Overboard (1987)
- Starring:
- Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, (more)
- Director(s):
- Garry Marshall
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Comedy
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This screwball comedy casts real-life couple Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn in a film that finds the latter returning to her roots in a role reminiscent of Private Benjamin (1980). Hawn stars as Joanna Stayton, a snooty heiress who summons carpenter Dean Proffitt (Russell) to her lavish yacht, where she wants an expanded closet constructed that will house her valuable wardrobe. When Dean fails to build the closet out of cedar, Joanna haughtily dismisses him without payment. Later, Joanna falls overboard and is struck by another boat, causing amnesia. Seeing her story on the news, Dean constructs an elaborate scheme to pretend that Joanna is his wife Annie. Soon, the former rich snob is cleaning Dean's home and babysitting his four rambunctious boys. Although at first she's a disaster, "Annie" grows into her role and begins to love being a mom and middle-class wife. When her real husband Grant (Edward Herrmann) comes looking for her, however, her memory is jogged, and she must decide between a life of privileged ease and a life of happy housework. Overboard was the feature film debut of writer Leslie Dixon, the granddaughter of famed photographer Dorothea Lange. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Complete Cast:
- Goldie Hawn - Joanna Stayton/"Annie Proffitt"
- Edward Herrmann - Grant Stayton III
- Michael Hagerty - Billy Pratt
- Jared Rushton - Charlie Proffitt
- Brian Price - Travis Proffitt
- Frank Campanella - Capt. Karl
- Robert Goldman - Crew Helmsman
- Ray Combs - Cop at Hospital
- Richard Stahl - Hosptal Psychiatrist
- Lisa Hunter - Grant's Girlfriend
- Antonio Garcia - Chef Antonio
- Ed Cree - Thud Gittman
- Carol Williard - Rose Budd
- Lisa Beth Ross
- The Wright Brother's Band
- Keith Syphers - Crew
- Bing Russell - Sheriff Earl
- Mona Lyden - Gertie
- Lucinda Crosby - Waitress
- Frank Buxton - Wilbur Budd, TV Broadcaster
- Kurt Russell - Dean Proffitt, Carpenter
- Katherine Helmond - Edith Mintz, Joanna's Mother
- Roddy McDowall - Andrew Butler
- Jeffrey Wiseman - Joey Profitt
- Jamie Wild - Greg Proffitt, Charlie's Twin Brother
- Harvey Miller - Dr. Norman Korman
- Bill Applebaum - Coast Guard Friend
- Hector Elizondo - Garbage Scow Skipper (uncredited)
- Scott Marshall - Coast Guard Spotter Lucas
- Doris Hess - Adele Burbridge
- Paul Fonteyn - Chef Paul
- Tom Wright - The Wright Brothers Band
- Paul Tinder - Coast Guard Captain
- Tim Wright - The Wright Brothers Band
- Don Thompson - Coast Guard Guy
- Robert Meadows - Crew
- Julie Paris - Grant's Girl Friend
- Israel Juarbe - Engine Room Crewman
- Marvin Braveman - Doctor At Hospital
- Director(s):
- Garry Marshall
- Writer(s):
- Leslie Dixon, Larry Grusin
- Producer(s):
- Alex Rose, Anthea Sylbert, Garry Marshall
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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