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The Little Mermaid

Walt Disney Masterpiece

( Catalog Number 12731CS )
(THX) (1.66:1) (2 Sides) (CAV) (CC) (NTSC)

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The Little Mermaid
1989 - 85 min. - Color
Genre: Animation

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Disney's The Little Mermaid was the first in a series of blockbusters that restored the venerable firm's reputation as the world's premiere animated-feature factory. The title character is a precocious teenager named Ariel, the daughter of Triton, king of the Sea. Against her dad's wishes, Ariel journeys beyond her own world to the surface, where she falls in love with Prince Eric, a handsome human. Foolishly, the little mermaid enters into an agreement with evil sea witch Ursula in order to become human herself. The wistfully melancholy ending of the original Hans Christian Andersen story is dispensed with in favor of a joyously happy ending-but not before a spectacular climactic confrontation between Ursula and Triton. The obligatory Disney comic relief is handled by such freshly minted characters as Sebastian the Crab, who, courtesy of voiceover artist Samuel E. Wright, sings the film's Oscar-winning "Under the Sea". Other voices are provided by Broadway star Jodi Benson (as Ariel) and such Hollywood reliables as Buddy Hackett, Pat Carroll, Kenneth Mars, and Rene Auberjonois. The enormous box-office take of The Little Mermaid made possible such future Disney cartoon ventures as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. --- Hal Erickson

Welcome back, Disney. After numerous colossal missteps by its animation department during the 20 years since The Jungle Book, arguably its last unqualified hit (though some would support The Rescuers from 1977), the studio realized the key to regaining relevance would be an old-fashioned romantic fantasy that would seize the hearts of young girls. And did it ever --- the target audience looked up to Ariel so completely that numerous dolls, pets, and babies coming into being circa 1990 were given her name. Of course, having been mired in dark and expensive misfires like The Black Cauldron for much of the previous decades, Disney didn't have all the details right just yet. For one, a number of critics carped that Ariel was little more than a weakly developed pretty face who relied too heavily on men. The characterization of Ursula, the imaginative but utterly grotesque sea monster villain, added some fuel to the fire. But gender bias has been a knock on Disney for years, and The Little Mermaid boasts enough other strengths for this complaint to fade into the background. Chief among them is the odyssey of aquatic colors that brings bursting life to Ariel's underwater family of happy fish and crustaceans. The two Oscar-nominated songs, "Under the Sea" (which won) and "Kiss the Girl," became the standard bearers for the grand-scale production numbers in numerous Disney films to come. In fact, the delightfully accented lead vocals by Sam Wright (as Sebastian the crab) are so intoxicating, and the corresponding visuals so rich, that these evolve beyond classic soundtrack songs to the level of classic songs, period. They alone justify a viewing of the film that revived one of the 20th century's most powerful enterprises. --- Derek Armstrong

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Cast for The Little Mermaid

Jodi Benson - Ariel [Voice]
Pat Carroll - Ursula [Voice]
Sam Wright - Sebastian [Voice]
Kenneth Mars - Triton [Voice]
Buddy Hackett - Scuttle [Voice]
Jason Marin - Flounder [Voice]
Christopher Daniel Barnes - Eric [Voice]
Rene Auberjonois - Louis [Voice]
Edie Lehmann - [Voice]
William Kanady - [Voice]
Melissa MacKay - [Voice]
Guy Maeda - [Voice]
Lynn Dolin Mann - [Voice]
Willie Greene, Jr. - [Voice]
Donny Gerrard - [Voice]
Luana Jackman - [Voice]
Walter S. Harrah - [Voice]
Phillip Ingram - [Voice]
Gail Farrell - [Voice]
Jackie Ward - [Voice]
Joe Turano - [Voice]
Robert Tebow - [Voice]
Bobbi White - [Voice]
Robert S. Zwirn - [Voice]
Arne B. Markussen - [Voice]
Lewis Morford - [Voice]
Gene J. Merlino - [Voice]
Debbie Shapiro - [Voice]
Marilyn Powell - [Voice]
Michael Redman, Jr. - [Voice]
Nancy Cartwright - [Voice]
Linda Harmon - [Voice]
Steve Bulen - [Voice]
Gerritt Graham - Additional Dialogue [Voice]
Anne Lockhart - [Voice]
Sherry Lynn - [Voice]
Susan Boyd - [Voice]
Philip L. Clarke - [Voice]
Hamilton Camp - [Voice]
Ed Gilbert - [Voice]
Jennifer Darling - [Voice]
Paddi Edwards - Flotsam & Jetsam [Voice]
Allan Davies - [Voice]
Robert Weil - [Voice]
Sally Stevens - [Voice]
Will Ryan - Seahorse [Voice]
Ben Wright - Grimsby [Voice]
Charles Adler - [Voice]
Jack Angel - [Voice]
Mickie T. McGowan - [Voice]
Edie McClurg - Carlotta [Voice]
Gloria Grace Prosper - [Voice]
Kathleen O'Connor - [Voice]
Patrick Pinney - [Voice]

