MOVIELilo & Stitch - 'The Little Mermaid' Promotional Movie Trailer
SCENEAriel
FILM FORMAT35mm
YEAR2002
CERTIFICATE IDNFV-000001628
FILM NOTES
Lilo & Stitch arrived in 2002 as one of Disney's most inventive animated features of the era, pairing a Hawaiian-set family story with the studio's classic hand-drawn style at a moment when computer animation was beginning to dominate the industry. Promotional materials for the film sometimes drew on Disney's broader animated legacy, and this trailer piece connects that release to The Little Mermaid, one of the studio's defining works from 1989. Such crossover promotion reflects how Disney marketed new releases alongside its established classics.
This cell centers on Ariel, the mermaid princess whose 1989 debut helped launch what fans call the Disney Renaissance. Ariel remains one of the most collected characters from that period, prized for her role in reshaping the modern animated heroine. A trailer cell like this one exists to entice audiences, drawing on beloved imagery to build anticipation. Owning a piece tied to her presence in this promotional context offers collectors a tangible link between two significant chapters of Disney animation history.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of the film on record.
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean with no torn or missing perforations visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible below the picture area, appearing as two bilateral variable-area tracks, with what appears to be a Dolby Digital data-block strip in the inter-perforation zone on the lower edge.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text.
Base & colour
The base appears with a slight blue-cyan tint consistent with a modern polyester stock; the dye image reads as neutral with no visible red shift or fading.
Projection history
No visible scratches, splice marks, or cue marks are apparent in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot and depict animated content consistent with a Disney theatrical release print.
Era check
The bilateral variable-area optical track combined with apparent Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks and polyester base stock are consistent with a 2002-era theatrical release print.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000063472
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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