The Little Mermaid (1989)

November 17, 1989 (US) • Animation, Family, Fantasy • 83m

Overview

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.

Directors

Ron Clements, John Musker

Writers

John Musker, Ron Clements, Hans Christian Andersen

Top Billed

Jodi Benson

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Where to watch

Free / Included

Rent

Buy

Top Billed Cast

Jodi Benson

Ariel (voice)

Samuel E. Wright

Sebastian (voice)

Pat Carroll

Ursula (voice)

Christopher Daniel Barnes

Eric (voice)

Kenneth Mars

Triton (voice)

Buddy Hackett

Scuttle (voice)

Jason Marin

Flounder (voice)

René Auberjonois

Louis (voice)

Paddi Edwards

Flotsam & Jetsam (voice)

Ben Wright

Grimsby (voice)

Edie McClurg

Carlotta (voice)

Will Ryan

Seahorse (voice)

Sherry Lynn

Additional Voices (voice)

Mickie McGowan

Additional Voices (voice)

Nancy Cartwright

Additional Voices (voice)

Frank Welker

Max (voice) (uncredited)

Hamilton Camp

Additional Voices (voice)

Debbie Shapiro Gravitte

Additional Voices (voice)

Robert Weil

Additional Voices (voice)

Ed Gilbert

Additional Voices (voice)

Charlie Adler

Additional Voices (voice)

Jack Angel

Additional Voices (voice)

Susan Boyd

Additional Voices (voice)

Steve Bulen

Additional Voices (voice)

Philip L. Clarke

Additional Voices (voice)

Jennifer Darling

Additional Voices (voice)

Trevor Allan Davies

Additional Voices (voice)

Gail Farrell

Additional Voices (voice)

Donny Gerrard

Additional Voices (voice)

Willie J. Greene Jr.

Additional Voices (voice)

Linda Harmon

Additional Voices (voice)

Walter S. Harrah

Additional Voices (voice)

Phillip Ingram

Additional Voices (voice)

Luana Jackman

Additional Voices (voice)

William A. Kanady

Additional Voices (voice)

Edie Lehmann Boddicker

Additional Voices (voice)

Anne Lockhart

Additional Voices (voice)

Melissa MacKay

Additional Voices (voice)

Guy Maeda

Additional Voices (voice)

Lynn Dolin Mann

Additional Voices (voice)

Arnold Markussen

Additional Voices (voice)

Bobbi Page

Additional Voices (voice)

Crew

Ron Clements

Director

John Musker

Director

John Musker

Producer

Howard Ashman

Producer

Alan Menken

Original Music Composer

Mark A. Hester

Editor

Vera Pacheco

Animation

James Ashwill

Foley Mixer

Christopher Flick

Foley Editor

Alan Smart

Animation

Bill Perkins

Layout

Howard Ashman

Songs

Alan Menken

Songs

John Musker

Writer

Ron Clements

Writer

Michael Peraza Jr.

Art Direction

Donald Towns

Art Direction

Mark Dindal

Visual Effects Supervisor

Glen Keane

Animation Director

Duncan Marjoribanks

Animation Director

Matthew O'Callaghan

Animation Director

Ruben A. Aquino

Animation Director

Andreas Deja

Animation Director

Mark Henn

Animation Director

Maureen Donley

Associate Producer

John Carnochan

Supervising Film Editor

Roger Allers

Storyboard

Ed Gombert

Storyboard

Gary Trousdale

Storyboard

Thom Enriquez

Storyboard

Matthew O'Callaghan

Storyboard

Joe Ranft

Storyboard

Brenda Chapman

Storyboard

Rasoul Azadani

Layout

Fred Cline

Layout

Lorenzo E. Martinez

Layout

James Beihold

Layout

Dave Dunnet

Layout

Donald Towns

Background Designer

Maureen Donley

Production Manager

Michael Serrian

Assistant Director

Howard Ashman

Additional Dialogue

Gerrit Graham

Additional Dialogue

Sam Graham

Additional Dialogue

Chris Hubbell

Additional Dialogue

Mary V. Buck

Casting

Susan Edelman

Casting

Terry Porter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mel Metcalfe

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David J. Hudson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dan St. Pierre

Layout

Mustafa Dok

Thanks

Arlene Schwartz

Thanks

Albert Tavares

Thanks

Lulu Washington

Thanks

Kathy Altieri

Background Designer

Doug Ball

Background Designer

Jim Coleman

Background Designer

Greg Drolette

Background Designer

Dennis Durrell

Background Designer

Dean Gordon

Background Designer

Cristy Maltese

Background Designer

Philip Phillipson

Background Designer

Craig Robertson

Background Designer

Brian Sebern

Background Designer

Ruben Procopio

Sculptor

Tina Price

CG Animator

Andrew Schmidt

CG Animator

John Richards

Scoring Mixer

Don Henry

Projection

Jack M. Nietzsche Jr.

