The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and produced by Musker and Howard Ashman, who also wrote the film's songs with composer Alan Menken. Loosely based on the 1837 Danish fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, it was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation in association with Silver Screen Partners IV and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film features 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 story follows 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 forge an agreement with the sea witch Ursula to be with him.
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Directed by John Musker / Ron Clements
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$211,343,479
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Bargain, Based On Fairy Tale, Coming Of Age, Coming Of Age/Teen, Crab, Father Daughter Relationship, Female Villain, Fireworks, Fish Out Of Water, Good Versus Evil, Hand Drawn Animation, Kingdom, Little Mermaid, Mermaid, Myths/Legends/Magic, Prince, Princess, Sea, Single Father, Spell, Supernatural/Monsters, Trident, True Love, Villain, Witch
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Alternate Titles
A Pequena Sereia
BR, PT
Arielle, die Meerjungfrau
DE
De Kleine Zeemeermin
NL
Den lille havfrue
DK
Eric: Az Első Nagy Kaland
HU
Eric: Pierwsza Wielka Przygoda
PL
Érico: A Primeira Grande Aventura
PT
Kiçik Dənizqızı
AZ
La petite sirène
CA, FR
La Sirenetta 1
IT
La sirenita: 1
ES
Litla hafmeyjan
IS
Little Mermaid 1
US