Additional information for The Little Mermaid, which has a domestic theatrical release set for November 17, 1989. The film is being distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and has not yet been rated. The Little Mermaid has a total running time of 83 minutes.
Atp
Argentina
G
Australia
KT
Belgium
G
Canada
TE
Chile
K-6/3
Finland
U
France
AL
Netherlands
PT
Peru
T
Spain
Btl
Sweden
U
UK
G
USA
o.Al.
West Germany
G
Ireland
Livre
Brazil
G
Singapore
L
Iceland
M/4
Portugal
All
South Korea
G
New Zealand
83min
La sirenita
Argentina
La sirenita
Mexico
La sirenita
Peru
La sirenita
Spain
A Pequena Sereia
Brazil
A Pequena Sereia
Portugal
Arielle, die Meerjungfrau
Germany
Arielle, die Meerjungfrau
West Germany
Mala sirena
Croatia
Mala sirena
Serbia
Малката русалка
Bulgaria
Русалочка
Russia
A Pequena Sereia 3D
Brazil
A kis hableány
Hungary
But Ha-Yum Ha-Ktana
Israel
De kleine zeemeermin
Netherlands
Den lilla sjöjungfrun
Sweden
Den lille havfrue
Denmark
Den lille havfruen
Norway
I mikri gorgona
Greece
Küçük denizkizi
Turkey
La petite sirène
France
La sirenetta
Italy
Mala syrenka
Poland
Pieni merenneito
Finland
Ritoru maameido
Japan
The Little Mermaid 3D
USA
November 15, 1989
USA
November 17, 1989
Canada
November 17, 1989
Mexico
November 17, 1989
USA
December 07, 1989
Argentina
December 14, 1989
Peru
December 15, 1989
Brazil
July 05, 1990
Australia
October 12, 1990
UK
November 09, 1990
Italy
November 16, 1990
Denmark
November 28, 1990
France
November 29, 1990
Germany
November 29, 1990
Norway
November 30, 1990
Finland
November 30, 1990
Sweden
December 05, 1990
Spain
December 06, 1990
Hungary
December 21, 1990
Ireland
December 21, 1990
Netherlands
December 21, 1990
Portugal
January 18, 1991
Turkey
January 24, 1991
Hong Kong
July 20, 1991
Japan
December 21, 1991
South Korea
November 14, 1997
USA
December 04, 1997
Argentina
December 13, 1997
Japan
December 13, 1997
South Korea
January 16, 1998
Brazil
January 30, 1998
Sweden
February 06, 1998
Denmark
February 06, 1998
Finland
February 26, 1998
Hong Kong
March 06, 1998
Thailand
March 13, 1998
Iceland
March 31, 1998
USA
April 02, 1998
Hungary
April 03, 1998
Mexico
May 29, 1998
Poland
June 18, 1998
Australia
June 19, 1998
Italy
June 26, 1998
Spain
July 01, 1998
France
July 02, 1998
Netherlands
July 09, 1998
Germany
July 10, 1998
Austria
July 10, 1998
Switzerland
July 17, 1998
Ireland
July 17, 1998
Portugal
July 17, 1998
UK
August 21, 1998
Estonia
September 03, 1998
Slovenia
September 23, 1998
Kuwait
October 23, 1998
Turkey
November 26, 1998
Russia
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A mermaid princess makes a faustian bargain with an unscrupulous seahag in order to meet a human prince on land.
Ariel, a sixteen-year-old mermaid princess, is dissatisfied with life under the sea and curious about the human world. With her best fish friend Flounder, Ariel collects human artifacts and goes to the surface of the ocean to visit Scuttle the seagull, who offers very inaccurate and comical knowledge of human culture. Ignoring the warnings of her father (King Triton) and court musician (Sebastian the crab) that contact between merpeople and humans is forbidden (the sea's primary contact with humans involve fishermen, so King Triton considers humans as nothing more than mere predators), Ariel still longs to be part of the human world; to this end she has filled a secret grotto with all the human artifacts she has found. ("Part of Your World") Sebastian, who is assigned to watch over Ariel and be sure she does not visit the surface again, tries to convince her that its better to live under the sea than in the human world ("Under the Sea").One night, Ariel, Flounder and an unwilling Sebastian travel to the ocean surface to watch a celebration for the birthday of Prince Eric, with whom Ariel falls in love. A sudden storm hits, during which everyone manages to escape in a lifeboatexcept for Eric who goes back to rescue his dog Max. He almost drowns saving Max but is saved by Ariel, who drags him to the beach. Although it seems that his heart isn't beating, Ariel notices that Eric is breathing. She sings to him but dives underwater when Max returns to Eric. Upon waking, Eric has a vague impression that he was rescued by a girl with a beautiful voice; he vows to find her, and Ariel vows to find a way to join Eric. ("Part of Your World (reprise)")Triton and his daughters notice a change in Ariel, who is openly lovesick. Triton questions Sebastian about Ariel's behavior, during which Sebastian accidentally reveals the incident with Eric. Triton furiously confronts Ariel in her grotto, using his trident to destroy her collection of human treasures. After Triton leaves, a pair of eels, Flotsam and Jetsam, convince a crying Ariel that she must visit Ursula the sea witch, if she wants all of her dreams to come true.Ursula makes a deal with Ariel to transform her into a human for three days ("Poor, Unfortunate Souls"). Within these three days, Ariel must receive the 'kiss of true love' from Eric; otherwise, she will transform back into a mermaid on the third day and belong to Ursula. As payment for legs, Ariel has to give up her voice, which Ursula takes by magically removing the energy from Ariel's vocal chords and storing it in a nautilus shell. Ariel's tail is transformed into legs, leaving her naked except for her seashell bra. Sebastian and Flounder drag her to the surface. Meanwhile, Triton discovers Ariel and Sebastian's disappearance and, wracked with guilt over his behavior, orders a search for them.Eric and Max find Ariel on the beach. He initially suspects that she is the one who saved his life, but when he learns that she cannot speak, he discards that notion, to the frustration of both Ariel and Max (who knows the truth). He helps her to the palace, where the servants think she is a survivor of a shipwreck. Ariel spends time with Eric, and at the end of the second day, they almost kiss ("Kiss the Girl") but are thwarted by Flotsam and Jetsam. Angered at their narrow escape, Ursula takes the disguise of a beautiful young woman named "Vanessa" and appears onshore singing with Ariel's voice. Eric recognizes the song and, in her disguise, Vanessa/Ursula casts a hypnotic enchantment on Eric to make him forget about Ariel.The next day, Ariel finds out that Eric will be married to the disguised Ursula on a ship. She cries and is left behind when the wedding barge departs. Scuttle discovers that Vanessa is Ursula in disguise, and informs Ariel. As Ariel and Flounder chase the wedding barge, Sebastian informs Triton, and Scuttle is assigned to literally "stall the wedding." With the help of various animals, the nautilus shell around Ursula's neck is broken, restoring Ariel's voice and breaking Ursula's enchantment over Eric. Realizing that Ariel was the girl who saved his life, Eric rushes to kiss her, but the sun sets and Ariel transforms back into a mermaid. Ursula reverts to her true form and kidnaps Ariel.Triton appears and confronts Ursula, but cannot destroy Ursula's contract with Ariel. Triton chooses to sacrifice himself for his daughter, and is transformed into a polyp. Ursula takes Triton's crown and trident, which was her plan from the beginning. Ursula uses her new power to gloat, transforming into a giant, and forming a whirlpool that disturbs several shipwrecks to the surface, one of which Eric commandeers. Just as Ursula is set to use the trident to destroy Ariel, Eric turns the wheel hard to port and runs Ursula through the abdomen with the ship's splintered bowsprit, mortally wounding her. With her last breaths, Ursula pulls the ship down with her, but Eric escapes to shore in time.With Ursula gone, her power breaks and the polyps in Ursula's garden (including Triton) turn back into the old merpeople. Later, after seeing that Ariel really loves Eric and that Eric also saved him in the process, Triton willingly changes her from a mermaid into a human using his trident. She runs into Eric's arms, and the two finally kiss.In the final scene, an unspecified amount of time later, Ariel marries Eric in a wedding where both humans and merpeople attend.
Ron Clements
John Musker
Director(s)
John Musker
Ron Clements
Hans Christian Andersen
Howard Ashman
Gerrit Graham
Sam Graham
Chris Hubbell
Writer(s)
Howard Ashman
producer
Maureen Donley
associate producer
John Musker
producer
Producer(s)
Alan Menken
Composer(s)
Louis (voice)
Rene Auberjonois
Eric (voice)
Christopher Daniel Barnes
Ariel / Vanessa (voice)
Jodi Benson
Ursula (voice)
Pat Carroll
Flotsam & Jetsam (voice)
Paddi Edwards
Scuttle (voice)
Buddy Hackett
Flounder (voice)
Jason Marin
Triton (voice)
Kenneth Mars
Carlotta (voice)
Edie McClurg
Seahorse (voice)
Will Ryan
Grimsby (voice)
Ben Wright
Sebastian (voice)
Samuel E. Wright
(voice)
Hamilton Camp
(voice) (as Debbie Shapiro)
Debbie Shapiro Gravitte
(voice)
Robert Weil
(voice)
Ed Gilbert
(voice) (as Charlie Adler)
Charles Adler
(voice)
Jack Angel
(voice)
Susan Boyd
(voice)
Steve Bulen
(voice)
Nancy Cartwright
(voice) (as Philip Clarke)
Philip L. Clarke
(voice)
Jennifer Darling
(voice)
Allan Davies
(voice)
Gail Farrell
(voice)
Donny Gerrard
(voice)
Mitch Gordon
(voice) (as Willie Greene Jr.)
Willie J. Greene Jr.
(voice)
Linda Harmon
(voice)
Walter S. Harrah
(voice)
Phillip Ingram
(voice)
Luana Jackman
(voice)
William A. Kanady
(voice)
Edie Lehmann
(voice)
Anne Lockhart
(voice)
Sherry Lynn
(voice)
Melissa MacKay
(voice)
Guy Maeda
(voice)
Lynn Dolin Mann
(voice) (as Arne B. Markussen)
Arnold Markussen
John Musker
Director(s)
Ron Clements
Hans Christian Andersen
Howard Ashman
Gerrit Graham
Sam Graham
Chris Hubbell
Writer(s)
producer
Maureen Donley
associate producer
John Musker
producer
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
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