---
title: 'The Little Mermaid (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Musker'
released: '1989-11-17'
runtime_minutes: 83
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-little-mermaid-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097757/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Little Mermaid (1989)

1989 · G · 83 min · Fantasy, Drama, Music, Romance, Family · United States

Part of: Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film

## Synopsis

The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film. It was written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and produced by Musker and Howard Ashman, who also wrote the film's songs with composer Alan Menken. Loosely based on the 1837 Danish fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, it was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation in association with Silver Screen Partners IV and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film features the voices of René Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Ben Wright, and Samuel E. Wright. The story follows a teenage mermaid princess named Ariel (Benson) who dreams of becoming human and falls in love with a human prince named Eric (Barnes), which leads her to forge an agreement with the sea witch Ursula (Carroll) to be with him.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Musker](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-musker), [Ron Clements](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-clements)
- **Screenplay:** [John Musker](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-musker), [Ron Clements](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-clements)
- **Producer:** [John Musker](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-musker), [Howard Ashman](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-ashman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alan Menken](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-menken), [Howard Ashman](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-ashman)
- **Editor:** [John Carnochan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carnochan), [Mark Hester](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-hester)

## Cast

- [René Auberjonois](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-auberjonois) as Chef Louis
- [Christopher Daniel Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-daniel-barnes) as Prince Eric
- [Jodi Benson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jodi-benson) as Ariel
- [Pat Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-carroll) as Ursula
- [Paddi Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/paddi-edwards) as Flotsam and Jetsam
- [Buddy Hackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/buddy-hackett) as Scuttle
- [Jason Marin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-marin) as Flounder
- [Kenneth Mars](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-mars) as King Triton
- [Ben Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-wright) as Grimsby
- [Samuel E. Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-e-wright) as Sebastian
- [Edie McClurg](https://cinepixo.com/people/edie-mcclurg) as Carlotta
- [Will Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-ryan) as Seahorse
- [Jim Cummings](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-cummings)
- [Michael Redman](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-redman)
- [J. D. Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-d-daniels)

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/the-little-mermaid
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-little-mermaid-1989
Film facts: Wikidata (Q190135); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.