Movie · Comedy · Fantasy

Like all good romantic comedies, Splash is based on a preposterous premise: A modernized retelling of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, Madison (the mute but lovely Daryl Hannah) is a mermaid trying to reclaim the boy she fell in love with when he jumped off a boat near Cape Cod when he was 8. That boy is now a man in a funk -- Allen Bauer (Tom Hanks), who can't commit to his girlfriend, does the brunt of the work for his playboy brother, Freddy (John Candy), and fears he'll be alone for the rest of his life. After a swift and painful breakup, Madison emerges from the sea and falls in love with him. Allen must decide whether he's in love with her, whether he can decode her secret past, and whether he trusts her. But can Madison get him to tell her that he loves her?

1984 · 1h 51m
Director Ron Howard

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Splash

Comedy

Like all good romantic comedies, Splash is based on a preposterous premise: A modernized retelling of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, Madison (the mute but lovely Daryl Hannah) is a mermaid trying to reclaim the boy she fell in love with when he jumped off a boat near Cape Cod when he was 8. That boy is now a man in a funk -- Allen Bauer (Tom Hanks), who can't commit to his girlfriend, does the brunt of the work for his playboy brother, Freddy (John Candy), and fears he'll be alone for the rest of his life. After a swift and painful breakup, Madison emerges from the sea and falls in love with him. Allen must decide whether he's in love with her, whether he can decode her secret past, and whether he trusts her. But can Madison get him to tell her that he loves her?

COMMON SENSE

'80s fishy fairy tale has sex, some cursing.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.9
Reviews 43
Fresh 39
Rotten 4

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Studio
Touchstone Pictures
Released
1984
Run Time
1 hr 51 min
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United States
© 1984 Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom), Japanese
Audio

English (United States) (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC), French (France) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.