Waking Sleeping Beauty

...a surprisingly intimate behind-the-scenes documentary look at the near death and joyous revivification of its animation studio from the Black Cauldron years to Little Mermaid and the boom that followed.

The most fascinating scenes in Waking Sleeping Beauty involve the infamous Disney work ethic.

Particularly moving are segments involving the late Howard Ashman, who with Alan Mencken wrote the infectious and award-winning music for Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin.

...you get a real feel for the struggles behind the smiles of Mickey, Goofy and Donald.

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