Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Movie·2009·1h 26m

Waking Sleeping Beauty

From 1984 to 1994 a perfect storm of people and circumstances changed the face of animation forever.

Directed By

Don Hahn

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.

Written By

Patrick Pacheco

Themes

computer animationstruggle for survivaldocumentary filmmakinginnovationchallenge for changemotion picture studiomovie studiostruggle for independenceanimation documentaryeconomic strugglepast failuredigital innovation

Production House

Walt Disney Pictures
Red Shoes / Some Shoes
Stone Circle Pictures

Audience Score

72%

113 votes

Skip9%
Timepass21%
Go for it38%
Perfection32%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Don Hahn

Don Hahn

Self

Roy Edward Disney

Roy Edward Disney

Self

Michael Eisner

Michael Eisner

Self

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Self

Peter Schneider

Self

Rob Minkoff

Rob Minkoff

Self - Pumbaa (voice)

Glen Keane

Glen Keane

Self

Ron Clements

Ron Clements

Self

John Musker

John Musker

Self

Mike Gabriel

Mike Gabriel

Self (voice)

Roger Allers

Roger Allers

Self - Jenny Foxworth / Timon (voice)

David Pruiksma

Self (voice)

Gary Trousdale

Gary Trousdale

Self

Kirk Wise

Kirk Wise

Self

Thomas Schumacher

Thomas Schumacher

Self

Mark Kimball

Self (voice)

Dick Cook

Self (voice)

Lisa Keene

Self

// crew

Crew

Patrick Pacheco

Screenplay

Don Hahn

Don Hahn

Director

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