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Same! It’s ironic that there’s a live action remake of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” since we almost didn’t get the ANIMATED film due to concerns from Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg that “The Little Mermaid” sounded too similar to “Splash”. According to Michael Eisner’s memoir “Work In Progress: Risking Failure, Surviving Success”: *“I had always loved the idea of setting an animated movie underwater, but both Jeffrey and I were concerned that this idea sounded too much like the live-action ‘Splash’, which Disney had released early in 1984, six months before we arrived.”* And well, they weren’t exactly wrong about that: th-cam.com/video/5K5_sGzckvc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7iTn_ghtUJ8bmJGa&t=18s (In fact, I’d be lying too if I said that *I* didn’t notice the similarities the first time I saw “Splash” on TV at the age of 12, particularly the scene where the mute Madison reunited with Allen at the police station! 😂) Granted, Eisner and Katzenberg would eventually greenlight “The Little Mermaid”, thanks to a 2-page treatment written by “Little Mermaid” co-director Ron Clements!), BUT the concerns about the similarities to “Splash” didn’t end there! Ariel was originally going to be blonde, but the Disney animators decided to make Ariel a REDHEAD instead, in order to distinguish Ariel from Madison: th-cam.com/video/XdMMg6OSn1Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ruG19YJcU0OL7cve&t=28m15s

It helped that as a child, Daryl Hannah was so obsessed with the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” that she would tie her feet together in the pool and practice swimming like a mermaid at a very early age, so by the time that she got the role of Madison in “Splash”, it was easy for Daryl Hannah to swim in the ocean with the 35 lb. mermaid tail attached to her lower half: th-cam.com/video/YB7dLBQTnTk/w-d-xo.htmlm5s

That’s correct! ​​⁠Ironically, we almost didn’t get the ANIMATED film “The Little Mermaid” because Disney CEO Michael Eisner and Disney studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg were both concerned that it sounded too similar to “Splash”. According to Michael Eisner’s memoir “Work In Progress: Risking Failure, Surviving Success”: *”I had always loved the idea of setting an animated movie underwater, but both Jeffrey and I were concerned that this idea sounded too much like the live-action **_Splash,_** which Disney had released early in 1984, six months before we arrived.”* And well, they weren’t exactly wrong about that: th-cam.com/video/5K5_sGzckvc/w-d-xo.html (In fact, I’d be lying too if I said that *I* didn’t notice the similarities the first time I saw “Splash” at the age of 12! 😂) Although Eisner and Katzenberg would greenlight “The Little Mermaid” (thanks to a 2-page treatment written by “Little Mermaid” co-director Ron Clements!), the concerns about the similarities to “Splash” didn’t end there! Originally, Ariel was going to be BLONDE, but the Disney animators decided to make Ariel a REDHEAD instead, in order to avoid accusations of ripping off “Splash”: th-cam.com/video/XdMMg6OSn1Q/w-d-xo.htmlm15s (Although is it really plagiarism if both of those films were made by Disney? Just asking for a friend! 😂)

@@beethovensfidelio Wow! Thanks! Now I have to watch both movies.

The new Little mermaids swimming looks fake.

Lets see, what is the difference between these two films? What could it possibly be? Oh yeah TLM has singing, dancing and talking mermaids and sea creatures, this doesn't! 🤦‍♂️

@@internetv4mpire254 enh, you can dub that.

@@internetv4mpire254 hm... maybe.... lots of factors there.

Same! Ironically, we almost didn’t get the animated film “The Little Mermaid” because of how similar it was to “Splash”. Not to mention how if it weren’t for “Splash”, Ariel would’ve been another BLONDE Disney princess.

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@@davecook-vann7336 So you ignored all of the parts of the movie... except the singing and dancing? Those weren't even the GOOD parts of the original.

The mermaids in "Hook" were amazing!

watch Hannah Fraser videos! she's a professional mermaid

When she was five years old, her parents bought her a mermaid costume; and, in those days, people weren't as "rule minded." The lifeguard at the local pool let her swim while wearing it. While most movie "mermaids" bend their knees and kick to propel themselves forward, Darryl Hannah imitated the motions of a cetacean. She swam so well that the "Splash" camera crew had a hard time keeping up with her. To this day, I still think of her as the best mermaid I've ever seen. Glynis Johns, who will turn 100 this October 8, was second best. She didn't have as many swimming scenes as Darryl Hannah.

I swim like that when I’m under water

Well, Olympic swimmers have a specific set of skills, they should have tried reef Divers. that's a different skills et. :D

I guess CGI tails are cheaper and less time consuming to put on. 😂 Ironic since “Splash” was also produced by Disney.

