The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)

To protect her from a sea witch, Ariel's daughter is not allowed in the ocean; but when she becomes 12, she runs away to an adventure under the sea.

Directors:

Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith (co-director)

Writers:

Elizabeth Anderson (screenplay), Temple Mathews (screenplay)

Stars:

Tara Strong, Pat Carroll, Jodi Benson

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jodi Benson	...	Ariel (voice)
Samuel E. Wright	...	Sebastian (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Melody (voice) (as Tara Charendoff)
Pat Carroll	...	Morgana (voice)
Buddy Hackett	...	Scuttle (voice)
Kenneth Mars	...	King Triton (voice)
Max Casella	...	Tip (voice)
Stephen Furst	...	Dash (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Prince Eric (voice)
Clancy Brown	...	Undertow (voice)
Cam Clarke	...	Flounder (voice)
Rene Auberjonois	...	Chef Louis (voice)
Kay E. Kuter	...	Grimsby (voice)
Edie McClurg	...	Carlotta (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Max (voice)

Storyline

After having found a magic locket which shows the kingdom of Atlantica, Melody decides to run away from home and find the truth behind it. Ariel eventually discovers that her daughter has run away after being told by Sebastian. Ariel must turn back into a mermaid to go into the sea once more to find her missing daughter. However, Ursula's crazy sister, Morgana, intends to take control over the entire ocean. Ariel and her friends must stop Morgana from accomplishing the mission that Ursula failed and save Melody from her evil clutches.

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Plot Keywords:

disney animated sequel | sequel | second part | surrealism | ocean | 

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Taglines:

10 years ago, a mermaid dreamed of life on the land. Now her daughter dreams of the sea.

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney's Official Site

Country:

USA Canada Australia Taiwan

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Television Animation, Walt Disney Animation Canada, Walt Disney Animation Australia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min 80 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The story continually refers to Melody as a teenager, but in the story she is twelve years old.

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Goofs

When Melody comes out of the water the crotch part of her bloomers are down to her legs but the next scene it's up to the top of her legs.

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Quotes

Melody: Hey, Scuttle! Hey, Sebastian! What's kicking?
Scuttle: Uh, what's kicking? Hmm. let me see.
[he knocks on his head]
Scuttle: Don't rush me!
Sebastian: Ha! You know perfectly well what's kicking!

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Chick: Top 5 Least Awful Disney Sequels (2012)

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Soundtracks

Part of Your World
Song by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
Performed by Ann Marie Boskovich
Arranged by Robert Arbittier (as Rob Arbittier) and Gary Adante (as Garry Adante)

User Reviews

Someone should be stepped on for this.

Remember the Little Mermaid? The movie that made you believe in Disney again every time you saw it (no matter how awful their current movies were?) If you liked the Little Mermaid in the least bit, do not walk within viewing distance of this movie. I loved the Little Mermaid when it was the first movie I ever saw, I love it now; this movie, which had me excited in the beginning, left me feeling that it was better off never made. Everything in it, from character development, to voices, plot, lame side-kicks, lame villains, general stupidity, everything down to the more cutesy way things were colored and drawn, and the score. The original had a sort of mature feel that also appealed to kids that not a lot of Disney movies generally have, and this movie ended up as a drop in a sea of terrible Disney sequels.