The Little Mermaid

19891989
GG
1h 23min

Jodi Benson in The Little Mermaid (1989)

A mermaid princess makes a faustian bargain with an unscrupulous seahag in order to meet a human prince on land.

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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
- Ron Clements
- John Musker
Writers
- John Musker
- Ron Clements
- Hans Christian Andersen(fairy tale)
Stars
- Jodi Benson(voice)
- Samuel E. Wright(voice)
- Rene Auberjonois(voice)

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Won 2 Oscars
- 14 wins & 8 nominations total

Pat Carroll in The Little Mermaid (1989)

Jodi Benson, Jason Marin, and Samuel E. Wright in The Little Mermaid (1989)

Jodi Benson and Jason Marin in The Little Mermaid (1989)

Jodi Benson in The Little Mermaid (1989)

Kenneth Mars in The Little Mermaid (1989)

Pat Carroll in The Little Mermaid (1989)

Jodi Benson and Pat Carroll in The Little Mermaid (1989)

Samuel E. Wright in The Little Mermaid (1989)

Jodi Benson and Jason Marin in The Little Mermaid (1989)

Jodi Benson in The Little Mermaid (1989)

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, and Jason Marin in The Little Mermaid (1989)

Arielas Ariel
(voice)

Samuel E. Wright

Sebastianas Sebastian
(voice)

Rene Auberjonois

Louisas Louis
(voice)

Christopher Daniel Barnes

Ericas Eric
(voice)

Ursulaas Ursula
(voice)

Flotsamas Flotsam
(voice)
…

Scuttleas Scuttle
(voice)

Flounderas Flounder
(voice)

Tritonas Triton
(voice)

Carlottaas Carlotta
(voice)

Seahorseas Seahorse
(voice)

Grimsbyas Grimsby
(voice)

Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
(voice)

Debbie Shapiro Gravitte

Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
(voice)
(as Debbie Shapiro)

Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
(voice)

Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
(voice)

Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
(voice)

Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
(voice)

Directors
- Ron Clements
- John Musker
Writers
- John Musker
- Ron Clements
- Hans Christian Andersen(fairy tale)
All cast & crew
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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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Trivia
In 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.

Goofs
During "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.

Quotes
Sebastian: Hm. Teenagers. They think they know everything. You give them an inch, they swim all over you.

Alternate versions
For 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.

Connections
Edited from Pinocchio (1940)

Soundtracks
Fathoms Below
(1989) (uncredited)
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Performed by Disney Chorus (Ship's Chorus)

Top review

8/10

A Good Disney Film

A good family film with a cute version the story. As it is written so it is said, Disney's movie is *loosely* based on Hans Christian Andersen's story - so you cannot compare Andersen's story with Disney's film. Disney's film is a colorful tale with quite a few comical characters.

I enjoyed this film quite a bit but I would have liked to have seen this movie a bit "darker" in tone (animation and story). Under ocean is a mysterious place - so I would have preferred this movie with more of a "gloomy" atmosphere and story instead of being mainly a bright place to live. Of course it's just a matter of personal preference.

Yes The Little Mermaid is a wonderful film. You could make this a double feature with movies like: "Sleeping Beauty" or "Beauty and the Beast".

8/10

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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

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Runtime
- 1h 23min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo(original release)
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1(original and intended ratio)

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