Overboard (1987)
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| Cast | Frank Buxton, Frank Campanella, Ed Cree, Lucinda Crosby, Michael G. Hagerty, Michael G Hagerty, Goldie Hawn, Katherine Helmond, Edward Herrmann, Roddy McDowall, Jared Rushton, Bing Russell, Kurt Russell and Carol Williard |
| Theatrical Release | December 16, 1987 |
| DVD Release | January 19, 1999 |
| Running Time | 112 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| UPC Code | 027616656629 |
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(84 reviews)
One of my favorite movies !Funny, clever and heartwarming. What a great movie. I have watched it many times and never get tired of it. I would recommend it to anyone! April 17, 2008
one of my favorites
I always love watching this movie. I believe this is the only movie Kurt Russell & Goldie Hawn have made together. They're great together. April 13, 2008
It's a Garry Marshall movie, it has to be good!
I love Garry Marshall movies but didn't realise this was a Garry Marshall movie upon buying it. (I don't tend to notice these things.) I've had a bit of a thing for Kurt Russell recently, since watching both Escape From LA/New York, and hey, Goldie Hawn plays the ultimate ditzy blonde a lot of the time. My favourite kind of character quite frankly.
Overboard is a pretty simplistic storyline, but it definitely has that Garry Marshall magic (including Hector Elizondo appearing albeit very briefly and with a dodgy accent). Goldie, playing Joanna, is a rich snooty woman, who's married to a man obviously for his money. He wants kids, she does everything she can to not get pregnant. On their yacht, she wants her walk-in wardrobe done up it's just not up to her standards, so she hires a carpenter. Enter Kurt, playing Dean, a distinctly lower class, who gives Joanna every reason to look down her nose at him. He makes her new shoe racks out of the wrong wood, she throws him off the yacht, along with his tools.
She falls off the boat while looking for her precious wedding rings, gets amnesia, and wakes up in hospital/psychiatric ward, annoying every staff member until they want her off their hands as quick as possible. Along comes Dean, to regain the $600+ money she owed him, and quickly comes up with the idea she's his wife. She has no choice but to go along with this, as she has no recollection of anything, and he takes her back to his shack. Four unruly kids, and lots of chores, you can see the rest coming!
It's quite a sweet film, especially when 'Annie' (her new name) begins to settle in, and even begins to love the kids, and take care of them. There's the usual hilarious scenes, especially when she's been used to having everything done for her before.
Goldie and Kurt make an absolutely lovely couple in this. Where other real life couples have failed (not mentioning any names of course) they've managed to pull it off, and still keep their chemistry on screen. It does make you go all gooey inside. Awwwww. Even when they're arguing on screen, you can't help but laugh at them.
Overboard is predictable nonsense, but still it's fun to watch, and will leave you happy and smiling afterwards. Just what it says on the tin. April 10, 2008
Apalling but Addictive
The plot of Overboard is almost too trite to repeat: he's a carpenter and she's a lady and she marries him anyway. Sort of. Before this can happen, she has to fall off her yacht and end up in an asylum with a case of amnesia and he has to rescue her and convince her that they are married and inculcate the ways of rude and rural countryfolk into her. You can probably guess the rest.
What's surprising is that this is a lot of fun to watch. The stars themselves are very easy on the eyes and the chemistry between them is exactly like that of two happily married people. The scenery and the occasional dollops of music are pretty good too.
If you have a thing for romantic comedies, you might like it. If, on the other hand, you just like stories about women falling off of boats, you should probably read Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen.
Lynn Hoffman, author of New Short Course in Wine,The and the totally addictive bang BANG: A Novel April 10, 2008
An all-time favorite!
I grew up watching this movie when I was younger (born in 1982)- I loved it then... and I love it now! Kurt and Goldie are so funny together- this movie is definitely one in which you see the main character transformed from someone who is vain and selfish to one who is loving and selfless (to the extent that a fictional person can be...hehe). Very entertaining- a true 80's movie. April 10, 2008