document_title: List of countries by proven oil reserves

question_text: who has more oil canada or saudi arabia

question_tokens: who has more oil canada or saudi arabia

text: Countries[edit]

text: Reserves amounts are listed in millions of barrels (MMbbl).

text:
Proven reserves (millions of barrels)

U.S. EIA (start of 2017)[1]

OPEC (end of 2015)[2]

BP (end of 2015)[3]

Other

Country

Rank

Reserves

Rank

Reserves

Rank

Reserves

Source/Date

Reserves

 Venezuela (see: Oil reserves in Venezuela)
1
300,878
1
300,878
1
300,900

 Saudi Arabia (see: Oil reserves in Saudi Arabia)
2
266,455
2
266,455
2
266,600

 Canada (see: Oil reserves in Canada)
3
169,709
26
4,118[4]
3
172,200
Natural Resources Canada, end 2014[5]
171,000

 Iran (see: Oil reserves in Iran)

4

158,400

3

158,400

4

157,800

 Iraq (see: Oil reserves in Iraq)
5
142,503
4
142,503
5
143,100

 Kuwait (see: Oil reserves in Kuwait)
6
101,500
5
101,500
7
101,500

 UAE (see: Oil reserves in the United Arab Emirates)
7
97,800
6
97,800
8
97,800

 Russia (see: Oil reserves in Russia)
8
80,000
7
80,000
6
102,400

 Libya (see: Oil reserves in Libya)
9
48,000
8
74,363
9
78,400

 Nigeria (see: Oil reserves in Nigeria)
10
37,062
9
37,062
11
37,100

 United States (see: Oil reserves in the United States)
11
35,000
10
36,685
10
55,000
ENI, end of 2015[6]
43,629

 Kazakhstan
12
30,000
11
30,000
12
30,000

 China
13
25,620
13
25,132
14
18,500

 Qatar
14
25,244
12
25,244
13
25,244

 Brazil
15
12,999
14
16,184
15
13,000
ENI, end of 2015[6]
16,848

 Algeria
16
12,200
15
12,200
17
12,200

 Angola
17 / 18
8,273
17
9,524
16
12,700

 Ecuador
17 / 18
8,273
18
8,273
19 / 20
8,000

 Mexico (see: Oil reserves in Mexico)
19
7,300
16
9,711
18
10,800
PEMEX[7] Start of 2015
9.700

 Azerbaijan
20
7,000
19
7,000
21
7,000

 Norway
21
6,611
33
5,139
19 / 20
8,000

 Oman
22
5,373
21
5,306
23
5,300

 Sudan/South Sudan
23
5,000
32
5,000
24
Sudan 1,500 / S. Sudan 3,500

 India
24
4,600
20
5,680
22
5,680
ENI, end of 2015[6]
5,692

 Egypt
25 / 26
4,400
24 / 25
4,400
29
3,500

 Vietnam
25 / 26
4,400
24 / 25
4,400
25
4,000

 Indonesia
27 / 28
3,600
29
3,230
27 / 28
3,600
ENI, end of 2015[6]
3,497

 Malaysia
27 / 28
3,600
28
3,750
27 / 28
3,600
ENI, end of 2015[6]
5,542

 Yemen
29
3,000

30
3,000

 United Kingdom
30
2,564
30
2,755
31
2,800
UK Oil & Gas Authority, end 2015[8]
2,618

 Syria
31 / 32
2,500
31
2,500
32
2,500

 Uganda
31 / 32
2,500

 Argentina
33
2,185
32
2,380
33
2,400
Argentine Petroleum Institute[9]
2,330

 Colombia
34
2,002
33
2,308
34
2,300

 Gabon
35
2,000
34
2,000
35
2,000

 Australia
36
1,821
27
3,982
26
4,000
Geoscience Australia[10] end of 2014
4,002

 Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville)
37
1,600

36
1,600

 Chad
38
1,500

37
1,500

 Brunei
39 / 40
1,100
35
1,100
39 / 40
1,100

 Equatorial Guinea
39 / 40
1,100

39 / 40
1,100

 Ghana (see: Oil reserves in Ghana)
41
660

 Romania
42 / 43
600

42 / 46
600

 Turkmenistan
42 / 43
600
36
600
42 / 46
600

 Uzbekistan
44
594
37
594
42 / 46
600

 Italy
45
557

42 / 46
600
ENI, end of 2015[6]
595

 Denmark
46
491
38
511
42 / 46
600
ENI, end of 2015[6]
550

 Peru
47
473

38
1,400
ENI, end of 2015[6]
1,489

 Tunisia
48
425

47 / 48
400

 Thailand
49
396

47 / 48
400

 Ukraine
50
395
39
395

 Pakistan
51
350

ENI, end of 2015[6]
236

 Turkey
52
300

ENI, end of 2015[6]
284

 Trinidad and Tobago
53
243

41
700
ENI, end of 2015[6]
830

 Bolivia
54
211

ENI, end of 2015[6]
210

 Cameroon
55
200

 Belarus
56
198
40
198

 Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Kinshasa)
57
180

 Albania
58
168

 Papua New Guinea
59
159

ENI, end of 2015[6]
158

 Chile
60 / 62
150

 Niger
60 / 62
150

 Spain
60 / 62
150

 Germany
63
145

ENI, end of 2015[6]
229

 Myanmar
64
139

 Philippines
65
139

 Poland
66
138

ENI, end of 2015[6]
151

 Bahrain
67
125

 Cuba (see: Oil reserves in Cuba)
68
124

ENI, end of 2015[6]
124

 Netherlands
69
113

ENI, end of 2015[6]
141

 Ivory Coast
70
100

 Suriname
70
83.9

 Guatemala
71
83.1

 France
72
72.4

 Serbia
73
77.5

 Croatia
74
71.0

 New Zealand
75
56.9

 Japan
76
44.1

 Austria
77
43.0

 Kyrgyzstan
78
40.0

 Georgia
79
35.0

 Bangladesh
80
28.0

 Hungary
81
25.1

ENI, end of 2015[6]
35

 Mauritania
82
20.0

 Bulgaria
83 / 85
15.0

 Czech Republic
83 / 85

15.0

 South Africa
83 / 85

15.0

 Israel
86
12.7

ENI, end of 2015[6]
12

 Lithuania
87 / 88
12.0

 Tajikistan
87 / 88
12.0

 Greece
89
10.0

 Slovakia
90
9.00

 Benin
91
8.00

 Belize
92
6.70

 Taiwan
93
2.38

 Barbados
94
2.08

 Jordan
95
1.00

ENI, end of 2015[6]
1

 Morocco
96
0.68

 Ethiopia
97
0.43

 Afghanistan

0

US Geological Survey[11]
80

World total

1,726,685

1,481,526

1,697,600

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text: Different sources[edit]

text: Sources sometimes differ on the volume of proven oil reserves. The differences sometimes result from different classes of oil included, and sometimes result from different definitions of proven.

