The White Bride and the Black One

The White Bride and the Black One is a 1985 American animated fantasy film based on the fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm. It was directed by Irv Anderson, written by Bob Tyler and Grace Stanzell, with Phil Mendez serving as lead animator. The film stars the voices of Sean Young, Mickey Rooney, Rosanna Arquette, Richard Gere and Michael Douglas.

The film was produced by MGM/UA Feature Animation and released by MGM/UA Entertainment Co. on August 30, 1985 to critical and commercial success. It received $31.4 million on a budget of $8 million. This is the only film produced by MGM/UA Feature Animation to be owned by Warner Bros. through Turner Entertainment Co., because Turner bought out the pre-1986 MGM film library in 1986. The film received a cult following in later years.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Sean Young as Carrie Wells, the white bride
 * Mickey Rooney as Rob Orgon
 * Rosanna Arquette as Julie Davidson, the black bride
 * Richard Gere as Reigner David
 * Michael Douglas as Edward Holmes

Production
In 1981, MGM acquired the film rights to The Brothers Grimm's fairy tale for $20 million. The studio earned its paycheck to start its own feature animation division the next year, with The White Bride and the Black One being the first film to be on the feature animation slate. Production started in 1983 and ended in late 1984.

Sean Young was hired to cast as the lead voice actress, in 1983, then Mickey Rooney and the other members of the cast follow suit in December 1983.

Release
The film was theatrically released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on August 30, 1985.

Reception
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