the story ;
1989: An animated tale of a beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, who is fascinated by the human world,
to the dismay of her father, King Triton. She spies Prince Eric and falls hopelessly in love. Sebastian
the crab is sent by the king to keep an eye on Ariel, though he cannot stop her from rescuing the prince
during a storm. Ursula the sea witch plots to grant Ariel's wish to be human, in exchange for her beautiful
voice, and as part of a larger scheme to gain control of Triton's realm. Eric finds himself falling for the
now-human mermaid, but Ursula tricks him and Ariel, now mute, cannot warn him. Finally, Ariel and Eric
together foil Ursula's evil plans, save the undersea kingdom, and receive Triton's blessing.

movie history ;
The first Disney animated feature in three decades based on a classic fairy tale (since "Sleeping Beauty"),
this film turned to the famous story by Hans Christian Andersen. Disney artists had considered an
animated film of "The Little Mermaid" in the late 1930s, and illustrator Kay Nielsen prepared a number of
striking story sketches in pastels and watercolors. For this film, the artists received inspiration from the
Nielsen story sketches that were brought out of the Archives for them to study, and they gave Kay Nielsen
a "visual development" credit on the film. Actress Sherri Stoner was the live-action model for Ariel.

The film probably had more effects than any animated film since "Fantasia;" nearly 80% of the film
required some kind of effects work -- storms at sea, billowing sails, schools of fish, shadows, raging fire,
explosions, magic pixie dust, surface reflections, underwater distortions, ripples, and bubbles. Academy
Award® winner for Best Song ("Under the Sea") and Best Original Score. Released on video in 1990.

Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. Starring: the voices of Jodi Benson (Ariel), Pat Carroll (Ursula),
Christopher Daniel Barnes (Eric), Buddy Hackett (Scuttle), Kenneth Mars (Triton), Samuel E. Wright (Sebastian),
Ben Wright (Grimsby), and René Auberjonois (Louis). 82 min. Songs by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken.

movie quotes ;

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I can't stand it! It's too easy!
The child is in love with a human. And not just any
human. A prince! " ~ URSULA

"I consider myself a reasonable merman. I set certain
rules, and I expect those rules to be obeyed. " ~ TRITON

"What would her father say? I'll tell you what her
father'd say. He'd say he's gonna kill himself a
crab, that's what her father'd say! ~ SEBASTIAN

“ When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love, love to explore that shore
Up above; out of the sea, wish I could be
Part of that world ”