The Little Mermaid (1989)

The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker. With Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes. A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.

Disney's first trailer for the "upcoming, new" feature film, The Little Mermaid, as seen in theatres.

Official Trailer - YouTube

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

The Little Mermaid is a 1989 animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. It was...

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This is a Walt Disney animated fantasy that deserves comparison with the great Disney animation of the past. Jolly, inventive and filled with a gallery of colorful villains and heroes, it tells the story of a mermaid's love for a human prince -- and of the evil octopus who strikes such a hard bargain that she almost steals him away from the heroine. The computer-assisted animation is wildly inventive and cuts no corners, the original songs have life and spirit, and like the best from Disney's glory days, this is not a "children's film'' but one for all ages.

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.

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.