Aquamarine (2006)

Director:

Elizabeth Allen

Writers (WGA):

John Quaintance (screenplay) and
Jessica Bendinger (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

3 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

A Fish-Out-Of-Water Comedy.

Plot:

Two teenage girls discover a mermaid in their beach club's swimming pool.

Plot Keywords:

Mermaid | Beach | Wish | Swimming Pool | Lifeguard

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Emma Roberts	...	Claire
Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque	...	Hailey
Sara Paxton	...	Aquamarine
Jake McDorman	...	Raymond
Arielle Kebbel	...	Cecilia Banks
Claudia Karvan	...	Ginny
Bruce Spence	...	Leonard
Tammin Sursok	...	Marjorie
Roy Billing	...	Grandpa Bob
Julia Blake	...	Grandma Maggie
Shaun Micallef	...	Storm Banks
Lulu McClatchy	...	Bonnie
Natasha Cunningham	...	Patty
Dichen Lachman	...	Beth-Ann
Lincoln Lewis	...	Theo
Matthew Okine	...	Nick
Regis Broadway	...	Vince
Robbie Parkin	...	Pool Guy
Joey Massey	...	Little Boy
Dillon Stephensen	...	Waiter
Donna Fox	...	Firewoman
Alice Hunter	...	Beach Girl
Adam King	...	Shopkeeper
Nathan Lockwood	...	Halfday Band Member
Jess Smith	...	Halfday Band Member
Chris Brady	...	Halfday Band Member
Dave Gilbert	...	Halfday Band Member

Directed by
Elizabeth Allen

Writing credits (WGA)
John Quaintance		(screenplay) and
Jessica Bendinger		(screenplay)
Alice Hoffman		(novel)

Produced by
Susan Cartsonis	....	producer
Steven R. McGlothen	....	co-producer

Original Music by
David Hirschfelder

Cinematography by
Brian J. Breheny		(director of photography) (as Brian Breheny)

Film Editing by
Jane Moran

Casting by
Christian Kaplan

Production Design by
Nelson Coates

Art Direction by
Bill Booth

Set Decoration by
Lenny Holmdahl

Costume Design by
Sally Sharpe

Makeup Department
Paige Badenoch	....	additional makeup artist
Jason Baird	....	special makeup effects designer: JMB FX
Lea Dixon	....	hair stylist
Lea Dixon	....	makeup artist
Sally Gordon	....	key makeup artist
Sue Kelly-Tait	....	additional makeup artist
Sash Lamey	....	additional makeup artist
Anita Lowe	....	key hairdresser
Anita Morgan	....	additional makeup artist
Lynne O'Brien	....	additional makeup artist
Mark Cleary	....	creature effects (uncredited)