text: Comparison of proven oil reserves from some widely used sources (billions of barrels, as of 31 Dec. 2014/1 Jan. 2015)

text:
Source

Canada

Iran

Russia

Saudi Arabia

United States

Venezuela

BP[12]

172.9

157.8

103.2

267.0

48.5

298.3

OPEC[13]

4.2[4]

157.5

80.0

266.6

36.5

300.0

US Central Intelligence Agency[14]

171.0

157.8

103.2

268.3

36.5

298.4

US Energy Information Administration[15]

172.5

157.8

80.0

268.3

39.9

298.4


document_title: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

question_text: who plays the male hippo in madagascar 2

root

text: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

text: Plot

text: In Africa, Zuba the lion tries to teach his son Alakay how to fight, but the cub is more interested in dancing. Rival male Makunga challenges Zuba for the title of alpha lion, and during their fight Alakay is captured by poachers. The crate containing Alakay falls into the ocean and drifts to New York City, where he is renamed Alex and grows up at the Central Park Zoo with Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippopotamus.

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text: Years later, following their adventure in Madagascar, the zoo animals—Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria, the penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private, and chimpanzees Mason and Phil—prepare to return to New York aboard a battered airplane piloted by the penguins, accompanied by the lemurs King Julien XIII the ring-tailed lemur, Maurice the aye-aye, and Mort the mouse lemur. The plane runs out of fuel and crash lands in continental Africa. The animals find themselves at a watering hole on a nature reserve, and are excited to meet others of their species. Alex is reunited with his parents and impresses them with tales of his status as "the King of New York". Marty fits in with a herd of other zebras who look and sound just like him. Melman, a hypochondriac, is distressed that the reserve has no doctors, so the other giraffes appoint him their witch doctor. Seeking romance, Gloria attracts the attention of the smooth-talking male hippopotamus, Moto Moto.

text: Meanwhile, the penguins set about repairing the plane, assisted by numerous chimpanzees recruited by Mason and Phil. They steal vehicles from several groups of New Yorkers who are on safari and strip them for parts. Nana, a tough old woman who beat up Alex during the events of Madagascar, takes charge of the stranded tourists and helps them survive in the wilderness.

text: The zoo animals' excitement soon turns to disappointment. In a scheme to oust Zuba as alpha lion, Makunga insists that Alex complete a rite of passage which Alex mistakes for a talent contest. It is actually a fighting contest, and Makunga tricks him into choosing the strongest lion as his opponent, resulting in Alex's humiliating defeat. Faced with the duty of banishing his son, Zuba relinquishes his title as alpha and Makunga takes over. Meanwhile, Marty is dejected by the realization that the other zebras can do everything he can, believing himself no longer unique. Melman comes to believe that he is deathly ill, and Gloria's interest in Moto Moto saddens him since he has secretly loved her for a long time. The four friends argue heatedly with one another. Gloria has a date with Moto Moto, but loses interest when she realizes he is only attracted to her because of her size. After a pep talk from King Julien, Melman finally reveals his feelings for Gloria.

text: The next day, the animals panic when the watering hole dries up. Determined to redeem himself, Alex mends his friendship with Marty and they leave the reserve to investigate upriver. King Julien suggests that offering a sacrifice to the nearby volcano will restore the water. Melman, forlorn and believing he is dying, volunteers to be sacrificed. Gloria stops him from jumping into the volcano, and realizes that he is the perfect guy for her. Alex and Marty discover that the stranded New Yorkers have built a camp and dammed up the river, and Alex is captured by them. Zuba rushes to his aid, but Alex saves them both by dancing for the tourists, who remember him fondly from the zoo. Marty, Melman, Gloria, the penguins, and the chimpanzees arrive in the repaired airplane and help Alex destroy the dam, restoring the water. Makunga angrily makes a stand for control, but Alex tricks him into being subdued by Nana. Zuba offers Alex the title of alpha lion, but he declines, and father and son become co-leaders.

text: Skipper marries a bobblehead doll from the plane, and he, the other penguins, and the chimpanzees head off to honeymoon in Monte Carlo. Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria, and the lemurs happily decide to stay on the reserve for a while.

text: Cast

text:
Ben Stiller as Alex the lion
Chris Rock as Marty the zebra, as well as the other zebras in the herd
David Schwimmer as Melman the giraffe
Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria the hippopotamus
Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien XIII the ring-tailed lemur
Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice the aye-aye
Andy Richter as Mort the Goodman's mouse lemur
Bernie Mac as Zuba, Alex's father and the alpha lion
Sherri Shepherd as Florrie, Alex's mother and Zuba's mate
Alec Baldwin as Makunga the lion
Elisa Gabrielli as Nana
will.i.am as Moto Moto the hippopotamus
Tom McGrath as Skipper the penguin
Chris Miller as Kowalski the penguin
Christopher Knights as Private the penguin
John DiMaggio as Rico the penguin
Conrad Vernon as Mason the chimpanzee (Phil, the other main chimpanzee, is unvoiced)
Fred Tatasciore as Teetsi the lion and as one of the poachers who captures Alakay
Eric Darnell as Joe the giraffe and as one of the poachers who captures Alakay
Al Roker as a newscaster
Stephen Kearin as Stephen the giraffe, as a rhinoceros, and as one of the New Yorkers
Danny Jacobs as one of the New Yorkers
Dan O'Connor as an buffalo and as one of the New Yorkers
Stacy Ferguson as a female hippopotamus
Harland Williams as a giraffe
Bridget Hoffman as one of the New Yorkers
Quinn Dempsey Stiller, Ben Stiller's son, as baby Alex
Declan Swift also as baby Alex
Thomas Stanley as baby Marty
Zachary Gordon as baby Melman
Willow Smith as baby Gloria
David P. Smith as Bobby the dik-dik
Conner Rayburn as a young giraffe
John Eric Bentley provided additional voices

