Overboard (1987)

A cruel but beautiful heiress mocks and cheats a hired carpenter. When she gets amnesia after an accident, he decides to introduce her to regular life by convincing her they're husband and wife.

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writer:

Leslie Dixon

Stars:

Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Goldie Hawn	...	Joanna / Annie
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
Jeffrey Wiseman	...	Joey
Brian Price	...	Travis
Jamie Wild	...	Greg
Frank Campanella	...	Captain Karl
Harvey Miller	...	Dr. Norman Korman (as Harvey Alan Miller)
Frank Buxton	...	Elk Cove: Wilbur Budd
Carol Williard	...	Elk Cove: Rose Budd
Doris Hess	...	Elk Cove: Adele Burbridge

Storyline

Dr Joanna hires country carpenter Dean to build a closet on her yacht. When the two don't see eye-to-eye, Dean is left unpaid while Joannard sets sail. The following day, Joanna is fished out of the sea, after falling overboard, suffering from amnesia. Dean sees a neat way to regain the money she owes him... he tells her she's his wife; that way Dean gets a free housekeeper and mother for his four kids.

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Plot Keywords:

carpenter | amnesia | yacht | overboard | watching tv | 

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Taglines:

From opulence... to rags... to love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Portuguese

Release Date:

16 December 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Yli laidan

Filming Locations:

Newport, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,880,006, 20 December 1987, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$26,713,187

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Star Partners, Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 112 min (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As of 2014, this is the third and last of three movies that real-life couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell appeared in together as co-stars. Their earlier collaborations were Swing Shift (1984) and The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968).

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Goofs

When the boys leave the super-glued plates on the counter, one is not hanging over the edge and one is. When Annie (Goldie Hawn) picks them up, they are both hanging out over the edge of the counter.

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Quotes

Joey Proffitt: [talking in Pee-Wee Herman's voice] I'm itchy and i want to go home.
Adele Burbridge: You may go stand in the corner until you can talk like a little boy.

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Crazy Credits

At the very end of the credits, you can hear three horn blasts.

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Connections

Remade as Overboard (2018)

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Soundtracks

Legs
(uncredited)
Written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard
Performed by The Wright Brothers

User Reviews

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!