Production Management
Damian Eggins	....	unit manager
Julie Forster	....	production manager
Jane Maguire	....	post-production supervisor: Australia
Steven R. McGlothen	....	unit production manager
Bruce Szeles	....	post-production supervisor: USA
Jamie Whifield	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vera Biffone	....	second assistant director
Darwin Brooks	....	third assistant director
Julie Burton	....	second assistant director: second unit
Darren Mallett	....	first assistant director
Peter McLennan	....	first assistant director: second unit
Peter McLennan	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
John Andersen	....	stand-by props
Glenn Antill	....	carpenter
Craig Beckey	....	stand-by assistant
Bob Booker	....	props master
Geoff Bradley	....	set carpenter
Mark Brims	....	property supervisor
Derek Burgess	....	carpenter
Gillian Butler	....	set dresser
Daniel Cairns	....	stand-by props: second unit
Graeme Callander	....	additional storyboard artist
Dave Catton	....	set finisher
Dave Catton	....	signwriter
Blue Chapman	....	carpenter (as Ray 'Blue' Chapman)
Bernie Childs	....	construction office coordinator
James Colmer	....	graphic artist
Graham Cox	....	greensman
Gary Cramb	....	construction foreman
Alex Dai	....	storyboard artist
Wayne Diskin	....	stand-by carpenter
Andrew Gardiner	....	assistant construction manager
Rongo Gordon	....	carpenter
Andrew Grose	....	set dresser
Stephen Hart	....	design department runner
Brad Howard	....	assistant construction manager
Dan Howard	....	brush hand
Kim Howard	....	construction manager
Fred Hughes	....	carpenter
Luke Hughes	....	trade assistant
Klaus Kastberg	....	set designer
Mark Kennedy	....	stand-by painter
Johann Kwiatkowski	....	graphic artist
Zebulon Lawrance	....	swing gang
Josh Madrers	....	set designer
Noel McCartney	....	carpenter
Tricia McInally	....	design department coordinator
Marco Nero	....	matte painter
Chris O'Neill	....	buyer/dresser (as Chris Oneill)
Matthew Putland	....	assistant set decorator
Rick Standen	....	greens assistant
Barry Thornton	....	set carpenter
Heidi Tuchscherer	....	design department production assistant
Phillip Tuchscherer	....	design department electrician
Chris Turner	....	leading hand locations
Hans Verbeek	....	carpenter
Michael Verbeek	....	carpenter
Chris Weir	....	set carpenter
Paula Whiteway	....	assistant art director
Chris Williams	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Yulia Akerholt	....	dialogue editor
Thor Andersen	....	cable person
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Natalie Choo	....	foley artist (as Natalie Choo 'Velik')
Ronny Cox	....	adr mixer (as Ron Cox)
Mark Franken	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Goodes	....	adr recordist: Melbourne
Mark Hensley	....	adr mixer
David Lucarelli	....	sound recordist
Roy Martin	....	atmospheres editor
Andrew Neil	....	adr recordist: Melbourne
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Roger Savage	....	sound mixer
Blair Slater	....	foley recordist
Michael Thompson	....	adr recordist: Sydney
Michael Thompson	....	sound mixer
Craig Walmsley	....	sound mixer
Andy Wright	....	adr recordist: Sydney
Ben Wyatt	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Dallas Ashton	....	prosthetics assistant: JMB FX
Brett Beacham	....	chief prosthetics technician: JMB FX (as Brett Beachman)
John Bennett	....	special effects technician
Brian Cox	....	special effects supervisor
Robert Dalley	....	special effects technician
Darren Frank	....	special effects technician
Karen Grose	....	project manager: JMB FX
Iain Harrison	....	special effects technician
Josh Head	....	prosthetics technician: JMB FX
Brian Holmes	....	special effects supervisor
James Legge	....	special effects technician (as Jamie Legge)
Grant Lehman	....	shop supervisor: JMB FX
Garry O'Connor	....	special effects assistant
Steve Parker	....	airbrush artist: JMB FX
Pieter Ploody	....	special effects technician (as Pieter Plooy)
Kym Sainsbury	....	prosthetics supervisor: JMB FX
Rob Suttie	....	special effects coordinator
Steve Szekeres	....	special effects coordinator
Jody Waters	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Lindsay Adams	....	2D artist: Animal Logic
Vaughn Arnup	....	2D artist: Animal Logic
Sotiris Bakosis	....	3D artist: Animal Logic
Mark Barber	....	2D artist: Animal Logic
Dan Breckwoldt	....	2D artist: Animal Logic
Tony Cole	....	2D artist: Animal Logic
Dave Dalley	....	2D lead: Animal Logic
Suzanne Evans-Booth	....	visual effects production coordinator
Ben Falcone	....	3D artist: Animal Logic
Morgane Furio	....	visual effects supervisor: Animal Logic
Jeremy Howdin	....	3D lead: Animal Logic
Krista Jordan	....	2D artist: Animal Logic
Joanna Keogh	....	visual effects coordinator: Animal Logic
Phillip Lang	....	2D artist: Animal Logic (as Phillip Lange)
Stefan Litterini	....	3D artist: Animal Logic
Daniel Marum	....	3D artist: Animal Logic
Jeremy Pronk	....	3D technical director: Animal Logic
Will Reichelt	....	3D lead: Animal Logic
Mark Robinson	....	compositor: Animal Logic
Danielle Rubin	....	visual effects producer: Animal Logic
Larry Townsend	....	3D artist: Animal Logic
Patrick Ledda	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Chris Anderson	....	stunts
Ric Anderson	....	stunt coordinator
Kate Callaghan	....	stunts
Jimmy Christiansen	....	stunts
Charles Croughwell	....	stunt coordinator (as Charlie Croughwell)
Angela Moore	....	stunts
Dominic Ryan	....	stunts
Scott Sproule	....	stunts
Darko Tuscan	....	stunts (as Darko Tuskan)
Holly Graham	....	stunt double: Emma Roberts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Binnie	....	additional camera assistant
Simon Christidis	....	underwater cameraman: second unit
Daniel Clark	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Simon Cooke	....	dolly grip
Simon Cooke	....	key grip: second unit
Shawn Ensign	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles
Jo Erskine	....	additional camera assistant
Chris Fleet	....	gaffer: second unit
Greg Gilbert	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Greg 'Mango' Gilbert)
Greg Gilbert	....	steadicam operator (as Greg 'Mango' Gilbert)
Stephen Head	....	electrician
Benn Hyde	....	key grip
Ken Jackson	....	company grip
Murray Johnston	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Kristen Jones	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Kevan Lind	....	additional camera operator
Michael Mier	....	video assist operator
Phil Mulligan	....	electrician
Paul Murphy	....	best boy grip
Craig Perkins	....	electrician
Henry Pierce	....	additional camera operator
Ricky Schamburg	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Bernard 'Boo' Slattery	....	electrician (as Bernard Slattery)
Matt Slattery	....	gaffer (as Matthew Slattery)
Randy Tambling	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Ivan Tatarovic	....	company grip
Ian 'Thistle' Thorburn	....	additional camera operator
Martin Turner	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Martin Turner	....	camera operator: second unit
Martin Turner	....	director of photography: second unit
Vince Valitutti	....	still photographer (as Vince 'Vinnie' Valitutti)
Matthew Weston	....	camera loader
Alan Willis	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Marianne Jade	....	casting assistant
Fiona McMaster	....	extras casting
Tom McSweeney	....	casting: Australia
Samantha Strauss	....	casting associate: Australia

