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The Little Mermaid (1989) 7.5
A mermaid princess makes a faustian bargain with an unscrupulous seahag in order to meet a human prince on land. |
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Cast
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| Rene Auberjonois | ... |
Louis
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| Christopher Daniel Barnes | ... |
Eric
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| Pat Carroll | ... |
Ursula
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| Paddi Edwards | ... |
Flotsam & Jetsam
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| Buddy Hackett | ... |
Scuttle
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Jason Marin | ... |
Flounder
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| Kenneth Mars | ... |
Triton
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| Edie McClurg | ... |
Carlotta
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| Will Ryan | ... |
Seahorse
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Ben Wright | ... |
Grimsby
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| Samuel E. Wright | ... |
Sebastian
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Hamilton Camp | ... |
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Debbie Shapiro Gravitte | ... |
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Robert Weil | ... |
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Loosely based upon the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Ariel, youngest daughter of King Triton, is dissatisfied with life in the sea. She longs to be with the humans above the surface, and is often caught in arguments with her father over those "barbaric fish-eaters". She goes to meet Ursula, the Sea Witch, to strike a deal, but Ursula has bigger plans for this mermaid and her father. Written by Tim Pickett <quetzal@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au>
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Somewhere under the sea and beyond your imagination is an adventure in fantasy. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
17 November 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Little Mermaid 3D See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
DEM 463,361 (Germany) (24 July 1998)Gross:
£1,703,401 (UK) (28 August 1998)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (original release)| DTS (re-release) (1997)| Dolby Digital (re-release) (1997)| Dolby (35 mm prints) (original release)| SDDS (re-release) (1997)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Prince Eric: Isn't this great? The salty sea air, the wind blowing in your face... aaah, the perfect day to be at sea!
Grimsby: [leaning over rail] Oh, yes... urp... delightful.
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(1989) (uncredited)
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Performed by Pat Carroll (Ursula)
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Did You Know?
Trivia
CASTLE THUNDER: Heard a few times during the storm that wrecks Eric's ship in the beginning. It's also briefly heard for a second during the middle of the second storm when Ursula becomes gigantic and powerful, and is the last Disney movie to use the sound. See more »Goofs
The eels Flotsam and Jetsam each have one yellow eye; one has it on the right side, the other on the left. When they are talking to Ariel and the camera cuts to the close-up of them saying "Together forever," the eyes have switched places. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Prince Eric: Isn't this great? The salty sea air, the wind blowing in your face... aaah, the perfect day to be at sea!
Grimsby: [leaning over rail] Oh, yes... urp... delightful.
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Soundtracks
"Poor Unfortunate Souls"(1989) (uncredited)
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Performed by Pat Carroll (Ursula)
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The Little Mermaid is one of Disney's best animated motion pictures. It tells the classic Hans Christian Anderson story of a mermaid who wishes she could be human in order to capture the love of a human prince. The animation is beautiful, in fact I think this is one of Disney's most flawless films. It features lovable characters: Ariel the little mermaid is one of my favorite 'Disney girls', Sebastian the crab, Scuttle the wacky seagull, Flounder the... flounder, Triton Ariel's father the Sea King and of course prince charming- Eric. And don't think I forgot the most despised octopus of the oceans- Ursula and her two eels Flotsam and Jetsum. Great beginning and great ending... and of course a lovable story. The music is beautiful (and rightfully won the Oscar for best score and best song). The score is by Alan Menken (who also provided us with the scores of Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast). Some of the most beautiful Disney songs are in The Little Mermaid- Part of Your World, Kiss the Girl and for a little bit of dancin' Under the Sea. A movie for all ages, you will be enchanted by Ariel's world under the sea, by the wacky characters, the cruel but in a strange way lovable Ursula, the score, the songs, the story and the animation. I hope everybody has The Little Mermaid in their video collection to one day show their children and grandchildren or any youngster (or adult for that matter). You will be captured by Ariel and want to be part of her (most intriguing) world.