Apprentice Sound Editor

Sutherland C. Ellwood

Assistant Production Manager

Steve Hickner

Assistant Production Manager

Dennis Edwards

Assistant Production Manager

Andrew Phillipson

Background Designer

Lisa Keene

Background Designer

Robert E. Stanton

Background Designer

Tia W. Kratter

Background Designer

Philo Barnhart

Character Designer

John Roesch

Foley

Joseph T. Sabella

Foley

Ashley Shurl Lupin

Painter

Britt Van der Nagel

Painter

Denise Link

Painter

Gale Raleigh

Painter

Gary G. Shafer

Painter

Gina Evans

Painter

Helen Vives

Painter

Helga van den Berge

Painter

Geno DuBois

Painter

Kathy Wilbur

Painter

Mimi Frances Clayton

Painter

Patricia Cowling

Painter

Patricia Torocsik

Painter

Sharon M. Dabek

Painter

Tania Francisco

Painter

Chuck Neely

Sound Editor

Chris Jargo

Sound Editor

Bruce Richardson

Sound Editor

Richard C. Franklin

Supervising Sound Editor

Kendall O'Connor

Visual Development

Kelly Asbury

Visual Development

Renee Ilsa Alcazar

Painter

Joyce Alexander

Painter

Lada Babicka

Painter

Phyllis Bird

Painter

Russell Blandino

Painter

Chris Conklin

Painter

Elena Marie Cox

Painter

Sybil Cuzzort

Painter

Phyllis Fields

Painter

Joyce Frey

Painter

Etsuko Fujioka

Painter

Paulino García

Painter

Karen Hepburn

Painter

Eadie Hofmann

Painter

Melody Hughes

Painter

David Karp

Painter

Kathlyn Kephart

Painter

Leslie Kober

Painter

Annette Leavitt

Painter

Teri McDonald

Painter

Celeste McDonald-Perry

Painter

Debbie Mihara

Painter

Stephanie Myers

Painter

Chris Naylor

Painter

Belle Norman

Painter

Barbara Palmer

Painter

Melanie Pava

Painter

Patricia Pettinelli

Painter

Bruce Phillipson

Painter

Marilyn Pierson

Painter

Ronna Pincus

Painter

Bonnie Ramsey

Painter

Linda Redondo

Painter

Sharon Rehme

Painter

Colene Riffo

Painter

Nellie B. Rodriguez

Painter

Ania Rubisz

Painter

Sheryl Ann Smith

Painter

Fumiko R. Sommer

Painter

Rose Ann Stire

Painter

Roxanne M. Taylor

Painter

Cookie Tricarico

Painter

Irma Velez

Painter

Cathy Walters

Painter

Susan Wileman

Painter

Denise Wogatzke

Painter

Lee Wood

Painter

Micki Zurcher

Painter

David J. Zywicki

Painter

Nancy Parent

Script Supervisor

H. Lee Peterson

Assistant Editor

Scot Scalise

Assistant Editor

Tom Shaffer

Color Timer

Barbara Gerety

First Assistant Editor

Bill Wilner

First Assistant Editor

Brett Hayden

Production Coordinator

Larry Singer

ADR Editor

Pamela G. Kimber

Assistant Sound Editor

Thomas Pasatieri

Orchestrator

Charles L. Campbell

Sound Editor

Leonard T. Geschke

Sound Editor

Nils C. Jensen

Sound Editor

Kathleen Bennett

Supervising Music Editor

Louis L. Edemann

Supervising Sound Editor

Chris Buck

Character Designer

Dan Haskett

Character Designer

Kevin Lima

Character Designer

Gary Eggleston

Visual Development

Andrew Gaskill

Visual Development

Doug Lefler

Visual Development

Bruce Morris

Visual Development

Kay Nielsen

Visual Development

Chris Van Allsburg

Visual Development

Rowland B. Wilson

Visual Development

Dorothy McKim

Assistant Production Manager

Hans Christian Andersen

Author

Dave Bossert

Animation

Ellen Heuer

Foley Artist

Jørgen Klubien

Animation

Collection

The Little Mermaid Collection

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

Reviews

No reviews available.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$211,343,479

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The Little Mermaid (1989)

Ron Clements, John Musker

John Musker, Ron Clements, Hans Christian Andersen

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