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The Rescuers Down and Under
The Resuers Down and Under TrailerIn Australia, the young Cody discovers that evil Percival McLeach has captured the magnificent eagle Marahute. He manages to set her free only to be kidnapped himself, and later to see her recaptured. A frantic call for help goes out to the Rescue Aid Society, which sends the intrepid Bernard and Miss Bianca to help. They are aided by Wilbur from Albatross Air Lines, and in Australia are joined by Jake and frill-necked lizard Frank, in trying to outwit McLeach and save Marahute. -
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the BeastBelle ignores her suitor, the vain Gaston, as she cares for her father, the eccentric Maurice. When Maurice stumbles upon a foreboding castle while lost in the woods, the servants, enchanted into household objects, try to make him welcome, but he is thrown into the dungeon by the Beast. Belle comes to rescue her father and agrees to remain in the castle as his substitute. In order to break the spell, the Beast must learn to love another and be loved in return. -
Aladdin
AladdinAnimated feature about a street-smart young thief in the mythical city of Agrabah who meets and falls in love with the Sultan's beautiful daughter, Jasmine, a liberated young lady who seeks to escape her present lifestyle. Help comes when the evil vizier, Jafar, plots to get a magic lamp for his own rise to power, and decides he needs Aladdin, a true "diamond in the rough," to seek the lamp in the Cave of Wonders. -
The Lion King
The Lion KingA young lion cub, Simba, struggles to find his place in nature's "circle of life" and follow in the regal paw prints of his father, the great King Mufasa, after his father is killed by his treacherous uncle, Scar. Scar convinces Simba that he is responsible for his father's death and urges him to run far away from the Pride Lands and never return. -
Pocahontas
PocahontasThe first Disney animated feature based on historical fact, "Pocahontas " tells the story of the meeting of the English settlers in Jamestown with the local tribe of Powhatan Indians. The adventurous young Indian woman Pocahontas, along with her constant companions, Meeko, a raccoon, and Flit, a hummingbird, visits Grandmother Willow, a counseling tree spirit, because she is uncertain about the path her life should take. -
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre DameThe tale of Quasimodo, the lonely outsider who longs to be out in the world beyond his belltower. Defying the orders of his evil surrogate father, Minister of Justice Frollo, the frightened hunchback journeys into the streets of medieval Paris where he meets and falls in love with a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda. Captain of the King's guards. Although heartbroken when he discovers Phoebus and Esmeralda's love for each other, Quasimodo ultimately risks everything to bring them together. -
Hercules
HerculesWhen a son, Hercules, is born to Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of the gods, everyone rejoices except Hades, the god of the Underworld. Hades has been planning a takeover of Mount Olympus, and the Fates inform him that Hercules could throw a monkey wrench into those plans. Hades dispatches his two underlings, Pain and Panic, to kidnap and murder the baby, but they bungle the job and the child is adopted by a human couple. -
Mulan
MulanMulan is a young girl who wants to please and honor her family, but seems destined to fail. When she is sent to a matchmaker to win a good husband, her gawkiness and lack of grace lead to shame and rejection. These problems pale, however, when her aging father is summoned to join the Chinese army and repel the invading Huns. Realizing that her father could never survive in battle, Mulan's courage and ingenuity eventually distinguish her in the eyes of her commander, Captain Shang. -
Tarzan
TarazanTarzan is an orphaned infant raised by a family of gorillas and ultimately accepted as one of their own, destined to be their leader. As Tarzan matures into a young man with all the instincts of a jungle animal and the physical prowess of an athletic superstar, his life changes forever when he finally meets other humans, with whom he feels an immediate and irresistible bond, especially Jane. -
Fantasia
FantasiaOne of the most highly regarded of the Disney classics, a symphonic concert with Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra, embellished by Disney animation.
