

Two teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid, a sassy creature named Aquamarine, is determined to prove to her father that real love exists, and enlists the girls' help in winning the heart of a handsome lifeguard.
Practical Effects
That tail actually moved in water, zero CGI cowardice
Costume
Aquamarine's entire wardrobe is crimes against fashion, iconic
Acting
Sara Paxton committed to mermaid physicality, respect

Director
Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The mermaid tail weighed over 100 pounds and took four people to move on land. Sara Paxton couldn't even sit down in it.
This film is secretly a thesis on how 2006 Hollywood thought teen girls talked—'boo-yah' and all.
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