Daryl Hannah mentioned in the film’s making of documentary that as a child, she was so obsessed with the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” that she would tie her feet together in the pool and swim like that at a very early age: th-cam.com/video/yPyftEuJb7U/w-d-xo.htmlm6s . Plus, Daryl Hannah can hold her breath for at least a minute.

Why would they remake “Splash” when the original was already great? The TV sequel “Splash, Too” was bad enough without Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah reprising their roles since they were too expensive to get, therefore Disney had to rely on C-list actors like Amy Yasbeck and Tod Waring to play the leads. Also instead of Hollywood remaking unfairly forgotten films, they should just release those unfairly forgotten films to the public. To quote Jay Sherman from the animated TV series “The Critic”, *”If it’s a remake of a classic, rent the classic”.*

@@beethovensfidelio A lot of original movies were great and made a stupid sequel/remake anyway. I am not wishing for a remake, I am just wondering why such a great movie has not been remade since they are so prone to slaughter great classics.

@@conatcha Well it’s worth noting that back in 2016, It was announced that there would be a gender flipped remake of “Splash” starring Channing Tatum, and Jillian Bell. Yes really! However, as of now, the remake still remains in development hell. And honestly, it should stay there, since the original “Splash” already did some gender flipping with Madison constantly rescuing Allen from drowning, and Allen giving up his life on land to live with Madison under the sea.

@@beethovensfidelio So glad that that remake with Channing Tatum was cancelled ***shivers***

@@conatcha Agreed. It’s been SIX years since the the gender flipped remake was announced and nothing has come of it. Ironically, the 1984 movie “Splash” took SEVEN years to make, and the first six years alone were finding a studio that would greenlight “Splash” (from “United Artists” to “The Ladd Company” to finally “Disney”). At least the original “Splash” had the excuse of Brian Grazer being a novice film and TV producer so it’s understandable why studios didn’t want to take a chance on a mermaid film made by a no-name producer. Nowadays, Brian Grazer is one of the most successful, powerful producers in Hollywood, since thanks to the success of “Splash”, he formed his own studio “Imagine Entertainment” and could easily produce the movies he wanted to make. Brian Grazer should have had no trouble getting the “Splash” remake produced, yet it’s never been produced as of now, which just makes me think that deep down, Brian Grazer thought the remake would’ve made a SPLAT with critics and audiences.

Daryl Hannah mentioned in the film’s making of documentary that as a child, she was so obsessed with the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” that she would tie her feet together in the pool and swim like that at a very early age: th-cam.com/video/yPyftEuJb7U/w-d-xo.htmlm6s . Plus, Daryl Hannah can hold her breath for at least a minute.

It's a fact that most black people don't know how to swim. It's not just a stereotype.

That’s because it wasn’t CGI.

Dollars for donuts, “Splash” is a better live action remake of “The Little Mermaid” than the actual 2023 live action remake.

@@beethovensfidelio Babe Splash came out 5 years before Disney’s The Little Mermaid, it aint no remake.

@@user-ey9uj6vp9s Jokes on you! We almost didn’t get the ANIMATED film “The Little Mermaid” because Disney CEO Michael Eisner and Disney studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg were both concerned that it sounded too similar to “Splash”. According to Michael Eisner’s memoir “Work In Progress: Risking Failure, Surviving Success”: *”I had always loved the idea of setting an animated movie underwater, but both Jeffrey and I were concerned that this idea sounded too much like the live-action ‘Splash’, which Disney had released early in 1984, six months before we arrived.”* And well, they weren’t exactly wrong about that: th-cam.com/video/5K5_sGzckvc/w-d-xo.html (In fact, I’d be lying too if I said that *I* didn’t notice the similarities the first time I saw “Splash” at the age of 12! 😂) Although Eisner and Katzenberg would greenlight “The Little Mermaid” (thanks to a 2-page treatment written by “Little Mermaid” co-director Ron Clements!), the concerns about the similarities to “Splash” didn’t end there! When it came to deciding what Ariel’s hair color should be, originally Ariel was going to be a BLONDE (in fact, you can find concept designs of blonde Ariel online: www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/take-a-magical-look-at-the-concept-art-used-to-make-the ). However, the Disney animators decided to make Ariel a REDHEAD instead, in order to avoid accusations of ripping off “Splash”. (Although is it really plagiarism if both of those films were made by Disney? Just asking for a friend! 😂)