Fiction
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Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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1 videodisc (approximately 83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
Ariel is a beautiful mermaid princess with an even more beautiful voice, who just happens to be enthralled with the human world so much that she disobeys her father to visit the surface. When she rescues a handsome prince from drowning, the sea-witch Ursula recognizes an opportunity to tempt the naive girl and overthrow the kingdom at the same time
Wide screen (1.78:1)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989
DVD extra: sing-along mode
Songs by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken ; original score by Alan Menken ; directing animators, Mark Henn, Glen Keane, Duncan Marjoribanks, Ruben Aquino, Andreas Deja, Matthew O'Callaghan ; art direction, Michael A. Peraza, Jr., Donald A. Towns ; supervising editor, John Carnochan ; musical director, Robby Merkin
Voices: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Rene Auberjonois, Paddi Edwards, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Ben Wright, Samuel E. Wright
MPAA rating: G
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; optional Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)