Other Titles • Mermaids • Meerjungfrauen küssen besser (1990)
Trivia from Mermaids (1990)
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Shot in Panavision; theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1.
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Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom ("My Life As a Dog") was the original director slated for "Mermaids." He was replaced by Muppeteer/director Frank Oz. Oz, in turn, was replaced by Richard Benjamin, who completed the project.
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The role of Charlotte initially went to British actress Emily Lloyd, who was to receive $435,000 and 2.5% of the net profits from the film. When Cher complained that the fair-haired Lloyd could not look like her daughter, she was cast out of the film and replaced by Winona Ryder. Lloyd then sued Orion Pictures Corporation and Mermaid Productions, reaching a settlement on the second day of the trial, July 30, 1991.
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Casting agents Wallis Nicita and Lauren Lloyd made their producing debuts with this film.
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Winona Ryder won the 1990 Best Supporting Actress Award from the National Board of Review.
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Estimated budget $20 million.
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Shot in Cambridge, Manchester, Essex, North Easton, Waltham,
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Malden, and Rockport, Massachusetts, in Technicolor.
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Filming began September 25, 1989; completed December 20, 1989.
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Released in USA and Toronto December 14, 1990.
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Reviewed in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times on December 14, 1990.
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Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Censors.
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