Aquamarine (2006)

Director:

Elizabeth Allen

Writers (WGA):

John Quaintance (screenplay) and
Jessica Bendinger (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

3 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

A Fish-Out-Of-Water Comedy.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Gay Slur | Crush | Friendship | Pool Party | Bathtub Scene

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 27	7:00 PM	FAM
Sun. July 27	9:30 PM	FAM

Cast

Emma Roberts	...	Claire
Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque	...	Hailey
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 Cunningham	...	Patty
Dichen Lachman	...	Beth-Ann
Lincoln Lewis	...	Theo
Matthew Okine	...	Nick
Regis Broadway	...	Vince
Robbie Parkin	...	Pool Guy
Joey Massey	...	Little Boy
Dillon Stephensen	...	Waiter
Donna Fox	...	Firewoman
Alice Hunter	...	Beach Girl
Adam King	...	Shopkeeper
Nathan Lockwood	...	Halfday Band Member
Jess Smith	...	Halfday Band Member
Chris Brady	...	Halfday Band Member
Dave Gilbert	...	Halfday Band Member

Directed by
Elizabeth Allen

Writing credits (WGA)
John Quaintance		(screenplay) and
Jessica Bendinger		(screenplay)
Alice Hoffman		(novel)

Produced by
Susan Cartsonis	....	producer
Steven R. McGlothen	....	co-producer

Original Music by
David Hirschfelder

Cinematography by
Brian J. Breheny

Film Editing by
Jane Moran

Casting by
Christian Kaplan

Production Design by
Nelson Coates

Art Direction by
Bill Booth

Set Decoration by
Matthew Putland

Costume Design by
Sally Sharpe

Makeup Department
Paige Badenoch	....	additional makeup artist
Lea Dixon	....	hair stylist
Lea Dixon	....	makeup artist
Sally Gordon	....	key makeup artist
Sue Kelly-Tait	....	additional makeup artist
Sash Lamey	....	additional makeup artist
Anita Lowe	....	key hairdresser
Anita Morgan	....	additional makeup artist
Lynne O'Brien	....	additional makeup artist
Mark Cleary	....	creature effects (uncredited)

Production Management
Julie Forster	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Darwin Brooks	....	third assistant director
Julie Burton	....	second assistant director: second unit
Darren Mallett	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Bob Booker	....	property master
Mark Brims	....	property supervisor
Graeme Callander	....	storyboard artist
James Colmer	....	graphic artist
Alex Dai	....	storyboard artist
Marco Nero	....	matte painter

Sound Department
Yulia Akerholt	....	dialogue editor
Natalie Choo	....	foley artist (as Natalie Velik)
Mark Franken	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Goodes	....	adr recordist
Mark Hensley	....	adr mixer

Visual Effects by
Lindsay Adams	....	digital compositor
Vaughn Arnup	....	digital compositor
Jason Baird	....	creature effects designer: Mermaid Prosthetics
Mark Barber	....	digital compositor
Tom Bardwell	....	digital artist
Dan Breckwoldt	....	digital compositor
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Suzanne Evans-Booth	....	visual effects coordinator
Ben Falcone	....	digital effects artist
Morgane Furio	....	visual effects supervisor
Jason Hawkins	....	video operations technician: Animal Logic
Andrew Hogden	....	data operator
Krista Jordan	....	senior compositor
Marc Jouveneau	....	digital compositor
Joanna Keogh	....	visual effects coordinator
Christopher Kerr	....	data operations lead: Animal Logic
Stefan Litterini	....	digital artist: Animal Logic
Thomas Müller	....	visual effects artist: Peerless
Catherine Nelson	....	digital compositor
Alejandro Perez	....	dustbuster
Jeremy Pronk	....	technical director
Will Reichelt	....	3D lead
Danielle Rubin	....	visual effects producer
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor
Robert Sullivan	....	video operations supervisor: Animal Logic
Paul Taylor	....	video operations technician: Animal Logic
Patrick Ledda	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Ric Anderson	....	stunt coordinator
Angela Moore	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Christidis	....	underwater director of photography
Shawn Ensign	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles
Michael Mier	....	video playback operator
Randy Tambling	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Martin Turner	....	director of photography: second unit
Vince Valituti	....	still photographer
Matthew Weston	....	camera loader

