Mermaids

1990 film by Richard Benjamin
Movie film Q1361375
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Mermaids

Summary

Mermaids is a film[1]. Mermaids ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (970 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mermaids's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Mermaids's director is recorded as Richard Benjamin[4].
  • Mermaids's screenwriter is recorded as June Roberts[5].
  • Mermaids's composer is recorded as Jack Nitzsche[6].
  • Mermaids's genre is recorded as teen film[7].
  • Mermaids's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film[8].
  • Mermaids's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Mermaids's genre is recorded as comedy film[10].
  • Mermaids's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[11].
  • Mermaids's genre is recorded as romance film[12].
  • Mermaids's based on is recorded as Mermaids[13].
  • Mermaids's cast member is recorded as Cher[14].
  • Mermaids's cast member is recorded as Bob Hoskins[15].
  • Mermaids's cast member is recorded as Winona Ryder[16].
  • Mermaids's cast member is recorded as Christina Ricci[17].
  • Mermaids's cast member is recorded as Michael Schoeffling[18].
  • Mermaids's cast member is recorded as Caroline McWilliams[19].
  • Mermaids's cast member is recorded as Jan Miner[20].
  • Mermaids's director of photography is recorded as Howard Atherton[21].
  • Mermaids's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0100140[22].
  • Mermaids's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23].
  • Mermaids's soundtrack release is recorded as The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) / Love on a Rooftop[24].
  • Mermaids's soundtrack release is recorded as Mermaids – Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[25].
  • Mermaids's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • Mermaids's review score is recorded as 6.3/10[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Mermaids's director is recorded as Richard Benjamin[4]. Mermaids's screenwriter is recorded as June Roberts[5]. Cast members include Cher[14], Bob Hoskins[15], Winona Ryder[16], Christina Ricci[17], Michael Schoeffling[18], and Caroline McWilliams[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1990-12-14T00:00:00Z[28] and +1991-05-30T00:00:00Z[29]. Mermaids's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23]. Genres include teen film[7], coming-of-age film[8], drama film[9], comedy film[10], film based on a novel[11], and romance film[12].

Subject and Themes

Mermaids's main subject is recorded as virginity[30].

Reception

Reviews include 6.3/10[27] and 71%[31].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mermaids's after a work by is recorded as Patty Dann[32].

Why It Matters

Mermaids ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (970 views/month).[2] Mermaids has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Mermaids is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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