Crew for The Little Mermaid

Ron Clements - Director / Screenwriter
Hans Christian Andersen - Story Author
Howard Ashman - Musical Direction/Supervision / Songwriter / Composer (Music Score) / Co-producer
Menken & Ashman - Songwriter
Alan Menken - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Robby Merkin - Composer (Music Score)
John Carnochan - Editor
Mark Hester - Editor
Maureen Donley - Production Designer / Associate Producer
Michael A. Peraza, Jr. - Art Director
Donald A. Towns - Art Director
John Musker - Co-producer / Director / Screenwriter
Mark Dindal - Special Effects
Ruben A. Aquino - Animator
Andreas Deja - Animator
Mark Henn - Animator
Jay Jackson - Animator
Glen Keane - Animator
Duncan Marjoribanks - Animator
Rob Minkoff - Animator
Matthew O'Callaghan - Animator

Awards for The Little Mermaid

Best Score (win) Alan Menken 1989 Academy
Best Song (nom) Howard Ashman 1989 Academy
Best Song (nom) Alan Menken 1989 Academy
Best Song (win) Howard Ashman 1989 Academy
Best Song (win) Alan Menken 1989 Academy
Best Film (Musical or Comedy) (nom) 1989 Golden Globe
Best Original Score (win) Alan Menken 1989 Golden Globe
Best Original Song (nom) Howard Ashman 1989 Golden Globe
Best Original Song (nom) Alan Menken 1989 Golden Globe
Best Original Song (win) Howard Ashman 1989 Golden Globe
Best Original Song (win) Alan Menken 1989 Golden Globe

Feature Details

Title: The Little Mermaid
Feature Release Date: 1989
Genre: Animation
Color: Color
Runtime: 85 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.66:1
Playback Format: CAV

Technical Details

Catalog Number: 12731CS
UPC: 786936079746
Collection: Walt Disney Masterpiece
Publisher: Walt Disney Home Video

Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Certification: THX
Sound Analog Right: Dolby Digital 5.1
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 12731CS
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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The Voices of Jodi Benson, Sam Wright and Buddy Hackett in...

The Little Mermaid

Walt Disney Masterpiece

( Catalog Number 12731CS )
(THX) (1.66:1) (2 Sides) (CAV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Please note that this is the Rare "Dolby Digital" Widescreen Version
The "Full Screen" Version sells for about $10
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The Little Mermaid
1989 - 85 min. - Color
Genre: Animation

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Disney's The Little Mermaid was the first in a series of blockbusters that restored the venerable firm's reputation as the world's premiere animated-feature factory. The title character is a precocious teenager named Ariel, the daughter of Triton, king of the Sea. Against her dad's wishes, Ariel journeys beyond her own world to the surface, where she falls in love with Prince Eric, a handsome human. Foolishly, the little mermaid enters into an agreement with evil sea witch Ursula in order to become human herself. The wistfully melancholy ending of the original Hans Christian Andersen story is dispensed with in favor of a joyously happy ending-but not before a spectacular climactic confrontation between Ursula and Triton. The obligatory Disney comic relief is handled by such freshly minted characters as Sebastian the Crab, who, courtesy of voiceover artist Samuel E. Wright, sings the film's Oscar-winning "Under the Sea". Other voices are provided by Broadway star Jodi Benson (as Ariel) and such Hollywood reliables as Buddy Hackett, Pat Carroll, Kenneth Mars, and Rene Auberjonois. The enormous box-office take of The Little Mermaid made possible such future Disney cartoon ventures as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. --- Hal Erickson

Welcome back, Disney. After numerous colossal missteps by its animation department during the 20 years since The Jungle Book, arguably its last unqualified hit (though some would support The Rescuers from 1977), the studio realized the key to regaining relevance would be an old-fashioned romantic fantasy that would seize the hearts of young girls. And did it ever --- the target audience looked up to Ariel so completely that numerous dolls, pets, and babies coming into being circa 1990 were given her name. Of course, having been mired in dark and expensive misfires like The Black Cauldron for much of the previous decades, Disney didn't have all the details right just yet. For one, a number of critics carped that Ariel was little more than a weakly developed pretty face who relied too heavily on men. The characterization of Ursula, the imaginative but utterly grotesque sea monster villain, added some fuel to the fire. But gender bias has been a knock on Disney for years, and The Little Mermaid boasts enough other strengths for this complaint to fade into the background. Chief among them is the odyssey of aquatic colors that brings bursting life to Ariel's underwater family of happy fish and crustaceans. The two Oscar-nominated songs, "Under the Sea" (which won) and "Kiss the Girl," became the standard bearers for the grand-scale production numbers in numerous Disney films to come. In fact, the delightfully accented lead vocals by Sam Wright (as Sebastian the crab) are so intoxicating, and the corresponding visuals so rich, that these evolve beyond classic soundtrack songs to the level of classic songs, period. They alone justify a viewing of the film that revived one of the 20th century's most powerful enterprises. --- Derek Armstrong