Casting Department
Marianne Jade	....	casting assistant
Fiona McMaster	....	extras casting
Samantha Strauss	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Husein Alicajic	....	additional editor
Kirsty Bruce	....	assistant editor
Jack Lewars	....	assistant color timer: Efilm
Justin McDonald	....	telecine assistant
Cheryl Potter	....	first assistant editor
Lorene Simpson	....	digital intermediate producer
Lisa Tutunjian	....	digital intermediate editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Ricky Edwards	....	orchestrator
David Hirschfelder	....	conductor
Oliver Hug	....	assistant temp music editor
Jason Lamont	....	music supervisor
Simon Leadley	....	music editor
Simon Leadley	....	music score mixer
Peymon Maskan	....	music coordinator
Anton Monsted	....	music supervisor
Tim Ryan	....	music editor
Tim Ryan	....	music score recordist
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	additional music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Steve Taylor	....	action vehicles coordinator
Jamie Whifield	....	assistant unit transport manager

Other crew
Husein Alicajic	....	director attachment
Angelique Badenoch	....	production secretary
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services
Justin Brace	....	accounting assistant
Karen Bull	....	accounting assistant
Trevor Callaghan	....	location security
Kaylene Carlson	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Steve Courtney	....	effects engineering
Nicki Ellis	....	assistant production coordinator
Judy Hallin	....	production coordinator
Nicholle Leahy	....	assistant accountant
Sheila Lind	....	assistant: Mr. McGlothen
Jasmin Lyford	....	production assistant
Jamie McLennan	....	location manager
Peter McManus	....	production accountant
Lisa Nichols	....	studio teacher
Antoinette O'Neill	....	continuity
Toni Pearson	....	production accountant
Jason Rowling	....	runner
Kym Sainsbury	....	prosthetics supervisor
Ben Shelton	....	pre-production office assistant
Holly Smith	....	assistant: Ms Cartsonis
Tom Todoroff	....	acting consultant
Edweana Wenkart	....	unit publicist
Anna Wood	....	assistant: Ms. Allen
Andreas Zachai	....	location scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Storefront Pictures

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Fox 2000 Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Animal Logic (visual effects)
• JMB FX (creature effects)

Other Companies

• All Balloons All The Time  balloon decor
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes: dollies and remote camera systems
• Epic Records  soundtrack
• La-La Land Records  score album
• Northernstar Security  location security
• Sydney Scoring Orchestra  music performed by
• Trackdown Digital  music editing services
• Trackdown Digital  music recorded and mixed at

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and sensuality.

Runtime:

Brazil:104 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Ireland:PG | Denmark:A | USA:PG (certificate #42050) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Finland:S | UK:PG | Argentina:13 | Mexico:A | Sweden:7 | New Zealand:PG

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

Sara Paxton's mermaid tail weighed over 100 pounds and was approximately 8 feet in length.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Cecilia is at the water tower alone she is missing one or both of her earrings, when she gets back to the beach party she has them both on.

Quotes:

Aquamarine: But I've learned it's not where you are, it's who you're with.

Movie Connections:

References I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Soundtrack:

Control Me

It wasn't that bad

Even though I was forced to watch this with younger siblings, I actually enjoyed myself. Besides the movie Splash which was made years ago, I don't think there has been many mermaid movies. This one, although a little bit on the cheesy side, had a pretty good underlying message. Graphics were not extraordinary, but they weren't terrible. Jojo turned out to be a sarcastic, funny actress and Sara Paxton did a pretty good job on being the clueless mermaid. Emma Roberts was a little bit rusty on acting, but she can sure tear up. Yea it was cheesy, but what'd you expect, at least it wasn't unbearably cheesy. It was really just cute and I enjoyed watching it with my siblings.