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Overview

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6.2/10   20,300 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Brian Grazer (story)
Bruce Jay Friedman (screen story)
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Release Date:
9 March 1984 (USA) more
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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. more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Well-made comedy with a disturbing undertone of pessimism more (76 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Runtime:
111 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The "Crazy Eddie" commercial that surprises Madison was for a real electronics store. Eddie and Sam M. Antar opened Crazy Eddie in Brooklyn, NY in 1971. Their spokesman was WPIX-FM disc jockey Jerry "Dr. Jerry" Carroll, whose frenetic nonstop sales pitch was based on used car salesman Earl "Madman" Muntz. The pitch always ended with "Crazy Eddie, his prices are IN-SA-A-A-A-A-A-ANE!" The chain grew to 43 stores in 4 states. It closed in 1989 after charges of fraud and security violations. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: While diving, the scuba tank on Kornbluth's back is clearly fake. If it was a backup air source, the pinched-off air hose from the boat wouldn't have mattered. more
Quotes:
Wedding Guest: Hey, Allan! Where's Victoria?
Allen: She's not coming! What, do you want your money back?
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Wooly Bully more

FAQ

How does it end?
What is the piece played on the music box and by the violinist?
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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Well-made comedy with a disturbing undertone of pessimism, 15 August 2002
7/10
Author: PayOrPlay from Los Angeles

Splash is a really well-made Hollywood fantasy comedy, with early Tom Hanks already developing into the charismatic everyman and Darryl Hannah and John Candy at their best. But under the comedy and sweetness I have always thought there was a disturbing undertone of extreme pessimism--just what kind of ugly and cruel society do we live in, in which the mermaid Madison's only prospect is that she will be tortured, from which Hanks' character ultimately has to flee, never to see his beloved brother again? (The same dark undertone is even more pronounced, I think, in Ron Howard's next big hit Cocoon, where the old folks willingly escape an earth and families that don't seem to offer them anything anymore.)

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