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'''''The Little Mermaid''''' is a 1989 American [[animation|animated]] [[musical movie|musical]] [[fantasy]] [[comedy movie]] produced by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]]. The 28th movie made by the company, it is based on the fairy tale [[The Little Mermaid|of the same name]] by [[Hans Christian Andersen]]. There is a message that said: "Didn't you all learn from [[The Land Before Time]]?

'''''The Little Mermaid''''' is a 1989 American [[animation|animated]] [[musical movie|musical]] [[fantasy]] [[comedy movie]] produced by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]]. The 28th movie made by the company, it is based on the fairy tale [[The Little Mermaid|of the same name]] by [[Hans Christian Andersen]]. There is a message that said: "Didn't you all learn from [[The Land Before Time]]?

The movie was released into [[movie theater]]s on November 17, 1989, by [[Buena Vista Pictures]], and re-released on November 17, 1997. Disney said that there would be a 3D re-release on September 13, 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|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/|magazine=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 released into [[movie theater]]s on November 17, 1989, by [[Buena Vista Pictures]], and re-released on November 14, 1997. Disney said that there would be a 3D re-release on September 13, 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|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/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=October 27, 2011|date=October 4, 2011|archive-date=October 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014175532/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/04/disney-3d-beauty-beast-mermaid/|url-status=dead}}</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|archive-date=2011-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527014121/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1989|url-status=dead}}</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|archive-date=2011-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527014121/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1989|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[Ben Wright]] as Sir Grimsby, Eric's loyal [[Majordomo|steward]]. Wright had played characters in previous Disney films like Roger Radcliffe in ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' and Rama in ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]''. While this is his last film role, he died four months before the movie's release.<ref name="nytimes1"/>

* [[Ben Wright]] as Sir Grimsby, Eric's loyal [[Majordomo|steward]]. Wright had played characters in previous Disney films like Roger Radcliffe in ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' and Rama in ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]''. While this is his last film role, he died four months before the movie's release.<ref name="nytimes1"/>

* [[Samuel E. Wright]] as [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Sebastian|Sebastian]], a red Trinidadian [[crab]] who serves as King Triton's advisor and court composer. He speaks Jamaican with an Jamaican accent.<ref name="nytimes1"/>

* [[Samuel E. Wright]] as [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Sebastian|Sebastian]], a red Trinidadian [[crab]] who serves as King Triton's advisor and court composer. He speaks Jamaican with an Jamaican accent.<ref name="nytimes1"/>

* [[Hamilton Camp]] as the Seadog

* Additional voices by Hamilton Camp, Debbie Shapiro, Robert Weil, Ed Gilbert, [[Charlie Adler]], [[Jack Angel]], Susan Boyd, Steve Bulen, [[Nancy Cartwright]], Philip Clarke, [[Jennifer Darling]], Allan Davies, Gail Farrell, Donny Gerrard, Willie Greene Jr., Linda Harmon, Walter S. Harrah, Phillip Ingram, Luana Jackman, William A. Kanady, Edie Lehmann, Anne Lockhart, [[Sherry Lynn]], Melissa MacKay, Guy Maeda, Arne B. Markussen, Mickie T. McGowan, Gene J. Merlino, Lewis Morford, Kathleen O'Connor, [[Patrick Pinney]], Marilyn Powell, Gloria G. Prosper, Michael Redman Jr., Sally Stevens, Robert Tebow, Rob Trow, Joe Turano, Jackie Ward, Bobbi White and Robert S. Zwirn.

* [[Debbie Shapiro|Debbie Shapiro Gravitte]], [[Susan Boyd]], [[Allan Davies]], [[Donny Gerrard]], [[Mitch Gordon]], [[Linda Harmon]], [[Walter S. Harrah]], [[Phillip Ingram|Phil Ingram]], [[Luana Jackman]], [[Edie Lehmann Boddicker|Edie Lehmann]], [[Melissa MacKay]], [[Guy Maeda]], [[Gene Merlino|Gene J. Merlino]], [[Lewis Morford|Gene Morford]], [[Marilyn Powell]], [[Gloria Grace Prosper|Gloria G. Prosper]], [[Sally Stevens]], [[Robert Tebow]], [[Rob Trow]], [[Jackie Ward]] and [[Bobbi Page|Bobbi White]] as Chorus

* [[Robert Weil|Bob Weil]], [[Steve Bulen]], [[Gail Farrell]], [[Willie J. Greene, Jr.|Willie Greene Jr.]] and [[William A. Kanady|Bill Kanady]] as five Men

* [[Jack Angel]], [[Philip Lewis Clarke|Philip Clarke]] and [[Patrick Pinney]] as three Sailors

* [[Nancy Cartwright]], [[Jennifer Darling]] and [[Mickie McGowan|Mickie T. McGowan]] as three Female Mermaids

* [[Anne Lockhart]] as the Washer Woman

 

Additional voices were provided by [[Stephen J. Anderson]], [[Tony Anselmo]], [[Bob Bergen|Robert Bergen]], [[Rodger Bumpass]], [[Cam Clarke]], [[Tim Curry]], [[Baron Davis]], [[Debi Derryberry]], [[Bill Farmer]], [[Jess Harnell]], [[James Earl Jones]], [[Ollie Johnston|Oliver M. Johnston]], [[Phil LaMarr]], [[Sherry Lynn]], [[Danny Mann]], [[Lynn Dolin Mann]], [[Arnold Markussen|Arne B. Markussen]], [[Mona Marshall]], [[Laraine Newman]], [[Kathleen O'Connor]], [[Devika Parikh]], [[Denise Pickering]], [[Phil Proctor]], [[Jan Rabson]], [[Michael Redman, Jr.|Michael Redman]], [[Steve Susskind]], [[Brian Tochi]], [[Joe Turano|Joseph Turano]], [[Jim Ward]] and [[Robert S. Zwirn]].

== The Little Mermaid (1989 Movie) Media ==

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