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Splash is a 1984 American romantic comedy fantasy film directed by Ron Howard. The screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman, and Brian Grazer, who also produced the movie. The cast features Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, and Eugene Levy. The narrative is set in New York City, and filming took place in New York City, Los Angeles, and The Bahamas.
The film has a runtime of 111 minutes and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+. It was produced by Touchstone Pictures and The Walt Disney Company. Splash received an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and won the Saturn Award for Best Actress. It also earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The movie was followed by the sequel Splash, Too.
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6.3A 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- new york city
- bachelor
- mermaid
- cape cod
- produce seller
- sympathetic
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ron Howard
- Screenplay by
- Lowell Ganz , Babaloo Mandel , Bruce Jay Friedman
- Story by
- Bruce Jay Friedman, Brian Grazer
- Produced by
- Brian Grazer
- Starring
- Tom Hanks Daryl Hannah Eugene Levy John Candy
- Cinematography
- Donald Peterman
- Edited by
- Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill
- Music by
- Lee Holdridge
- Production company
- Touchstone Films
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Distribution Co.
- Release date
- March 9, 1984 ( 1984-03-09 )
- Running time
- 111 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $11 million
- Box office
- $69.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Splash, Too
- Main subject
- mad scientist
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Screenwriter
- Bruce Jay Friedman
- Cast member
- Nick Vallelonga
- Composer
- Lee Holdridge
- Producer
- Brian Grazer
- Production company
- The Walt Disney Company
- Cinematographer
- Donald Peterman
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- The Bahamas
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 829095
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Significant event
- principal photography
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- publication date
- 1988-04-02
- film editor
- Mike Hill
- title
- Splash
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 8000000
- set in period
- 1980s
- production code
- 0260
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 71/100
- box office
- 69821334
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Encyclopedic overview
Splash is a 1984 American romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Ron Howard, from a screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, and Bruce Jay Friedman, and a story by Friedman and producer Brian Grazer. The film stars Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, and Eugene Levy. Its plot involves a young man who falls in love with a mysterious woman who is secretly a mermaid. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
It is notable for being the first film released by Touchstone Pictures, a film label created by Walt Disney Studios that same year in an effort to release films targeted at adult audiences, with mature content not appropriate for the studio's flagship Walt Disney Pictures banner. Splash was critically and commercially successful, earning over $69 million on an $11 million budget, making it the tenth-highest-grossing film of 1984, and received praise for the acting, humor, and chemistry between Hanks and Hannah.
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