Following a violent storm, a beautiful and sassy mermaid named Aquamarine washes ashore and into the lives of two teenage girls. After Aquamarine falls for a local, hunky lifeguard, she enlists the girls' help to win his heart.
Release Date: March 3, 2006 Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: Elizabeth Allen
Screenwriter: John Quaintance, Jessica Bendiger Starring: Emma Roberts, Joanna 'Jo Jo' Levesque, Sara Paxton, Jake McDorman Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family Official Website: Aquamarinemovie.com
AQUAMARINE is the story of Claire (EMMA ROBERTS) and Hailey (JOANNA “JOJO” LEVESQUE), two 13-year-old best friends who embark on the adventure of their lives when they discover a mermaid (SARA PAXTON) named Aquamarine in a swimming pool. Aquamarine had washed ashore after a big storm battered the small town Florida beach club where Claire lives with her grandparents. Claire and Hailey are trying to come to terms with Hailey’s impending departure: She’s moving to Australia with her marine biologist mother after this last weekend of the summer.
The beautiful, blue-haired, 18-year-old mermaid swam away from home just before her arranged marriage, in search of real love. If she can prove to her father that love is not a myth, he’ll let her out of the underwater wedding, but he’s only giving her three days. Aqua enlists the help of Claire and Hailey, who are self-styled relationship experts -- educated from the pages of magazines that they read and quote daily.
Aqua sets her sights on the Capri Club’s lifeguard, Raymond Calder (JAKE McDORMAN). And when Aqua promises to grant Claire and Hailey the wish of their choice if they help her reel in Ray, the girls jump at the opportunity -- because unless something magical happens, Hailey will be moving.
Prepping Aquamarine on the finer points of attracting a man is easier said than done. And with mere days until the Capri Club’s Last Splash end-of-summer celebration, at which Raymond must profess his love for Aquamarine or no one will get their wish, the girls pool their knowledge and give Aquamarine a crash course in terrestrial romance. This includes such surefire techniques as “The Laugh and Pass,” and “The Fluff and Retreat.” Then there’s a hair makeover and a new wardrobe for Aqua -- and dealing with the machinations of Cecilia, Aqua’s chief competition for Raymond.
The girls hope that as long as Aquamarine can keep her land legs and avoid sprouting her massive, mythological tail, everyone will see their wishes come true. More importantly, they learn some important lessons about the power of friendship, the true magic of love -- and the importance of standing on your own two feet.
That means you mermaids too. Take the old Tom Hanks/Darrel Hannach movie SPLASH, mix in a dash of THE LITTLE MERMAID, throw in a trio of cute girl actors, and then just add water. Presto! You got yourself a genuine tear-jerker for the tween girl set called AQUAMARINE! — Continued
Three INCREDIBLE Young Women:
Interviews with the young divas of AQUAMARINE
The young women in the entertainment business who constantly make the covers of the tabloids, or who are the ad nausea subjects of the daily and weekly TV entertainment shows, paint a picture of what life is like for young starlets that the public is more than willing to accept as a stereotype. The same thing tends to occur in the real world of teen girls, where everyone makes generalizations about their giddiness, lack of sophistication, and their tendency to make inappropriate choices while living only in the moment.
— Feature Article by KATHY BLEDSOE
Director Elizabeth Allen has triumphed in her feature-directing debut with Aquamarine! I predict that this film will be the pre-summer hit for those lovely young ladies called “tweens”— those lost in the pre-adolescent fog between childhood and the teen years. Sorry guys…
— Review by KATHY BLEDSOE
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