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Splash [1984] (1 disc) ... |  | |
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Length: | 111 minutes (1 hour 51 minutes) | MPAA Rating: | PG | Suggested Event Use: | Valentines Day | Sorting Category: | RomCom | Sorting Tub: | Foxtrot |
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| Classifications: | - Comedy
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Family
- Kids
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Synopsis: A unique experience in Allen Bauer's childhood changed and deeply affected him. Now a mysterious woman saves his life and forces him to face his fear.
Reaction: This is a touching and sweet story about a mermaid in Manhattan.
Personal Rating: 8/10 |
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Random Trivia For This Title: - Before Tom HanksTom Hanks accepted the role of Allen Bauer, it had already been turned down by John TravoltaJohn Travolta, Bill MurrayBill Murray and Dudley MooreDudley Moore.
- At the time of filming Daryl HannahDaryl Hannah was extremely shy about her body. Director Ron HowardRon Howard has mentioned that she wore both band-aids and makeup over her nipples to conceal them.
- David MorseDavid Morse was considered for the lead role.
- Daryl HannahDaryl Hannah is a vegetarian, and so refused to eat real lobster for the restaurant scene. The crew scooped out the insides of real, cooked lobsters and made up a thick, tofu-like paste to fill the shells - this is what Hannah ate when she chewed into the lobsters. Director Ron HowardRon Howard said in an interview for [Biography] that she cried after each take over the deaths of the lobsters for their shells.
- This was the first film to be released under the Walt DisneyWalt Disney Productions's new Touchstone Films label, which was created in order to allow the studio to release more adult-oriented fare.
- When Madison is at Bloomingdales at the Electrical department - she passes one of the televisions which is playing Disney's The Black Hole.
- Credited with introducing the girl's name Madison, which has since become one of the most popular names for newborn girls in the early 21st century.
- Before Daryl HannahDaryl Hannah accepted the role of Madison, it had already been turned down by Michelle PfeifferMichelle Pfeiffer, [?] Melanie Griffith and Kathleen TurnerKathleen Turner. [?] Tatum O'Neal had also been offered the role of Madison but declined as did Julia Louis-DreyfusJulia Louis-Dreyfus and Diane LaneDiane Lane. Jodie FosterJodie Foster auditioned for the role, but turned it down in order to play a character in The Hotel New Hampshire. [?] Rosanna Arquette auditioned for the role of Madison, but had to back out. Brooke ShieldsBrooke Shields reportedly turned down an offer to play Madison, in order to study French Literature at the Princeton University. [?] Debra Winger also reportedly wanted the role of Madison, but Ron HowardRon Howard turned her down.
- The Scene at the Racquetball court where John CandyJohn Candy serves and the ball hits him in the head was done in one take. The crew expected to be there all day to do that shot so when he did it on one take, the whole crew clapped.
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