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Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

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

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$84918

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

05 September 2009

Country

United States of America

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

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

David Pruiksma

Self (voice)

Gary Trousdale

Gary Trousdale

Self

Kirk Wise

Kirk Wise

Self

Thomas Schumacher

Thomas Schumacher

Self

Mark Kimball

Mark Kimball

Self (voice)

Dick Cook

Dick Cook

Self (voice)

Lisa Keene

Lisa Keene

Self

Elton John

Elton John

Self (archive footage)

Lillian Disney

Lillian Disney

Self (archive footage)

Randy Cartwright

Randy Cartwright

Self (archive footage)

Ron Miller

Ron Miller

Self (archive footage)

Ruben Procopio

Ruben Procopio

Self (archive footage)

Tim Burton

Tim Burton

Self (archive footage)

Wolfgang Reitherman

Wolfgang Reitherman

Self (archive footage)

Jeanette Thomas

Jeanette Thomas

Self (archive footage)

Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas

Self (archive footage)

Marie E. Johnston

Marie E. Johnston

Self (archive footage)

Ollie Johnston

Ollie Johnston

Self (archive footage)

Eric Larson

Eric Larson

Self (archive footage)

Joe Ranft

Joe Ranft

Self (archive footage)

Les Clark

Les Clark

Self (archive footage)

Ron Hendren

Ron Hendren

Self (archive footage)

Frank Wells

Frank Wells

Self (archive footage)

Don Griffith

Don Griffith

Self (archive footage)

John Lasseter

John Lasseter

Self (archive footage)

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Roy O. Disney

Roy O. Disney

Self (archive footage)

Connie Chung

Connie Chung

Self (archive footage)

Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer

Self (archive footage)

Ted Berman

Ted Berman

Self (archive footage)

Phil Nibbelink

Phil Nibbelink

Self (archive footage)

Joe Hale

Joe Hale

Self (archive footage)

Ed Gombert

Ed Gombert

Self (archive footage)

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

Self (archive footage)

Kathleen Gavin

Kathleen Gavin

Self (archive footage)

Maureen Donley

Maureen Donley

Self (archive footage)

Pat Riley

Pat Riley

Self (archive footage)

Alex Trebek

Alex Trebek

Self (archive footage)

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self (archive footage)

Richard Rich

Richard Rich

Self (archive footage)

Jane Pauley

Jane Pauley

Self (archive footage)

Dennis Cosmo Michael

Dennis Cosmo Michael

Self (voice) (archive footage)

George Scribner

George Scribner

Self (archive footage)

George Lucas

George Lucas

Self (archive footage)

Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Self (archive footage)

Richard Williams

Richard Williams

Self (archive footage)

Dean Cundey

Dean Cundey

Self (archive footage)

Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

Self (archive footage)

Richard Purdum

Richard Purdum

Self (archive footage)

David Friedman

David Friedman

Self (archive footage)

Paula Abdul

Paula Abdul

Self (archive footage)

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

Self (archive footage)

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Self (archive footage)

Getúlio Vargas

Getúlio Vargas

Self (archive footage)

Gary Franklin

Gary Franklin

Self (archive footage)

Gene Siskel

Gene Siskel

Self (archive footage)

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Self (archive footage)

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Self (archive footage)

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Self (archive footage)

Henry Selick

Henry Selick

Self (archive footage)

Edwin Catmull

Edwin Catmull

Self (archive footage)

Andrew Stanton

Andrew Stanton

Self (archive footage)

Pete Docter

Pete Docter

Self (archive footage)

Ralph Eggleston

Ralph Eggleston

Self (archive footage)

Jim Fowler

Jim Fowler

Self (archive footage)

Joseph the Lion

Joseph the Lion

Self (archive footage)

Pancho the Lion

Pancho the Lion

Self (archive footage)

Brenda Chapman

Brenda Chapman

Self (archive footage)

Ruben A. Aquino

Ruben A. Aquino

Self (archive footage)

Travis Blaise

Travis Blaise

Self (archive footage)

Richard Turner

Richard Turner

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Laurin Sydney

Laurin Sydney

Self (archive footage)

Charles Gibson

Charles Gibson

Self (archive footage)

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Self (archive footage)

Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

Self (archive footage)

Ernie Sabella

Ernie Sabella

Self (archive footage)

Bob Goen

Bob Goen

Self (archive footage)

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Self (archive footage)

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

Self (archive footage)

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Self (archive footage)

Cecilia Hart

Cecilia Hart

Self (archive footage)

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Self (archive footage)

