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 & 9 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)
Featured reviews
This is my favourite movie of all time...
1: The music. 'Under The Sea' richly deserved its Oscar, but 'Part Of Your World' deserved it even more.
2. The animation. Quite simply, it's absolutely gorgeous. The underwater scenes in particular take your breath away.
3. The Story. How can you resist a love story that touching?
I urge anyone with even a touch of sentimentality about them to set their predjudices aside and see this movie.
May Have Saved Disney's Movie Franchise.
Great movie for little kids
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.
"The Little Mermaid" Surprised Me
The best Disney film
The songs in this film are sweet, funny, sad and emotional. The voice cast is outstanding. There are the negatives of course, but any negative is far outweighed by the positives. This is a fun movie from start to finish.
Did you know
- TriviaOriginally, Sebastian was to have an English accent. It was lyricist/producer Howard Ashman who suggested he speak with a Caribbean accent. This opened the door to calypso-style numbers like "Under the Sea," which won the Academy Award.
- Goofs(at around 1h 2 mins) 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
Ariel: [after rescuing the Prince] Is he... dead?
Scuttle: [opens Eric's eyelid] It's hard to say.
[places his ear to Eric's foot]
Scuttle: Oh, 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 versionsIn the post-2013 releases, the original 1985 Walt Disney Pictures logo was replaced by the 2011 variant of the current 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo.
- 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)
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- La sirenita
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
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
- Runtime
- 1h 23m(83 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1






