Who was Belle (the Disney Princess) modeled after?

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Why: I am reading "6 Beloved Characters That Had Undiagnosed Mental Illnesses" on Cracked. Nevermind that I have never seen Beauty and the Beast (but, in fact, recorded it this past weekend and sat down to watch it for the first time ever just last night [but did not make it past the opening credits because Chandler wouldn't shut up about Angela Lansbury]), but I just noticed that she sort of looks like a Kardashian.

Answer: Oho, jackpot! There's a whole list of Disney Characters and Who They Were Modeled After. Get ready to learn, everyone (even though many of these are just bodies, not face). First of all:

Belle (Beauty & the Beast) - Audrey Hepburn and Vivien Leigh

(also pictured: what those 2 would look like if they mated)

but also!

Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) - Audrey Hepburn

Esmerelda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) - Demi Moore (who also voiced her)

Ariel (The Little Mermaid) - Alyssa Milano

Ursula (The Little Mermaid) - Divine

Tinkerbell (Peter Pan) - dancer and mime Margaret Kerry

The Evil Queen (Snow White) - Helen Gahagan in the film She (1935)

Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves) - dancer Marge Champion (also the model for the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio and the Dancing Hippo in Fantasia)

and some boring ones:

Alice (Alice In Wonderland) - Kathryn Beaumont (her voice, and also Wendy in Peter Pan)
Captain Hook (Peter Pan) - Hans Conried (who also voiced him) & a Spanish King
Pocahontas (Pocahontas) – Irene Bedard (who also voiced her)
Jasmine (Aladdin) - Beth Henn, animator Mark Henn sister

Source: Screen Team Show

The More You Know: And also:

Peter Pan (Peter Pan) - Bobby Driscoll

who also played the little dandy kid in Song of the South!!

and is therefore tied up in 2 of my favorite things at Disneyland, Splash Mountain and this sign.

What's the rest of the song "I love you, a bushel and a peck"?

Search: bushel and a peck

Why: This morning, (this might make you throw up; sorry) Chandler sang the first lines thusly:

I love you, a bushel and a peck
A bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck

And then he stopped. So I continued:

A hug around the neck and a barrel and a heap
A barrel and a heap, and I'm talkin in my sleep
About yooou

And he said, "There's more to that song? My mom only knew the first 2 lines."

And I think maybe my mom only knew the first 5 lines.

Answer: Oh my goodness, it's a whole song. My world just got upended. And it's from Guys and Dolls, which I've seen several times (on stage; it's not in the movie). It was written for Guys and Dolls in 1950, and a recording by Perry Como and Betty Hutton was on the charts for 18 weeks that year.

More recently, here's Jane Krakowski singing it / stripping:

Hoo! Lyrics go like:

My heart is leapin'!
I'm having trouble sleepin'!
'Cause I love you, a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck I do!
Doodle oodle oodle oo.

I love you, a bushel and a peck
A bushel and a peck, go and beats me all to heck!
Beats me all to heck how I'll ever tend the farm
Ever tend the farm when I want to keep my
Arms - about you

The cows and chickens
are goin' to the dickens!
'Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck I do

Source: All Musicals,

The More You Know: Look how darling Google is:

A bushel is a unit of dry volume = 8 dry / "corn" gallons. A peck is 2 dry gallons, 8 dry quarts, or 16 dry pints.

What is "30 Minutes or Less"?

Search: zombieland

Why: I saw a new ad on a bus bench this morning. It said, "From the makers of Zombieland." I liked that movie!

Answer: Oh, this looks fun:

After hiring an assassin to murder his father for his insurance money, meaty antagonist Dwayne (Danny McBride) and moronic partner in crime Travis (Nick Swardson) kidnap a pizza delivery driver named Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) and force him to rob a bank with a bomb vest attached to his chest with a 15-hour timer in order to pay for the job to be done.

Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg! Also starring Aziz Ansari and Fred Ward. Due out Aug. 12, 2011.

Source: Wikipedia

The More You Know: Jesse Eisenberg's little sister is this kid from Bicentennial Man and those Pepsi commercials. You already know that; they look the same. She is goddamn 18 now!

I want to see the leaked set photos for "The Hunger Games"

Search: Fangirltanstic for more The Hunger Games set photos

Why: I finished the 3rd book last night finally. It was... um...

Then I was looking for more casting info, and I saw this:

New set photos from The Hunger Games, Piranha 3DD, and Gravity have leaked online. The Hunger Games photos show some of the buildings like the Hall of Justice, an insignia that fans of the book will probably recognize (I’m reading the book soon! I have a long plane ride ahead of me!), and a first look at Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket.