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Phil Eagles	....	costume supervisor (as Phill Eagles)
Helen Maggs	....	key costumer
Amy Mitchell	....	costumer
Samantha Walker	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Husein Alicajic	....	additional editor
Kay Bidstrup	....	negative cutting services: Australia
Kirsty Bruce	....	second assistant editor
Kerry Dibbs	....	post-production assistant: Australia
Jon Dixon	....	digital supervisor: Atlab
Natasha Leonnet	....	digital color timer
Jack Lewars	....	assistant color timer: Efilm
Peter Luczak	....	scanning operator: Atlab
Veronica Marcano	....	negative cutter: Computamatch (Australia )
Justin McDonald	....	telecine assistant
Vicki McRitchie	....	negative cutting services: Australia
Matthew North	....	scanning operator: Atlab
Cheryl Potter	....	first assistant editor
Anthos Simon	....	digital supervisor: Atlab
Lorene Simpson	....	digital intermediate producer
John Spathis	....	negative cutting services: Australia
Lisa Tutunjian	....	digital intermediate editor
Henry Yekanians	....	scanning operator: Atlab
Lonnie A. Mathes	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)
Jim Passon	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Daniel Brown	....	score recording and mix assistant
Ben Crotty	....	score recording and mix assistant
Ricky Edwards	....	orchestrator
Greg Ellis	....	score preparation
Alex Henery	....	score contractor
David Hirschfelder	....	conductor
Peter Hoyland	....	score coordinator
Oliver Hug	....	assistant temp music editor
Jason Lamont	....	music supervisor
Simon Leadley	....	music editor
Simon Leadley	....	score mixer
Simon Leadley	....	score recordist
Peymon Maskan	....	music coordinator
Anton Monsted	....	music supervisor
Tim Ryan	....	music editor
Tim Ryan	....	score mixer
Tim Ryan	....	score recordist
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Andrew Kotatko	....	music consultant (uncredited)
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	additional music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Scott Dare	....	vehicle mechanic
Steve Taylor	....	action vehicle coordinator

