Overboard (1987)

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writer:

Leslie Dixon (written by)

Release Date:

16 December 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A cruel but beautiful heiress screws over a hired carpenter, who later is the first one to find her when she gets amnesia. Looking for a little revenge he convinces her that she's his wife.

Plot Keywords:

Overboard | Yacht | Love | Amnesia | Carpenter

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Goldie Hawn	...	Joanna Stayton / Annie Proffitt
Kurt Russell	...	Dean Proffitt
Edward Herrmann	...	Grant Stayton III
Katherine Helmond	...	Edith Mintz
Mike Hagerty	...	Billy Pratt (as Michael Hagerty)
Roddy McDowall	...	Andrew
Jared Rushton	...	Charlie Proffitt
Jeffrey Wiseman	...	Joey Proffitt
Brian Price	...	Travis Proffitt
Jamie Wild	...	Greg Proffitt
Frank Campanella	...	Captain Karl
Henry Alan Miller	...	Dr. Norman Korman
Frank Buxton	...	Wilbur Budd (Elk Cove)
Carol Williard	...	Rose Budd (Elk Cove)
Doris Hess	...	Adele Burbridge (Elk Cove)
Ed Cree	...	Thud Gittman (Elk Cove)
Mona Lyden	...	Gertie (Elk Cove)
Lucinda Crosby	...	Waitress (Elk Cove)
Bing Russell	...	Sheriff Earl (Elk Cove)
Richard Stahl	...	Hospital Psychiatrist (Elk Cove)
Ray Combs	...	Cop at Hospital (Elk Cove)
Marvin Braverman	...	Doctor at Hospital (Elk Cove)
Tim Wright	...	The Wright Brothers Band
Tom Wright	...	The Wright Brothers Band
John McDowell III	...	The Wright Brothers Band
Steven Walker	...	The Wright Brothers Band
Israel Juarbe	...	Engine Room Crewman (Yacht)
Robert Goldman	...	Crew Helmsman (Yacht)
Keith Syphers	...	Crew (Yacht)
Robert Meadows	...	Crew (Yacht)
Julie Paris	...	Grant's Girlfriend
Rielle Hunter	...	Grant's Girlfriend (as Lisa Hunter)
Lisa Beth Ross	...	Grant's Girlfriend (Tofutti Klein)
Erin Grant	...	Grant's Girlfriend
Liz Stewart	...	Grant's Girlfriend
Laura Fabian	...	Grant's Girlfriend
Paul Tinder	...	Coast Guard Captain
Scott Marshall	...	Coast Guard Spotter Lucas
Bill Applebaum	...	Coast Guard Friend
Don Thompson	...	Coast Guard Guy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hector Elizondo	...	Garbage Scow Skipper (uncredited)
Garry Marshall	...	Drummer (uncredited)
Blair Richwood	...	Psychiatric Nurse (uncredited)
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Olaf, Stayton Flunky (uncredited)

Directed by
Garry Marshall

Writing credits
Leslie Dixon		(written by)

Produced by
Nick Abdo	....	associate producer
Roddy McDowall	....	executive producer
Alexandra Rose	....	producer
Anthea Sylbert	....	producer

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
John A. Alonzo		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sonny Baskin
Dov Hoenig

Casting by
Joanne Zaluski

Art Direction by
Jim Dultz
James Shanahan

Set Decoration by
Tom Bugenhagen

Costume Design by
Wayne A. Finkelman		(as Wayne Finkelman)

Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
E. Thomas Case	....	makeup artist (as Tom Case)
Barbara Lorenz	....	hair stylist
Bob Mills	....	makeup artist
Elaina P. Schulman	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Michele Ader	....	unit production manager
James Herbert	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nick Abdo	....	second unit director
Matt Earl Beesley	....	second assistant director
Katy Emde	....	first assistant director
Paul Fonteyn	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Judy Cammer	....	set designer
William D. Derham	....	assistant property master (as William Derham)
Edward G. Fitzgerald	....	leadman (as Ed Fitzgerald)
Walt Hadfield	....	construction coordinator
George Hardwicke	....	swing gang
Darrell Huntsman	....	greensman
Pat LaTong	....	swing gang
Tony Leonardi	....	stand-by painter (as Anthony Leonardi Jr.)
Renaldo T. Paneque	....	swing gang
Bob Santaella	....	swing gang
Jerry Sargent	....	construction foreman (as Jerry L. Sargent)
Tom Shaw Jr.	....	property master
William James Teegarden	....	set designer
James F. Walker	....	construction foreman
Ron Yates	....	set designer

Sound Department
Nicholas R. Allen	....	utility sound technician
Lorna Anderson	....	sound editor
Lon Bender	....	supervising sound editor (as Lon E. Bender)
David Bifano	....	audio programmer
Bruce Bisenz	....	sound mixer
Jay Dranch	....	sound editor
George Fredrick	....	sound editor (as George Frederick)
Avram D. Gold	....	sound editor (as Avram Gold)
Timothy A. Hoggatt	....	rerecording mixer
Randy Kelley	....	sound editor
Rick Kline	....	rerecording mixer
Dave Kulczycki	....	sound editor (as David Kulczycki)
Donald O. Mitchell	....	rerecording mixer
Dan M. Rich	....	sound editor (as Dan Rich)
Douglas J. Schulman	....	boom operator
David Spence	....	sound editor
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	sound editor (as Don Warner)
Jack Woods	....	adr editor
Cathie Speakman	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Alan E. Lorimer	....	special effects coordinator
Lambert Powell	....	special effects (as Lambert A. Powell)
Richard Ratliff	....	special effects (as Richard C. Ratliff)
Ralph Winiger	....	special effects (as Ralph A. Winiger)

Stunts
Geoff Brewer	....	stunt player
Hal Burton	....	stunt coordinator
Charly Morgan	....	stunt player (as Charly Marie Morgan)
Gary Pike	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Norman Ash	....	lighting technician
Lester Boykin	....	lighting technician (as Lester C. Boykin)
Bill Fleming	....	second company grip (as William J. Fleming)
Steven W. Gage	....	loader
Bud Heller	....	key grip
Susan C. Ingram	....	second assistant camera
Horace Jordan	....	first assistant camera (as Horace B. Jordan Jr.)
Carol McCullough	....	still photographer
Russell McElhatton	....	camera technician
Chris Napolitano	....	lighting technician (as Christopher C. Napolitano)
Brad Rea	....	grip
Charles L. Sereci	....	dolly grip
Stuart A. Spohn	....	chief lighting technician
Ken Tosic	....	lighting technician (as Kenneth Tosic)
Pernell Youngblood Tyus	....	camera operator
Lance Wandling	....	video playback operator
Don Whipple	....	grip (as Donald E. Whipple Jr.)
Randy Woodside	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Randy J. Woodside)

Casting Department
Jack Lemos	....	location casting
Toni Lemos	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Antonio Martínez	....	costumer: men (as Antonio Martinez)
Jennifer L. Parsons	....	costumer: Ms. Hawn
Diana Wilson	....	set costumer (as Diana Jones-Wilson)
Pamela Wise	....	costume supervisor (as Pam Wise)

Editorial Department
Bobby Bell	....	assistant editor
Terry Haggar	....	color timer
Joe Mosca	....	assistant editor
Angel Pine	....	second assistant editor
Brian Ralph	....	negative cutter
Mark Sadusky	....	first assistant editor
Christopher Edward Wilding	....	post-production assistant (as Christopher Wilding)