Answer: Inneresting. I think I imagined the Hall of Justice to be a bit more grandiose. And cream-colored. All of them. Which is, I guess, why you read books first. There's also Willow Shields as Prim.

Source: FanGirltastic

The More You Know: Also,

The Piranha 3DD set photos show the water park where the sequel’s mayhem will go down (how does a freshwater fish survive in a chlorinated water park? Fuck you, that’s how) as well as some grisly corpses.

I was in a waterpark just last week! I lost my sunnies, but not my life. Shots:

Oooh! Poor Big Dave.

What is Noah Hathaway up to?

Search: noah hathaway

Why: Re: Childhood crushes who fell off the face of the earth, one answer:

The kid from Neverending Story-- Atreyu (Noah Hathaway)

Right? Remember when Artax died?

Answer: BFN! He hasn't done anything since 1994, BUT I think you'll be pleased to learn that he is working on (starring in?) !3! movies that are slated to come out in 2012.

1. Mondo Holocausto! - In 1977, a lovely NYC photojournalist heads to the Amazon but encounters a tribe of misanthropic cannibals. Yipes! Also featuring James Duval, the guy who played the real-life Frank in Donnie Darko. Adventure / Horror / Might be animated.
2. The Critic - "A film critic loses himself into an immoral wasteland and does bad things to people." Starring Dominique Swain and ALSO James Duval. Are they best friends?
3. Sushi Girl - The night he is released from prison, the guys with whom Fish (Hathaway) robbed a bank throw him that kind of party where everyone eats sushi off a naked girl. Also starring:

• Mark Hammil
• Danny Trejo
• Michael Beihn / Johnny Ringo
• Jeff Fahey
• And fucking James Duval! WHAT! Somebody is fucking with me.
  

He is 39 now, looking something like this. On second thought, maybe he and James Duval are more than best friends.

He is married with two sons.

Source: IMDb

The More You Know: In the 1986 movie Troll, he played a character named Harry Potter, Jr. (There was also a Harry Potter, Sr.) I have never seen / heard of this movie (though I have a feeling it's really popular among people I know), but it also features Elaine Benes, Sonny Bono, and the Mom from "Lassie," so maybe it's worth a Netflix. Anyway, about the Harry Potter thing:

In one of two interviews, producer Charles Band stated that "there are certain scenes in Troll, not to mention the name of the main character, and this of course predates the Harry Potter books by many, many years. So there's that strange connection." In 2008, John Buechler's partner in the Troll remake, Peter Davy, said about Harry Potter: "In John's opinion, he created the first Harry Potter. J. K. Rowling says the idea just came to her. John doesn't think so"

Them's fightin words! I just can't believe I haven't heard this factoid before. The original Harry Potter:

I want to watch the wedding scene in "The Little Mermaid"

Search: little mermaid wedding

Why: On HelloGiggles "Top 10 Best Outfits in Disney Films":

10. Vanessa (Evil Human Ursula) and Prince Eric's Wedding Outfits

Watch out, Wills & Kate! It’s all about Vanessa & Eric! Come to think of it, I see your wedding gown inspiration, Kate. The long brown hair let down? The long sleeved white dress? Admit it, kate. You just want to be…PART OF HIS WORLD. YOU WANT THINGAMAMABOBS? HE’S GOT TWENTY! Ariel had a fantastic pink dress, no doubt, but Vanessa’s wedding ensamble takes the wedding cake (I know, that one hurt me just typing it) and it’s mostly because of that gorgeous hair and sinister look. Say yes to the dress indeed!

I haven't seen that movie in at least 2 decades. I don't remember Ursula ever becoming human. I can't see the dress / outfit, anyway.

Answer: Well, here it is. You can see the whole thing around 0:38.

That looks like a pretty fun movie.

Source: YouTube

The More You Know: HelloGiggles just launched today, everyone. There are some posts dated a few days ago - like Which BabySitters Club Member Are You? - but don't be fooled; it's all brand new. Anyway, here is the About section:

Founded by actress/musician Zooey Deschanel, producer Sophia Rossi and blogger/Internet Sensation Molly McAleer, hellogiggles.com is the ultimate entertainment destination for smart, independent and creative females. Everything hosted on the site will be lady-friendly, so visitors need not worry about finding the standard Boys Club content that makes many entertainment sites unappealing to so many of us.

While I am the kind of person who doesn't want to care about / like something like this, I'm about to read every post on it. Join me!