little film little american animated musical fantasy film produced released based danish fairy tale little tells story beautiful princess dreams human written directed produced music served producer film features voices 28th disney animated feature film little released theaters november largely positive reviews garnering million domestic box office initial release million total lifetime gross worldwide success disney film framed little given credit breathing life art disney animated feature films string critical commercial failures produced disney dated early 1970s marked start era known stage adaptation film book additional songs new lyricist opened denver july began performances broadway january plot sixteen year old princess dissatisfied underwater life curious human world best friend collects human artifacts goes surface ocean visit offers inaccurate knowledge human culture ignores warnings father king ruler adviser court composer contact humans forbidden night unwilling travel ocean surface watch celebration birthday prince ship quickly birthday celebration cut short violent storm ship overboard saves drowning brings shore sings quickly leaves soon regains consciousness avoid discovered fascinated memory voice vows find saved sang vows find way join world noticing change behavior questions behavior learns love furious confronts store human artifacts destroys objects dismay leaves named convince visit sea witch makes deal transform human days exchange voice puts shell days receive kiss true love gets kiss remain human permanently transform belong agrees given human legs taken surface finds beach takes castle unaware saved earlier spends time end second day kiss thwarted angered narrow escape beautiful young woman named appears onshore singing voice recognizes song disguise casts hypnotic forget day finds married disguised discovers actually disguise informs immediately pursues wedding barge informs wedding help animals chaos shell neck broken restoring voice breaking realizing girl saved life rushes kiss sun sets transforms reveals kidnaps furious confronts demands release deal urging agrees place prisoner giving released transforms loses authority declares new ruler use hits tries strike causing inadvertently kill enraged uses grow monstrous proportions reunite surface grows past towers gains control entire ocean creating storm bringing sunken ships surface attempts kill wrecked ship ship destroyed garden revert original forms realizing truly loves willingly changes human marriage marry ship depart cast princess daniel barnes prince human alter ego king buddy maid sisters ryan max chef louis production story development little originally planned earliest feature films proposed package film featuring christian tales development started soon seven late 1930s delayed circumstances interested film adaptation little serving director alongside discovered christian fairy tale believing story provided ideal basis animated feature film keen creating film took place underwater wrote presented page treatment disney ceo idea suggestion meeting passed project time studio development sequel live action comedy splash felt little similar project day approved idea possible development production 1980s staff found chance original story visual development work disney proposed 1930s feature changes staff 1930s original story coincidentally changes disney writers 1980s year expanded page idea page rough script eliminating role grandmother expanding roles sea witch film plans momentarily shelved disney focused attention oliver company immediate releases songwriter involved writing development asked contribute song proposed changing minor character english butler crab jamaican crab shifting music style film reflect time revised story format musical broadway style story structure song sequences serving film composer noted work writers successful broadway stage musical teamed compose entire song score oliver way slated major disney release animation money resources dedicated disney animated film decades aside main animation facility california disney opened satellite feature animation facility production lake florida near orlando florida theme park opening disney mgm facility projects produce entire cartoon short roller coaster rabbit contribute ink paint support recent years filming live actors actresses motion reference material animators practice frequently disney animated features produced supervision broadway actress chosen play member improvisation comedy group acted key scenes supervising animators included king originally asked work established reputation drawing large powerful figures bear fox professor assigned lead artists oversaw world musical number jokingly stated wife looks exactly like fins character body type personality based starring boss effect hair underwater based footage space scenes pool guidance swimming design villainous based drag performer divine additional early inspiration divine role television dynasty suggestion fan series choice voice original script written disney owned series golden girls mind arthur turned actresses considered eventually cast clashed style music production replaced actors auditioned additional roles film including role role underwater setting required special effects animation disney animated feature effects animation supervisor estimated million bubbles drawn film addition use processes computer animation artistic manpower needed required disney farm underwater bubble effects animation film china based firm production facilities beijing attempt use disney famed camera time years quality depth shots failed machine dilapidated condition shots instead photographed outside animation camera facility little disney feature film use traditional hand painted method animation disney film digital method coloring combining drawings developed disney called eliminate need camera optical effects time caps prototype scenes shot produced caps penultimate shot film wedding ship sailing away rainbow appears finished film computer generated imagery create wrecked ships final battle staircase shot castle carriage riding objects animated models plotted line art painted traditionally music little considered film brought broadway cartoons wrote academy award winning score collaborated songs film prominent songs world nearly cut film seemingly tested poorly audience school children scene caused feel song needed cut idea resisted cited similar situation popular song rainbow nearly cut wizard appealing pushed song remain film finalized state second test screening scene developed tested separate child audience musical