Sleeping Beauty Plot Summary and Details

Plot

Disney produced this lavish animated fairy tale, the most expensive cartoon ever made up to its release with a budget of $6 million. When the young princess Aurora is cursed at birth by the evil fairy Maleficent, the baby is kidnapped by a trio of good fairies who raise the girl themselves, hoping to avoid the spell's fulfillment. Nevertheless, at the age of 16, the beautiful Aurora falls into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by a kiss from her betrothed, Prince Phillip. Knowing that Phillip intends to save Aurora, Maleficent takes him prisoner. When the good fairies launch a rescue attempt, Maleficent transforms herself into a spectacular fire-breathing dragon, forcing Phillip to defeat her in mortal combat. Sleeping Beauty (1959) was Oscar nominated for its musical score, which featured adaptations of Tchaikovsky compositions.

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Family,Fantasy

Run Time:

75min.

Theatrical Release Date:

01/29/1959

DVD Release Date:

09/09/2003

Distributor(s):

Walt Disney Pictures

Director(s):

Les Clark , Eric Larson

Starring:

Mary Costa , Bill Shirley , Eleanor Audley , Verna Felton , Barbara Luddy

Themes:

Heroic Mission,Curses and Spells

Tone:

Fanciful,Lavish,Lyrical,Sweet

Keywords:

aristocracy,birthday,celebration,conflict,curse,damsel-in-distress,daughter,dragon,escape,fairy,kidnapping,kiss,love,marriage,prince,princess,protection,refugee,rescue,romance,secrets,sleep,spell [magic]

Language:

English