The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation in association with Silver Screen Partners IV and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is loosely based on the 1837 Danish fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and produced by Musker and Howard Ashman, who also wrote the film's songs with Alan Menken, who also composed the film's score. Featuring the voices of René Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Ben Wright, and Samuel E. Wright, The Little Mermaid tells the story of a teenage mermaid princess named Ariel, who dreams of becoming human and falls in love with a human prince named Eric, which leads her to make a magic deal with the sea witch, Ursula, to become human and be with him.
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Directed by John Musker / Ron Clements
Genres - Action-Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Coming-Of-Age Film, Fairy Tale, Melodrama, Musical |
Release Date - Nov 17, 1989 |
Run Time - 83 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - G
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Budget
$40,000,000
Box Office
$211,343,479
Themes
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Coming Of Age/Teen, Crab, Father Daughter Relationship, Fireworks, Fish Out Of Water, Kingdom, Little Mermaid, Mermaid, Myths/Legends/Magic, Prince, Princess, Sea, Single Father, Spell, Supernatural/Monsters, Trident
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Based On: The Little Mermaid
Narrative Location: Atlantic Ocean, Disney's The Little Mermaid universe
Narrative Location: Atlantic Ocean, Disney's The Little Mermaid universe
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A kis hableány
HU
A Pequena Sereia
BR, PT
Arielle, die Meerjungfrau
DE
But Ha-Yum Ha-Ktana
IL
De Kleine Zeemeermin
NL
Den lilla sjöjungfrun
SE
Den lille havfrue
DK
Den lille havfruen
NO
Hooria-t albahr
EG
I mikri gorgona
GR
Kiçik Dənizqızı
AZ
Küçük Denizkızı
TR
La petite sirène
CA, FR
La sirenetta
IT
La Sirenetta 1
IT
La sirenita
AR, EC, MX, PE, ES
La Sirenita
CL
La sirenita: 1
ES
Litla hafmeyjan
IS
Little Mermaid 1
US
Mala morska deklica
SI
Malá mořská víla
CZ
Malá morská víla
SK
Mala sirena
HR, RS
Malkata rusalka
BG
Mazoji undinele
LT
Mała syrenka
PL
Mica sirena
RO
Nàng Tiên Cá
VN
P'vok'rik jrahars
AM
Pari daryaei kochulu
IR
Pieni Merenneito
FI
Ritoru maameido
JP
Sirena e Vogël
AL
Suv parisi
UZ
The Little Mermaid
AU, CA, HK, IN, IE, KR, PH, SG, ZA, TH, GB, US
Väike merineitsi
EE
Η μικρή γοργόνα
GR
Кішкентай су перісі
KZ
Мала сирена
RS
Малката русалка
BG
Русалонька
UA
Русалочка
RU
リトル・マーメイド
JP
小美人魚
TW
小美人鱼
CN