Adaptation of the fairy tale of the same name. Princess Aurora is cursed by the evil witch Maleficent-who declares that before Aurora reaches her 16th birthday she will die by pricking her finger on a spinning-wheel. To try to prevent this, the king places her into hiding, in the care of three goodnatured-but not too bright-fairies.
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Facts and Figures:
1. Walt Disney Pictures' 16th animated feature
2. First theatrical release: January 29, 1959
3. Length: about 75 minutes
4. Estimate of cost: 6 million dollars (1959) At the time, this was the highest (and unheard of) cost ever for an animated film
5. It took about six years to make, a long time compared to other films
6. The music of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty Ballet was adapted for the film's soundtrack
7. The score was nominated for an Academy Award, Best Score for a Musical Picture in 1959
8. Based on the Charles Perrault version of the story
9. Film Process: Super Technirama 70 - uses two 35mm film prints to create a 70mm film. Its aspect ratio is 2.35:1. Sleeping Beauty was the first Disney animated feature in 70mm film.
10. First Disney animated feature having both parents of the hero/heroine present and alive and the only one with a human princess/heroine
11. First Disney animated feature with a named human prince/hero
12. Both Disneyland and Disneyland Paris (formerly EuroDisney) have Sleeping Beauty's Castle. Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle was originally going to be Snow White's Castle but with the impending release of Sleeping Beauty, Walt thought it would be good publicity to rename the castle.
13. Last released in theaters in 1986. Last video release: 1997
14. The first widescreen video release of a Walt Disney animated film
15. Even Barbie (trademarked by Mattel) got into Sleeping Beauty twice!
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Trivia type facts:
The fairies were inspired by watching old ladies at a local supermarket
Princess Aurora was influenced by Audrey Hepburn, a film star of the day
Walt wanted the fairies to be identical but the animators scrapped that idea
Walt originally wanted to make Sleeping Beauty soon after Snow White, but didn't like the early storyboard. He also felt that the technology wasn't there to make it the way he wanted
Walt personally recommended Eleanor Audley as the voice of Maleficient
There is a definite "break" in the film. Once Aurora learns her true identity and Phillip decides to run away from his arranged marriage, you may notice that the colors change slightly. Also Aurora and Phillip do not have any more spoken lines after that point.
Quotes From Sleeping Beauty
Lyrics From Sleeping Beauty
Top 36 Reasons Why Aurora Is Better Than Any Other Disney Princess
by Steve Liu
36. Has not just one, but three fairies looking out for her
35. Had neat codename, "Briar Rose", that worked for sixteen years
34. Knows the danger of skin cancer, wore a shawl in the sun
33. She's so great, it's forbidden to use her real name on merchandise
32. The birds stop singing to hear her
31. It's always spring when she's around
30. No lipstick, her lips are naturally that red
29. There is no number twenty-nine
28. Had proper manners for a young lady
27. Looks good in both pink and blue
26. Had great birthday surprises
25. Only princess who actually wore a royal crown
24. Has insane fans willing to kidnap Eisner for her
23. Who else had hundreds of people come just to pay homage to her?
22. You just melt when she flashes that smile at you
21. Is caused by particles trapped in the magnetic field... Sorry, wrong aurora...
20. Who else had her score written before the movie was made?
19. Can fool you into thinking someone else sings for her
18. Didn't need to wear revealing "dresses" to get a man interested
17. Maleficient doesn't even try to pretend to be good
16. Had those contacts which make her blue eyes seem brown
15. "Au"rora, Sunshine gold hair, coincidence?
14. Invisible choir follows her around
13. She's harder to get, hence more valuable
12. Brings the dawn each morning... Sorry, that's the goddess Aurora...
11. Her curiosity never got her in trouble
10. Her prince was ready to commit in a few minutes
9. Didn't have a midnight curfew
8. Can dance with an owl in a cape
7. Love at first sight; no rescues, gifts or magic carpets
6. Not just a princess, she's a Crown Princess
5. Fills your life with sunshine
4. Has a mother who's still alive
3. Was more successful pretending to be a peasant
2. Didn't need books to spark her imagination
1. Had the best looking blue dress!
(Why 36? This was written in 1995, Sleeping Beauty's 36th anniversary)
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