Aquamarine (2006)

Director:

Elizabeth Allen

Writers (WGA):

John Quaintance (screenplay) and
Jessica Bendinger (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

A Fish-Out-Of-Water Comedy.

Plot:

Two teenage girls discover a mermaid in their beach club's swimming pool.

Plot Keywords:

Mermaid | Beach | Wish | Swimming Pool | Lifeguard

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Emma Roberts	...	Claire
Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque	...	Hailey
Sara Paxton	...	Aquamarine
Jake McDorman	...	Raymond
Arielle Kebbel	...	Cecilia Banks
Claudia Karvan	...	Ginny
Bruce Spence	...	Leonard
Tammin Sursok	...	Marjorie
Roy Billing	...	Grandpa Bob
Julia Blake	...	Grandma Maggie
Shaun Micallef	...	Storm Banks
Lulu McClatchy	...	Bonnie
Natasha Cunningham	...	Patty
Dichen Lachman	...	Beth-Ann
Lincoln Lewis	...	Theo

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and sensuality.

Runtime:

Brazil:104 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Australia:PG | Netherlands:AL | USA:PG (certificate #42050) | Brazil:Livre | Mexico:A | Germany:o.Al. | Argentina:13 | Finland:S | South Korea:12 | Sweden:7 | Denmark:A | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Ontario) | New Zealand:PG

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

EASTER EGG: On the special features menu, on the fourth page, go all the way down the list to the "Kickin' it in on set" featurette, then click right and highlight the outline of a starfish. Selecting this will take you to a short video of Emma Roberts, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, & Sara Paxton interviewing guys in Australia about dating girls.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Cecelia pushes Aqua into the water near the end, she is seen pushing her then she draws her hands back. In the next shot her hands are out again.

Quotes:

Aquamarine: Bullshark!

Movie Connections:

References I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Soundtrack:

Summertime Guys

"A really, really good movie" says a 9-year-old

As a parent, I found this movie an enjoyable way to spend time with my 9-year-old daughter and her friend. Here are her comments: "I thought that Aquamarine was a great movie! I could really compare it to the Little Mermaid. You know, the parts where she had to leave before sunset. I thought that the cast did a really great job acting. I really liked the end, too." Back to mom's thoughts: All in all, the friendship theme is very positive. Also, the "love" theme is appropriate for young viewers, in my opinion, because it was somewhat idealized but not over the top unimaginable. The feeling in general was of a pleasant escape where friendship is reaffirmed.