When did the film which Spike received inspiration from debut?
Spike (2008 film):  The film has been described by Robert Hope as "Angela Carter rewriting "La Belle et la Bête" as an episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."" Beauty and the Beast (1946 film): Beauty and the Beast (French: La Belle et la Bête ) is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film directed by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau.
1946