'Howard' gives Howard Ashman—the lyricist behind such Disney classics as 'Little Mermaid' and 'Aladdin'—the tribute he deserves. Our review
Ashman dodged disillusion by moving to Hollywood and learning that the future of the Broadway musical was in Disney animation, and the documentary is filled with scenes of Ashman the perfectionist at work onThe suits are appalled at first when he demands that the villainous Ursula be drawn a G-rated version of drag queen Divine and that Sebastian the crab should be Jamaican — all the better to catch the lilt of “Under the Sea.
Even such pros as Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach had to pay heed to get “Be My Guest” fromIt’s when Ashman and Lauch are supervising the building of their dream house in upstate New York that the lyricist notices the white patches on his throat that lead to an HIV test; he decides to keep the results secret due to his fears that Disney moral arbiters might kick him to the curb.
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