A young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret.A young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret.A young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total
- Tim - The Doorman
- (as Tony Di Benedetto)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe fountain from the movie is now on display at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World.
- GoofsAfter Allen and Madison jump into the water at the end of the movie and fend off the frogmen, they immediately come upon a coral reef and other aquatic features that appear tropical and which would not be found in the Hudson River/New York Harbor.
- Quotes
Freddie: People fall in love every day, huh? Is that what you said?
Allen: Yeah.
Freddie: Yeah? Well, that's a crock. It doesn't work that way. Look, do you realize how happy you were with her? That is, of course, when you weren't driving yourself crazy. Every day? Come on. Some people will never BE that happy. I'LL never be that happy. What am I talking to you for? You don't know anything.
- Crazy creditsTom Hanks and Daryl Hannah swimming and coming towards an underwater kingdom.
- Alternate versionsSome TV versions includes a longer version of the theme tune at the end.
However ludicrous the story might be, the movie really entices me with its wit and charm. Lovely and funny. Hilarious supporting role by John Candy, one of his best.
The story is really about falling in love with a mermaid, played by Darryl Hannah. She is human out of the water and only becomes a fish in the water. Can fish and human get together and fall in love? Wait and see.
Recommended for all ages. This is one heck of a great family film, wich could be enjoyed by young and old.
The true star of this movie is undeniably Tom Hanks. The youthful energy of Tom Hanks just splashes across the screen in this movie. This movie launched his career way back in the eighties.
I recently saw an old David Letterman interview with Tom Hanks prior to the release of this movie, and man, did they NOT know back then how BIG Tom Hanks and this movie would become!
Hanks, in his younger years, was an uncontrollable force of comedy and wild antics. Seen it over 10 times by now, for sure. For every Tom Hanks fan this great comedy is a must watch. For anyone else just longing for a hilarious romantic comedy, they dont come much better than this!!!
Details
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Splash - Jungfrau am Haken
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $69,821,334
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,174,059
- Mar 11, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $69,821,334
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1