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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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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| Rene Auberjonois | ... |
Louis
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| Christopher Daniel Barnes | ... |
Eric
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| Jodi Benson | ... | ||
| 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 | ... |
(voice) (as Debbie Shapiro)
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Robert Weil | ... |
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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>
Disney animated films had become somewhat second-rate by 1989 and it appeared that one of the great genres in the cinema was on life-support. But that all changed with "The Little Mermaid". The film is a cinematic classic that tells the story of a young mermaid princess who just wants to be human so she makes a deal with an evil sea witch to get her wish, but she loses her beautiful voice in the process and she must be kissed by her true love to get it back. A really great motion picture that has some really memorable songs in it. 5 stars out of 5.