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 eFou gushes to his hero, Gaston: "No beast alive stands a chance against you. No girl for that matter." "It's true, LeFou," Gaston proclaims as he watches Belle, "And I've got my sights set on that one ... the most beautiful girl in town!" As far as he's concerned, that makes her the best -- and only the best is good enough for this intimidating specimen of manly manhood. After all, he's the absolute best at everything he does -- fighting, spitting, drinking ... and he's surprisingly good at plotting, too, for a man who can't read any book that doesn't have pictures. So when his chosen one turns him down flat, his ego will not allow him to take "no" for an answer. He'll have Belle yet, he vows, and his revenge. No matter what he has to do -- or whom he has to kill -- to get it! |
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Boorish Gaston, voiced by Broadway performer Richard White, is a character that did not exist in the original French tale, "La Belle et le Bete." In the development process from story to animated feature, a couple of essential changes were made. First, Belle was made a more active heroine by having her provocatively follow her father into the Beast's lair. Second, Gaston was added to fulfill the role of villain and create a stronger sense of danger. Gaston was also the embodiment of one of the themes of the film: the difference between outward beauty and beauty of the soul. Gaston's little toady LeFou is a yes-man extraordinaire who fetches his master's boots and his beer, tries to cheer him up when he's down, and happily takes his lumps as part of his payment when Gaston is displeased. For, an occasional pop in the jaw aside, LeFou knows where his bread is buttered and exactly which team he prefers to be on. Film: "Beauty and the Beast" (1991)
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