Aquamarine (2006)

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

Director:

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 | storm | wish | 

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Taglines:

A Fish-Out-Of-Water Comedy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Twentieth Century Fox [us]

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Sereia Apaixonada

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

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sara Paxton would have a 4am call-time every morning as she required 2 and a half hours to get her hair and facial make-up applied, and then another 2 and a half hours to have her tail fitted.

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Goofs

When Aquamarine talks to Raymond for the first time, the blue streaks in her hair are bright and prominent, but when she goes to the hammock complaining that Raymond doesn't love her, the streaks have disappeared

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Quotes

Aquamarine: [Raymond gives her a band aid] Thank you. It's beautiful.

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Connections

Referenced in Jennifer's Body (2009)

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Soundtracks

"One Original Thing"
Written by Cheyenne Kimball and Billy Mann
Performed by Cheyenne Kimball
Produced by Billy Mann for The Well Ltd.
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

Great sentiment, especially for a chick flick

Chick flick, I know. But don't let that stop you. My first instinct when I saw the preview was, "Here's a real movie." And I was not disappointed. I was amazed at just how great an actress Jojo turned out to be. In contrast to Hilary Duff and Lindsey Lohan, she may be one of the few teenage actresses who has a great prospect for an acting future. Plus, she's really cute :) Sarah Paxton is also amazing, and Emma Roberts also does well. I thought that Raymond was slightly stereotypical, and I I wished there weren't so much giggling, but hey, whatever floats the filmmaker's boats. It does start out very flirty, so "shallow" that my heart sank as I began to lose hope. However, it quickly grew into a beautiful, sentimental story of beauty, friendship, and love. Two thumbs up.