Release: 17.11.1989 (15.11.1989 according to other sources)
It cost over US$23 million to make, but took in US$84 million in ticket sales. In 1990, The Littler Mermaid won Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Song (Under the Sea).
Released on video in 1990.
Directed by Ron Clements & John Musker.
Produced by Howard Ashman, John Musker & Maureen Donley.
Written by Hans Christian Andersen (fairy tale), Roger Allers (story), Howard Ashman (musical), Ron Clements & John Musker.
Music by Alan Menken.
Jodi Benson - Ariel.
Jason Marin - Flounder.
Samuel E. Wright - Sebastian.
Christopher Daniel Barnes - Prince Eric.
Kenneth [Ken] Mars - King Triton.
Pat Carroll - Ursula.
Paddi Edwards - Flotsam, Jetsam.
Buddy Hackett - Scuttle.
Ben Wright - Grimsby.
Rene Auberjonois - Louis.
Edie McClurg - Carlotta.
Will Ryan - Seahorse.
Robert S. Zwirm, Bobby White, Robert Weil, Jackie Ward, Joe Turano, Rob Trow, Robert [Bob] Tebow, Sally Stevens, Debbie Shapiro, Michael Redman Jr, Gloria G. Prosper, Marilyn Powell, Patrick Pinney, Kathleen O'Connor, Lewis Morford, Gene J. Merlino, Anne B. Markussen, Guy Maeda, Lynn Dolin Mann, Melissa MacKay, Mickie T. McGowan, Sherry Lynn, Edie Lehmann, Anne Lockhart, Luana Jackman, William A. Kanady, Phillip Ingram, Walter S. Harrah, Linda Harmon, Mitch Gordon, Willie Greene Jr, Ed Gilbert, Donny Gerrard, Gail Farrell, Jennifer Darling, Allan Davies, Philip Clarke, Nancy Cartwright, Hamilton Camp, Steve Bulen, Susan Boyd, Jack Angel, Charlie Adler.