The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Somewhere under the sea and beyond your imagination is an adventure in fantasy.

  • Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
  • Release Date: 1989-11-17
  • User Rating: 7.4/10 from 7830 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 23min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker.
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Summary

This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

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  • Jodi Benson

    as Ariel / Vanessa (voice)
  • Samuel E. Wright

    as Sebastian (voice)
  • Pat Carroll

    as Ursula (voice)
  • Christopher Daniel Barnes

    as Prince Eric (voice)
  • Kenneth Mars

    as King Triton (voice)
  • Buddy Hackett

    as Scuttle (voice)
  • Jason Marin

    as Flounder (voice)
  • René Auberjonois

    as Louis (voice)
  • Paddi Edwards

    as Flotsam & Jetsam (voice)
  • Ben Wright

    as Grimsby (voice)
  • Edie McClurg

    as Carlotta (voice)
  • Will Ryan

    as Seahorse (voice)
  • Sherry Lynn

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Mickie McGowan

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Nancy Cartwright

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Frank Welker

    as Max (voice)
  • Hamilton Camp

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Debbie Shapiro Gravitte

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Robert Weil

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Ed Gilbert

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Charlie Adler

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Jack Angel

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Susan Boyd

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Steve Bulen

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Philip L. Clarke

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Jennifer Darling

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Trevor Allan Davies

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Gail Farrell

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Donny Gerrard

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Willie J. Greene Jr.

