best Family Film...

I would've preferred the ending clip be with Rifiki hugging Simba saying, "It is time."

@maddalonefarms

4 жыл бұрын

Aladdin came before

@jonnyboy4289

4 жыл бұрын

@@maddalonefarms I know. Somehow he ignored it. I know Lion King is the peak of the Renesance and one of the greats in animation, but I find odd that he ignored Aladdin (Fun fact it's my favorite of the Renesance, favorite animated Disney movie, and one of my favorite films of all time.)

@hamursh

3 жыл бұрын

*MISSED OPPORTUNITY!*

@orangeslash1667

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonnyboy4289 Ariels apology to triton was originally going to be longer, but due to Jeffrey Katzenberg wanting a larger climax, the apology was rushed.

@jonnyboy4289

2 жыл бұрын

@@orangeslash1667 Why didn't AniMat, despite having the knowledge and research, aknowledge this in the video, I don't know. (Maybe he's saving it for when does a classic review of this film in the future) Yes, I'm not gonna argue that the alternative version that was cut was better handled. But, is it worth drawing to the conclusion that Ariel is badly written and unlikable as people make her out to be? She did realize she messed up, she apologized to her father, and she tries to correct her wrong. And to say that she learned nothing, we would see: A. Ariel never realized she messed up. B. Never apologized C. Is rude and ungrateful to Triton, her friends and family D. Throws a temper tantrum at the end because she didn't get what she wanted (like Caillou) E. Makes the same mistake at the end of the film F. Never bothered to try to correct her wrong G. All of the Above So, to conclude, is it a major issue with the character and worth claiming she is badly written and unlikable (like Caillou or Bella Swan) or is it an issue with the story? (PS I did research on the early reviews of The Little Mermaid when it first came out and if my research is correct, critics pointed out that the weakest aspect was either the rushed 3rd act or Prince Eric).

Major Bonus Points for that "Sing Me a Story with Belle" reference. The show actually had 3 direct-to-video releases: 2 were Princess Collection releases each including two episodes of the show, followed by "Belle's Tales of Friendship" which had home video-exclusive cutscenes of Belle interacting with bookworms Lewis and Carroll, two full episodes of 'Sing Me a Story with Belle' and an animated portion from the "Belle's Magical World" video. In all, that's 6 full episodes released on video, and even though a dozen of them later resurfaced on YT as recordings off TV, any other episodes are rather hard to come by and is highly considered 'lost media' due to a lack of the show's awareness and home recording frequency, which is why the entire show should be added to Disney+. Recently, Tammy Tuckey has done some very interesting podcast interviews with some of the show's cast and crew on her 'Tiara Talk Show' KZread channel which I would definitely recommend, and has also come into contact with the actual actress who played Belle on the show, which I hope she talks about it on a future episode someday in the near future.

Presumably I thought Aladdin was going to be in this one. But I totally forgot about the Rescuers sequel.

@laurajones1773

4 жыл бұрын

I’m really surprised he didn’t include it in this part.

Even if Disney ceased using cels after The Prince and the Pauper, they continued to make reproduction cels, even for their non-cel animated films, for the collectors market throughout the 90s up to the 2000s.Walt Disney Television Animation used cels into the early 2000s. I think they might STILL sell them at the parks.

❤I Loves Disney Movies & My First Disney Movie I Watch is Aladdin

Coming up next: Aladdin making its mark in A-list voice acting with Robin Williams as the Genie, The Lion King hitting the renaissance's peak, Frank Wells' death in a helicopter crash, Katzenberg's departure from Disney

@facusmendoza1061

Жыл бұрын

Stay tuned

Hey Matt, I've been watching your content for a good while now. Very amazing stuff my dude! I would absolutely LOVE if you would do an Animation Lookback on Disney TV Animation starting from the 1950's, the mid 1980's with The Wuzzles, milestone starters like the Gummi Bears and Ducktales all the way to Amphibia and The Owl House! Just a thought :D

Great video and have loved all of your info and video editing skills. I have truly enjoyed watching your documentary. Thank you so much for making these (especially since I thought that Disney was doing so well with their remakes of Disney classics into live action). It saddens me that there are so very few good story ideas these days....a huge lack in originality, and I am happy to see that the old style of animation is not considered as grand to CGI or live action. If only the company could spend the money on shorter, smaller hand drawn projects...then maybe, it wouldn't be the end of hand drawn animation. Who knows...