Splash (1984)

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers:

Brian Grazer (story)
Bruce Jay Friedman (screen story)
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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 | Wallet | Sunken Ship | Surveillance

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
Tony Longo	...	Augie
Nora Denney	...	Ms. Stein
Charles Macaulay	...	The President
Ronald F. Hoiseck	...	Dr. Johannsen
Lou Tiano	...	Bartender
Joe Grifasi	...	Manny
Rance Howard	...	McCullough
Corki Grazer	...	Wife (as Corki Corman-Grazer)
Fred Lerner	...	Husband
David Lloyd Nelson	...	Lt. Ingram
Al Chesney	...	Fat Jack
Lowell Ganz	...	Stan, the Tour Guide
James Ritz	...	T.V. Dept. Manager
Maurice Rice	...	TV Salesman
Babaloo Mandel	...	Rudy
Pierre Epstein	...	Dr. Hess
Cheryl Howard	...	Girl at Wedding
Louisa Marie	...	Girl at Wedding
Valerie Wildman	...	Wedding Guest
Christopher Thomas	...	Wedding Guest
Rick Dano	...	Wedding Guest (as Richard Dano)
Clint Howard	...	Wedding Guest
Ron Kuhlman	...	Man with Date
Lori Kessler	...	Girl with Date
Joe Cirillo	...	Sergeant Munson
Tom Toner	...	Parilli
Lee Delano	...	Sergeant Leleandowski
Migdia Chinea	...	Wanda (as Migdia Varela)
Jack Denton	...	Man by Elevator
Nick Cinardo	...	George
Fil Formicola	...	Policeman
Than Wyenn	...	Mr. Ambrose
Clare Peck	...	TV Reporter
Eileen Saki	...	Dr. Fujimoto
Jodi Long	...	Reporter
Victoria Lucas	...	Reporter
Jeffrey Dreisbach	...	Reporter
Amy Ingersoll	...	Reporter
Daryl Edwards	...	Reporter
Jack Hallett	...	Reporter
Bill Smitrovich	...	Ralph Bauer
Nancy Raffa	...	Mary Bauer
David Kreps	...	Young Allen
Jason Late	...	Young Freddie
Shayla Mackarvich	...	Young Madison (as Shayla MacKarvich)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
April Adams	...	Skater (uncredited)
Margaret Benczak	...	Skater in Ski Sweater (uncredited)
Jill Jacobson	...	Jill - Girl in Bar (uncredited)
Vincent Jerman-Jerosa	...	Vinny (uncredited)
Charles Mitchell	...	National Guard Soldier (uncredited)
Ilana Rapp	...	Apartment Dweller (uncredited)
Lilian Sasson	...	Guest at Presidential Banquet (uncredited)
Nick Vallelonga	...	News Photographer (uncredited)

Directed by
Ron Howard

Writing credits
Brian Grazer		(story)
Bruce Jay Friedman		(screen story)
Lowell Ganz		(screenplay) &
Babaloo Mandel		(screenplay) and
Bruce Jay Friedman		(screenplay)

Produced by
Brian Grazer	....	producer
John Thomas Lenox	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Lee Holdridge

Cinematography by
Donald Peterman		(director of photography) (as Don Peterman)

Film Editing by
Daniel P. Hanley
Mike Hill		(as Michael Hill)

Casting by
Bill Shepard

Production Design by
Jack T. Collis

Costume Design by
May Routh

Makeup Department
Judi Goodman	....	hair stylist: New York
Bruce Hutchinson	....	makeup artist
Carol Pershing	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles
Robert J. Schiffer	....	makeup supervisor
John Naulin	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Robert Short	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Joseph P. Kane	....	production supervisor: New York
John Thomas Lenox	....	production manager
Ira Marvin	....	production supervisor: New York

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hans Beimler	....	second assistant director (as Hans Anthony Beimler)
Christopher Griffin	....	second assistant director
Jan R. Lloyd	....	first assistant director
Doug Metzger	....	second assistant director
Jay Tobias	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
John B. Mansbridge	....	art director: Los Angeles
Norman Rockett	....	set decorator: Los Angeles
Wilbur L. Russell	....	property master (as Wilbur L. 'Rusty' Russell)
Philip Smith	....	set decorator: New York
Robert Wilson Sr.	....	property master: New York (as Bob Wilson Sr.)
Dennis J. Parrish	....	props (uncredited)
Richard Shelton	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Nick Alphin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard S. Church	....	sound mixer
George Fredrick	....	sound effects editor
Tom Gerard	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Hathaway	....	sound supervisor (as Bob Hathaway)
Al Maguire	....	dialogue editor
Joe Parker	....	supervising sound effects editor (as Joseph Parker)
Richard Portman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank Regula	....	sound re-recording mixer
Allen Hurd	....	sound (uncredited)
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Hans Metz	....	special mechanical effects: Los Angeles
Robert Short	....	mermaid design and construction
Roland Tantin	....	special effects supervisor: Los Angeles