Other crew
Husein Alicajic	....	director attachment
Ashley M. Armitage	....	office coordinator: Los Angeles (as Ashley Armitage)
Angelique Badenoch	....	production secretary
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services
Paul Barry	....	acting coach
Justin Brace	....	accounting clerk
Karen Bull	....	assistant accountant
Hannah Byrnand	....	production assistant
Trevor Callaghan	....	location security
Kaylene Carlson	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Steve Courtney	....	effects engineering
Carl Dray	....	unit assistant
Traci Duxbury	....	payroll clerk (as Rachel Duxbury)
Nicki Ellis	....	assistant production coordinator
Judy Hallin	....	production coordinator
Riki Horomona	....	unit assistant
Kim Krejus	....	acting coach
Nicholle Leahy	....	assistant accountant
Jennifer L'Huillier	....	script supervisor
Sheila Lind	....	assistant: Mr. McGlothen
John Luedtke	....	unit assistant
Jasmin Lyford	....	production assistant
Doug Maybir	....	unit assistant
Jamie McLennan	....	location manager
Peter McManus	....	production auditor
Lisa Nichols	....	tutor
Lisa Nichols	....	welfare worker
Dael Oates	....	designer: Animal Logic
Antoinette O'Neill	....	script supervisor: second unit
Toni Pearson	....	accountant
Angela Pelizzari	....	title designer: Animal Logic
Elizabeth Poynton	....	unit nurse
Sean Rigby	....	safety supervisor
Jason Rowling	....	production assistant
Ben Shelton	....	pre-production office assistant
Holly Smith	....	assistant: Ms Cartsonis
Nick Smith	....	assistant location manager
Tom Todoroff	....	acting consultant
Lee Tucker	....	preview engineer
Edweana Wenkart	....	unit publicist
Heath Williamson	....	location assistant
Graham Winter	....	unit assistant
Anna Wood	....	assistant: Ms. Allen
Howard R. Schuster	....	financing (uncredited)
Andreas Zachai	....	location scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Storefront Pictures

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Fox 2000 Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Animal Logic (visual effects)
• JMB FX (creature effects)

Other Companies

• On Location Education  children's tutoring
• Phoenix Catering  catering
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies (as Fisher)
• Soundfirm  post-production facilities
• Trackdown Digital  music recorded & mixed at (as as Trackdown Scoring Stage)
• Atlab  digital scanning services
• Animal Logic  titles sequence (as Animal Logic Film)
• Amanda & Peter Newton Optical & Graphic  end titles (as Optical & Graphic)
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack
• Pacific Film and Television Commission  thanks
• Gold Coast City Council  thanks
• Australian Institute of Marine Science  special thanks
• Epic Records  soundtrack
• La-La Land Records  score album

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and sensuality.

Runtime:

Brazil:104 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Australia:PG | Netherlands:AL | USA:PG (certificate #42050) | Brazil:Livre | Mexico:A | Germany:o.Al. | Argentina:13 | Finland:S | South Korea:12 | Sweden:7 | Denmark:A | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Ontario) | New Zealand:PG

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

Sara Paxton's mermaid tail weighed over 100 pounds and was approximately 8 feet in length.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Raymond dives into the pool to rescue Claire, the pool surface is completely calm, despite Claire falling in mere seconds beforehand.

Quotes:

Hailey: When you find love, I guess it's really beautiful. I mean, that's what I've read in magazines.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Jennifer's Body (2009)

Soundtrack:

I Rock Hard

It wasn't that bad

Even though I was forced to watch this with younger siblings, I actually enjoyed myself. Besides the movie Splash which was made years ago, I don't think there has been many mermaid movies. This one, although a little bit on the cheesy side, had a pretty good underlying message. Graphics were not extraordinary, but they weren't terrible. Jojo turned out to be a sarcastic, funny actress and Sara Paxton did a pretty good job on being the clueless mermaid. Emma Roberts was a little bit rusty on acting, but she can sure tear up. Yea it was cheesy, but what'd you expect, at least it wasn't unbearably cheesy. It was really just cute and I enjoyed watching it with my siblings.