The Little Mermaid (1992 film)
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| Directed by | Jack Olesker |
| Produced by | Diane Eskenazi |
| Written by | Hans Christian Andersen (original author), Jack Olesker |
| Distributed by | GoodTimes Home Video |
| Release date(s) | 1992 (USA) |
| Running time | 49 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Beauty and the Beast (1992) |
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The Little Mermaid is a 49-minute animated film based on the classic story The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was originally released direct to video in 1992.
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[edit] Plot
A young, carefree mermaid named Lena lives a happy life in her home under the sea until the very day when she, after disobeying her father, swims up the surface and meets the handsome Prince Stephan. After rescuing her prince from drowning, Lena runs to the aid of the wicked sea-witch Cassandra, who in exchange for her voice gives Lena legs to walk on land and the warning that if Prince Stephan were to marry someone else, Lena would then turn forever into seafoam.
The Little Mermaid was produced by Golden Films and the American Film Investment Corporation. It was distributed to DVD in 2002 by GoodTimes Entertainment.
[edit] Characters
- Lena
- The heroine of the story, Lena is a carefree, beautiful young mermaid princess living with her father, the Sea-King and her sisters in their grand underwater palace. Lena has a loyal companion, a dolphin named Bink, and it is him to whom she tells about her longing of finding the perfect prince, who will be the love of her life. Lena falls in such a deep love for Prince Stephan that she willingly sacrifices her beautiful voice.
- Cassandra
- Cassandra is the evil Sea-witch dreaded by the mermaids. The Sea-King has forbidden any of his daughters to have anything to do with her. When Cassandra finds out that Lena has fallen in love with a human prince, she tricks her into trading her beautiful voice for human legs, warning her that if Prince Stephan were to marry someone else, she would then turn into seafoam for all eternity.
- Bink
- A dolphin, he is Lena's faithful royal pet. As much as he cares for Lena, he sometimes doesn't feel up to joining her in all of her wild adventures. When he finds out that Lena's life may be in danger, he quickly comes to her rescue and immediately notifies the Sea-King about Cassandra's doing.
- Prince Stephan
- The handsome human prince with whom Lena falls in love. He has a faithful servant and companion named Cosgrow. When they are shipwrecked, they are both safely brought to the beach by Lena, then pulled onto the sands by Princess Ana and her schoolmates, none of which ever know about Lena's existence.
- Princess Ana
- The daughter of the king who fears an attack from Prince Stephan's father, the king of a land foreign to his own. After Prince Stephan believes that only Ana was involved in rescuing him and Cogsgrow, he decides to marry her to show his gratitude. Although Princess Ana loves someone else, her father insists on Ana's marriage with Stephan, to prevent his father from attacking his kingdom.
[edit] Other characters
- Triss, Lena's loving sister
- The Sea-King, Lena's strict, but caring father
- Maxwell, Princess Ana's lover
[edit] Trivia
- Although the Internet Movie Database claims and lists this film's release as to have been in 1997, the film was actually originally released directly to video in 1992.
- The film was part of the original wave of Golden Films animated releases.
- The Little Mermaid made its DVD debut under GoodTimes Entertainment's Collectible Classics line.
- Lena recovering her voice is never shown. There is confusion whether she remained mute forever or whether it is implied that she did recover her voice.
[edit] Songs
"The World Above"
- In the world above
[edit] See also
- List of animated feature films
- The Little Mermaid (film) (other films with the same name)
