Original production animation drawings of Ursula and Flotsam & Jetsam in red, light blue, dark blue, and graphite pencils; Ursula numbered 44 lower right and animation ladder lower right; Flotsam & Jetsam numbered E-7 lower right both from "The Little Mermaid," 1989, Walt Disney Studios; Size - Ursula: 7 x 7 1/2", Flotsam & Jetsam: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2", Sheets 10 1/2 x 12 1/2"; Unframed.
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"Flotsam, Jetsam, now I've got her, boys. The boss is on a roll." - Ursula
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"Flotsam, Jetsam, now I've got her, boys. The boss is on a roll." - Ursula
"The
Little Mermaid," is an American animated musical fantasy film and the
28th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced
by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures to
theaters on November 17, 1989. The film was based on the Danish fairy
tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, which tells the story
of a beautiful mermaid princess who dreams of becoming human. The film
was written, directed, and produced by Ron Clements and John Musker;
with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. The voice cast includes:
Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright,
Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Buddy Hackett, and René Auberjonois.
"The Little Mermaid," 1989 was the final Disney film using hand painted animation cels. Disney Studios, specifically Ron Clements and John Musker, adapted the Hans Christian Anderson story to give the villain a much bigger role. The first choice to voice the character was Beatrice Arthur who turned down the part. It was eventually accepted by veteran stage actress Elaine Stritch; however she clashed with the music stylist. The voice was finally given to Pat Caroll who described the role as, "part Shakespearean actress, with all the flair, flamboyance and theatricality, and part used-car salesman with a touch of con artist." Although I would have loved to have heard Arthur and Stritch sing "Pour Unfortunate Souls," Ursula is the absolute embodiment of Caroll and I think she was the best choice!
The
animation of the character was initially offered to Glen Keane, however
after hearing Jodi Benson sing "Part of Your World" he wanted to
animate Ariel instead and so Ursula ended up going to Disney animator,
Ruben Aquino. Aquino credits Ursula as his favorite character in which
he has ever worked and said, "When animating Ursula, I was inspired
mainly by the voice and by the story sketches, but of course, I also
worked very closely with the directors (John Musker and Ron Clements) to
realize their vision. Given a great voice, the scenes almost animate
themselves, and that definitely was the case with Pat Carroll's amazing
vocal performance. I also did a lot of research on octopus locomotion to
make sure Ursula's movements were convincing."
Flotsam
and Jetsam are a pair of slender green moray eels. Their eyes are odd
and notable as one is yellow for one and the other opposite is white for
the other. The
eels are named after the phrase flotsam and jetsam which means "useless
or disregarded objects". Flotsam and Jetsam speak in unison, they
finish each other's sentences, and are constantly entwining their
bodies. They can also merge their white eyes to form a single crystal
ball; which creates a portal through which Ursula can view the outside
world while still within her cave. Both eels were both voiced by Paddi
Edwards, who also was the voice of Lucy the goose in "One Hundred and
One Dalmatians: The Series" and Atropos the Fate in "Hercules."
"The Little Mermaid," 1989 was the final Disney film using hand painted animation cels. Disney Studios, specifically Ron Clements and John Musker, adapted the Hans Christian Anderson story to give the villain a much bigger role. The first choice to voice the character was Beatrice Arthur who turned down the part. It was eventually accepted by veteran stage actress Elaine Stritch; however she clashed with the music stylist. The voice was finally given to Pat Caroll who described the role as, "part Shakespearean actress, with all the flair, flamboyance and theatricality, and part used-car salesman with a touch of con artist." Although I would have loved to have heard Arthur and Stritch sing "Pour Unfortunate Souls," Ursula is the absolute embodiment of Caroll and I think she was the best choice!
This
is an outstanding pair of production drawings from Ursula's famous song "Poor
Unfortunate Souls," one of the true highlights of the entire film! It
features Ursula leaning over and whispering to Flotsam and Jetsam, who are
full figure. The drawings are accomplished in graphite and colored pencils and feature large expressive images of all the characters. The lyrics that she is singing are above and this set of drawings would be a highlight for any animation art collection!
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