Donna Brown Guillaume

Donna Brown Guillaume

Self (archive footage)

Chris Sanders

Chris Sanders

Self (archive footage)

James Baxter

James Baxter

Self (archive footage)

Marc Davis

Marc Davis

Self (archive footage)

Milt Kahl

Milt Kahl

Self (archive footage)

Ward Kimball

Ward Kimball

Self (archive footage)

John Lounsbery

John Lounsbery

Self (archive footage)

Joe Lanzisero

Joe Lanzisero

Self (archive footage)

Darrell Van Citters

Darrell Van Citters

Self (archive footage)

Brett Thompson

Brett Thompson

Self (archive footage)

Leslie Margolin

Leslie Margolin

Self (archive footage)

Mike Cedeno

Mike Cedeno

Self (archive footage)

Paul Nowak

Paul Nowak

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Beiman

Nancy Beiman

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Rees

Jerry Rees

Self (archive footage)

Bruce Morris

Bruce Morris

Self (archive footage)

Elmer Plummer

Elmer Plummer

Self (archive footage)

Brad Bird

Brad Bird

Self (archive footage)

Doug Lefler

Doug Lefler

Self (archive footage)

Harry Sabin

Harry Sabin

Self (archive footage)

Eddie Fisher

Eddie Fisher

Self (archive footage)

Doris Day

Doris Day

Self (archive footage)

Don Bluth

Don Bluth

Self (archive footage)

Gary Goldman

Gary Goldman

Self (archive footage)

John Pomeroy

John Pomeroy

Self (archive footage)

Lorna Cook

Lorna Cook

Self (archive footage)

Heidi Guedel

Heidi Guedel

Self (archive footage)

Linda Miller

Linda Miller

Self (archive footage)

Emily Jiuliano

Emily Jiuliano

Self (archive footage)

Skip Jones

Skip Jones

Self (archive footage)

Vera Pacheco

Vera Pacheco

Self (archive footage)

Dave Spafford

Dave Spafford

Self (archive footage)

Sally Voorheis

Sally Voorheis

Self (archive footage)

Saul Steinberg

Saul Steinberg

Self (archive footage)

John V. Lindsay

John V. Lindsay

Self (archive footage)

Barry Diller

Barry Diller

Self (archive footage)

Lem Davis

Lem Davis

Self (archive footage)

Alvy Ray Smith

Alvy Ray Smith

Self (archive footage)

Danny Troob

Danny Troob

Self (archive footage)

Tim Rice

Tim Rice

Self (archive footage)

Howard Ashman

Howard Ashman

Self - Sebastian (voice) / Ariel (voice) (archive footage)

Alan Menken

Alan Menken

Self - Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)

Jodi Benson

Jodi Benson

Self - Ariel (voice) (archive footage)

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Self - Barbara Whiteman / Barbara Stone (archive footage)

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

Mary Poppins (archive footage)

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Allen Bauer (archive footage)

Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah

Madison (archive footage)

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Peter Mitchell (archive footage)

Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg

Michael Kellam (archive footage)

Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Jack Holden (archive footage)

Lisa Blair

Lisa Blair

Mary (archive footage)

John Hurt

John Hurt

The Horned King (voice) (archive footage)

Grant Bardsley

Grant Bardsley

Taran (voice) (archive footage)

Pat Fraley

Pat Fraley

The Gwythaint (voice) (archive footage)

Janet-Laine Green

Janet-Laine Green

Wish Bear (voice) (archive footage)

Sunny Besen Thrasher

Sunny Besen Thrasher

Jason (voice) (archive footage)

Eve Evans

Eve Evans

Secret Bear (voice) (archive footage)

Cree Summer

Cree Summer

Kim (voice) (archive footage)

Judge Reinhold

Judge Reinhold

Ken Kessler (archive footage)

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Eddie Valiant (archive footage)

Charles Fleischer

Charles Fleischer

Roger Rabbit (voice) (archive footage)

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Bugs Bunny (voice) (archive footage)

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Tito (voice) (archive footage)

Pat Carroll

Pat Carroll

Ursula (voice) (archive footage)

Butch Patrick

Butch Patrick

Eddie Munster (archive footage)

Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

Herman Munster (archive footage)

Wayne Allwine

Wayne Allwine

Mickey Mouse (voice) (archive footage)

Susan Egan

Susan Egan

Belle (archive footage)

Burke Moses

Burke Moses

Gaston (archive footage)

Terrence Mann

Terrence Mann

Beast (archive footage)

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Abu (voice) / Lion roars (voice) (archive footage)

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Marvin Acme (archive footage)

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