Splash, Too (1988)

Allen and Madison return to New York - one to save his business, the other to save a dolphin in captivity.

Director:

Greg Antonacci

Writers:

Bruce Jay Friedman (characters), Bruce Franklin Singer

Stars:

Todd Waring, Amy Yasbeck, Donovan Scott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Todd Waring	...	Allen Bauer
Amy Yasbeck	...	Madison Bauer
Donovan Scott	...	Freddie Bauer
Rita Taggart	...	Fern Hooten
Noble Willingham	...	Karl Hooten
Dody Goodman	...	Mrs. Stimler
Mark Blankfield	...	Dr. Otto Benus
Barney Martin	...	Herb Needler
Doris Belack	...	Lois Needler
Timothy Williams	...	Harvey
Jana Marie Hupp	...	Buffy
Joey Travolta	...	Jerry
Kirk Fyson	...	Walter
Roger Hewlett	...	Policeman #1
Ralph Peduto	...	Policeman #2

Storyline

A sequel to the popular romantic mermaid drama which starred Darryl Hannah and Tom Hanks. Allen becomes bored on the deserted island on which he and Madison are currently living, and using a special power, Madison shows him exactly what's going on in his brother, Freddie's life. Through this, the couple realise that Allen's business is in trouble and return to New York - maybe contradicting the original, but Madison will only go "as long as I can soak my legs in Salty Water at the full moon". While there, they move into a new home (which has a pool in the back yard !), and Madison meets a new friend - Fern Hooten who might and might not know her secret. We are never told. While there, Madison sets herself a goal to save her Dolphin friend (Salty) who is in captivity, and while saving the business and the dolphin, she and Allen grow closer and re-kindle their love.

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Plot Keywords:

second part | mermaid comedies | saved by a mermaid | in love with mermaid | reference to a mermaid | 

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Taglines:

Four years ago, a man and a mermaid swam away with your heart. Look who's back making waves. Splash, Too. A romantic tail.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Amy Yasbeck went through extensive physical training in preparing to play Madison for the underwater swimming shoots when in her mermaid tail costume.

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Goofs

At the end of the original "Splash", Madison tells Allen that once he jumps in the water with her, he can never go back to his old life, which presumably would include living out of water. But in this movie, not only are they living out of the water on an island, they make a trip to New York.

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Crazy Credits

Amy Yasbeck playing "hide and seek" with Salty the dolphin in the opening credits.

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Connections

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

User Reviews

Disappointing compared to a great film

I adore the 1984 film Splash. It was irresistible, charming, funny and romantic. I admit I wasn't expecting Splash Too to top it in any way, but I was expecting it to be watchable in some way. Alas, it wasn't. Splash Too is the anti-thesis of Splash. It is forgettable, charmless, unfunny and mawkish.

I will give some credit, the locations are quite nice. Also Todd Waring and Amy Yasbeck give decent performances, however they don't have the beautiful chemistry that Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah had and they are further disadvantaged by the fact that the characters are caricatures of their former selves. The direction is also very plodding, the script is flat and unfunny, the story is predictable and lazy and ignores some of the events of that of Splash, the pace is sloppy and I agree the theme song is abysmal.

In conclusion, very disappointing, seeing how wonderful Splash was. 2/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Splash, Too

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark H. Ovitz Productions, Walt Disney Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1