The Little Mermaid (1989 film)

Premiered:November 17, 1989
Length: 82 minutes
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Produced by: John Musker, Howard Ashman

Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures

The Little Mermaid is Walt Disney’s 28th animated film and the last film to use the traditional hand-painted cel method. The film is based on a Danish fairy-tale by Hans Christian Andersen and tells of a young mermaid princess named Ariel, with a beautiful voice and a desire to become human and live on land. This movie was the first in the Disney Renaissance era.