Aquamarine

Theatrical Release Date: 2006 03 03 (USA)

UPC: 024543247135

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Adult Situations, Adult Language]

Summary: Two teenagers think they have problems until they come to the rescue of a girl with a fishy story to tell in this teen-oriented comedy. Thirteen-year-old Claire (Emma Roberts) and same-aged Hailey (Joanne "JoJo" Levesque) are two close friends living in Tampa, FL, who are facing a separation in a few weeks -- Claire's mother is a marine biologist who has been given a prestigious new job in Australia, meaning the girls are not likely to see much of each other again. While the girls wonder if there's anything they can do to avoid the inevitable, a storm breaks out and the waves toss an unusual example of sea life into Hailey's swimming pool -- Aquamarine (Sara Paxton), a teenaged mermaid who has some problems of her own. Aquamarine's father is a leader of the undersea world who has arranged for his daughter to marry a boy whom she doesn't care for. It seems Dad doesn't put much stock in the land-locked notion of love, and unless Aquamarine can prove to him that it's real, she will have to go through with the wedding. Claire and Hailey find Aquamarine, and discover that she fortunately sprouts legs when on dry land during the daylight hours; after learning of her romantic dilemma, they decide to help her by teaching her how to turn the head of Raymond (Jake McDorman), a cute lifeguard at the nearby beach. However, pretty Aquamarine learns her lessons well enough to make Cecilia (Arielle Kebbel), a mean girl with a crush on Raymond, jealous, leading her into a battle over the young man's affections, which Aquamarine has to win if she wants to avoid a loveless marriage. Aquamarine was the first feature film from director Elizabeth Allen. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Features: ccDeleted scenes
Awesome auditions featurette
It's All about the Fashion featurette
Kickin' it on Set Featurette
Scene-specific cast commentary
Director commentary and more!

Aquamarine

Format: DVD

Release Date: 06/13/2006

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard, 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 103 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1, Side A -- Aquamarine - Pan and Scan
1. Main Title [2:14]
2. Summer Days [1:30]
3. Incoming [2:16]
4. The Storm [1:01]
5. Something in the Water [1:35]
6. Aquamarine [2:09]
7. First Time With Legs [:54]
8. Believing in Love [:18]
9. The Rules of a Crush [3:03]
10. At the Fair [:02]
11. After Sunset [2:58]
12. Tampa [2:22]
13. Swimming With the Dolphins [:10]
14. Not Giving Up [3:25]
15. Last Splash [1:10]
16. The Secret Is Out [4:19]
17. Rethinking the Wish [:26]
18. False Alarm [:59]
19. Leonard to the Rescue [4:48]
20. Asking Raymond [1:06]
21. Rescue [3:12]
22. Friends With Fins [2:43]
23. Saying Goodbye [3:14]
24. End Titles [:08]
Disc #1, Side B -- Aquamarine - Widescreen
1. Main Title [2:14]
2. Summer Days [1:30]
3. Incoming [2:16]
4. The Storm [1:01]
5. Something in the Water [1:35]
6. Aquamarine [2:09]
7. First Time With Legs [:54]
8. Believing in Love [:18]
9. The Rules of a Crush [3:03]
10. At the Fair [:02]
11. After Sunset [2:58]
12. Tampa [2:22]
13. Swimming With the Dolphins [:10]
14. Not Giving Up [3:25]
15. Last Splash [1:10]
16. The Secret Is Out [4:19]
17. Rethinking the Wish [:26]
18. False Alarm [:59]
19. Leonard to the Rescue [4:48]
20. Asking Raymond [1:06]
21. Rescue [3:12]
22. Friends With Fins [2:43]
23. Saying Goodbye [3:14]
24. End Titles [:08]

Derek Armstrong

If every generation needs its mermaid fantasy, then 21st century tweens could do a lot worse than Aquamarine. Sara Paxton has a huge amount of fun playing the cheery sea creature from the title, proving she avoided typecasting after playing a popular jerk in Sleepover. But the mermaid is really only a MacGuffin here. It's the two best friends, played by Emma Roberts (Julia's niece) and Joanna "Jojo" Levesque, who give Aquamarine its significant doses of heart. Alice Hoffman's book, adapted here by John Quaintance, smartly sets the action in the kind of coastal Florida town that just screams "escapism," and one friend's imminent move to Australia gives the story its end-of-the-summer urgency. The mermaid's appearance is perfectly timed for her to grant them a wish, so they won't have to separate. Of course, she's really there to help them locate the confidence and self-esteem they'll need to flourish, and to give them the perspective that will help minimize the geographical distance between them. Elizabeth Allen's film gets to have it both ways. There are frivolous scenes in which the girls introduce their new friend to teenage life on land, then race the sunset to keep her identity as a mythological creature concealed. (Naturally, they also avoid random splashes of water.) But what stands out are the more heartfelt scenes between Roberts and Levesque, each adorable in her own way, but each displaying the clear depth of character to which other tween films only pay lip service. Even the hunky lifeguard (Jake McDorman), who could have been just a prop, has surprising dimension. Aquamarine satisfies by keeping it simple. This is the story of a friendship between two ordinary girls, and if a pair of starfish earrings, or some harmless mermaid profanity ("Bullshark!"), happens to appear, then all the better. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Shaun Micallef  Actor 
Regis Broadway  Actor 
Joanna 'Jojo' Levesque  Actor 
Joey Massey  Actor 
Christopher Brady  Actor 
Natasha Cunningham  Actor 
Donna Fox  Actor 
Emma Roberts  Actor 
Nathan Lockwood  Actor 
Dave Gilbert  Actor 
Julia Blake  Actor 
Roy Billing  Actor 
Sara Paxton  Actor 
Lulu McClatchy  Actor 
Dillon Stephensen  Actor 
E.G. Daily  Actor 
Adam King  Actor 
Matthew Okine  Actor 
Robbie Parkin  Actor 
Jessica Danielle Smith  Actor 
Dichen Lachman  Actor 
Alice Hunter  Actor 
Lincoln Lewis  Actor 
David Hirschfelder  Composer (Music Score) 
Susan Cartsonis  Producer 
Jessica Bendinger  Screenwriter 
Elizabeth Allen  Director 
John Quaintance  Screenwriter 
Emma Roberts  Actor 
Joanna 'Jojo' Levesque  Actor 
Sara Paxton  Actor 
Jake McDorman  Actor 
Arielle Kebbel  Actor 
Claudia Karvan  Actor 
Bruce Spence  Actor 
Tammin Sursok  Actor 

Country: USA