The Little Mermaid is a Disney animated film directed by Roger Clements and . The movie follows the story of Ariel, a sixteen-year-old mermaid princess dissatisfied with her life under the sea. She spends most of her time collecting odd human artifacts because she longs to be part of the human world. However, her father, King Triton, and his lobster adviser, Sebastian, forbid Ariel from making contact with humans. All of this changes once Ariel and her best friend, Flounder, save Prince Eric from a shipwreck. She immediately falls in love with him. After Ariel returns him to land and leaves, Eric wakes up and vows to find his savior no matter what. When her father finds out about Eric, he breaks Ariel’s human artifacts and hurts her feelings. Enter Ursula, a sea witch, who promises to change Ariel into a human for three days in exchange for her beautiful singing voice. If Ariel cannot kiss Eric in three days, then Ursula will take away her legs and enslave her. Ariel comes close to kissing Eric, but her attempts are thwarted by Ursula who uses Ariel’s voice to convince Eric that she was the one who saved him. Disguised as a beautiful woman, Ursula convinces Eric to marry her on the third day. Fortunately, Ariel’s friends come and save the day, preventing the wedding from happening and restoring Ariel’s voice. In the tumultuous battle that follows, Eric slays Ursula and reunites with Ariel. Moved by her devotion to Eric, King Triton transforms Ariel into a human being for good and lets her marry Eric.
<strong>Cast</strong>
Rene Auberjonois
Christopher Daniel Barnes
Jodi Benson
Pat Carroll
Paddi Edwards
Buddy Hackett
Jason Marin
Kenneth Mars
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