tag: ul

text: Production

text: A sequel to Madagascar had been in development since 2005, when the first film had been released, with a release date planned for late 2008.[5] In the first teaser trailer, which was released in March 2008, the film was subtitled with The Crate Escape.[6] By June 2008, the film was given its final title – Escape 2 Africa.[7]

text: Reception

text: Critical response

text: The film received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 64% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 150 reviews, with the consensus view that the film was "an improvement on the original, with more fleshed-out characters, crisper animation and more consistent humor," and with an average rating of 5.9/10.[8] Another review aggregator, Metacritic classified the film into the "generally favorable reviews" category with 61/100 approval rating based on 25 reviews, also a bit higher a score than the original.[9]

text: Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune stated in his review that the film "goes easy on the pop culture jokes, I should clarify: one of the smarter things in the script is how Alex, who digs his Bob Fosse and Jerome Robbins dance moves, becomes the film's primary pop-cult gag."[10] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 stars and wrote "This is a brighter, more engaging film than the original Madagascar.[11] Steven D. Greydanus complained the film's plot was similar to The Lion King, Joe Versus the Volcano, and Happy Feet.[12] Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film 2 stars and wrote "Take the flat tire that was Madagascar. Retread it with The Lion King storyline. Pump it up with air. Now you have Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa."[13] John Anderson gave the film 3½ approval rating and stated "Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa, the sequel to the enormously successful DreamWorks adventure and a film that hews close to the whole Lion King/species-as-destiny/self-fulfillment paradigm."[14]

text: Box office

text: On its opening day, the film grossed $17,555,027 from 4,056 theaters with an $4,328 average. It went to be at No. 1 at the box office with $63,106,589 with $15,559 average per theater.[15] As of March 19, 2009, it achieved a gross of $180,010,950 (29.8% of total gross) in the United States and Canada along with a gross of $423,889,404 (70.2%) in other regions adding to a worldwide gross total of $603,900,354.[1]

text: Accolades

text: Broadcast Film Critics:

text: Best Animated Film (nominated)

text: Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009

text: Favorite Animated Film[3]

text: Visual Effects Society:

text: Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature (nominated)[16]

text: Soundtrack

text:
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Various artists

Released
November 8, 2008 (2008-11-08)

Genre
Pop rock
Reggaeton
Rap

Label
Interscope

text:
No.
Title
Performer(s)
Length

1.
"Once Upon A Time in Africa"
Hans Zimmer
3:44

2.
"The Traveling Song"
will.i.am
3:25

3.
"Party! Party! Party!"
Hans Zimmer
3:31

4.
"I Like to Move It"
will.i.am
3:41

5.
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Polka Version)"
Hans Zimmer
0:54

6.
"Big and Chunky"
will.i.am
3:21

7.
"Chums"
Heitor Pereira
2:15

8.
"New York, New York (Polka Version)"
Hans Zimmer
1:30

9.
"Volcano"
Hans Zimmer
2:49

10.
"Rescue Me"
Hans Zimmer
3:36

11.
"More than a Feeling"
Boston
4:45

12.
"She Loves Me"
will.i.am
1:45

13.
"Foofie"
Hans Zimmer
2:39

14.
"Copacabana (At the Copa)"
Barry Manilow
4:06

15.
"Monochromatic Friends"
Hans Zimmer
3:02

16.
"Best Friends"
will.i.am
2:25

17.
"Alex on the Spot"
Hans Zimmer and will.i.am
1:58

Total length:
49:26

text: Enhanced Videos

text:
No.
Title
Performer(s)
Length

1.
"I Like to Move It"
will.i.am

2.
"She Loves Me by"
will.i.am

3.
"Big and Chunky (DVD only)"
will.i.am

text: Home media

text: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on February 6, 2009, along with two episodes from The Penguins of Madagascar series: "Popcorn Panic" and "Gone in a Flash".[17] In the first week at the DVD sales chart, Madagascar opened at No. 1, selling 1,681,938 units which translated to $27.09m in revenue.[18] As per the latest figures, 7,060,997 units have been sold, bringing in $102,791,511 in revenue. This does not include Blu-ray sales/DVD rentals.[18]

text: Video game

text: A video game based on the film was made for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo DS,[19] and released on November 4, 2008, in North America.[20] The video game's gameplay is similar to the first movie's video game with the same characters and moves, although the environment is set in Africa.[21]

text: Sequel

text: A sequel titled Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted was released on June 8, 2012. Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to New York. This time their journey takes them to a traveling circus in Europe which they will reinvent Madagascar style.

text: Notes

text: ^ In July 2014, the film's distribution rights were purchased by DreamWorks Animation from Paramount Pictures.[22]

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document_title: The Color Purple (film)

question_text: who did oprah winfrey play in the color purple

text: The Color Purple (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Set in rural Georgia during the first forty years of the twentieth century, the film centers on the life of a fictional character named Celie, an oppressed black woman. In the film, Celie endures rape, sexism, the loss of her children at birth, a tyrannical husband, domestic violence, chauvinism, the loss of her sister, and the demoralization of her friend (Sofia), who also loses her freedom to the law. Celie and the other characters tell a story of overcoming racism and misogyny in the rural South during this time period, depicting a struggle for equality. Celie maintains her resolve throughout the story. By the end of the film, the characters have undergone remarkable changes and relationships have begun to heal.[4][5][6]

