9 Things You Might Not Know About Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID

Cinefix is back with a new entry in their "Things You (Probably) Didn't Know" series, and this time they turn their attention to the 1989 Walt Disney animated classic The Little Mermaid. I'd heard about the boner thing - everyone knows that - so I'm glad they didn't include that in their official list, but they gave plenty of information that I had never heard before about this terrific movie.

In case you hadn't heard, Sofia Coppola has been hired to direct a live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid for Universal (see a parody trailer for that here), and just yesterday the news broke that Tim Burton would direct a live-action Dumbo for Disney, so the exploitation of old animated classics for more money continues (although Joey's review of Cinderella indicates that not all of those are creatively worthless). Anyway, watch and learn below: