A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 26 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJodi Benson: the original voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid (1989), appears as the person who gives Ariel a "dinglehopper" (fork) during her and Prince Eric's tour of the market.
- GoofsWhen Ariel jumps into the water to go back to the castle to stop Eric and Vanessa's engagement party, it's obvious that she should be soaking wet; however she is completely dry.
- Quotes
Sir Grimsby: Don't be held back by what you think should be. Think of only what is.
- Crazy creditsThe film opens with a quote by "The Little Mermaid" writer Hans Christian Andersen: "But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more."
- ConnectionsFeatured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Purple Octopus Melissa McCarthy (2019)
- SoundtracksPart of Your World
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Produced by Michael Higham (as Mike Higham) and Alan Menken
Performed by Halle Bailey
Featured review
I was excited and was left a disappointed
I was looking forward to this live Disney remake.
I loved the choice of Haley Baley and Melissa McCarthy, and even Javier Bardem, but I didn't enjoy the way the story was told.
Too many unnecessary changes have been made to the story, the new songs were more annoying than inspiring, and even the classic songs have been changed. Moments that were romantic in the cartoon seemed cheesy in the live action version.
Flounder and Sebastian were a let down as well, why did they look so boring?
The cgi was nice, but very dark in many scenes. After seeing Avatar 2, I wasn't impressed by it.
Ultimately I didn't feel the magic I have felt when I watched the cartoon for the first time, and sometimes it felt like it was made for TV and not the big screen.
At the end of the day it wasn't a bad movie, but compared to the original, it was a letdown.
I loved the choice of Haley Baley and Melissa McCarthy, and even Javier Bardem, but I didn't enjoy the way the story was told.
Too many unnecessary changes have been made to the story, the new songs were more annoying than inspiring, and even the classic songs have been changed. Moments that were romantic in the cartoon seemed cheesy in the live action version.
Flounder and Sebastian were a let down as well, why did they look so boring?
The cgi was nice, but very dark in many scenes. After seeing Avatar 2, I wasn't impressed by it.
Ultimately I didn't feel the magic I have felt when I watched the cartoon for the first time, and sometimes it felt like it was made for TV and not the big screen.
At the end of the day it wasn't a bad movie, but compared to the original, it was a letdown.
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- simon-d-cesair
- May 31, 2023
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $250,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $298,172,056
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $95,578,040
- May 28, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $569,626,289
- Runtime2 hours 15 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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