Aquamarine
Promotional poster for Aquamarine.
Directed by	Elizabeth Allen
Produced by	Susan Cartsonis
Written by	Alice Hoffman (novel), Jessica Bendinger, John Quaintance
Starring	Emma Roberts Sara Paxton JoJo
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	March 3, 2006
Running time	100 Minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million
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Aquamarine is a 2006 film starring Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, Emma Roberts and Sara Paxton. The film was released in North America on March 3, 2006. The movie, loosely based on a children's book on the same name by Alice Hoffman, and directed by American Director Elizabeth Allen was filmed in Queensland, Australia and Louisiana, U.S.A. Image File history File linksMetadata Aquamarine. ... Elizabeth Allen: Courtesy of Century Fox/Douglas Kirkland Elizabeth Allen (sometimes referred to as Liz Allen) is an American director. ... ... Alice Hoffman (born March 16, 1952) is an American novelist and young-adult and childrens writer, best known for her 1995 novel Practical Magic, which was adapted for a 1998 film of the same name. ... Jessica Bendinger is a screenwriter and former model. ... Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991) is an American actress, the daughter of actor Eric Roberts and the niece of actress Julia Roberts. ... Sara Paxton[1] (born April 25, 1988) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress and singer. ... Jojo or variants therefrom can refer to: Joseph Henry Jo Jo White, a former player for the Boston Celtics Joel Jo-Jo Hailey, a male R&B singer from K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci JoJo Savard, a self-proclaimed 1-900 psychic JoJo the Monkey, a minor character in the... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Joanna Noëlle Blagden (born December 20, 1990), better known by her stage name JoJo and as Joanna Levesque, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to fame in 2004 with her platinum-certified, self-titled debut album JoJo which reached number four on... Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991) is an American actress, the daughter of actor Eric Roberts and the niece of actress Julia Roberts. ... Sara Paxton[1] (born April 25, 1988) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress and singer. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aquamarine is a novel by Alice Hoffman, published in April 2001. ... Alice Hoffman (born March 16, 1952) is an American novelist and young-adult and childrens writer, best known for her 1995 novel Practical Magic, which was adapted for a 1998 film of the same name. ... Elizabeth Allen: Courtesy of Century Fox/Douglas Kirkland Elizabeth Allen (sometimes referred to as Liz Allen) is an American director. ...

Tagline: A Fish-Out-Of-Water Comedy

Synopsis

Two teenage boobz, Claire (Emma Roberts) and Hailey (JoJo), live at the coast of Florida at capris beach and regret that they will be separated in five days, since Hailey has to move to Australia because of her mother's job. One night, after a violent storm they find a mermaid, named Aquamarine (Sara Paxton) in the swimming pool of their beach club. The girls are frightened at first, but then curious. They start to talk with Aquamarine and promise her they will be back in the morning. Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991) is an American actress, the daughter of actor Eric Roberts and the niece of actress Julia Roberts. ... Joanna Noëlle Blagden (born December 20, 1990), better known by her stage name JoJo and as Joanna Levesque, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to fame in 2004 with her platinum-certified, self-titled debut album JoJo which reached number four on... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... For other uses, see Mermaid (disambiguation). ... Sara Paxton[1] (born April 25, 1988) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress and singer. ...

When they return, they find Aquamarine in the beach's snack shack, but with a human body instead of a mermaid's. Aquamarine tells them she can assume human form on land during the day if she does not get wet. Claire and Hailey befriend Aquamarine, who tells them that she came to land to find love – an idea she knows nothing about, but desires desperately. She tells them that she made a deal with her father: if she finds love in three days, she will not undergo an arranged marriage. She immediately notices a handsome lifeguard named Raymond (Jake McDorman) and enlists the help of the two girls to win his heart in return for the granting of a wish. The girls see their opportunity to keep Hailey from moving and immediately start helping her. Claire and Hailey's rival — a spoiled, rich girl, Cecilia (Arielle Kebbel) — tries her best to stop them, but fails. Also prominent is an eccentric, compassionate caretaker, Leonard, who rescues Aquamarine from public discovery. Eventually, it is not Raymond that convinces Aquamarine that humans can love, but Claire and Hailey, who are willing to give up their wish and their lives in the aiding of a friend. Look up desire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Marriage à-la-mode by William Hogarth: a satire on arranged marriages and prediction of ensuing disaster The purpose of an arranged marriage is to form a new family unit by marriage while respecting the chastity of all people involved. ... John Allen McDorman IV (born July 8, 1986), better known as Jake McDorman, is an American actor. ... The heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ... Arielle Caroline Kebbel (born February 19, 1985) is an American film and television actress. ... Compassion is best described as an understanding of the emotional state of another; not to be confused with empathy. ... An interpersonal relationship is some relationship or connection between two people. ...

