Fresh
A romantic comedy that is as salty and bracing as a plunge in the surf.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Splash
She was the woman of Allen's dreams. She had large dark eyes, a beautiful smile and a great pair of fins.
1984 · 1h 50m · PG
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Ron Howard
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Splash
Overview
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
Director and cast
- Ron Howard Director
- Tom Hanks as Allen Bauer
- Daryl Hannah as Madison
- Eugene Levy as Walter Kornbluth
- John Candy as Freddie Bauer
- Dody Goodman as Mrs. Stimler
- Shecky Greene as Mr. Buyrite
- Richard B. Shull as Dr. Ross
- Bobby Di Cicco as Jerry
- Howard Morris as Dr. Zidell
- Tony DiBenedetto as Tim, the Doorman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
Although film is a bit uneven, production benefits from a tasty look, an airy tone, and a delectable, unblemished performance from Hannah.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
It's too bad the relentlessly conventional minds that made this movie couldn't have made the leap from sitcom to comedy.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Splash may feature a heroine with fins, but it's mostly a standard love story, albeit one with some delightful new twists.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Its appeal is based almost entirely on regression -- a thematic regression to infancy and a stylistic regression to the most lulling kind of TV blandness.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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