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Cast for The Little Mermaid

Jodi Benson - Ariel [Voice]
Pat Carroll - Ursula [Voice]
Sam Wright - Sebastian [Voice]
Kenneth Mars - Triton [Voice]
Buddy Hackett - Scuttle [Voice]
Jason Marin - Flounder [Voice]
Christopher Daniel Barnes - Eric [Voice]
Rene Auberjonois - Louis [Voice]
Edie Lehmann - [Voice]
William Kanady - [Voice]
Melissa MacKay - [Voice]
Guy Maeda - [Voice]
Lynn Dolin Mann - [Voice]
Willie Greene, Jr. - [Voice]
Donny Gerrard - [Voice]
Luana Jackman - [Voice]
Walter S. Harrah - [Voice]
Phillip Ingram - [Voice]
Gail Farrell - [Voice]
Jackie Ward - [Voice]
Joe Turano - [Voice]
Robert Tebow - [Voice]
Bobbi White - [Voice]
Robert S. Zwirn - [Voice]
Arne B. Markussen - [Voice]
Lewis Morford - [Voice]
Gene J. Merlino - [Voice]
Debbie Shapiro - [Voice]
Marilyn Powell - [Voice]
Michael Redman, Jr. - [Voice]
Nancy Cartwright - [Voice]
Linda Harmon - [Voice]
Steve Bulen - [Voice]
Gerritt Graham - Additional Dialogue [Voice]
Anne Lockhart - [Voice]
Sherry Lynn - [Voice]
Susan Boyd - [Voice]
Philip L. Clarke - [Voice]
Hamilton Camp - [Voice]
Ed Gilbert - [Voice]
Jennifer Darling - [Voice]
Paddi Edwards - Flotsam & Jetsam [Voice]
Allan Davies - [Voice]
Robert Weil - [Voice]
Sally Stevens - [Voice]
Will Ryan - Seahorse [Voice]
Ben Wright - Grimsby [Voice]
Charles Adler - [Voice]
Jack Angel - [Voice]
Mickie T. McGowan - [Voice]
Edie McClurg - Carlotta [Voice]
Gloria Grace Prosper - [Voice]
Kathleen O'Connor - [Voice]
Patrick Pinney - [Voice]

Crew for The Little Mermaid

Ron Clements - Director / Screenwriter
Hans Christian Andersen - Story Author
Howard Ashman - Musical Direction/Supervision / Songwriter / Composer (Music Score) / Co-producer
Menken & Ashman - Songwriter
Alan Menken - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Robby Merkin - Composer (Music Score)
John Carnochan - Editor
Mark Hester - Editor
Maureen Donley - Production Designer / Associate Producer
Michael A. Peraza, Jr. - Art Director
Donald A. Towns - Art Director
John Musker - Co-producer / Director / Screenwriter
Mark Dindal - Special Effects
Ruben A. Aquino - Animator
Andreas Deja - Animator
Mark Henn - Animator
Jay Jackson - Animator
Glen Keane - Animator
Duncan Marjoribanks - Animator
Rob Minkoff - Animator
Matthew O'Callaghan - Animator

Awards for The Little Mermaid

Best Score (win) Alan Menken 1989 Academy
Best Song (nom) Howard Ashman 1989 Academy
Best Song (nom) Alan Menken 1989 Academy
Best Song (win) Howard Ashman 1989 Academy
Best Song (win) Alan Menken 1989 Academy
Best Film (Musical or Comedy) (nom) 1989 Golden Globe
Best Original Score (win) Alan Menken 1989 Golden Globe
Best Original Song (nom) Howard Ashman 1989 Golden Globe
Best Original Song (nom) Alan Menken 1989 Golden Globe
Best Original Song (win) Howard Ashman 1989 Golden Globe
Best Original Song (win) Alan Menken 1989 Golden Globe

Feature Details

Title: The Little Mermaid
Feature Release Date: 1989
Genre: Animation
Color: Color
Runtime: 85 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.66:1
Playback Format: CAV

Technical Details

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