Waking Sleeping Beauty

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

Oct 6 2010 PG 1h 26m

Documentary

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.

Plot

The story of the Disney Renaissance, an incredibly prolific, successful and prestigious decade lasting from 1984 to 1994 that saw the fallen Walt Disney Animation Studios' unexpected progressive triumphant return to excellence.

Written by

Patrick Pacheco

Directed by

Don Hahn

Cast

Roy Edward Disney, John Lasseter, Michael Eisner

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Stone Circle Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Red Shoes / Some Shoes

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers

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Scores

# of Votes

3,346

Average Rating

7.5 out of 10

Metascore

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