Product Details

• Actors: Joyce Taylor, Mark Damon, Eduard Franz, Michael Pate, Merry Anders
• Directors: Edward L. Cahn
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: December 14, 1994
• Run Time: 76 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302548470
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,789 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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 placesthe haven of amonster! 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 (DeMornay) is the family caretaker. While her sisters fret about gentleman callers, her only concern is for their father's well being. 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.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Low Budget BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Is Well Done., March 19, 2002

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Chip Kaufmann (Asheville, N.C. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beauty & The Beast [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Edward L. Cahn has become a forgotten man among low budget filmmakers. Not as gifted as Edgar G. Ulmer nor stunningly incompetent like Ed Wood Jr or as prolific as William Beaudine, Cahn was nevertheless responsible for many of the more memorable moments which occured in 50's B movies. To the first generation raised on television IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE and INVISIBLE INVADERS were classics of their kind which inspired other more celebrated films (ALIEN and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) Cahn earned the nickname "Fast Eddie" in Hollywood because of his ability to shoot his pictures quickly and efficiently (he made 110 films over a 30 year period). He first came to prominence at MGM directing the last several OUR GANG shorts in the late 1930's. He then worked for several independent outfits who released through Columbia, American International, and United Artists where he finished his career.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was his swan song and his only film in color which is too bad because one of its highlights is the imaginative use of lighting to enhance the color photography. The Beast make-up was done by Jack P. Pierce who did the legendary Universal monsters which is why it resembles Lon Chaney Jr's WOLF MAN. Mark Damon (FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER) and Joyce Taylor make a lovely couple as the title characters while veteran villians Walter Burke and Michael Pate help to add spice to the proceedings. There are also several shots which, as was characteristic of Cahn, manage to stick with you once the movie is over though you really don't know why. While definitely not the best version of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (the Jean Cocteau 1946 film will always reign supreme while Disney's will remain the best known), this one is not without merit. "Fast Eddie" was one of those rare directors who could get the very most out of the very least. The ability to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear is a talent that deserves to be remembered.

1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong version downloaded., May 7, 2011

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Tigger "Earthling" (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Beauty And The Beast (Amazon Instant Video)

The version adversted with John Savage and Rebecca De Mornay was great. I saw it on TV and it's much better than the Disney Version (which was a big disappointment). The problem was when I went to watch it I ended up with some stupid move made in 1962 with Joyce Taylor and Mark Damon. It was very poorly done. I'm really upset that the correct version didn't get downloaded.