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Harris Johnson

Desreta Jackson as young Celie

Danny Glover as Albert Johnson ("Mister")
Oprah Winfrey as Sofia Johnson
Margaret Avery as Shug Avery
Táta Vega as Shug's singing voice
Akosua Busia as Nettie Harris
Adolph Caesar as Old Mister (Albert's Father)
Willard Pugh as Harpo Johnson
Rae Dawn Chong as Squeak
Laurence Fishburne as Swain
Grand Bush as Randy
Dana Ivey as Miss Millie
Leon Rippy as Store clerk
Bennet Guillory as Grady
James Tillis as Henry "Buster" Broadnax
Leonard Jackson as Alphonso "Pa" Harris
Gayle King (uncredited) as Churchgoer

text: Release[edit]

text: The Color Purple was shown at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival as a non-competing title.[7]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The film received positive reviews from critics, receiving praise for its acting, direction, screenplay, score, and production merits, but was criticized by some for being "over-sentimental" and "stereotypical." Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 88% based on reviews from 26 critics, with an average score of 6.9/10. The site's consensus states: "A sentimental tale that reveals great emotional truths in American history."[8]

text: Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film four stars, calling it "the year's best film." He also praised Whoopi Goldberg, calling her role "one of the most amazing debut performances in movie history" and predicting she would win the Academy Award for Best Actress. (She was nominated but did not win.) Ebert wrote of The Color Purple:

text: The world of Celie and the others is created so forcibly in this movie that their corner of the South becomes one of those movie places — like Oz, like Tara, like Casablanca — that lay claim to their own geography in our imaginations. The affirmation at the end of the film is so joyous that this is one of the few movies in a long time that inspires tears of happiness, and earns them.[9]

text: Ebert's long-time television collaborator, Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune, praised the film as "triumphantly emotional and brave," calling it Spielberg's "successful attempt to enlarge his reputation as a director of youthful entertainments." Siskel wrote that The Color Purple was "a plea for respect for black women." Although acknowledging that the film was a period drama, he praised its "... incredibly strong stand against the way black men treat black women. Cruel is too kind a word to describe their behavior. The principal black men in The Color Purple use their women — both wives and daughters — as sexual chattel."[10]

text: New York Times film critic Janet Maslin noted the film's divergence from Walker's book, but made the case that this shift works:

text: Mr. Spielberg has looked on the sunny side of Miss Walker's novel, fashioning a grand, multi-hanky entertainment that is as pretty and lavish as the book is plain. If the book is set in the harsh, impoverished atmosphere of rural Georgia, the movie unfolds in a cozy, comfortable, flower-filled wonderland. ... Some parts of it are rapturous and stirring, others hugely improbable, and the film moves unpredictably from one mode to another. From another director, this might be fatally confusing, but Mr. Spielberg's showmanship is still with him. Although the combination of his sensibilities and Miss Walker's amounts to a colossal mismatch, Mr. Spielberg's Color Purple manages to have momentum, warmth and staying power all the same.[11]

text: Variety found the film over-sentimental, writing, "there are some great scenes and great performances in The Color Purple, but it is not a great film. Steven Spielberg's turn at 'serious' film-making is marred in more than one place by overblown production that threatens to drown in its own emotions."[12]

text: In addition, some critics alleged that the movie stereotyped black people in general[13] and black men in particular,[14] pointing to the fact that Spielberg, a white man, had directed a predominantly African American story.[15]

text: Filmmaker Oliver Stone defended The Color Purple as "an excellent movie, and it was an attempt to deal with an issue that had been overlooked, and it wouldn't have been done if it hadn't been Spielberg. And it's not like everyone says, that he ruined the book. That's horseshit. Nobody was going to do the book. He made the book live again."[16]

text: In 2004, Ebert included The Color Purple in his list of "Great Movies". He stated that "I can see its flaws more easily than when I named it the best film of 1985, but I can also understand why it moved me so deeply, and why the greatness of some films depends not on their perfection or logic, but on their heart."[17]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The Color Purple was a success at the box office, staying in U.S. theaters for 21 weeks,[18] and grossing over $142 million worldwide.[19] In terms of box office income, it ranked as the #1 rated PG-13 film released in 1985, and #4 overall.[18]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Alice Walker discusses the film

from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 19 May 2013[20]

Problems playing this file? See media help.

text: The Color Purple was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Goldberg and Best Supporting Actress for both Avery and Winfrey.[21] It failed to win any of them, tying the record set by 1977's The Turning Point for the most Oscar nominations without a single win.[14]

text:
Awards for The Color Purple

Award
Date of ceremony
Category
Recipient
Outcome

Academy Awards
March 24, 1986
Best Picture
Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Quincy Jones
Nominated

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Whoopi Goldberg

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Margaret Avery

Oprah Winfrey

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Menno Meyjes

Best Cinematography
Allen Daviau

Best Art Direction – Set Decoration
J. Michael Riva, Bo Welch and Linda DeScenna

Best Costume Design
Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Best Makeup
Ken Chase

Best Music, Original Score
Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andraé Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey and Randy Kerber

Best Music, Original Song
Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
For the song "Miss Celie's Blues"

Golden Globe Awards
January 24, 1986
Best Motion Picture – Drama

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Whoopi Goldberg
Won

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Oprah Winfrey
Nominated

Best Director – Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Quincy Jones

text: Meyjes was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 40th awards ceremony and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 38th awards ceremony.

text: Spielberg received his first Directors Guild of America Award at the 38th awards ceremony for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures. He became the first director to win the award without even being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.


