A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
- Directors
- Writers
- John Musker
- Ron Clements
- Hans Christian Andersen(based on the fairy tale by)
- Stars
- Jodi Benson(voice)
- Samuel E. Wright(voice)
- Rene Auberjonois(voice)
Top credits
- Directors
- Writers
- John Musker
- Ron Clements
- Hans Christian Andersen(based on the fairy tale by)
- Stars
- Jodi Benson(voice)
- Samuel E. Wright(voice)
- Rene Auberjonois(voice)
- Won 2 Oscars
- 14 wins & 8 nominations total
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Jodi Benson
- Arielas Ariel
- (voice)
Pat Carroll
- Ursulaas Ursula
- (voice)
Paddi Edwards
- Flotsamas Flotsam
- (voice)
- …
Kenneth Mars
- Tritonas Triton
- (voice)
Will Ryan
- Seahorseas Seahorse
- (voice)
Ben Wright
- Grimsbyas Grimsby
- (voice)
Debbie Shapiro Gravitte
- Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Debbie Shapiro)
- Directors
- Writers
- John Musker
- Ron Clements
- Hans Christian Andersen(based on the fairy tale by)
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
- All cast & crew
Storyline
In Disney's beguiling animated romp, rebellious 16-year-old mermaid Ariel is fascinated with life on land. On one of her visits to the surface, which are forbidden by her controlling father, King Triton, she falls for a human prince. Determined to be with her new love, Ariel makes a dangerous deal with the sea witch Ursula to become human for three days. But when plans go awry for the star-crossed lovers, the king must make the ultimate sacrifice for his daughter. —Jwelch5742
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- Certificate
- G
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaIn the opening scene when King Triton arrives at the arena, Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Kermit the Frog can be briefly seen in the crowd of sea-people as mermen when he passes over them.
- GoofsDuring "Kiss the Girl", the fish swim up from a depth, but later, when Ariel and Eric fall out of the boat, they are shown in Ursula's ball standing in shallow water.
- Alternate versionsFor the re-release in 1998, some of the international versions were entirely re-dubbed. It has been claimed this was due to a bureaucratic error, but the real reason for this action was because the international companies were unhappy with the scripts on the earlier releases and wanted to be more faithful to the original dialogue. Many international fans disliked the new dubs, especially in Germany, where several petitions were set up to restore the old dub on DVD (which actually resulted in Disney including the old dub on the 2013 DVD/Blu-ray release). Other countries affected by the change were France, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Poland, Thailand, Japan and Brazil.
- ConnectionsEdited from Pinocchio (1940)
- SoundtracksFathoms Below
(1989) (uncredited)
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Performed by Disney Chorus (Ship's Chorus)
Top review
"The Little Mermaid" Surprised Me
It has been ten years since "The Little Mermaid" was released. Back when Disney originally released the film, I was both excited and apprehensive. Excited, because it is one of the best children's stories and one of my favorites. Apprehensive, because I knew Disney would change the ending and give it a happy ending, which is understandable but still unfortunate. When I first saw it, I liked it much more than I thought I would, and after each repeated viewing, I have liked it more and more. I am now convinced this is the second best American Animated film, after "Beauty and the Beast". The music, story, writing, and animation are superb as others have stated, but the villainess, Ursula, is also a major factor in the success of the film. She is the best written and performed of all Disney villains. She is purely evil but totally believable. Pat Carroll, who I have often noticed but never really considered, did a fabulous job with Ursula's characterization. The music and songs are consistantly very good. There is no deep thought to this one, but "The Little Mermaid" is artfully near-perfect entainment.
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- JKearse
- Apr 28, 1999
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- Country of origin
- Official sites
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- Also known as
- The Little Mermaid 3D
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $111,543,479
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,031,914
- Nov 19, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $211,343,479
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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