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Linda Harmon

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Walter S. Harrah

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Phillip Ingram

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Luana Jackman

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • William A. Kanady

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Edie Lehmann Boddicker

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Anne Lockhart

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Melissa MacKay

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Guy Maeda

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Lynn Dolin Mann

    as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Arnold Markussen

    as Additional Voices (voice)
Directing Ron Clements Director
Directing John Musker Director
Production John Musker Producer
Production Howard Ashman Producer
Sound Alan Menken Original Music Composer
Editing Mark A. Hester Editor
Visual Effects Vera Pacheco Animation
Sound James Ashwill Foley Mixer
Sound Christopher Flick Foley Editor
Visual Effects Alan Smart Animation
Directing Bill Perkins Layout
Sound Howard Ashman Songs
Sound Alan Menken Songs
Writing John Musker Writer
Writing Ron Clements Writer
Art Michael Peraza Jr. Art Direction
Art Donald Towns Art Direction
Visual Effects Mark Dindal Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Glen Keane Animation Director
Visual Effects Duncan Marjoribanks Animation Director
Visual Effects Matthew O'Callaghan Animation Director
Visual Effects Ruben A. Aquino Animation Director
Visual Effects Andreas Deja Animation Director
Visual Effects Mark Henn Animation Director
Production Maureen Donley Associate Producer
Editing John Carnochan Supervising Film Editor
Writing Roger Allers Storyboard
Writing Ed Gombert Storyboard
Writing Gary Trousdale Storyboard
Writing Thom Enriquez Storyboard
Writing Matthew O'Callaghan Storyboard
Writing Joe Ranft Storyboard
Writing Brenda Chapman Storyboard
Directing Rasoul Azadani Layout
Directing Fred Cline Layout
Directing Lorenzo E. Martinez Layout
Directing James Beihold Layout
Directing Dave Dunnet Layout
Art Donald Towns Background Designer
Production Maureen Donley Production Manager
Directing Michael Serrian Assistant Director
Crew Howard Ashman Additional Dialogue
Crew Gerrit Graham Additional Dialogue
Crew Sam Graham Additional Dialogue
Crew Chris Hubbell Additional Dialogue
Production Mary V. Buck Casting
Production Susan Edelman Casting
Sound Terry Porter Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Mel Metcalfe Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound David J. Hudson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Directing Dan St. Pierre Layout
Crew Mustafa Dok Thanks
Crew Arlene Schwartz Thanks
Crew Albert Tavares Thanks
Crew Lulu Washington Thanks
Art Kathy Altieri Background Designer
Art Doug Ball Background Designer
Art Jim Coleman Background Designer
Art Greg Drolette Background Designer
Art Dennis Durrell Background Designer
Art Dean Gordon Background Designer
Art Cristy Maltese Background Designer
Art Philip Phillipson Background Designer
Art Craig Robertson Background Designer
Art Brian Sebern Background Designer
Art Ruben Procopio Sculptor
Visual Effects Tina Price CG Animator
Visual Effects Andrew Schmidt CG Animator
Sound John Richards Scoring Mixer
Crew Don Henry Projection
Sound Jack M. Nietzsche Jr. Apprentice Sound Editor
Production Sutherland C. Ellwood Assistant Production Manager
Production Steve Hickner Assistant Production Manager
Production Dennis Edwards Assistant Production Manager
Art Andrew Phillipson Background Designer
Art Lisa Keene Background Designer
Art Robert E. Stanton Background Designer
Art Tia W. Kratter Background Designer
Visual Effects Philo Barnhart Character Designer
Sound John Roesch Foley
Sound Joseph T. Sabella Foley
Art Ashley Shurl Lupin Painter
Art Britt Van der Nagel Painter
Art Denise Link Painter
Art Gale Raleigh Painter
Art Gary G. Shafer Painter
Art Gina Evans Painter
Art Helen Vives Painter
Art Helga van den Berge Painter
Art Geno DuBois Painter
Art Kathy Wilbur Painter
Art Mimi Frances Clayton Painter
Art Patricia Cowling Painter
Art Patricia Torocsik Painter
Art Sharon M. Dabek Painter
Art Tania Francisco Painter
Sound Chuck Neely Sound Editor
Sound Chris Jargo Sound Editor
Sound Bruce Richardson Sound Editor
Sound Richard C. Franklin Supervising Sound Editor
Visual Effects Kendall O'Connor Visual Development
Visual Effects Kelly Asbury Visual Development
Art Renee Ilsa Alcazar Painter
Art Joyce Alexander Painter
Art Lada Babicka Painter
Art Phyllis Bird Painter
Art Russell Blandino Painter
Art Chris Conklin Painter
Art Elena Marie Cox Painter
Art Sybil Cuzzort Painter
Art Phyllis Fields Painter
Art Joyce Frey Painter
Art Etsuko Fujioka Painter
Art Paulino García Painter
Art Karen Hepburn Painter
Art Eadie Hofmann Painter
Art Melody Hughes Painter
Art David Karp Painter
Art Kathlyn Kephart Painter
Art Leslie Kober Painter
Art Annette Leavitt Painter
Art Teri McDonald Painter
Art Celeste McDonald-Perry Painter
Art Debbie Mihara Painter
Art Stephanie Myers Painter
Art Chris Naylor Painter
Art Belle Norman Painter
Art Barbara Palmer Painter
Art Melanie Pava Painter
Art Patricia Pettinelli Painter
Art Bruce Phillipson Painter
Art Marilyn Pierson Painter
Art Ronna Pincus Painter
Art Bonnie Ramsey Painter
Art Linda Redondo Painter
Art Sharon Rehme Painter
Art Colene Riffo Painter
Art Nellie B. Rodriguez Painter
Art Ania Rubisz Painter
Art Sheryl Ann Smith Painter
Art Fumiko R. Sommer Painter
Art Rose Ann Stire Painter
Art Roxanne M. Taylor Painter
Art Cookie Tricarico Painter
Art Irma Velez Painter
Art Cathy Walters Painter
Art Susan Wileman Painter
Art Denise Wogatzke Painter
Art Lee Wood Painter
Art Micki Zurcher Painter
Art David J. Zywicki Painter
Directing Nancy Parent Script Supervisor
Editing H. Lee Peterson Assistant Editor
Editing Scot Scalise Assistant Editor
Editing Tom Shaffer Color Timer
Editing Barbara Gerety First Assistant Editor
Editing Bill Wilner First Assistant Editor
Production Brett Hayden Production Coordinator
Sound Larry Singer ADR Editor
Sound Pamela G. Kimber Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Thomas Pasatieri Orchestrator
Sound Charles L. Campbell Sound Editor
Sound Leonard T. Geschke Sound Editor
Sound Nils C. Jensen Sound Editor
Sound Kathleen Bennett Supervising Music Editor
Sound Louis L. Edemann Supervising Sound Editor
Visual Effects Chris Buck Character Designer
Visual Effects Dan Haskett Character Designer
Visual Effects Kevin Lima Character Designer
Visual Effects Gary Eggleston Visual Development
Visual Effects Andrew Gaskill Visual Development
Visual Effects Doug Lefler Visual Development
Visual Effects Bruce Morris Visual Development
Visual Effects Kay Nielsen Visual Development
Visual Effects Chris Van Allsburg Visual Development
Visual Effects Rowland B. Wilson Visual Development
Production Dorothy McKim Assistant Production Manager
Writing Hans Christian Andersen Author
Visual Effects Dave Bossert Animation
Sound Ellen Heuer Foley Artist