The Little Mermaid

Theatrical Release Date: 1989 11 15 (USA)

UPC: 786936835526

Studio: Walt Disney

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:[Excellent For Children]

Summary: Disney's The Little Mermaid was the first in a series of blockbusters that restored the venerable firm's reputation as the world's premiere animated-feature factory. The title character is a precocious teenager named Ariel, the daughter of Triton, king of the Sea. Against her dad's wishes, Ariel journeys beyond her own world to the surface, where she falls in love with Prince Eric, a handsome human. Foolishly, the little mermaid enters into an agreement with evil sea witch Ursula in order to become human herself. The wistfully melancholy ending of the original Hans Christian Andersen story is dispensed with in favor of a joyously happy ending-but not before a spectacular climactic confrontation between Ursula and Triton. The obligatory Disney comic relief is handled by such freshly minted characters as Sebastian the Crab, who, courtesy of voiceover artist Samuel E. Wright, sings the film's Oscar-winning "Under the Sea." Other voices are provided by Broadway star Jodi Benson (as Ariel) and such Hollywood reliables as Buddy Hackett, Pat Carroll, Kenneth Mars, and Rene Auberjonois. The enormous box-office take of The Little Mermaid made possible such future Disney cartoon ventures as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Awards: Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – null Best Original Score – null Best Original Song – null Best Original Song – null Best Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Music Video - "Part Of Your World" - Carly Rae Jepsen
Disney intermission-press pause and see what happens
Crab-e-oke - sing-along
Never-before-seen-deleted character - Harold the Merman
Part of her world: Jodi Benson's voyage to new fantasyland
@DisneyAnimation-go behind the scenes with today's top Disney animators
Howard's lecture-music in movies
Under the scene

The Little Mermaid

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 10/01/2013

Audio: DHMA, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 83 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,French,Spanish,Portuguese

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish,Portuguese

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Little Mermaid
1. "Fathom's Below" [2:17]
2. Main Titles [1:29]
3. Sebastian's Concert [2:04]
4. The Sunken Ship [3:04]
5. Scuttle [1:52]
6. Ursula Watches Ariel [4:12]
7. "Part Of Your World" [4:03]
8. To The Surface [3:13]
9. Storm At Sea [2:57]
10. Eric Is Saved [3:50]
11. "Under The Sea" [3:49]
12. Sebastian And King Triton [1:25]
13. Ariel's Hidden Treasure [4:27]
14. Ursula's Lair [1:11]
15. "Poor Unfortunate Souls" [1:37]
16. Ursula's Deal [4:03]
17. In Eric's Kingdom [5:14]
18. Dinner In The Castle [1:25]
19. "Les Poissons" [4:58]
20. A Tour Of The Kingdom [2:14]
21. "Kiss The Girl" [2:53]
22. Ursula Takes Charge [3:16]
23. The Wedding Ship [4:18]
24. Sunset On The Third Day [2:43]
25. Ursula's Wrath [2:44]
26. Happy Ending [2:46]
27. End Credits [4:29]

Derek Armstrong

Welcome back, Disney. After numerous colossal missteps by its animation department during the 20 years since The Jungle Book, arguably its last unqualified hit (though some would support The Rescuers from 1977), the studio realized the key to regaining relevance would be an old-fashioned romantic fantasy that would seize the hearts of young girls. And did it ever -- the target audience looked up to Ariel so completely that numerous dolls, pets, and babies coming into being circa 1990 were given her name. Of course, having been mired in dark and expensive misfires like The Black Cauldron for much of the previous decades, Disney didn't have all the details right just yet. For one, a number of critics carped that Ariel was little more than a weakly developed pretty face who relied too heavily on men. The characterization of Ursula, the imaginative but utterly grotesque sea monster villain, added some fuel to the fire. But gender bias has been a knock on Disney for years, and The Little Mermaid boasts enough other strengths for this complaint to fade into the background. Chief among them is the odyssey of aquatic colors that brings bursting life to Ariel's underwater family of happy fish and crustaceans. The two Oscar-nominated songs, "Under the Sea" (which won) and "Kiss the Girl," became the standard bearers for the grand-scale production numbers in numerous Disney films to come. In fact, the delightfully accented lead vocals by Sam Wright (as Sebastian the crab) are so intoxicating, and the corresponding visuals so rich, that these evolve beyond classic soundtrack songs to the level of classic songs, period. They alone justify a viewing of the film that revived one of the 20th century's most powerful enterprises. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Howard Ashman  Composer (Music Score) 
Ron Clements  Director 
Ron Clements  Screenwriter 
Alan Menken  Composer (Music Score) 
Robby Merkin  Composer (Music Score) 
John Musker  Director 
John Musker  Screenwriter 
Jodi Benson  Actor 
Pat Carroll  Actor 
Sam Wright  Actor 
Kenneth Mars  Actor 
Buddy Hackett  Actor 
Jason Marin  Actor 
Christopher Daniel Barnes  Actor 
Ren� Auberjonois  Actor 
Charlie Adler  Actor 
Jack Angel  Actor 
Susan Boyd  Actor 
Steve Bulen  Actor 
Philip L. Clarke  Actor 
Jennifer Darling  Actor 
Allan Davies  Actor 
Gail Farrell  Actor 
Donny Gerrard  Actor 
Ed Gilbert  Actor 
Willie Greene, Jr.  Actor 
Linda Harmon  Actor 
Walter S. Harrah  Actor 
Phillip Ingram  Actor 
Luana Jackman  Actor 
William Kanady  Actor 
Edie Lehmann  Actor 
Sherry Lynn  Actor 
Melissa MacKay  Actor 
Guy Maeda  Actor 
Lynn Dolin Mann  Actor 
Arne B. Markussen  Actor 
Mickie T. McGowan  Actor 
Gene J. Merlino  Actor 
Lewis Morford  Actor 
Kathleen O'Connor  Actor 
Patrick Pinney  Actor 
Marilyn Powell  Actor 
Gloria Grace Prosper  Actor 
Michael Redman, Jr.  Actor 
Debbie Shapiro  Actor 
Sally Stevens  Actor 
Robert Tebow  Actor 
Joe Turano  Actor 
Jackie Ward  Actor 
Bobbi White  Actor 
Robert S. Zwirn  Actor 
Hamilton Camp  Actor 
Nancy Cartwright  Actor 
Paddi Edwards  Actor 
Gerritt Graham  Actor 
Anne Lockhart  Actor 
Edie McClurg  Actor 
Will Ryan  Actor 
Robert Weil  Actor 
Ben Wright  Actor 

Country: USA