Visual Effects by
Phil Meador	....	special photographic effects supervisor (as Philip Meador)
Mitch Suskin	....	special visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts (as Daniel Aiello)
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunts (as Jophery Brown)
John Cade	....	stunts
Al Cerullo	....	stunts (as Al Cerullo Jr.)
Lisa Dalton	....	stunts (as Lisa Löving)
John DeBello	....	stunts (as John De Bello)
Len DeVirgilio	....	stunts (as Len De Virgilio)
Tim Gallin	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt coordinator: Bahamas
Erik Koniger	....	stunts (as Erik Königer)
Anne Senelly Kyle	....	stunts (as Anne Senelly)
Victor Magnotta	....	stunt coordinator: New York
Mike Mirkin	....	stunts (as Michael Mirkin)
Edgard Mourino	....	stunt coordinator: New York
Eric Mourino	....	stunts (as Erick E. Mourino)
Catherine Schultz	....	stunts
A.L. Sheppard	....	stunts
Alex Stevens	....	stunts
Mark Sutton	....	stunts
Roy Thomas	....	stunts
Fred Waugh	....	stunt coordinator: Los Angeles
Jesse Wayne	....	stunts
Peggy Westmoreland	....	stunts
Tom Wright	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michael M. Vendrell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer: Los Angeles
Louis Cappeta	....	key grip: New York (as Lou Cappeto)
John J. Connor	....	camera operator: Los Angeles (as John Connor)
Craig DiBona	....	panaglide operator: New York
David Doubilet	....	underwater still photographer: Bahamas
S. Karin Epstein	....	still photographer: New York (as S. Karen Epstein)
Jon Fauer	....	camera operator: New York (as John Fauer)
Gerald A. King	....	key grip: Los Angeles (as Jerry King)
Jordan Klein Sr.	....	underwater director of photography: Bahamas (as Jordan Klein)
Kal Manning	....	chief lighting technician (as Kalani Manning)
Jon R. Tower	....	chief lighting technician: New York (as Jon Tower)
Lawrence Grauman	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Jordan Klein Jr.	....	underwater camera opearator: second unit (uncredited)
Keith Peterman	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Scott Rathner	....	second assistant camera: New York (uncredited)
Tim Ryan	....	dolly grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Pat McCorkle	....	casting: New York
Dan Tyra	....	extras casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandy Berke Jordan	....	key costumer
Jody Berke	....	costumer: men, New York
Charles DeMuth	....	costumer: men, Los Angeles (as Charles De Muth)
Jack Sandeen	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Carol Ann Jackson	....	assistant editor
Roger Tweten	....	assistant editor (as Roger W. Tweten)

Music Department
Alf Clausen	....	additional orchestrator
Sidney James	....	music coordinator
Richard Luckey	....	music editor (as Richard S. Luckey)
Shawn Murphy	....	music scoring mixer
Jack Wadsworth	....	supervising music editor
Brad Dechter	....	music arranger: source arrangements (uncredited)
George Doering	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Gary Paulsen	....	transportation coordinator (as Gary D. Paulsen)
Nick D'Elia	....	driver: news truck (uncredited)
Patrick Hogan	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
James Steven Claridge	....	nautical coordinator: Bahamas
Sam Crespi	....	assistant: Mr. Grazer
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Lyla Foggia	....	unit publicist
Harry Grier	....	location manager: New York
B.J. Johnson	....	location manager: Bahamas (as BJ Johnson)
Cleve Kingston	....	production coordinator: New York
Bobbi Kronowitz	....	production coordinator
Louisa Marie	....	assistant: Mr. Howard
Gavin McKinney	....	nautical coordinator: Bahamas (as Gavin A. McKinney)
Mike Nomad	....	swimming choreographer
David Oliver	....	title designer
Susana Preston	....	script supervisor: New York
Jane Raab	....	production coordinator: New York
William T. Schneider	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Terry Terrill	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles
Craig Miller	....	marketing consultant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (as Touchstone Films) (presents)

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Centfox (1984) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures Entertainment (1984) (Canada) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1984) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1986) (USA) (TV)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Gativideo (198?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Touchstone Home Video (19??) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Motion Picture Marine  nautical coordination: Los Angeles
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)  sequence from "Bonanza" provided through the courtesy of
• National Telefilm Associates (NTA)  footage provided by (Sequence from "Bonanza")
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The  orchestra
• Theatre Vision International Inc.  production services: New York

Also Known As:

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Swedish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Netherlands:MG6 (DVD rating) | Iceland:L | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Chevy Chase turned down the role of Allen.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Madison enters Bloomingdale's, Ron Howard is reflected in one of the mirrors.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mary Bauer:Freddie!
Young Freddie:I dropped something.
Mary Bauer:Ralph, talk to him. Listen to your father. Come on, from over there we can see Cape Cod.
Ralph Bauer:We were just on Cape Cod. We could have stayed there, I would have saved twelve dollars.
Mary Bauer:Allen, sweetheart, don't you want to see Cape Cod? All right, darling, you know where we are if you change your mind.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Face Off: Who's the New Who? (#3.8)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

She Works Hard for the Money

Great Splash!

I used to watch this movie as a kid and occasionally when I was in my teens but I watched it again now (im 24) and I must say its an excellent movie, which also has a very good story line, and one you can relate to if you have been in a relationship where your asking yourself many questions about the person your with and things that do which don't make sense! Not that we are dating mermaids, but it is a movie that has Alan (Tom Hanks) in a very real situation of been in love with someone who he is trying to figure out who she is but she wont give the answers or really open up. Its a movie of great comedy also!! John Candy and Eugene Levy are hilarious!!!! As is Tom Hanks! Some of the one liners and scenes in this movie will have you in stitches!!! This for me is a movie that could have been released today and still do very very well. A great movie which I can watch over and over!