The Little Mermaid (1989 movie)

The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy comedy movie produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The 28th movie made by the company, it is based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. There is a message that said: "Didn't you all learn from The Land Before Time?

The movie was released into movie theaters on November 17, 1989, by Buena Vista Pictures, and re-released on November 17, 1997. Disney said that there would be a 3D re-release on September 13, 2011.^[1] This was cancelled on January 14, 2013 because the other Disney 3D re-releases were not as successful as Disney had hoped they would be.^[2]

In January 1990, The Little Mermaid had three Academy Award nominations. The movie won two of the awards. They were for Best Song ("Under the Sea") and Best Score. The movie also earned four Golden Globe nominations. It won the awards for Best Song ("Under the Sea") and Best Score.^[3]

The movie has a TV show, a sequel, and a prequel, which was the last direct-to-video sequel, because John Lasseter, a person who directed most Pixar movies, was nominated Disney's new chief creative officer. Lasseter also canceled all home video sequels that were in development (e.g.: The Aristocats II). A live-action adaption of the film was released on May 26, 2023. The Little Mermaid was the first Disney animated movie to be released on home video 1 year after it's theatrical release.

1. ↑ Smith, Grady (October 4, 2011). "'Beauty and the Beast,' 'The Little Mermaid,' 'Finding Nemo,' 'Monsters, Inc.' get 3-D re-releases". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
2. ↑ Fritz, Ben (January 14, 2013). "Disney cancels 'Little Mermaid 3-D,' dates 'Pirates 5' for 2015". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
3. ↑ "The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1952)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2010-05-09.