Splash
1984
A charming, sexy and funny mermaid tale with Tom Hanks as a successful, young businessman who has everything but love, that is until he meets up with the girl of his dreams, played by Daryl Hannah; however, unbeknownst to him, she is a mermaid targeted for capture by an obsessed oceanographer. Perfect performances and clever .. Read more
| Starring | Daryl Hannah, Tom Hanks, Eugene Levy, John Candy |
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| Director | Ron Howard |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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Splash
A charming, sexy and funny mermaid tale with Tom Hanks as a successful, young businessman who has everything but love, that is until he meets up with the girl of his dreams, played by Daryl Hannah; however, unbeknownst to him, she is a mermaid targeted for capture by an obsessed oceanographer. Perfect performances and clever laughs make this a must see for fans of romantic comedy.
| Starring | Daryl Hannah, Tom Hanks, Eugene Levy, John Candy |
|---|---|
| Director | Ron Howard |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 05 Feb 2001 Production year: 1984 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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This charming romantic comedy touched a chord with audiences around the world and propelled its stars, Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah, along with director Ron Howard, to Hollywood's front rank. Hannah plays the innocent mermaid who docks on dry land to locate the boy (now the grown-up Hanks) she saved from drowning many years ago. Hanks and Hannah make a pair of charismatic leads, although John Candy (another player on the road to stardom) gets most of the best gags. Howard piles on the good-natured fun and manages to keep soppiness largely at bay. The film was followed four years later by a dismal TV-movie sequel.
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The beauty here is that the love is purely innocent. Not quite sexually innocent, although the carnal problems of... read more on Time Out
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Great fun
Splash is a delightful '80s comedy that puts a mermaid in New York. Madison (Hannah) is the mermaid who has come looking for a man she last saw decades earlier when he was almost drowned off Cape Cod. What ensues is a well paced love story with the normal impediments to happiness that must be overcome.
Daryl Hannah projects an innocence that is endearing and which gives rise to much of the humour. Coming from a world without music or television (or legs) she struggles to get up to speed. She plays perfectly off Tom Hanks who supplies high precision comic timing and between them they convince us that they could fall in love at first sight.
John Candy brings bombastic support as Hanks' brother along with Eugene Levy as a paranoid scientist. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Wonderful blast from the past
I first saw this film years and years ago, and it's been a firm favourite ever since, with everyone in my family. Tom Hanks is lovely - as usual! - and Daryl Hannah is just so heart breaking in her role as a mermaid. Thoroughly recommended!
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