Beastly (film)
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| Directed by | Daniel Barnz |
| Produced by |
Susan Cartsonis Roz Weisberg Michael Flynn |
| Screenplay by | Daniel Barnz |
| Based on |
Beastly by Alex Flinn |
| Starring |
Vanessa Hudgens Alex Pettyfer Mary-Kate Olsen Peter Krause Lisa Gay Hamilton Neil Patrick Harris Regina King |
| Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
| Cinematography | Mandy Walker |
| Edited by | Thomas J. Nordberg |
| Distributed by | CBS Films |
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86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $43 million |
| Beastly (Songs from the Motion Picture) | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various | |
| Released | March 1, 2011 |
| Label | Lakeshore |
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| Film score by Marcelo Zarvos | |
| Released | March 15, 2011 |
| Label | Lakeshore |
Beastly is a 2011 romantic fantasy drama film loosely based on Alex Flinn's 2007 novel of the same name. It is a retelling of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast and is set in modern-day New York City. The film was written and directed by Daniel Barnz and stars Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens.
Beastly was expected to be distributed to theaters by CBS Films on July 30, 2010. However, the film's release was delayed until March 18, 2011, in order to avoid a clash with the release of Charlie St. Cloud, which starred Zac Efron, Hudgens's then-boyfriend with whom she had a strong following at the time. In January 2011, the release was moved forward to March 4, 2011.
Kyle Kingson (Alex Pettyfer) is the arrogant and vain son of news anchor Rob Kingson (Peter Krause). Kyle bullies Kendra Hilferty (Mary-Kate Olsen), not knowing she is a witch; she transforms him Kyle into a hairless, heavily-tattooed shell of his former self. If Kyle does not find someone who loves him by the next spring he will stay altered permanently. Kyle is taken to live in a private house with their maid Zola Davies (Lisa Gay Hamilton) and the blind tutor Will (Neil Patrick Harris). Both are comforts to Kyle when his father, unable to deal with his transformation, has abandoned him.
As spring nears, Kyle finds himself infatuated with Lindy Taylor (Vanessa Hudgens), a former classmate he had avoided. He rescues her drug-addicted father from two dealers, shooting one; the other vows to kill Lindy. Kyle persuades Lindy’s father to allow her to move in with him. At first, Kyle uses a false identity, refuses to see Lindy, and hides from her, which angers her to the point that she stops speaking to him. Kyle eventually reveals his face and the two begin to warm up to each other. Kyle writes a letter professing his love for Lindy but does not give it to her for fear of rejection. He visits Kendra to plead for more time; she refuses, but agrees to restore Will's vision and grant green cards to Zola's three children in Jamaica if he gets Lindy to fall in love with him.
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