Overboard | | Cast : | Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell | | Director : | Garry Marshall | | Studio : | Mgm/Ua Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | December 16, 1987 | | DVD Released Date : | July 30, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | April 20, 2005 | | Summary | You'll either love it, or hate it... | Content
 | Somewhat of a cult comedy classic, Overboard features the comedic talents of true-life married couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell on full display. With an unusual plot, but a tried and true romantic device, Overboard remains an interesting and entertaining movie. If you like watching movies for fun, and not for symbolism or to find something that 'speaks' to you, then Overboard will fit in nicely with your plans...
Joanna Stayton (Goldie Hawn) is a spoiled and arrogant elitist who basks in the pampered lifestyle her wealth affords her. Taking a sabbatical on her yacht, she hires a carpenter, Dean Proffitt (Kurt Russell), to build her a customized closet on the oversized boat. But when Dean and Joanna get into argument over the cost of the transaction, she gets angry, refuses to pay, and sets sail for the big blue. However, when Joanna falls overboard at sea, she injures her head and washes ashore with amnesia...
Still steaming from their earlier encounter, Dean finds Joanna and quickly realizes what has happened. Out of a sense of revenge (or vigilante justice), he tells Joanna that she's his wife - and the mother of his four children, Charlie (Jared Rushton), Joey (Jeffrey Wiseman), Travis (Brian Price), and Greg (Jamie Wild). In exchange for being stiffed earlier, Dean works Joanna silly in order to make up for his monetary loss. Eventually, though, Joanna discovers her true identity - but things aren't so simple when she realizes that she's now in love with Dean...
Hilarious and fun in a family-oriented way, Overboard is one of those films you either love or hate. If you're into dramas and reality-based plots, Overboard isn't for you. Like the Seinfeld pilot Jerry and George create (where a judge sentences a man to be Jerry's butler), Overboard has a similar plot about a carpenter who gets stiffed for the money he's owed, so he unilaterally 'sentences' the woman to be his wife (butler in this case). In short, it's a bit loony. But in this instance it works.
With standout comedic performances by Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann, and various others, Overboard is a memorable and light-hearted romantic comedy you won't want to miss. Most of the humor derives from the circumstances (plus people's emotional inclination to want to see rich snobs get what's coming to them). Regardless of what aspects a viewer most prefers, Overboard has a little bit of something for everybody, and that's probably why it's built such a large following. Due to the fact that it's a really funny movie and quite a few people count it among their favorites, Overboard ranks as a definite must-see film...
The DVD Report |
| Rating | | | Date | April 06, 2005 | | Summary | That mountain man is in there sweating all over the place! | Content
| Classic, and one of the funniest 80's films ever, overboard will keep you laughing, but also it is thought provoking. The moral issue is really, money doesn't buy love, and does not buy happiness.
Some of my favorite lines are:
She has no t*ts but she has a nice a**!
What no boom boom??
I am a short, fat slut.
Eat your checkers!
Goldie Hawn is brilliant, one of a kind, and hilarious! She plays the perfect rich bitch, who turns into a housekeeper, mother, and wife. There is also some romance in the film. i.e. Catarina and Arturo. The end, and the golf course opening. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 15, 2005 | | Summary | Incredibly Believable | Content
| I usually find plots centering around amnesia hard to believe, but this movie pulls it off, regardless of the near impossibility.
I'm glad to see the release is anamorpic widescreen, however, I would recommend buying "Overboard - Ein Goldfisch fällt ins Wasser" from Amazon.de Check out the price (considering exchange rates) and how many audio tracks of different languages they have included on that version. This on amazon.com only has English. Not too savvy for those of us who like to brush up our foriegn languages. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 06, 2004 | | Summary | Very Funny | Content
| Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell star in ths 80's comedy about a bitchy socialite wife (Hawn) who hires Dean (Russell) to do some repairs on her boat. She is very stuck up and ultimately is not satisfied with his work, so she throws him and his tools overboard, and goes on. When she goes overboard and gets amnesia, her husband is glad to get rid of her. She washes up in the small town where Dean lives and he notices her, so he pretends that he is her husband. His life is much different than her own (that she cant remember) and she has to do everything he says because she doesn't know any better. This includes cleaning and taking care of his kids. It's a pretty funny movie that is worth watching, good performances all around. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 11, 2004 | | Summary | Funny and Entertaining | Content
| Imagine Goldie Hawn as a stuck-up millionaire boating along the coast in her yacht. She has an obnoxiously wimpy husband played by Edward Herrmann and a mother who would have been a perfect fit as Mrs. Howell on "Gilligan's Island." While she is lording over the crew she decides that she needs her closet remodeled and asks local carpenter and real-life husband Kurt Russell, playing Dean Proffitt, to do the remodeling. Kurt plays a rather down-to-earth fellow who quickly learns to dislike Joanna Stayton (Hawn) as she complains about every single detail. The encounter ends with Proffitt's tools and Proffitt himself in the ocean, and the yacht sailing away.
In a moment of movie irony Joanna falls off the yacht, hits her head and loses her memory. Initially she continues to be obnoxious until Dean Proffitt identifies her as his wife Annie Proffitt. When Proffitt initially brings Annie home she is unable to believe she ever lived in the messy, rustic Proffitt home. At first Dean and his four children almost treat Joanna/Annie almost as a slave. But as time progresses Annie slowly takes charge of Dean and the children, and Dean realizes that he is falling for Annie.
Of course we know there is a point where Annie will wake up to the fact that the tumbledown shack is not her true home and neither is she Annie Proffitt. I knew the relationship could come to no good end as long as Annie did not know the truth, and the point where she learns the truth is one of the best, though saddest, scenes in the movie. Of course there is a measure of predictability in how the movie ends, but it is all fun.
The pleasure in this movie is that it is entertaining from beginning to end. Garry Marshall, who also directed "Pretty Woman," has a knack for creating movies about characters that are just a bit larger than life, but close enough to be believable. His sense of irony and humor border on the absurd, but keep far enough away that you continue to buy the fantasy. The end result is a movie that is frequently funny and often touching, and at the end you realize you have come to like the characters and wish them well.
Also appearing are the always marvelous Hector Elizondo and Roddy McDowall, adding spice to the characters. Even the lesser known actors get a chance to provide some very funny moments, such as the Coast Guard crewmen near the end of the movie.
This movie is a popcorn winner!
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