Sleeping Beauty (1959)
83%RT Audience Score: 80%
Awards & Nominations: 5 wins & 29 nominations
This Disney dreamscape contains moments of grandeur, with its lush colors, magical air, one of the most menacing villains in the Disney canon
Sleeping Beauty is a timeless classic that will charm and delight audiences of all ages. With its stunning animation, memorable characters, and unforgettable score, this film is a true masterpiece of the Disney canon. Whether you’re a fan of romance, pageantry, humor, or pathos, Sleeping Beauty has something for everyone. And let’s not forget Maleficent, one of the greatest Disney villains of all time! So if you’re looking for a fun and magical movie experience, look no further than Sleeping Beauty.
Production Company(ies)
Toho Company,
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2011
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 15m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 29, 1959 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 24, 2019
Genre(s)
Fantasy
Keyword(s)
starring Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, directed by Clyde Geronimi, produced by Walt Disney, written by Charles Perrault, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta, G rated, fantasy, box office gross $11.6M, critic reviews, Maleficent, Princess Aurora, fairies, Prince Phillip, Tchaikovsky, animation, Disney, villain, iconic, colorful, magical, dark, storytelling, character design, direction, art direction, pacing, voice overs, archetypes, comedy, romance, pageantry, suspense, action, happy humor, menacing villain, jealousy, curse, deep sleep, kiss, betrothed, guardian, hope, free, awaken
Worldwide gross: $408,680
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $538,026
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,720
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 58,672
US/Canada gross: $36,578
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $48,155
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,757
US/Canada opening weekend: $9,207
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $12,121
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,667
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): A$3,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Bill Shirley – Prince Phillip (Voice)
Eleanor Audley – Maleficent (Voice)
Verna Felton – Flora (Voice)
Barbara Luddy – Merryweather (Voice)
Barbara Jo Allen – Fauna (Voice)
Director(s)
Clyde Geronimi
Writer(s)
Charles Perrault, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta
Producer(s)
Walt Disney
Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes
Awards & Nominations
5 wins & 29 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (46) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (5)
Sleeping Beauty Is a magnificent achievement, offering suspense, action and happy humor, in a truly giant-size package.
June 23, 2020
George Bourke
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
It is a picture that will charm the young and tickle adults, since the old fairy tale has been transferred to the screen by a Disney who kept his tongue in his cheek throughout the film’s animation.
January 28, 2016 | Rating: 4/4
Kate Cameron
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
At once modernist and classical, Disney’s Sleeping Beauty takes characters who look like paper cutouts from magazine cartoons and sets them against backdrops that look like expensive wallpaper patterns.
October 6, 2014 | Rating: 4/5
Noel Murray
The Dissolve
TOP CRITIC
The masterpiece of the Disney Studios’ postwar style.
September 3, 2008
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Mary Costa’s rich and expressive voice for the title character gives substance and strength to it.
July 2, 2008
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Although this rarely achieves the heights of classics like Snow White and Dumbo, it still has its moments.
June 24, 2006
Derek Adams
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
Maleficent is a ferocious creation…
July 23, 2021
Eve Tushnet
Patheos
Sleeping Beauty is romance and pageantry, humor and pathos. It’s excitement and conflict, magic and counter-magic. It’s fun.
May 12, 2021
Bob Halliday
Salt Lake Tribune
Perhaps most impressive of all is the dark witch’s design and scripting – she’s unlike any Disney antagonist before her.
August 23, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Walt Disney’s latest, costliest feature-length cartoon. It probably will make millions in dollars, pounds, marks and other currencies but there is a dismaying monster-horror bigness in this inflated version of the fairy-tale.
October 18, 2019
Clyde Gilmour
Maclean’s Magazine
Consistently has the aura of an old fairy tale, lovingly told, and the ingenious use of Tchaikovsky’s ballet as the film’s score reinforces its timelessness.
August 7, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
Mattie Lucas
From the Front Row
One of Disney’s most beautiful films with one of its best villains
May 8, 2019 | Rating: 9/10
Rachel Wagner
Rachel’s Reviews (YouTube)…
Plot
In Sleeping Beauty, an evil witch curses Princess Aurora to die on her 16th birthday, but with the help of her guardian fairies and her betrothed Prince Phillip, she only falls into a deep sleep that can be ended with a kiss. Maleficent kidnaps and imprisons Phillip, leaving the good fairies as the last hope to free him and awaken Aurora.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels doesn’t provide any goofy or funny comments about Sleeping Beauty, but it does mention the voice actors who brought the characters to life, including Mary Costa as Princess Aurora and Eleanor Audley as the menacing Maleficent.
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