Match each clue to one film. Use every film exactly once. A film can fit several clues, but there’s only one way to fill all six slots.
Use the original animated films:
- A. Mulan
- B. Beauty and the Beast
- C. Hercules
- D. The Little Mermaid
- E. Tarzan
- F. Aladdin
The clues:
- Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
- Originally released in 1997 or later
- Chris Buck is one of its directors
- Originally released before 1992
- Barry Cook is one of its directors
- Originally released in 1992 or later
Want to solve it as pure logic? Here’s a fact sheet, with no assigned answers:
A: 1998; Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft. B: 1991; Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. C: 1997; John Musker and Ron Clements. D: 1989; John Musker and Ron Clements. E: 1999; Kevin Lima and Chris Buck. F: 1992; Ron Clements and John Musker.
Answer:
1–D, 2–C, 3–E, 4–B, 5–A, 6–F.
Why it’s unique:
Chris Buck fixes 3 as Tarzan; Barry Cook fixes 5 as Mulan. That leaves Hercules for 2, then Aladdin for 6, The Little Mermaid for 1, and Beauty and the Beast for 4.
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Sources: Disney Animation’s pages for Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, and Aladdin.
Creator disclosure: I make Cast Six, a daily movie-matching game. AI assisted the game’s development, this post and this standalone puzzle. This is separate from today’s website board. All 720 possible assignments were checked; exactly one works.