Continuity mistake: In the beginning when Ariel is watching the sailors dance on the ship the dog comes over and licks her face, but she wipes off the wrong cheek. (00:19:00)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: John Musker, Ron Clements
Starring: Rene Auberjonois, Buddy Hackett, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Kenneth Mars, Samuel E. Wright, Pat Carroll, Jodi Benson, Jason Marin
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Sebastian: Are you sure about this?
Scuttle: Have I ever been wrong? I mean when it's important.
Trivia: The two minute storm took 10 special effects artists over a year to finish.
Question: I once heard that there's a shell somewhere in the movie that has a profanity written on it. Is this true?
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Answer: Yet another Disney urban legend.
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