Overboard
Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.
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Garry Marshall
Katy Emde
Matt Earl Beesley
Nick Abdo
Paul Fonteyn
Julie Pitkanen
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Peter McGinn
This movie wouldn’t make any of my top 20 lists (if I took the time to create some) but I think it is a charming film, and that is quite an accomplishment. Because if it weren’t for the talented ensemble main actors, Garry Marshall directing, and a witty script (the writer has Pay it Forward and others on her resume), this movie could easily have been a stinker. As it is, it has a lot of laughs, cute child actors, some character development, and a fun time for all. It is priceless to watch the Goldie Hawk character go from snooty, haughty rich bitch, to a sensitive self-deprecating amnesiac mom who is not cut out for motherhood and in over her head. What she learns about herself doesn’t come from her memory, but from what the Kurt Russell character relates to her, so she hears how she had sex with him their first date and she says, “I’m a slut.” Sexist, of course, but at least she is saying it about herself, and she does come through for her ‘family’ in the end. It is a harmless good time. I wouldn’t go out of my way to watch it, but I wouldn’t change channels if it came on either. As an aside, I haven’t seen the remake, so I can’t make comparisons. Probably should judge both on their own merits anyway, right?
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The directors of Overboard are Garry Marshall, Katy Emde, Matt Earl Beesley, Nick Abdo, Paul Fonteyn, and Julie Pitkanen.
The cast of Overboard includes Roddy McDowall as Andrew, Israel Juarbe as The Yacht: Engine Room Crewman, Héctor Elizondo as Garbage Scow Skipper (uncredited), Katherine Helmond as Edith Mintz, Don Thompson as Coast Guard Cutter: Coast Guard Guy, Sven-Ole Thorsen as Olaf, Stayton Flunky (uncredited), Richard Stahl as Elk Cove: Hospital Psychiatrist, Jared Rushton as Charlie Proffitt, Kurt Russell as Dean Proffitt, Garry Marshall as Drummer (uncredited), Tom Wright as The Wright Brothers Band, Edward Herrmann as Grant Stayton III, and more.
The duration of Overboard is 1h 52 mins.
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Overboard was released on 16 Dec 1987.
Overboard is listed under Comedy and Romance on Fanbiz.
Overboard has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "This movie wouldn’t make any of my top 20 lists (if I took the time to create some) but I think it is a charming film, and that is quite an accomplishment. Because if it weren’t..."
