The Little Mermaid

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American film Disney animated film animated feature film fantasy film musical film

The Little Mermaid is a beloved 1989 animated musical fantasy film that revitalized Disney animation with its fairy-tale romance, memorable songs, and vibrant undersea world.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
The Little Mermaid canonical	54
The Little Mermaid (1989 film)	23
The Little Mermaid franchise	4
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The Little Mermaid (1989 animated film)	2
The Little Mermaid (Broadway musical)	2
The Little Mermaid (franchise)	2
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Disney’s The Little Mermaid franchise	1
The Little Mermaid (1989 film) score and songs	1
The Little Mermaid (1989) theatrical release	1
The Little Mermaid (2023 film)	1
The Little Mermaid (Disney franchise)	1
The Little Mermaid (musical)	1
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The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure	1
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Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film ⓘ Disney animated film ⓘ animated feature film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ musical film ⓘ
academyAward	Best Original Score ⓘ Best Original Song ⓘ
academyAwardWinningSong	Under the Sea ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork	Hans Christian Andersen ⓘ
basedOn	fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" ⓘ surface form: The Little Mermaid (fairy tale)
boxOfficeSuccess	true ⓘ
characterVoiced	Ariel ⓘ Flounder ⓘ King Triton ⓘ Prince Eric ⓘ Sebastian ⓘ Ursula ⓘ
composer	Alan Menken ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	John Musker ⓘ Ron Clements ⓘ
distributor	Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ
followedBy	The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea ⓘ
genre	animated musical ⓘ fantasy ⓘ romance ⓘ
hasAdaptation	The Little Mermaid (2023 live-action film) ⓘ Voyage of the Little Mermaid ⓘ surface form: The Little Mermaid (Broadway musical)
influenced	revival of Disney animated musicals ⓘ
lyricist	Howard Ashman ⓘ
mainCharacter	Ariel ⓘ Flounder ⓘ King Triton ⓘ Prince Eric ⓘ Sebastian ⓘ Ursula ⓘ
notableSong	Kiss the Girl ⓘ Part of Your World ⓘ Under the Sea ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Disney Renaissance ⓘ
producer	Howard Ashman ⓘ John Musker ⓘ Ron Clements ⓘ
productionCompany	Walt Disney Animation Studios ⓘ surface form: Walt Disney Feature Animation
ratingMPAA	G ⓘ
releaseDate	1989-11-17 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	83 ⓘ
screenwriter	Hans Christian Andersen ⓘ John Musker ⓘ Ron Clements ⓘ
setting	underwater kingdom of Atlantica ⓘ
voiceActor	Christopher Daniel Barnes ⓘ Jason Marin ⓘ Jodi Benson ⓘ Kenneth Mars ⓘ Pat Carroll ⓘ Samuel E. Wright ⓘ

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