Several characters in this movie are an homage to characters in the nine-time Academy Award winning Gigi (1958): Lumiere is a tribute to Maurice Chevalier, perfectly impersonated by Jerry Orbach. The main male protagonist's name is Gaston, with a similar air of confidence as Gaston from Gigi. When Gigi rebuffs him in the 1958 movie, it is similar to when Belle rebuffs Gaston and both sing a self-righteous song of indignation. Gaston of this movie is not redeemed in the end however, unlike Gigi's Gaston. This movie is a take on the classic French novel "La Belle et la Bete". Though not the same source material, both being French-themed, this movie pays homage to great French actors and themes past in Gigi. Watching Gigi will lead to a greater appreciation of this movie. Jerry Orbach intended Lumiere's voice to be similar to Maurice Chevalier's, and even paid tribute to him in the middle of the "Be Our Guest" number (right as he says "course by course, one by one."
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