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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   849 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Robert Reece (writer)
Evan Spiliotopoulos (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 August 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
Every Story Has a Beginning, But Only One Begins Under the Sea
Plot:
The plot explores the story of Athena, Ariel's mother, through the narration of Ariel. | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
User Reviews:
A sweet Disney sequel more (10 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Jodi Benson ... Ariel (voice)
Samuel E. Wright ... Sebastian (voice)
Jim Cummings ... King Triton / Shelbow (voice)

Sally Field ... Marina Del Ray (voice)

Parker Goris ... Flounder (voice)

Tara Strong ... Adella / Andrina (voice)
Jennifer Hale ... Alana (voice)

Grey DeLisle ... Aquata / Arista (voice)
Jeff Bennett ... Benjamin / Guards (voice)
Kari Wahlgren ... Attina (voice)
Lorelei Hill Butters ... Queen Athena (voice)

Kevin Michael Richardson ... Cheeks / Ray Ray (voice)
Rob Paulsen ... Ink Spot / Swifty (voice)
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Directed by
Peggy Holmes 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Robert Reece  writer
Evan Spiliotopoulos  writer

Produced by
Kendra Halland .... producer
Mary Thorne .... unit producer
 
Original Music by
James Dooley 
 
Film Editing by
John Royer 
 
Art Direction by
Tony Pulham 
 
Production Management
Bill Bloom .... production manager
Peiyu H. Foley .... post-production supervisor
Kip Lewis .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pieter Lommerse .... unit director
 
Art Department
Peter J. DeLuca .... workbook artist
Nicholas Filippi .... storyboard artist
Holly Forsyth .... storyboard artist
Michael Gorospe .... background supervisor
Chris Hubbard .... storyboard artist
Dana Landsberg .... characters designer
Steve Lumley .... workbook supervisor (as Stephen Lumley)
Tron Mai .... storyboard artist
Armen Melkonian .... workbook artist
David Prince .... storyboard artist
Donald Reich .... workbook artist
Tom Shannon .... workbook artist
Ray Shenusay .... storyboard artist
Robert Souza .... storyboard artist
Colette Van Mierlo .... location designer
Marty Warner .... prop designer
 
Sound Department
James Ashwill .... foley mixer
John T. Cucci .... foley artist
Mark D. Fleming .... sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Heiferman .... dialogue recordist
Nancy MacLeod .... foley editor
Donald J. Malouf .... supervising sound editor
Dan O'Connell .... foley artist
Thomas Whiting .... dialogue/adr supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
William Allen Blyth .... animator
Noe Garcia .... animator
Dan Lund .... effects designer
David 'Joey' Mildenberger .... animation supervisor
Mark Myer .... animator
Amanda Normington .... effects assistant (as Amanda J. Talbot)
Masa Oshiro .... animator
Marvin Petilla .... effects director
Philip Pignotti .... animator
Van Shirvanian .... effects assistant
Phillip Vigil .... animator
 
Animation Department
Carol Berke .... digital ink & paint
Jamie Kezlarian Bolio .... character design cleanup
Brook Bonus .... animator
Omar Cinco .... animator
Dan Haskett .... character designer
Cynthia Javier .... animator
Chris Keene .... cg modeler
Dana Landsberg .... character designer
Christina Long .... color stylist
Gabriel Mase .... animator
Armen Melkonian .... layout artist
Jenny North .... supervising color stylist
Scott T. Petersen .... animator
Donna Prince .... background artist
Eugene Salandra .... character designer
Steven K. Thompson .... character designer
Noel Villano .... animator
Andreas Wessel-Therhorn .... animation co-supervisor
Theresa Wiseman .... timing director
 
Casting Department
Jason Henkel .... manager of talent casting
Benjamin G. Malbrough .... casting assistant
Daniel J. Soulsby .... casting supervisor
Jamie Thomason .... voice casting
Ned Lott .... additional casting (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
John Currin .... assistant editor
Karen Hathaway .... second editor
Timothy Vila .... assistant editor (as Tim Vila)
Jim Passon .... color timer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Kevin Babuder .... orchestrator
Dominick Certo .... music editor
Rossano Galante .... orchestrator
Steven Gizicki .... music supervisor
Kevin Globerman .... digital score recordist
Greg Hayes .... assistant music engineer
Andy Kay .... assistant to composer
Andrew Kinney .... orchestrator
Matthew Margeson .... additional music arranger
Matthew Margeson .... composer: additional music
Dana Niu .... supervising orchestrator
Jason Poss .... music transcription
Peter Rotter .... music contractor
Dennis S. Sands .... music scoring mixer
Brad Warnaar .... orchestrator
Nathan Whitehead .... assistant to composer
 