document_title: Father of the Year (film)

question_text: who plays dad in father of the year

question_tokens: who plays dad in father of the year

text: Father of the Year (film)

text: Cast[edit]

text:
David Spade as Wayne, Ben's dimwitted unemployed father
Nat Faxon as Mardy, Larry's scientist father
Joey Bragg as Ben, Wayne's son who is a recent college graduate and Larry's best friend
Matt Shively as Larry, Mardy's son and Ben's best friend
Bridgit Mendler as Meredith, Ben's love interest
Camille Clark as Caryssa, the hot townie
Jackie Sandler as Krystal, Mardy's wife, Larry's stepmother, and Aiden's mother
Mary Gillis as Ruth, Larry's neighbor
Jared Sandler as Nathan, Ben's and Larry's friend
Bill Kottkamp as PJ, Ben's and Larry's friend
Kevin Nealon as Peter Francis, CEO of ISG Energy
Peyton Russ as Aiden, Krystal's son, Mardy's stepson, and Larry's stepbrother
Moses Storm as Trey, Larry's drug dealer
Dean Winters as Geoff, a neighbor who runs in the "wife carrying race"
Ashley Spillers as Olivia, Mardy's lab assistant

text: Production[edit]

text: In July 2017, it was announced that David Spade, Nat Faxon, Bridgit Mendler, Joey Bragg, Matt Shively, and Jackie Sandler would star in Who Do You Think Would Win? for Netflix.[1] The film was eventually re-titled Graduates[2] and then later Father of the Year.[3]

text: Principal photography took place in Boston and Hudson, MA  in June 2017.[1]

text: Release[edit]

text: The film was released on July 20, 2018.[4] It had previously been scheduled for June 29, 2018.[2]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Rotten Tomatoes gives Father of The Year an approval rating of 0%,[5] the third time a film from Happy Madison Productions has received 0%, after The Ridiculous 6 and Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star.[6][7]


document_title: Belle (Once Upon a Time)

question_text: where did belle go in once upon a time

question_tokens: where did belle go in once upon a time

text: Belle (Once Upon a Time)

text: Character background[edit]

text: Early life[edit]

text: Belle grew up in the Enchanted Forest as the daughter of Sir Maurice (Eric Keenleyside) and his wife Colette (Frances O'Connor). She always had a close relationship with her mother, having been introduced to her love for books[9] and taught different skills such as how to translate fairy language.[10] Belle also had a childhood friend by the name of Samuel.[11] However, besides this, not much else is known about Belle's life growing up. Nearing adulthood though, Belle is startled to learn that war is ready to breakout between her kingdom and the ogres.

text: Her father arranges for her to marry Sir Gaston (Wes Brown), a union that Belle openly objects, but she agrees to go out on a walk with him and she surprisingly takes a liking to him. This all changes when she finds him torturing a young ogre, but nonetheless she agrees to marry him when war does officially break out.[12] At one point during the war, Belle and her family are forced to flee their castle; however, she and her mother spend time packing up all of their important books. This results in an ogre storming the castle and killing Colette, and Belle is left without any memory of the event. Needing to know the truth, she travels to Arendelle where she meets Princess Anna (Elizabeth Lail). Anna takes her to rock troll Grand Pabbie (John Rhys-Davies) who is able to retract her memories and put them into a pebble which she's instructed to brew into a tea. However, due to an encounter with the Snow Queen (Elizabeth Mitchell), Belle loses the rock and returns home empty handed. Maurice confesses to Belle the truth though, how Colette sacrificed herself to save Belle. This sets Belle on the track of becoming a hero, and she reveals to her father than on her trip she learned of a man who could help them: Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle).[9]

text: Rumplestiltskin agrees to protect Belle's kingdom if she agrees to leave her life behind and live with him as his caretaker. Both Maurice and Gaston object to this, but Belle ignores their pleas and leaves with the Dark One. Right away Belle realizes that conditions aren't ideal, but a spark is shown when Rumplestiltskin shows pity on Belle when she accidentally chips a teacup.[13] At one point during Belle's stay in the Dark Castle, she and Rumplestiltskin are visited by an intruder, Robin Hood (Tom Ellis), who the Dark One proceeds to torture for trying to steal from him. Belle lets Robin go without her master's permission, but when Rumplestiltskin sees that Robin was just stealing a wand to cure his sick and pregnant wife (Christie Laing), he spares the thief's life. Belle embraces Rumplestiltskin in a hug, seeing that there's a man behind the beast, and he later gifts her with a library.[14] Belle and Robin Hood share an encounter sometime in the future where Belle meets the thief in his true form (Sean Maguire).[15] One day Rumplestiltskin returns home with a stolen baby which he leaves to Belle to take care of. She's appalled and frightened by whatever he plans to do with the child, and so she sets out to unveil his plans and save the baby's life. This, however, was all part of Rumplestiltskin's plans to have her translate old fairy language, and he locks her in the library. The Blue Fairy (Keegan Connor Tracy) subsequently frees Belle, and she finds Rumplestiltskin using the child to summon the Black Fairy (Jaime Murray)... his mother. Belle is disgusted by the Black Fairy' treatment of Rumplestiltskin, but nonetheless shames him for stealing a child. She's later given permission to return the child to his parents, Jack (Nick Hunnings) and Jill (Tammy Gillis).[10]

text: Belle and Rumplestiltskin's bond is further explored later on when Belle is targeted by the Queens of Darkness - Maleficent (Kristin Bauer van Straten), Ursula (Merrin Dungey), and Cruella De Vil (Victoria Smurfit) - who ransom her for Rumplestiltskin's magic gauntlet. The Dark One meets the three women at Demon's Bluff with the gauntlet, and is given no choice but to hand it over when he can't stand to see Belle strangled to death by Ursula.[16] Belle one day is sent out to the market in order to pick up stuff for Rumplestiltskin when she stumbles upon her old friend Samuel, injured, and so she brings him back to the Dark Castle to nurse him back to health. As it turns out though, he was just there to steal Rumplestiltskin's dagger, giving him control over the Dark One, and so Belle betrays him in choice of her master.[11] More sparks begin to fly in Belle and Rumplestiltskin's relationship as the former begins to have the Dark One open up more, both literally and figuratively. This includes opening up his nailed down curtains and convincing him to share the story of his lost son (Dylan Schmid). The Dark One agrees to tell Belle everything if she returns home from the market with straw, this being his subtle way of setting her free, having developed genuine feelings for her. Though Belle plans to not return at first, she runs into the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) on the road and learns that Rumplestiltskin's curse can be broken with a kiss of true love. Knowing that she's in love with the Dark One and that he loves her back, Belle returns and attempts this, only for it to blow up in her face when Rumplestiltskin learns it was the Queen's idea. He lashes out at Belle and sends her back to the dungeon, only to end up kicking her out of his castle all together. Before leaving, Belle points out to the Dark One that power won't be enough for him - he'll always be left with an empty heart and a chipped cup.[13][17]

