Beauty and the Beast (1991) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • Maurice's belt is removed from his pants, his underwear is shown as he accidentally moons the viewers, although it is played for laughs.
  • In a brief scene, we see the Beast in a bathtub and then drying up with no clothes on (he's fur covered). Humorous, but not sexual.
  • A scene which may be seen as sexual harassment by some viewers: Gaston proposes to Belle aggressively, chasing her around a cabin, and he pins her against a door and tries to kiss her; then she opens the door he is leaning on, and he falls out and tumbles into a mud puddle and he becomes very angry and humiliated. Gaston later forces Belle to marry him which she tells him no, he then threatens to send her father to an insane asylum as bribery.
  • There are several statues of men that reveal bare chests, abdomens and legs. We later see paintings of cherubs with bare chests, abdomens, buttocks and backs and statues of cherubs with bare chests, abdomens and legs.
  • The trio of girls who love Gaston show heavy cleavage and have bouncy breasts in the opening song.
  • Female characters often reveal cleavage. For instance during the opening song, a brief shot of a beautiful maiden with strawberry-blonde hair and very large breasts teases a flirting and ogling food vendor (who looks too old for her) by flaunting her ample cleavage in front of him just to rile up the jealousy of his homely wife behind him who bonks him on the head with a rolling pin as the maiden walks of grinning while bouncing.
  • Three blonde, beautiful and busty young sisters in revealing dresses act flirtatiously around Gaston in several scenes and in one scene they surround him while he sits in a chair one at his shoulder, one seated next to him and one on the floor with her hands resting on his knee. Later on, viewers see Gaston lifting them up in the air by their wooden bench and drops them on LeFou, we can briefly see their undergarments.
  • A mob member comes out of a cupboard dressed in drag, wearing a woman's bra and pantaloons with a wig and lipstick on (he runs away screaming).

Violence & Gore

  • A wolf is thrown against a tree, if you listen closely you can hear what sounds like bones breaking.
  • The baker's wife whacks him with a rolling pin in the opening song it's played out in a comedic way.
  • Gaston shoots the Beast with an arrow with the Beast yelling in pain, no blood is shown
  • The talking clock and candle constantly fight verbally and physically.
  • Gaston fires a gun 3 times in the "Gaston" song.
  • Gaston shoots a bird that falls to the ground, presumably dead.
  • Cogsworth is burned by Lumiere twice. manhandled by Maurice and run over with a tea cart. In each case, he doesn't suffer any long-term damage.
  • Beast has several wounds after fighting with a pack of wolves. Some blood is briefly shown on his arm.
  • Several moments of violence in a group battle scene between the villagers and castle objects. Mrs. Potts and the cups pour hot water on a villager. Le Fou threatens Lumiere with a torch, before Cogsworth stabs him in the rear. A feather duster has many feathers plucked out, until Lumiere burns the villager and saves her. Much of this scene is intended as comical.
  • Two characters engage in a long fight to the death

Profanity

  • 1 use of "what the devil".
  • One use of "Sacre bleu" during The Mob Song.
  • Gaston's dialogue is very misogynistic and he has no qualms about putting down Belle and belittling her. Some may find this offensive.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • In the Be Our Guest scene, there are singing beer steins that have froth coming out of their mouths, as well as dancing wine glasses and champagne bottles that shoot open like fireworks.
  • During the Be Our Guest scene, champagne can be seen served at the dinner table.
  • During the "Gaston" song in the bar, the villagers sing about how no one "takes shots" like Gaston. Gaston fires three bullets from his gun into a barrel of an alcoholic beverage, it spills out, and some men fill their cups with it.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Despite having a G rating the movie has some surprisingly violent scenes that may be unsettling for younger audiences.
  • The Beast having fits of physically destructive and vocally explosive fury may be upsetting to younger viewers.
  • Maurice becomes very ill and Gaston threatens to send him to a mental asylum if Belle refuses to marry him.
  • Some young children might be frightened by The Beast in his early scenes.
  • The cursed castle is decorated with statues of horned demons, snakes and the like to give the castle a gothic setting.
  • Characters surrounded/attacked by wolves in two different scenes.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Sex & Nudity

  • Prince Adam and Belle kiss and caress each other, by the end of the film.
  • Lumiere flirts openly with a feather duster character, the talking candlestick and the talking feather duster both flirt and she says, "I've been burned by you before" as he dips her. Later when the characters become human by the end of the film, she is seen wearing a tight dress and a low-cut top (her ample cleavage is visible) and carrying a feather duster tickles a man with it as she walks past; he makes a suggestive sound and follows her off-screen (nothing else is shown).

Violence & Gore

  • The Beast dies after being stabbed by Gaston, he thankfully comes back to life as human after the spell is broken
  • Beast is stabbed on the side of his stomach, with a small amount of blood coming from the wound.
  • Gaston falls to his death. We don't see his body hit the ground.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The mob song and the end, can be a little bit intense.
  • Gaston and the Beast fight towards the end of the movie. Gaston fatally stabs him and he can be seen dying in Belle's arms. However after Belle proclaims her love for him he is revived and restored to his true human form. This scene can be emotional for some viewers.
  • There is an extended fight to the death between The Beast and Gaston. Compared to the battle sequence before it, which is largely comical, it is very intense and much more serious.
  • The beast is close to death after fighting Gaston and Belle is very emotional but he comes back to life as a human.

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