Controversy The Little Mermaid Vhs Cover
One of the tall thin castle spires depicted in the cover s artwork also used in posters and other promotional materials bore an uncanny resemblance to the kind of protuberance that men generally cover up with bathing suits.
Controversy the little mermaid vhs cover. However shortly after the tape started making its way into people s hands a controversy was born. But the movie s home video cover deserved an adults only rating at least in the eyes of many scandalized parents. By all accounts the resemblance was unintentional and not a joke slipped in by the artist.
The cover of the little mermaid contains a famous easter egg. In any case the cover wa. Be the first video your name here.
For business only pricing quantity discounts and free shipping. The little mermaid out of print controversial cover rare 1st label disney vhs 295 00. The cover of disney s the little mermaid home video includes a phallus deliberately drawn by a disgruntled artist.
Complete movie replacement black case cover art. For sale san francisco and bay area ca little mermaid vhs movie 1st original cover with the gold castle collectible good condition 15 00 dollars cash only location. Extremely rare little mermaid vhs 1990 banned art work showing a little mermans you know what.
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The original artwork contained a phallic looking spire on a castle in the background. Original banned cover art the little mermaid disney vhs rare discontinued. Walt disney the little mermaid vhs 1998 masterpiece special edition 12731.
The little mermaid vhs with original also called banned cover art can sell for up to 300 on ebay. The phallic image went unnoticed by disney and soon children across the world were bringing home vhs tapes with this artwork disney claims that the penis was not the result of an angry former employee and simply states that the image was just a coincidence. See the little mermaid was first released in theaters worldwide in 1989 but it wasn t until may 1990 that disney made it available on vhs as part of the walt disney classics line.
It wasn t banned per se it was recalled. The little mermaid disney vhs banned discontinued cover rare 1st issue label 5 595 26. One of the castle spires in the background of the little mermaid promotional.
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