Continuity: When King Triton destroys the stone statue of Prince Eric, you can clearly see that the statue's face explodes and breaks into pieces as well as the rest of the body. However, at the point a few minutes later when Arielle decides to meet the seawitch Ursula, she caresses the statue's face as a whole again.
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Ursula: Triton's daughter will be mine... and then I'll see him writhe. I'll see him wriggle like a worm on a hook!
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The Little Mermaid (1989) - 7 major mistakes
starring Buddy Hackett, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jason Marin, Jodi Benson, Kenneth Mars, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright (add more)
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Two popular misconceptions: The priest at the end does NOT get... aroused. Follow this link for the visual evidence that it's his knee: http://www.snopes2.com/disney/films/minister.htm. Secondly, on the cover of the box, in the middle of the castle, one of the towers looks like a certain male organ. Apparently it was accidental. Follow this link for the picture: http://www.snopes2.com/disney/films/mermaid.htm.
Continuity: 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.
Continuity: When the wedding is taking place, the priest's cross turns upside down for one frame.
Continuity: After Eric's wedding, Ariel arrives at the ship without shoes, then she receives her voice back and just before they try to kiss, she's wearing shoes.
Continuity: When Grimsby is presenting the statue of Eric to the prince, one of the crew's shirts changes colour from white/black stripes to blue/black stripes.
Continuity: When Ariel is in the Prince's guest bedroom, the covers suddenly appear over her.
Continuity: When Sebastian is in Ariel's cavern with all her treasures, he accidentally gets his legs caught in a thimble. You can see it from the front, but when they show a shot from the back, it is gone. In the following shot from the front, it is back on again.
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