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'''''The Little Mermaid''''' is a 1989 American [[animation|animated]] [[musical movie|musical]] [[fantasy movie]] produced by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]]. It is based on the fairy tale [[The Little Mermaid|of the same name]].

'''''The Little Mermaid''''' is a 28th movie and an 1989 American [[animation|animated]] [[musical movie|musical]] [[fantasy movie]] produced by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]]. It is based on the fairy tale [[The Little Mermaid|of the same name]].

The movie was first released into [[movie theater]]s on November 14, 1989 by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. It was re-released on November 17, 1997. Disney said that there would be a 3D re-release on September 13, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Grady|title='Beauty and the Beast,' 'The Little Mermaid,' 'Finding Nemo,' 'Monsters, Inc.' get 3-D re-releases|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/04/disney-3d-beauty-beast-mermaid/|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=October 27, 2011|date=October 4, 2011}}</ref> This was cancelled on January 14, 2013 because the other Disney 3D re-releases were not as successful as Disney had hoped they would be.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fritz|first=Ben|title=Disney cancels 'Little Mermaid 3-D,' dates 'Pirates 5' for 2015|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-disney-cancels-little-mermaid-3d-pirates-5-2015-20130114,0,6139988.story|accessdate=January 14, 2013|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=January 14, 2013}}</ref>  

The movie was first released into [[movie theater]]s on November 14, 1989 by [[Walt Disney Pictures]] and [[Buena Vista Pictures]]. It was re-released on November 17, 1997. Disney said that there would be a 3D re-release on September 13, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Grady|title='Beauty and the Beast,' 'The Little Mermaid,' 'Finding Nemo,' 'Monsters, Inc.' get 3-D re-releases|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/04/disney-3d-beauty-beast-mermaid/|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=October 27, 2011|date=October 4, 2011}}</ref> This was cancelled on January 14, 2013 because the other Disney 3D re-releases were not as successful as Disney had hoped they would be.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fritz|first=Ben|title=Disney cancels 'Little Mermaid 3-D,' dates 'Pirates 5' for 2015|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-disney-cancels-little-mermaid-3d-pirates-5-2015-20130114,0,6139988.story|accessdate=January 14, 2013|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=January 14, 2013}}</ref>

In January 1990, ''The Little Mermaid'' had three [[Academy Award]] nominations. The movie won two of the awards. They were for [[Academy Award for Best Song|Best Song]] ("Under the Sea") and [[Academy Award for Original Music Score|Best Score]]. The movie also earned four [[Golden Globe]] nominations. It won the awards for Best Song ("Under the Sea") and Best Score.<ref name=nonoms89>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1989|title=The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1952)|accessdate = 2010-05-09|publisher = Hollywood Foreign Press Association}}</ref>

In January 1990, ''The Little Mermaid'' had three [[Academy Award]] nominations. The movie won two of the awards. They were for [[Academy Award for Best Song|Best Song]] ("Under the Sea") and [[Academy Award for Original Music Score|Best Score]]. The movie also earned four [[Golden Globe]] nominations. It won the awards for Best Song ("Under the Sea") and Best Score.<ref name=nonoms89>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1989|title=The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1952)|accessdate = 2010-05-09|publisher = Hollywood Foreign Press Association}}</ref>

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