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Splash (1984)
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Don't let this spectacular 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition be the one that got away! Academy Award(R) winner Tom Hanks (1994 Best Actor, FORREST GUMP) stars as Allen Bauer, a workaholic who's convinced he can't fall in love. That is, until he's mysteriously rescued at sea by the mermaid of his dreams! Soon Allen and Madison (Daryl Hannah, KILL BILL) are swept away by hilarious and heartwarming romance. Academy Award(R) winner Ron Howard (2001 Best Director, A BEAUTIFUL MIND) directs a star-studded cast, including Eugene Levy (BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, AMERICAN PIE), and hilarious John Candy (HOME ALONE) in a magical tale that now...
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Splash Movie Review by Zara  (3/13/2007) |
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I used to eat so much with my hands when I was a little kid that my parents would joke that my prom night dinner would look much like Daryl Hannah as she chomps into the lobster in this movie.
There is a lot of bittersweet comedy to this movie, a tale about a man who falls overboard on a ship and is rescued by a mermaid....
(complete Splash review by Zara)
I am not a big Ron Howard fan. Most of his films come out like Speilberg lite, however this is more Zemeckis if anything and it suits him.
The story of a mermaid and a man who fall in love is all total fantasy of course, but it also a sweet story about unexpected love and society focus on dissection rather than...
(complete Splash review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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