User:Jeff Bedford/Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)

Home video releases

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The film was released to VHS and Laserdisc on October 30, 1992 as part of the Walt Disney Classics series, and was later put on moratorium. This version contains a minor edit to the film: skulls that appear in Gaston's pupils for two frames during his climatic fall to his death were removed for the original home video release. No such edit was made to later reissues of the film. The "work-in-progress" version screened at the New York Film Festival was also released on VHS and Laserdisc at this time.

Beauty and the Beast: Special Edition, as the enhanced version of the film released in IMAX/large-format is called, was released on 2-Disc "Platinum Edition" DVD and VHS on October 8, 2002. The DVD set features three versions of the film: the extended IMAX Special Edition with the "Human Again" sequence added, the original theatrical version, and the New York Film Festival "work-in-progress" version. This release went to "Disney Vault" moratorium status in January 2003, along with its direct to video follow-ups Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmasand Belle's Magical World.

The film was released from the Disney vault on Octber 5, 2010 as the second of Disney's Diamond Editions, in the form of a 3-Disc Blu-ray Disc and DVD combination pack;[1] representing the first release of Beauty and the Beast on home video in high-definition format.[2] This edition consists of four versions of the film: the original theatrical version, an extended version, the New York Film Festival storyboard-only version, and a fourth iteration displaying the storyboards via picture-in-picture alongside the original theatrical version.[3][4] A two-disc DVD edition is scheduled to follow, with a release date of November 23, 2010.[1]

References pertaining to 3rd paragraph

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  1. ^ a b Gustin, Maija (1 October 2010). "Movie Rewind: Beauty and the Beast". The Observer. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  2. ^ Lufkin, Bryan (1 October 2010). "'Beauty And The Beast' Stars: Where Are They Now?". Starpulse. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  3. ^ Lang, George (1 October 2010). "Blu-ray Review: "Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition"". The Oklahoman (NewsOK). Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  4. ^ Bryson, Carey (26 September 2010). "Beauty and the Beast Diamond Edition". About.com / Kids' Movies & TV. Retrieved 1 October 2010.