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.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 16 wins & 8 nominations total
- Ariel
- (voice)
- Sebastian
- (voice)
- Louis
- (voice)
- (as René Auberjonois)
- Ursula
- (voice)
- Flotsam
- (voice)
- …
- Scuttle
- (voice)
- Flounder
- (voice)
- Triton
- (voice)
- Carlotta
- (voice)
- Grimsby
- (voice)
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Debbie Shapiro)
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Storyline
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.
- Quotes
Ariel: [after rescuing the Prince] Is he dead?
Scuttle: It's hard to say.
[Place's his ear to Eric's foot]
Scuttle: I... I can't make out a heartbeat.
Ariel: No, look! He's breathing. He's so beautiful.
Ariel: [singing] What would i give to live where you are?/ What would I pay to stay here beside you?/ what would I do to see you smiling at me?/ Where would we walk/ where would we run/ If we could stay all day in the sun/ Just you and me/ and I could be/ part of your world
Grimsby: [Calling Out] Eric? Eric!
[the approaching Grimsby and Max's barking send a startled Ariel back into the ocean]
Grimsby: [Helping Eric to his feet] You really delight in these sadistic strains on my blood pressure, don't you?
Prince Eric: A girl rescued me. She... She was singing. She had the most beaufiful voice.
Grimsby: Eric, I think you've swallowed a bit too much seawater. Off we go. Come along, Max.
Sebastian: [after watching the unfolding events] We just gonna forget this whole thing ever happened. The sea king will never know. You won't tell him.
Flounder: [Nods in agreement]
Sebastian: I won't tell him. I will stay in one piece.
[Ariel has possitioned herself on top of a rock watching Eric longingly]
Ariel: [sung] I don't know when/ I don't know how/ But I know something's starting right now/ Watch and you'll see/ Someday I'll be/ Part of your world
- Alternate versionsFor the 1997-1998 re-release, the 1998/1999 home video release and the 2007 Disney Movie Club Exclusive VHS release, the end credits were changed to have altered music: a shorter version of "Under the Sea" and then "Part of Your World" as sung by Ariel. The 1998 USA VHS release has credits side by side with a music video making most of the credits impossible to read and giving the general impression of a TV showing of the film. In the original 1989 theatrical release, the original 1990 home video release, and the post-2006 releases, the ending credits contain a slightly longer "Under the Sea" and a full version of Main Titles music, so the audio for the end credits is faithful to the original.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Old Mill (1937)
- SoundtracksFathoms Below
(1989) (uncredited)
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Performed by Disney Chorus (Ship's Chorus)
On the down side, while it had a great message, it didn't stay true to what Hans Christian Andersen wrote. I hadn't read Andersen's version until very recently, but I loved it. I thought it had a much better and far more realistic message than the Disney movie. Andersen said that if you're a good person, while you may not get your reward in life, being good is it's own reward. Disney, on the other hand, said that if you risk everything for the one you love, things will work out in the end. While that's a nice message for little kids that is very unrealistic. Good people are hurt all the time.
I've heard people say that if girls grow up watching this, they will learn that big breasts, a small waist, and having a man by your side are what's important in life. This movie was made the year I was born, so naturally, I grew up on it. I don't hold myself to unrealistic standards or feel like I must have a man to go on. So, while I don't know about all the other little girls out there, but Disney didn't corrupt me.
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- Aug 4, 2002
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- 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
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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