Part Two

1. Jackie Chan performed the voice acting and singing for the Beast in the Chinese (Mandarin) dub of the film.

2. In the original draft of the film, Gaston was supposed to be killed by wolves after surviving his fall from the Beast's castle. This plot point was later reused for Scar's death in The Lion King.

3. Some of the sculptures seen in the castle are early concept versions of the Beast.

4. The prince's name is Adam, but it is never mentioned in the movie.

5. Disney originally wanted Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, to provide the voice for Belle.

6. The song "Be Our Guest" was originally supposed to be sung to Maurice instead of Belle.

7. The character of Cogsworth was written specifically with John Cleese in mind, but he turned down the role.

8. The Beast's appearance is based on several animals, drawing inspiration from the mane of a lion, head of a buffalo, brow of a gorilla, tusks of a wild boar, legs and tail of a wolf and the body of a bear.

9. Angela Lansbury, the voice of Mrs Potts, did not think she was suited to sing the ballad "Beauty and the Beast". She recorded one take at the director's request, to have for a backup if nothing else worked. That one recording ended up in the film.

10. The final dance between Belle and the prince is actually reused animation from the final dance between Princess Aurora and Prince Philip in Sleeping Beauty.

11. Paige O'Hara, who provided the voice for Belle, sobbed real tears while recording the Beast's 'death' scene.

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