text: Rather than return home to her friends and family, Belle starts spending her days in a local tavern where she eventually meets a dwarf named Dreamy (Lee Arenberg). After convincing him to go after his love (Amy Acker), he convinces her to seek out adventure, that being to join a group of men on the hunt for a beast known as the Yaoguai. She does just that, but when not taken seriously and kicked off the wagon, she sends the men in the wrong direction and proceeds to go out and hunt the creature herself. She winds up befriending the likes of a warrior named Mulan (Jamie Chung), and she is eventually able to track the Yaoguai down. However, as it turns out, all this time the beast has merely been trying to communicate with them. With the use of some fairy dust, Belle restores the creature to its true form: Prince Phillip (Julian Morris). While Phillip and Mulan go off together in order to rescue Princess Aurora (Sarah Bolger), Belle plans to return to Rumplestiltskin. She's unable to do so, however, when the Evil Queen arrives to take her prisoner.[18][19] Regina goes on to have the Dark One convinced that Belle committed suicide by throwing herself off a tower, leaving him utterly heartbroken, when all the while she remains locked up in the Queen's castle.[13] Belle is later sought out by Captain Hook (Colin O'Donoghue), an old enemy of Rumplestiltskin's who believes that the Dark One's former maid may know the key to his undoing. He plans to kill her when she proves otherwise, but Regina intervenes as she believes Belle to be a "valuable chess piece".[20]

text: Season 1[edit]

text: When the Evil Queen enacts a powerful Dark Curse that puts everyone in the town of Storybrooke, Maine with false memories for the next 28 years, Belle spends that entire time locked away in the psychiatric ward beneath the town's hospital. Unlike the other townspeople, Belle was left a blank slate and set to serve merely as a prisoner in order to keep her away from Rumplestiltskin or, as he's known in Storybrooke, Mr. Gold. However, when time starts moving again and Mr. Gold regains his memories of his past life in the Enchanted Forest, he forms a vendetta against Belle's father, believing he drove her to suicide. Sheriff Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) has no choice but to arrest Gold when he beats Moe French nearly to death, but when behind bars, Regina returns to him the chipped teacup in exchange for confirming to Her Majesty that he knows the truth about the curse. She then proceeds to check up on a locked up Belle, who appears absolutely miserable.[21][13]

text: As the Dark Curse is nearing its end with the Savior starting to believe, things start to fall apart for Regina. This includes her alliance with Jefferson the Mad Hatter (Sebastian Stan) who she refuses to hold up her end of a deal with when he procured her the poisoned apple she once used on Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin).[22] Wanting to hurt Regina, Jefferson heads for the psychiatric ward where he breaks Belle out of her cell and instructs that she seek out Mr. Gold, insisting that he will protect her. Belle does just that, shocking Gold beyond disbelief as he spent all this time thinking she was dead. He embraces her with a hug, though she has no memory of him, but he assures her that she will. The two later head for the town's wishing well when the curse is officially broken. Belle's memories are restored, and she embraces Gold and declares her love, which he reciprocates. Gold puts their reunion on a short hold though, as he proceeds to drop a magical vial into the well, bringing magic to Storybrooke.[23]

text: Season 2[edit]

text: Though Belle has been reunited with Rumplestiltskin, he continues to struggle with his dark impulses. Upon learning that Regina had locked Belle up for 28 years, he summons a Wraith to kill the Queen, resulting in Belle temporarily leaving him due to him being unable to give up his dark nature. She soon comes back though, deciding she can't give up on him just yet, and the continue to pursue their relationship.[24] Belle moves in with Rumple, as she is oblivious to her father trying to find her; however, when he does, he attempts to force her over the town line to make her forget about her life with Rumplestiltskin, refusing to bless their relationship. This makes her both upset with him and Rumple, who she's learned is continuing to practice dark magic. Though she cut ties with the both of them, she eventually gives Rumple another chance upon seeing that he's attempting to change, giving her the town's library and setting her up with the apartment above it. They agree to then go out and get a hamburger, as Belle has never had one before.[25] As Belle explores life in Storybrooke, she comes to befriend Ruby (Meghan Ory), who she helps out when it comes to controlling her turning into a werewolf during a full moon.[26] Meanwhile, Belle and Rumple grow closer, as they continue to go out on dates such as lunch at Granny's Diner and a picnic at Rumple's pawnshop. However, interruptions do occur as the town is in a frenzy due to the arrival of Regina's mother, Cora (Barbara Hershey), who has become a new threat to them all.[27][28]

text: Belle supports Rumple in his mission to find a loophole around the town line barrier in hopes of going out in search of his long lost son, but ventures out on her own when it is revealed that Captain Hook has made it to Storybrooke and attacks her in the library. She ends up rescuing Archie Hopper (Raphael Sbarge) from being held hostage on the Jolly Roger, facing off against Hook. Rumple appears and beats Hook to Belle's horror, as she begs him to show her that her faith in him is justified. After Rumple lets Hook live and prepares to leave town, Hook shoots Belle as revenge. This sends her tumbling across the town line, causing her to lose her memory, just as an outsider crosses into Storybrooke.[19] Though Rumple is able to heal Belle's gunshot wound immediately, she's escorted to the hospital in order to be kept under intensive care while suffering from amnesia. Rumple attempts to get through to Belle by showing her the chipped teacup, a remnant of their life together, but a scared and confused Belle throws and smashes the cup. Heartbroken, Rumple leaves.[29] Ruby visits Belle in the hospital but is disappointed that she doesn't remember who she is. When Belle recalls Rumple healing her wound with magic, as well as making a fireball to throw at Hook, Ruby acts as though Belle isn't making any sense. Belle knows what she saw though, sending her into a frenzy, thus forcing the need for her to be sedated. She later finds that she isn't alone in her beliefs, for she is approached by Greg Mendell (Ethan Embry) who reveals that he saw the same thing.[30]

