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Waking Sleeping Beauty is a Documentary film released on 5th September 2009; Don Hahn directed the film which stars Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, and Tom Hanks.
Plot
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.
Genres & Themes
Cast (172)
Paul Newman
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 83
Elizabeth Taylor
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 76
Tom Hanks
Allen Bauer (archive footage)
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 52
Tom Selleck
Peter Mitchell (archive footage)
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 63
Tom Cruise
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 46
Dudley Moore
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 73
John Travolta
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 54
Richard Dreyfuss
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 61
Julie Andrews
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 73
Archive Footage
Robin Williams
Self
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 57
James Earl Jones
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 77
John Hurt
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 68
Kathleen Turner
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 54
Sarah Jessica Parker
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 43
Matthew Broderick
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 46
Bette Midler
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 63
Bob Hoskins
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 66
Jerry Orbach
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 73
Ted Danson
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 61
Daryl Hannah
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 48
Judge Reinhold
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 51
Cheech Marin
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 62
Jeremy Irons
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 60
Steve Guttenberg
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 50
Angela Lansbury
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 83
Nathan Lane
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 52
Charles Fleischer
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 58
Karl Malden
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 96
Mel Blanc
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 100
Cree Summer
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 39
Robert Guillaume
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 81
Fred Gwynne
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 82
Pat Fraley
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 59
Michael Jackson
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 50
Jodi Benson
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 47
George Lucas
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 64
Ernie Sabella
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 59
Chris Sanders
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 46
Doris Day
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 86
Wayne Allwine
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 61
Pete Docter
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 40
Terrence Mann
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 57
Elton John
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 61
Joe Ranft
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 48
Alex Trebek
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 68
Stubby Kaye
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 90
John Lasseter
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 51
Brad Bird
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 51
Tim Burton
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 50
Paula Abdul
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 46
Andrew Stanton
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 43
Pat Carroll
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 81
Butch Patrick
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 55
Michael Eisner
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 66
Peter Schneider
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 33
Walt Disney
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 107
Shirley Temple
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 80
Richard Williams
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 75
Dean Cundey
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 62
Roger Ebert
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 66
Susan Egan
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 38
Janet-Laine Green
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 57
Frank Thomas
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 96
Robert Zemeckis
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 57
Brenda Chapman
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 46
Bob Goen
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 54
Eddie Fisher
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 80
Linda Miller
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 66
Ollie Johnston
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 96
Eric Larson
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 103
Gary Goldman
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 64
Sunny Besen Thrasher
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 32
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 58
Rob Minkoff
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 46
John Musker
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 55
Gary Trousdale
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 48
Connie Chung
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 62
Pat Riley
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 63
Jane Pauley
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 58
Milt Kahl
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 99
Darrell Van Citters
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 52
John V. Lindsay
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 87
Don Hahn
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 53
Roy Edward Disney
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 78
Glen Keane
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 54
Ron Clements
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 55
Mike Gabriel
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 54
Kirk Wise
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 45
Wolfgang Reitherman
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 99
Les Clark
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 101
Roy O. Disney
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 115
Gene Siskel
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 62
Ed Catmull
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 63
Marc Davis
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 95
Ward Kimball
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 94
John Lounsbery
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 97
Elmer Plummer
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 98
Doug Lefler
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 38
Don Bluth
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 71
Tim Rice
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 64
Roger Allers
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 59
David Pruiksma
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 51
Don Griffith
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 90
Ted Berman
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 89
Joe Hale
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 83
Ed Gombert
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 57
Henry Selick
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 56
Ralph Eggleston
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 43
Ruben A. Aquino
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 55
James Baxter
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 18
John Pomeroy
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 87
Saul Steinberg
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 94
Howard Ashman
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 58
Alan Menken
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 59
Frank Welker
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 62
Steven Spielberg
Age WhileAt Filming ≈ 62
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Waking Sleeping Beauty FAQ
When was Waking Sleeping Beauty released?
Waking Sleeping Beauty was released 15 years ago, on Saturday September 5th, 2009.
How much money did Waking Sleeping Beauty make?
The worldwide revenue was $80.
Is Waking Sleeping Beauty on Netflix?
No, Waking Sleeping Beauty is not currently available on Netflix in the United States
Is Waking Sleeping Beauty on Amazon Prime?
No, Waking Sleeping Beauty is not currently available on Amazon Prime in the United States
Is Waking Sleeping Beauty on Disney Plus?
Yes, Waking Sleeping Beauty is currently available on Disney+ in the United States
Waking Sleeping Beauty Stats
Cast Age
Estimated Age During Filming
1% 13-19
3% 30-39
9% 40-49
20% 50-59
14% 60-69
5% 70-79
7% 80-89
10% 90+
33% Unknown
Cast Genders
Who Is Most Represented
26% Female
74% Male
Good/Bad Characters
More Heroes of Villains?
100% Neutral/Unknown
Character Types
What Characters Feature