Aquamarine (2006)

Two teenage girls discover a mermaid in their beach club's swimming pool.

Director:

Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum (as Elizabeth Allen)

Writers:

John Quaintance (screenplay), Jessica Bendinger (screenplay),

Stars:

Emma Roberts, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque, Sara Paxton

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emma Roberts	...	Claire
Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque	...	Hailey Rogers
Sara Paxton	...	Aquamarine
Jake McDorman	...	Raymond
Arielle Kebbel	...	Cecilia Banks
Claudia Karvan	...	Ginny
Bruce Spence	...	Leonard
Tammin Sursok	...	Marjorie
Roy Billing	...	Grandpa Bob
Julia Blake	...	Grandma Maggie
Shaun Micallef	...	Storm Banks
Lulu McClatchy	...	Bonnie
Natasha Leigh	...	Patty (as Natasha Cunningham)
Dichen Lachman	...	Beth-Ann
Lincoln Lewis	...	Theo

Storyline

In a dreary Florida beach resort village, luscious-limbed lifeguard Raymond is the main attraction for girls. Teenager buddies Claire and Hailey became experts on him by observation, but never dared actually approach him, and after this closing summer season will be separated as one's parents move to Australia. Then they find a storm washed up in a pool a sassy mermaid, who promises them a wish if they help her prove to Neptune love exists, and Raymond is the only creature resembling a love-god.

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Plot Keywords:

mermaid | beach | love | wish | storm | 

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Taglines:

A Fish-Out-Of-Water Comedy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Twentieth Century Fox [United States]

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aquamarine

Filming Locations:

Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$20,860 (New Zealand) (7 July 2006)

Gross:

$58,828 (New Zealand) (7 July 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Storefront Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

To play the part of Aquamarine required for Sara Paxton to do a month of intensive swimming lessons beforehand.

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Goofs

When Raymond is putting the band-aid on Aquamarine's knee, in one shot he is holding the band-aid one way and then a split second later he holds it a different way.

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Quotes

Aquamarine: [about wearing starfish for earrings] They literally give me compliments - in my ear. They talk to me. Starfish are notorious suck-ups. They love to give compliments. But it's nice when you need a little boost.

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Crazy Credits

After the regular cast credits the Roberts, Levesque, and Paxton also get credits for being the voice of their respective starfish earrings.

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Connections

Referenced in Lóve (2011)

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Soundtracks

Island in the Sun
Written by Rivers Cuomo
Performed by Half Day

User Reviews

Hilarious "I need to own" movie.

Hilarious. A movie the whole family would enjoy. Even the adults will love it. Good story line, and besides the whole mermaid thing, it has several aspects that most girls (and some guys) can relate to (first crush, best friend moving away, evil preppies, dad trying to run child's life, fear of something you once loved, etc). Once again, very amusing, original, and an all around "I need to own" movie. I would recommend it to mostly everybody, most guys (especially teenagers or single guys) might not appreciate most of the humor in it. However, I think that (almost) every girl (young and old) will be delighted with this movie. Definitely worth seeing at the theater.