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| Hume Cronyn | ... |
Mr. John McRae
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| Joan Gregson | ... |
Mrs. Bridget McRae
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| Tegan Moss | ... |
Amanda Forrest
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| Shawn Roberts | ... |
Peter Warner
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| Ron Lea | ... |
James Forrest
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Arlene Mazerolle | ... |
Celia Forrest
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| Don McKellar | ... |
Mr. Whittaker, School Teacher
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| Cedric Smith | ... |
Samuel 'Sam' Casey (Sea Person)
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| Janet Kidder | ... |
Ms. Busby, Swim Teacher
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James Mainprize | ... |
Red Faced Man
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The plot is mildly interesting, but the film sadly lacks in genuine fantasy and imagination. Though it has a good cast, there is the typical cop-out of talking ABOUT mermaids and mermen but never having any -- just humans who are supposed to be the "real" merfolk.
The Disney Channel film THE THIRTEENTH YEAR did a much better job of handling the same subject matter and did not skim on costuming and special FX. This film, on the other hand, comes across as the low-budget version of the same story. Too bad. It could have been so much better.