

While distracted by Grimsby, a fish the sailor was holding slips from him and falls into the ocean. (" Fathoms Below") Aboard that ship is a young prince, named Eric, his dog Max, and his advisor Grimsby, who denounces the merfolk as, "nautical nonsense," but one sailor insists them to be real. A ship then comes from the fog, filled with sailors singing stories of the legendary merfolk. The film begins on a foggy morning out on the open sea. A live-action reimagining based on the 1989 animation, and featuring the music of Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda, is currently in the works. In 2007, a stage adaptation of the film made its Broadway debut. A decade after the film's release, Ariel would be inaugurated into the Disney Princess media line, while Ursula would appear as a staple character in the Disney Villains franchise.
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It is credited as the film to have started the historic Disney Renaissance, an era that had breathed life back into the animated feature film medium after a string of competent, but only inexpensive successful animated films such as The Aristocats, The Rescuers, and The Great Mouse Detective.įollowing The Little Mermaid were two direct-to-video sequels ( The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning) and an animated television series that ran from 1992 to 1994.
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The movie grossed over $100 million at the US box office upon its initial release, and won two Academy Awards for Best Song (" Under the Sea") and Best Original Music Score. The Little Mermaid was an unmitigated success for the studio, being praised for its animation, storytelling, and music by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken.


When she falls in love with a human prince, she makes a deal with a villainous sea witch to become human, herself, and must earn his love before the agreed time runs out. The story centers a young mermaid named Ariel, who is captivated by the world upon the surface. It also marked the Disneyland's 35th anniversary one year after it was released. The 28th animated feature in the Disney Animated Canon and the first to be released during the Disney Renaissance, the film is loosely based upon the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the same name. It was first released on Novemby Walt Disney Pictures, but returned to theaters on November 14, 1997. The Little Mermaid is a 1989 musical comedy fantasy animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. “ Somewhere under the sea and beyond your imagination is an adventure in fantasy.” ―Tagline
