THIS was where it all started, the path that eventually led to The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, movies that my life practically revolved around when I was young.
When I was a teenager, I loved Snow White mostly for what it represented. Their conversation, while mostly the Queen’s manipulation to get Snow to eat the apple, still incorporates as its main persuasive effort a man: “It’s apple pies that makes the men folks’ mouths water!” They talk to one another (in the old crone/poison apple scene).
Where I Found It: On VHS in my personal collection (purchased at a pawn shop when I was 15)īechdel Test Score: Fail. First Home Viewing Release Date: October 28, 1994