Other crew
Carla Arcuri .... production coordinator
Kirk Bailey .... adr loop group
Ranjani Brow .... adr loop group
Lorelei Hill Butters .... production secretary
Kristen Combs .... adr loop group
Jim Cotton .... production accountant
David Cowgill .... adr loop group (as Dave Cowgill)
Amy D'Alessandro .... title designer: end title layout
Dee DeLeon .... production associate
Erin Donovan .... adr loop group
Kerris Dorsey .... adr loop group
Eddie Frierson .... adr loop group
Spencer Lacey Ganus .... adr loop group (as Spencer Ganus)
Jackie Gonneau .... adr loop group
Bridget Hoffman .... adr loop group
Wendy Hoffman .... adr loop group
Janette Hulett .... continuity checker
Charles Luce .... technical director
Asia Mechikoff .... production coordinator
Scott Menville .... adr loop group
Kristina Pace .... technical director
Sean Reed .... story coordinator
Cecilie Stuart .... choreographer
William Sy .... production assistant
Hans Tester .... adr loop group
Jamie Thomason .... dialogue director
Lenlen Tolentino .... production coordinator
Ariel Winter .... adr loop group
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Little Mermaid III (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
Argentina:70 min
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Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Around the time when Ariel is back from the club the sisters are wondering why she was gone, Andrina says "Was it a boy?" and Adella gets crazy. "I'm two years older than you and the only one I've coming close to kissing is Stevie!" In the first movie the order of ages are in the song: "Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, Alana." But in this movie they states that Attina is the oldest and that Adella is two years older than the youngest, Ariel. But according to the game along with the DVD, the Vanity game the order goes like this: "Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista, Andrina and then Ariel". Which mean Ariel is 15 at the time and Adella is 19, not two years older as aid in the film. more
Quotes:
Queen Athena: Oh the waves roll low,/and the waves roll high;/and so/it goes/under a bright blue, endless sky;/Waves try to measure/the days that we treasure;/wave hello, and wave goodbye more
Movie Connections:
References The Great Escape (1963) more
Soundtrack:
I Will Sing more

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9 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
A sweet Disney sequel, 13 November 2008
6/10
Author: Kristine (kristinedrama14@msn.com) from Chicago, Illinois

The Little Mermaid is one of Disney's most lovable classics, it's one of my personal favorites, so I did want to see the sequel, which was pretty average. Normally most Disney sequels are lame or a waste of time, but it seems as if Disney is finally getting something right because The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning is a very sweet movie and was a nice prequel for Ariel to see what her life was like before she met Prince Eric and we learn a little bit about her family and how she came to meet Flounder. This is definitely a must see for the kids, it has fun music, cute characters, and a charming story that anyone could fall in love with. I liked that they chose a different story rather than continuing her life with Eric, I just like the "they lived happily ever after" and that's it, so this was a nice idea to get to know Ariel's sisters and mother.

In this Disney prequel, we explore Ariel's life before she became human, met Eric, met Ursela. Her father is heart broken after her mother is killed by a ship, he forbids music since it reminds him of her and her beautiful voice. Ariel and her sisters grow up in a very boring world with no music or life at all, but Ariel is thirsty for fun, to spice up her life. She comes along with friends who are also trying to make life a little more fun. But a mermaid named Marina is trying to take over the girls and their lives so she can eventually control the kingdom.

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning is a fun Disney sequel and was a pleasure to watch. The songs are a lot of fun and the story just charms it's way into your heart. This isn't my favorite Disney sequel, but it was a huge improvement over the second Little Mermaid. I would recommend this for the family or kids, it's a charming film and of course who could resist Sebastian and his fun crazy life under the sea? He, Ariel, and Flounder bring life to this story and I'm sure you'll enjoy it as well.

6/10

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