Music Department
Bill Bernstein	....	assistant music editor
James B. Campbell	....	orchestrator (as James Campbell)
Kenneth Karman	....	music editor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer
Joel Sill	....	music consultant
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Frank 'Cat' Ballou	....	transportation coordinator
Gregory Dultz	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Julie Anderson	....	production assistant
Michael Birznieks	....	production assistant: Ms. Hawn (as Michael S. Birznieks)
John Craig	....	production accountant
Mary Daley	....	assistant: Ms. Sylbert
Kimberly Felix	....	production assistant
Jeane Fitting	....	assistant: Mr. McDowell
Diane Frazen	....	executive assistant: Mr. Marshall
Charles J. Gegen	....	assistant: Mr. McDowell
Dennis Grisco	....	head animal trainer
Jamie Lynn Grossman	....	assistant: Ms. Rose
Irwin Hale	....	production assistant
Penny Lee Hallin	....	dialogue coach
Patti Hawn	....	publicist
Deloris Claris Horn	....	personal assistant: Ms. Hawn (as Deloris Horn)
Mario Iscovich	....	location manager
Bridgette Kelley	....	production assistant (as Bridgette F. Kelley)
Shane Kerwin	....	production assistant
Michael G. Kierce	....	craft service
Jain Lemos	....	production secretary
Lawrence Miller	....	visual consultant
John Moy	....	craft service (as John S. Moy)
Julie Pitkanen	....	script supervisor
Blair Richwood	....	secretary: Mr. Marshall
Carolyn Rothstein	....	production assistant (as Carolyn M. Rothstein)
William T. Schneider	....	location manager
Rob Stevens	....	production secretary
Russ Tanaka	....	medic
Anita Terrian	....	production coordinator
Zachary Weintraub	....	production assistant
Karl A. Wickman	....	helicopter pilot (as Karl Wickman)

Thanks
Joseph D. Amato	....	thanks: liaison officer, USCG (as CWO Joseph D. Amato)
Morgan Cavett	....	thanks
Andrew N. Czapowskyj	....	thanks: commanding officer, USCG Point Evans (as Lt.JG. Andrew N. Czapowskyj)
Marv Dennis	....	thanks
Reed Jopling	....	thanks (as Captain Reed Jopling)
Marty Kurzfeld	....	thanks
Barbara Marshall	....	thanks (as Barbara Sue Wells)
Judy Rooney	....	thanks
Dennis R. Washington	....	thanks: owner of the motor yacht Attesa

Production Companies

• Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents)
• Star Partners (in association with)

Distributors

• MGM/UA Distribution Company (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1988) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1990) (USA) (TV)
• CBS / Fox Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• EuroVideo (1988) (West Germany) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Wallis Nicita Associates  casting by
• Michael Schultz Enterprises Inc.  caterer
• EFX Studio  title design (as Studio EFX)
• United States Coast Guard  the producers wish to thank
• Marvel Enterprises  Spider-Man and the likeness thereof by permission of
• Metrocolor  processing by
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision  Panaflex camera and lenses by
• Technicolor  prints by
• Television Program Enterprises (TPE)  'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' footage courtesy of

Also Known As:

Runtime:

106 min | 112 min (TCM print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:K-10 | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Norway:11 (TV rating) | UK:12 (re-rating) | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

Newport, Oregon, USA

Company:

Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company

Trivia:

Dean Profit's old Dodge pickup was later used as the pickup that tailgated Chevy Chase and his family in the opening scenes of Christmas Vacation (1989).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Annie is making the kids sandwiches for school, she drops the knife that she is using. In the next shot there is a knife right in front of her on the table.

Quotes:

Joanna:What's my name?
Dean Proffitt:Mrs. Annie Proffitt
Joanna:Well what's my maiden name?
Dean Proffitt:Annie Goolaheey
Joanna:ANNIE GOOLAHEY... Where in God's name did I grow up, Dogpatch?
Dean Proffitt:No, not there honey over in Goober, Idaho but it's a nuclear waste dump

Movie Connections:

References Dumbo (1941)

Soundtrack:

I LOVE YOU MADLY

Quite Amusing

I watched this movie for the first time when I was 10 and still watching it to this day. The cast is excellent and the storyline is silly but you just can't help yourself laughing at all of Goldie's screw-ups or Kurt's incompetent ways of parenting. The supporting cast is great, what more can I say??, if you ever see this in the video store, it's worth renting. GO OVERBOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!