It is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced
by Walt Disney Feature
Animation and released by Walt
Disney Pictures. Based on the Danish
fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid
tells the story of a beautiful mermaid
princess who dreams of becoming human. Written, directed, and produced by Ron Clements and
John Musker,
with music by Alan Menken and Howard
Ashman (who also served as a co-producer).
- Part of your world
ARIEL
(Maybe he's right. Maybe there is something the matter with me.
I just don't see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad.)
Look at this stuff
Isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl
The girl who has everything?
Look at this trove
Treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking around here you think
Sure, she's got everything
I've got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty
I've got whozits and whatzits galore
You want thingamabobs?
I've got twenty!
But who cares?
No big deal
I want more
I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see, wanna see them dancin'
Walking around on those - what do you call 'em?
Oh - feet!
Flippin' your fins, you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumping, dancing
Strolling along down a - what's that word again?
Street
Up where they walk, up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin' free - wish I could be
Part of that world
What would I give if I could live out of these waters?
What would I pay to spend a day warm on the sand?
Bet'cha on land they understand
they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women sick of swimmin'
Ready to stand
And ready to know what the people know
Ask 'em my questions and get some answers
What's a fire and why does it - what's the word?
Burn?
When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love, love to explore that shore up above?
Out of the sea
Wish I could be
Part of that world
The story chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl
named Dorothy
in the magical Land
of Oz, after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a cyclone. The novel is one of the best-known stories in American
literature and has been widely translated. The Library of Congress
has declared it "America's greatest and
best-loved homegrown fairytale". Its groundbreaking success and
the success of the Broadway musical adapted from the novel led Baum to write
thirteen additional Oz books that
serve as official sequels to the first story.
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