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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)
Voice Artist: Richard White |
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