text: With Regina and Cora now conspiring together, Regina visits Belle in the hospital in order to find details on where Rumple's Dark One dagger is located.[31] Rumple is later poisoned with Dreamshade by Hook, and on his deathbed Rumple calls Belle at the hospital in order to speak to her one last time, telling her that although she cannot remember it, she is a hero. Their call ends, but Rumple is cured when Mary Margaret sacrifices Cora's life for Rumple's.[32] Belle is relieved when Rumple visits her, revealing that he's still alive, but their happiness doesn't last as Regina instills a new persona for Belle - a party girl with loose morals by the name of Lacey - who Rumple soon finds at the local bar, after being discharged from the hospital. The two don't initially click, but Rumple is soon able to make it work when he finds that Lacey is attracted to his dark side.[14] They continue to pursue a relationship, with Hook learning that Rumple is still alive when seeing the couple out walking the streets.[33] Lacey serves as a bad influence for Rumple, which goes noticed by Baelfire, now known as Neal (Michael Raymond-James), who Rumple has found and brought back to Storybrooke. Lacey soon learns Rumple has magic, as well as the ability to grant her eternal youth. She reacts positively and suggests Rumple do what he must to preserve their future, oblivious to the fact that it means killing his grandson, Henry Mills (Jared S. Gilmore).[34] Belle's memories are eventually restored, however, in the midst of the destruction of Storybrooke. She embraces Rumple as they're prepared to die, but the town is soon saved, and Rumple must leave on a new quest to save Henry from Neverland. He leaves Belle behind, as he's fated to die on this mission, but Belle vows that she'll see him again.[35]

text: Season 3[edit]

text: Rumplestilskin encounters a form of Belle frequently in Neverland as an illusion to act as a crutch to his cowardliness;[36] she is later revealed as his father Peter Pan's shadow in disguise. In Storybrooke, Belle helps Ariel retrieve Pandora's Box to send to the heroes in Neverland as a method to defeat Peter Pan. Belle and Rumple are reunited when the group returns to Storybrooke after retrieving Henry, though Gold soon sacrifices himself to kill his father and save Belle and the others. However, Pan's curse remains and Belle, along with the other inhabitants are sent back to their original worlds. In the Enchanted Forest, Belle and Neal travel to the Dark One's vault. To the disapproval of Belle, Neal ignores the possible repercussions and unlocks the vault, resurrecting Rumplestiltskin but sacrificing himself. Belle is returned to Storybrooke when Snow and Charming enact a new curse to stop Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West, from taking their baby. In Storybrooke, Belle mourns Neal's death and eventually discovers Zelena's plan to change the past. She also discovers that Zelena is in possession of the Dark One's dagger and therefore is keeping Rumple captive and under her control. Upon Zelena's defeat at Regina's hand, Mr. Gold proposes to Belle after entrusting her with his dagger (though unknown to her, it is a replica) and the two are married at the wishing well.

text: Season 4[edit]

text: Belle and Rumple share a blissful honeymoon in the Sorcerer's mansion, where Rumple discovers the Sorcerer's Hat. Later, Belle helps Emma and the Charmings deduce the Snow Queen's ultimate goal. Belle eventually learns of Rumple's deception, banishing her husband from the town with the power of the dagger before he is able to kill Hook. While Gold is gone, Belle and Hook form somewhat of a friendship as they work together to find a way to free the fairies from the Sorcerer's Hat. Gold manages to return to Storybrooke with Ursula and Cruella de Vil, only to find Belle involved in a romantic relationship with Will Scarlet. In an attempt to threaten Gold, who is now working with the Queens of Darkness, Regina steals Belle's heart. Gold and Will work together to get it back, and Gold returns the heart to Belle and apologizes once again for his actions, telling Will that it is now his job to protect Belle's heart. As Gold's condition worsens, and he is consumed by the Dark One's powers, Belle confesses to him that she does not love Will. The Apprentice removes the darkness from Gold's heart, though he remains in a comatose state whilst the darkness is taken in by Emma Swan.

text: Season 5[edit]

text: With the other residents, Belle transports to the Enchanted Forest, taking Emma to Camelot in order to find Merlin and remove her darkness. However, weeks later, they return to Storybrooke with missing memories as to how they failed. During her time in Camelot, Belle's growing knowledge of spells helped to free Lancelot and Merida from King Arthur's prison. Belle subsequently helped Merida of Dunbroch win back her kingdom and save her three brothers from the other clans. In Storybrooke, Dark Emma awakens Rumple from his coma. Emma then steals Merida's heart and commands her to kill Belle in hopes that it will inspire Rumple to be a hero. Rumple insists that he and Belle leave town, but she refuses to run away from her life and the people she cares about. Dark Emma then transforms Merida into a bear that chases Belle through the woods until the bear is stopped by Rumple, who feeds it anti-transformation powder in order to revert Merida to human form. Belle witnesses Rumple embrace his newfound sense of heroism and remove Excalibur from its stone. After everyone's memory is restored and Rumple heroically faces Dark Hook, Rumple tells Belle that he is ready to finally be the man she deserves. Belle declines his offer to rekindle their relationship, stating that she has spent too long trying to heal his heart that she has lost track of her own. Upon the arrival of all previous Dark Ones in Storybrooke, Rumple sends Belle out of town so that she may escape the immediate threat and see the world as she has always wanted to. Belle accepts the offer and leaves, but returns once the threat is vanquished and tells Rumple that she wants to be with him because he has proven to be truly selfless, though she is unaware that Rumple has now reclaimed the powers of the Dark One.

text: Belle remains in Storybrooke when Rumple travels with Emma to the Underworld to rescue Hook, but is unaware that she is pregnant with their first child (although it is Rumple's second born child). It is revealed that, many years ago, Rumple promised his second born child to a healer back in the Enchanted Forest in exchange for saving Baelfire. Now the healer has died and signed the contract over to Hades, whom the baby is now owed to. After she is sent through a portal along with Zelena and her daughter, Belle learns the truth from Gold about his reacquired powers and her pregnancy as well as the contract, putting her life and that of their unborn child in jeopardy once again. Motivated by Hades, Gaston moves against Rumplestiltskin with plans to kill him, reuniting Belle with her ex-fiancé. After confronting Gold about his murder of Gaston decades earlier, Belle intends to help Gaston move on, only to learn that Gaston blames her for his death. In an attempt to rescue Rumplestiltskin, Belle inadvertently pushes Gaston into the River of Lost Souls. Consumed with guilt over what she did to Gaston, Belle places herself under a sleeping curse given to her by Zelena, believing it would give Gold enough time to save their child from Hades. Before falling under, Belle makes Gold promise to return her to her father. It later turns out that Gold's kiss of True Love cannot break the spell, for Belle had begun losing faith in him again. To keep her and his unborn child safe, Rumple places Belle inside of Pandora's Box.

