Original hand painted matching production animation cels of Ursula and her Tentacles numbered W5 and T5 set on a lithographic background from "The Little Mermaid," 1989, Walt Disney Studios; Walt Disney seal upper right; Size - Ursula: 5 1/4 x 8 3/4", Image 8 x 12 3/4"; Unframed.
"She (Ariel) may be the key to Triton's undoing" - Ursula
"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." Caroll also served as the live action model of the character.
Original production cel of Ursula without the background.
Original production cel of Ursula's Tentacles without the background.
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."
Close up of the Walt Disney Seal.
This
is a matched two cel setup of Ursula's body, and a cel of her
tentacles. The image of her is perfect and the cels appear at
the end of Ursula's first appearance in the film, when she realizes that
Ariel (King Triton's daughter) may be able to be manipulated. The
dialog for the cel is below:
"She (Ariel) may be the key to Triton's undoing" - Ursula
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