Teenage mermaid, Ariel (Benson) is discontent with her life. While she has a good life: her father is King Triton (Mars), she has a great singing voice, and loyal friends; she longs for life on land. With the help of fish friend Flounder (Marin), she visits shipwrecks to gather little bits of human life and then take them to the surface, so Scuttle (Hackett) the seagull can explain the purpose of each object. On one of these trips Ariel rescues and falls in love with Prince Eric (Barnes).
King Triton wants someone to keep an eye on Ariel, and sends crustacean composer Sebastian (Wright). After her father learns about her trips the surface (which is forbidden) he destroys her trinkets and drives her into the clutches of Ursula (Caroll) the sea witch. Ursula turns Ariel human, for a price.
Reason I chose this film:
This was the first film I saw in theaters. Ursula was really scary (when she gets huge) and I had a hard time watching that part for a long time! I wanted to be a mermaid...or at least meet a mermaid. Yes, she doesn't wear much, but it doesn't matter. She is adorable (and a redhead!)
The songs are great: "Part of Your World," "Kiss the Girl," "Under the Sea," etc. This film raised the bar on animated (Disney) films, and because of this, we have had years of memorable and well made Disney films.
The Little Mermaid (1989) minutes
Director: Ron Clements and John Musker
Starring: Jodi Benson as Ariel
Christopher Daniel Barnes as Prince Eric
Pat Carroll as Ursula
Buddy Hackett as Scuttle
Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian
Jason Marin as Flounder
Kenneth Mars as King Triton
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