Liche's Wish

Liche's Wish is a 1990 American animated musical fantasy film directed by Audel LaRoque (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay by himself, Michael Wildshill, Cynthia Marion, and Dianne Dixon based on a story by LaRoque. Featuring the voices of Melissa Fahn, Aaron Lohr, Helen Hunt, Kelly Preston, Sean Penn, and Dom DeLuise, the film follows a neurotic mermaid named Liche who attempts to break from her totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of a human she loves. It was the first film from Multimedia Animation, which was formerly known as Michael Wildshill Productions before being brought by Multimedia in 1988.

Liche's Wish was released theatrically by Universal Pictures on November 16, 1990, the same day as Disney's The Rescuers Down Under. It received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics; most criticism was of the poor storytelling, generic songs, and worldbuilding problems, with several negative comparisons to The Little Mermaid, while the animation and voice performances were mostly praised. The film earned $17 million on an $23 million budget. The film, alongside Jetsons: The Movie, marked the first time Universal released two animated feature films in the same year.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Melissa Fahn as Liche
 * Aaron Lohr
 * Helen Hunt
 * Kelly Preston
 * Sean Penn
 * Dom DeLuise
 * Cynthia Marion as Tuffy

Additional Voices

 * Tom Abbott
 * Bob Cokinn
 * Judi Durand
 * Greg Finley
 * J.D. Hall
 * Barbara Iley
 * Daamen Krall
 * Audel LaRoque
 * Christina MacGregor
 * Cynthia Marion
 * David McCharen
 * David Randolph
 * Noreen Reardon
 * Alicia Tabitha Redford
 * Jack Reed
 * Peter Renaday
 * Lester Schmidt
 * Gary Schwartz
 * Vernon Scott
 * Susan Silo
 * Bryant Summers
 * Stan Webb
 * Frank Welker
 * Michael Wildshill
 * Leo Wolfe

Production
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Music
The original music for the film was composed by James Horner, who previously did the score for The Workers.

Release
Tri-Star Pictures originally expressed an interest in distributing the film for a Christmas 1989 release. However, when Multimedia purchased Michael Wildshill Productions and its assets in early 1988, the film ended up in the hands of Universal Pictures, who then rescheduled the film to November 1990.

Home media
Liche's Wish got its first home video release on VHS and LaserDisc on July 2, 1991, by MCA/Universal Home Video. In 1997, Universal rereleased the film on home video.

The film saw its first DVD release on November 13, 2001.

Box office
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Critical response
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Main transcript
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Trailer transcripts
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