The Little Mermaid (1989)
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Reviews Counted: 37 Fresh: 32 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 83 mins
Synopsis: THE LITTLE MERMAID is Disney's animated version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a mermaid who falls in love with a handsome prince whom she rescues from drowning. Disobeying her father, lord of a great sea kingdom, the mermaid makes a deal with an evil enchantress. In exchange... [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Jodi Benson, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards
Director: John Musker, Ron Clements
Screenwriter: John Musker, Ron Clements
Story: Hans Christian Andersen
Producer: Howard Ashman, John Musker
Composer: Alan Menken
Screenwriter: John Musker, Ron Clements
Story: Hans Christian Andersen
Producer: Howard Ashman, John Musker
Composer: Alan Menken
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05/20/08
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Still a great entertainment and a welcome addition to any Disney library.
10/27/06
The hand-drawn animation is terrific, and the soundtrack, which includes Part of Your World, Under the Sea and Kiss the Girl, is among Disney's best.
10/09/06
The Little Mermaid is the story of one packrat pre-tween princess whose undersea kingdom is only matched in depth by her remarkable sense of consumer-minded entitlement.
10/05/06
...cute, romantic, well-animated, well paced, and filled with more good music than Disney had produced in quite some time.
10/01/06
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06/24/06
An instant classic with a great story, great animation, great music, and a great villain.
05/12/05
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04/09/05
Bawdy and crass, The Little Mermaid was the beginning of the whoreish product that Disney has continously put out in its wake.
09/08/04
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