text: Season 6[edit]

text: Belle remains in the sleeping curse she put herself in to protect her child. Rumple enters her dreamworld to try and wake her, but fails in doing so. Her son wakes her instead, and she once again rejects Rumple. As she seeks a new place to stay, Hook offers for Belle to stay on the Jolly Roger in repentance for attacking her in the past. Belle forgives him and accepts, realizing Hook is a changed man. Rumple casts a spell forbidding her to leave the boat due to a serious threat from Mr. Hyde. However, the spell puts her in danger when she cannot flee from the true threat, Dr. Jekyll. This further deteriorates Rumple and Belle's relationship. Belle briefly forges an alliance with Zelena in order to escape Storybrooke, but Rumple stops them before she can. In the episode "Changelings", the Evil Queen speeds up Belle's pregnancy and Belle gives birth to Gideon. She gives her son to the Blue Fairy, fearing Rumple will try to take the child as he previously threatened. But the Blue Fairy is ambushed by Rumple's mother, the Black Fairy. Gideon is taken to the Dark Realm where he grows up very quickly and develops a terrifying darkness. Rumple apologizes for his villainous actions and tells Belle that they need to start trusting each other in order to rescue their son. In the mid season finale, an adult Gideon arrives in Storybrooke and is shown confronting his mother and father in Gold's shop.

text: Gideon explains to his parents that he has arrived in Storybrooke to kill the Savior and take her powers for himself in order to defeat the Black Fairy and free the Dark Realm. Belle agrees to work with Rumple in order to save their son from the darkness growing inside of him and to prevent the looming "war" in Storybrooke. Rumple and Belle later learn that Gideon has been under the control of the Black Fairy, who has stolen his heart. After Rumple secretly forges an alliance with his mother in order to retrieve Gideon's heart, he returns the heart and Gideon happily reunites with his parents. The Black Fairy then casts her curse to start the Final Battle, which separates Belle from her husband and son and turns her into a recluse and a hermit, afraid to leave the confines of her home. This is in direct contrast to Belle's true nature and love of travel and adventure. In addition, the Black Fairy once again steals Gideon's heart and commands him to kill the Savior. To break the curse, Rumple kills the Black Fairy, and he and Belle happily reunite. Together they enter the mines to once again retrieve Gideon's heart and stop him before he can kill Emma. Upon finding the heart and considering the power he could gain from Emma's death, Rumple makes the decision to ignore his dark impulses and commands Gideon to let Emma live. The end of the Final Battle sees adult Gideon disappear and reappear to Belle and Rumple as the baby she originally gave up. Belle and Rumple celebrate their "happy beginning" together with the Charmings, Emma, Hook, Regina, and Zelena at Granny's Diner.

text: Season 7[edit]

text: One year after the events of the season six finale, Belle and Rumple are planning baby Gideon’s first birthday party. Rumple gives Belle a travel book and promises her that he’s going to give her what she’s always wanted: an opportunity to see the world. Ten years later, along their travels, Belle, Rumple, and Gideon explore an ancient bridge above a river said to grant people’s greatest wishes. Rumple reveals to Belle that he no longer wishes to have the powers of the Dark One, because he wants to live out a mortal life with her. He drops the dagger into the river, but it instantly reappears. Belle vows to help Rumple find a way to be rid of his curse forever. Eight years later, Belle, Rumple, and Gideon are living in a castle or large estate in an unspecified location. Belle and Rumple are ecstatic to discover that (a now 18-year-old) Gideon has been accepted into a prestigious academy. Belle then reveals to Rumple that she has discovered and translated a fairy prophecy, which states: “When the Dark One finds eternal love, at the sun’s brightest set, where time stops, the path will appear to where the darkness shall rest.” Rumple tells Belle that the place referred to by the prophecy is the Edge of Realms, the edge of all existence where the sun never sets and time passes differently. Belle understands at this time that “the sun’s brightest set” means her own death, but purposely withholds this from Rumple because she knows he would do anything to prevent it. Belle decides she would rather live a long, happy life with Rumple rather than endlessly seeking another answer. The two travel to the Edge of Realms and decide to build their home there without the use of magic. Many blissful years pass, as Belle ages into an elderly woman and Rumple remains immortal. On her deathbed, Belle reveals to a distraught Rumple that only by letting her go may he finally find the answer to getting rid of the Dark One curse and ultimately reunite with her in death. Rumple tells Belle that he is too afraid to let her go, but she reminds him of their timeless tale. As she passes, Belle’s final words to Rumple are: “You let me go once before, and we found our way back to each other. You’re a good man, Rumple. Your heart is pure. You will find the answer you need to get rid of the dagger, and you will find your way back to me, okay? I promise.”

text: As the season progresses, Rumple's quest to reunite with her seems hopeless, until the series finale "Leaving Storybrooke", in which he sacrifices his heart to save the Captain Hook from the Wish Realm. Upon his death, Belle appears to him on Mount Olympus in her signature golden dress. The two embrace and dance together.

text: Character development and reception[edit]

text: The producers had planned to make the Belle character a recurring role in the series,[37] but after sporadic appearances in the first season, she was promoted to a series regular in the second.[38]

text: Had de Ravin not accepted the Belle role, she would've gone on to star in a television series called Americana; ABC decided to pass on the pilot in 2012.[39]

text: de Ravin's fellow co-star on Once Upon a Time, Keegan Connor Tracy (who plays The Blue Fairy/Mother Superior), also played Belle in the 2015 TV movie Descendants.