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Written and directed by don hahn. Some narration by howard's sister sarah, and his mom shirley, who had been a performer. From an early age, howard liked to put on shows and create new worlds in the family home. Some recorded quotes and recordings from howard himself, although he passed away in 1991. Howard and his partner stuart white built a theater, the wpa, in rough, lower new york, and put on plays. Lots of time spent on little shop of horrors. Working with alan menken, he worked with disney, creating songs for the big time. There are images of a live, recorded quote from larry kramer, but he is not currently listed in the cast list on imdb. Sadly, howard died so young at 40. Won two oscars for best song... beauty and the beast, and little mermaid. And nominated for so many more. Such a loss. There was probably a lot more to come.

This is a really beautiful documentary about a very special, beautiful person. If you love Disney, you need to watch this.

It doesn't do much that you haven't already seen in many other documentaries, so I can't really say it's amazing... but it is very solid, polished, and well-made, and comprehensive without feeling over-long. It's basically the definition of a 7/10 documentary, but in my eyes that's a good two points above average, so I can't complain too much. As a document of the life of somebody who has passed, it is notably respectful and not too critical, and I guess in this case, maybe he was a truly good guy, and there wasn't too much that was bad to say. Maybe there was more that could be said, but in respect for the dead, it wasn't- but that's pure speculation on my part; just something I think about whenever I watch this sort of documentary about someone who was loved and died young. I was pleasantly surprised that it did cover his homosexuality, as well as briefly touching on the fact that he was worried about Disney finding out. I was concerned this would be 100% glossed over or at the very least barely covered, given that this is produced by the notoriously clean cut Disney. Also they make Jeffrey Katzenberg look like a bit of a buffoon at a couple of points, which was also surprising. It likely won't blow anybody away, but if you want a good look at the story of one of Disney's most beloved creators- a man who largely helped define the Disney's Renaissance, allowing it to become a relevant entertainment juggernaut once again- then you can't go wrong with this. And at a brisk 90-something minutes, it moves pretty quickly too. Disney+ adding more stuff like this is definitely something that will keep me invested in the streaming service as a whole.