The movie is known for some very key scenes. For example, after the girls take a shopping trip to Tampa Central Mall, Aquamarine realizes she forgot starfish earrings, which, according to her, "are notorious suck-ups." All three girls head down to the Baybridge Marina in front of "Lucky Charlie's Bait and Tackle." Hailey and Aquamarine urge Claire to fetch the talking starfish, but as she is afraid of water Hailey is nominated to swim with the bottlenose dolphin and retrieve the starfish herself. This she does. This scene was filmed at Sea World marine park in Gold Coast. DVD commentary states that JoJo would alternate with a stunt double who wore the exact same clothing. As Hailey is swimming, Claire reveals to Aquamarine the source of her hydrophobia when Aquamarine reveals that she was first exposed to the word and implication of love through an encounter with Claire's parents, who later drowned. Binomial name Montagu, 1821 Bottlenose Dolphin range (in blue) The Bottlenose Dolphin is the most common and well-known dolphin. ... Sea World is a marine park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. ... Gold Coast redirects here. ...

In the film, each of the three girls have their own personal fear they must overcome. Claire's fear deals with water because her parents drowned; Hailey's is distance because of the impending separation from her best friend; and Aquamarine's is time, because she only has 72 hours to find true love or be married to the groom of her father's choosing.

Hailey and Claire get their wish from Aquamarine, but decide not to use it until later.

Cast

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Original soundtrack

• Cheyenne Kimball – "One Original Thing"
• Nikki Flores – "Strike"
• Sara Paxton – "Connected"
• Teddy Geiger – "Gentleman"
• Teitur – "One and Only"
• Atomic Kitten – "Right Now"
• Emma Roberts – "Island in the Sun"
• Jonas Brothers – "Time For Me To Fly"
• Courtney Jaye – "Can't Behave"
• Nikki Cleary – "Summertime Guys"
• Mandy Moore – "One Way or Another"
• Stellastarr – "Sweet Troubled Soul"
• Bodyrockers – "I Like the Way You Move"

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Box office

• Aquamarine was mildly successful. The film grossed $18.6 million at the United States box office and a total of $22.9 million worldwide. Additionally the film has grossed 42 million dollars in DVD rentals and DVD sales. The budget was $12 million.

DVD release

The film was released on DVD on June 13, 2006. The special features included are as follows: is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Widescreen & Full Screen Presentations (Flipper Disc)
• English DD5.1 Surround
• French & Spanish Dolby Surround
• English & Spanish subtitles
• Scene Specific Cast Commentary
• Director and Producer Commentary
• 6 Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes including one looking at Auditions

Production

The movie, which takes place in Florida, was filmed in Australia. Various background items and props give away the location, just as the magazines read by the girls in the film. This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ...

The producers only employed five actors from the USA; the actors who portrayed Hailey, Claire, Aquamarine, Cecilia and Raymond. The rest were Australian actors, some of whom are well-known in Australia. Roy Billing and Julia Blake, who play Claire's grandparents, have had long distinguished acting careers. Claudia Karvan, who plays Hailey's mother is an award winning TV star. Tammin Sursok (Marjorie) is a TV and pop star. Shaun Micalleff (Cecilia's father) is an Australian comedian and TV presenter. Bruce Spence (Leonard) has had a long Australian career and is remembered for his role in The Road Warrior. Dichen Lachman (Beth-Ann) used to play Katya Kinski in Neighbours. 5 (five) is the natural number following 4 and preceding 6. ... Julia Blake as Nancy McCormack in Prisoner. ... Claudia Karvan on David Tench Tonight (2006) Claudia Karvan (born May 19, 1972) is an Australian actress popular for her roles in the television series The Secret Life of Us and, more recently, Love My Way. ... Tammin Pamela Sursok (born August 19, 1983) is an Australian actress and musician. ... Spence as Charlie in the 1974 Peter Weir film The Cars That Ate Paris Bruce Spence (born September 17, 1945 in Auckland, New Zealand) is an Australian actor. ... Road Warrior redirects here. ... Dichen Lachman Dichen Lachman (born February 22, 1982) is an actress of Australian and Tibetan descent. ... This article is about an Australian soap opera. ...

Sara Paxton required two and a half hours to don and remove Aquamarine's tail. The tail was heavy for the actress to wear, weighing over 100 pounds and was around eight feet long. Paxton took a month of swimming lessons beforehand.

External links

• Official site
• Aquamarine at the Internet Movie Database
• Aquamarine (film) at Yahoo! Movies
• Aquamarine at Rotten Tomatoes
• Aquamarine at Box Office Mojo
• Interview with Sara Paxton