THE LITTLE
MERMAID
1989 ***1/2 83 mins.
I'm not sure, exactly, what it is about this film that I don't like. I just know that I, personally, absolutely despise this film. However, it is a very well-made film, so I have to give it a good rating. I just, personally, don't like it. Like I said, though, I don't know why. The songs are great, the animation is great, the characters are charming, the story is creative. I just don't like it. A mermaid longs to be human, while her father won't let her.
Rated G.
NOTES:
- Original theatrical aspect ratio: 1.78:1
- Premiered on November 15, 1989
- This is the last Disney film to use hand-painted imagery and film work
AWARDS:
- ACADEMY AWARDS: Best Music, Original Score (Alan Menken) and Best Music, Original Song (Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for the song "Under the Sea"
- ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATION: Best Music, Original Song (Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for the song "Kiss the Girl"
- BMI FILM & TV AWARD: BMI Film Music Award (Alan Menken)
- CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA NOMINATION: Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy (Mary V. Buck and Susan Edelman)
- GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS: Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Alan Menken) and Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for the song "Under the Sea")
- GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS: Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical and Best Music, Original Song (Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for the song "Kiss the Girl")
- GOLDEN SCREEN AWARDS, GERMANY: German Screen
- GRAMMY AWARD: Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television (Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for the song "Under the Sea")
- GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS: Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television (Alan Menken for the original motion picture soundtrack) and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken for the song "Kiss the Girl"
- LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD: Best Animation
- MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS AWARD: Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature
- YOUNG ARTIST AWARD: Best Family Motion Picture - Adventure or Cartoon
2006 2-DISC PLATINUM EDITION DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- All-New Digital Restoration
- All-New 5.1 Disney Enhanced Home Theater Surround Sound
- All-New "Kiss the Girl" Music Video Performed by Ashley Tisdale
- Under The Sea Adventure: A Virtual Ride Inspired By Walt Disney Imagineering
- DisneyPedia: Life Under The Sea
- Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes
- Exclusive Animated Short, The Little Match Girl
- Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's The Little Mermaid
- The Story Behind the Story
- Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentary
- Ride with Disney Imagineers
- Behind "The Ride That Almost Was"
- Storm Warning: The Little Mermaid Special Effects Unit
- The Little Mermaid Art Galleries
- Early Presentation Reel
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Disney Cruise Line promo
- Robin Hood: Special Edition Sneak Peek
- Tinkerbell Sneak Peek
- Peter Pan: 2-Disc Special Edition Sneak Peek
- Enchanted Tales: A Kingdom of Kindness Sneak Peek
- The Little Mermaid III Sneak Peek
- Cars Sneak Peek
- Meet the Robinsons Sneak Peek
- The Fox and the Hound: 25th Anniversary Edition Sneak Peek
- Cinderella III: A Twist in Time Sneak Peek
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
- Aspect Ratio (1.78:1) - Enhanced For 16x9 Televisions
- Spanish Langage Track
- French Language Track
- English Subtitles
- Disney FastPlay
Featuring the Voices of:
Rene Auberjonois + Christopher Daniel Barnes + Jodi Benson + Pat Carroll + Paddi Edwards + Buddy Hackett + Jason Marin + Kenneth Mars + Ben Wright + Will Ryan
Based on the Fariy Tale by
Hans Christian Andersen
Story by
Roger Allers
Screenplay by
Howard Ashman + Ron Clements + John Musker
Directed by
Ron Clements and John Musker
Other Films with:
Roger Allers - Aladdin (1992), The Lion King, and The Lion King 1 1/2
Howard Ashman - Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Rene Auberjonois - King Kong (1976), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (uncredited) and Starsky & Hutch (Television Series)
Ron Clements - Aladdin (1992)
Buddy Hackett - Action (Television Series)
John Musker - Aladdin (1992)
Will Ryan - The Land Before Time
Ben Wright - One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Motion Pictures