number kept release film originally released november followed november reissue success release disney announced release little scheduled september cancelled january performances disney releases version released blu ray instead play limited engagement september october september little began playing select theaters audiences bring use app called second screen live film screened competition cannes film festival home media controversial new disney animated film little released disney classics line vhs laserdisc home video releases months release film select number disney catalog animated films released home video company afraid profitable practice theatrically film seven years year selling title home video million units sold including million month success led future disney films released soon end theatrical runs delayed years following release theaters new vhs version released march included bonus music video singing world end credits replacing sea end credit song vhs sold million units ranked best selling video year little released limited issue bare bones dvd standard video transfer film released dvd october line classic animated features including song kiss girl performed deleted scenes depth documentaries included academy award nominated short film intended shelved little match girl dvd sold million units day release million units week making biggest animated dvd debut october year end dvd sold million units year selling dvds dvd released little trilogy boxed set december platinum edition film sequels went january film released disc blu ray dvd digital copy combo disc blu ray dvd combo blu ray october disney diamond editions line reception box office early production little cautioned staff reminding girl film money box office disney biggest animated box office success decade time film closer completion convinced hit animated feature earn million blockbuster film original theatrical release earned north american box office falling short expectations earning oliver film theatrically reissued november day animated feature reissue brought additional gross film drew million box office earnings outside united_states canada releases resulting total international box office figure million critical reception little received largely positive reviews critics review site rotten_tomatoes reported film certified fresh score based reviews average rating site consensus reads little new golden era disney animation warm charming hand drawn characters catchy musical sequences roger_ebert film critic chicago_sun-times enthusiastic film wrote little inventive animated fantasy movie creative fun deserves comparison best disney work past commented positively character stating fully realized female character thinks acts independently instead hanging decide destiny staff guide wrote positive review praising film return traditional disney musical film animation wrote film juvenile humor human characters eyes giving positive review stated film compare real disney classics appealed equally kids adults staff variety praised film cast characters particular animation stating animation proves lush fluid augmented use shadow light elements like fire sun water characters praised musical collaboration songs frequently begin slowly build intensity ign wrote positive review film stating film perfect achievement praised film revived interest animation released time interest animation washington_post wrote mixed review film referring adaptation christian classic went write film average highest points wrote wrong film difficult children identify characters bland concluded review saying film accomplished little kid missing magic empire gave positive review film stating little movie ingredients disney experience treasure free politically correct formulaic elements recent productions april years film initial release yahoo users voted little animated films time later yahoo updated list june year film remained list dropped slots end traditionally animated disney animated films beauty beast respectively scored poll update named time best animated films little disney animated fairy tale sleeping beauty important film animation history reasons chief establishment animation profitable venture company theme parks television productions live action features overshadowed animated output 1950s second film following produced disney began expanding animated output following successful live action animated film framed disney animated major box office critical hit expanded result increasingly successful follow ups beauty beast staff increased members spread studios burbank california florida saint france addition signaled establishment musical film format standard disney animated films majority disney popular animated films 1930s musicals 1970s 1980s role music emphasized films served test sorts success musical format disney committed broadway style structure little accolades january little earned academy_award nominations making disney animated film earn academy_award nomination film won awards best song sea film earned nominations including best picture comedy musical won awards best song sea addition box office critical success film soundtrack album earned awards 33rd grammy awards grammy award best album children grammy award best score soundtrack album motion picture television visual media bolstered film success soundtrack golden grammy awards certified double platinum recording_industry_association_of_america september shipments million copies soundtrack album feat animated film time date soundtrack certified times platinum won academy awards best original score sea sung memorable scene song film kiss girl nominated lost sea film won golden best original score sea nominated categories best motion picture best original song won grammy award sea american_film_institute lists afi years years heroes villains nominated villain afi years songs nominated animated film controversy controversy arose artwork cover classics vhs cassette film released video close examination artwork revealed oddly shaped structure castle closely resembling human disney cover designer insist accident resulting late night rush job finish cover artwork questionable object appear cover second releasing movie second allegation clergyman seen erection scene late film clergyman short man dressed bishop clothing small slightly noticeable frames actually later shown legged man knees image small difficult distinguish combined incidents led arkansas woman file suit dropped suit months later live action film deadline reports disney early development live action version film
The Little Mermaid (1989 film)