Splash (1984)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers:

Brian Grazer (story)
Bruce Jay Friedman (screen story)

Release Date:

9 March 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

Two days ago, this girl showed up naked at the Statue of Liberty. For Alan Bauer, it was love at first sight. Now, everyone is chasing her... trying to prove she's a mermaid. From the first laugh you'll be hooked.

Plot:

A man is reunited with a mermaid who saves him from drowning as a boy and falls in love not knowing who/what she is.

Plot Keywords:

Mermaid | Love | New York | Language Learning | Self Discovery

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Allen Bauer
Daryl Hannah	...	Madison
Eugene Levy	...	Walter Kornbluth
John Candy	...	Freddie Bauer
Dody Goodman	...	Mrs. Stimler
Shecky Greene	...	Mr. Buyrite
Richard B. Shull	...	Dr. Ross
Bobby Di Cicco	...	Jerry
Howard Morris	...	Dr. Zidell
Tony DiBenedetto	...	Tim, The Doorman (as Tony Di Benedetto)
Patrick Cronin	...	Michaelson
Charles Walker	...	Michaelson's Partner
David Knell	...	Claude
Jeff Doucette	...	Junior
Royce D. Applegate	...	Buckwalter

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Netherlands:MG6 (DVD rating) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Norway:12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

The TV show playing on the Television when Tom Hanks first turns it on is "The $10,000 Pyramid" (1973).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Bubbles from safety diver are visible ahead af Madison and Alan in the final sequence.

Quotes:

[Drunk, Allen is lying on the bar with his whole face in a bowl of pretzels]
Freddie: You see, drinking is a matter of algebraic ratio.
[Takes a sip of wine]
Freddie: How drunk you get is caused by how much alcohol you consume in relation to your total body weight. Its not that you've had a lot to drink; its just you're too skinny! Bartender, more drinks here please!
Allen: [Lifting his head up; pretzels are stuck to his face] No! No, Freddie! I don't wanna get drunk!
Freddie: But you are drunk. A sober person would have reached for the pretzels.

Movie Connections:

Features The Black Hole (1979)

Soundtrack:

She Works Hard for the Money

Lovely romantic fish-out-of-water comedy

SPLASH (1984) **** Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Shecky Greene. Excellent fantasy comedy directed by Ron Howard about produce salesman Hanks who, unbeknownst to him, falls in love with a mermaid (innocently played nicely by Hannah) in Manhattan and asking the immortal question: Is love blind? Superb support ably handled by Candy as Hanks' would-be swinging bachelor brother and Levy as a mad-as-a-hatter obsessed marine biologist intent on exposing Madison (named after the avenue). Best bits: Hanks' opening soliloquy about him not finding love in a bar and Hannah's gift of love: a water fountain.