The Little Mermaid Production Cels
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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.
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.
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