Splash (film)
1984 film by Ron Howard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Splash is a 1984 American romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Ron Howard, from a screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, and Bruce Jay Friedman, and a story by Friedman and producer Brian Grazer. The film stars Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, and Eugene Levy. Its plot involves a young man who falls in love with a mysterious woman who is secretly a mermaid. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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Directed by | Ron Howard |
Screenplay by | Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel Bruce Jay Friedman |
Screen story by | Bruce Jay Friedman |
Story by | Brian Grazer |
Produced by | Brian Grazer |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Donald Peterman |
Edited by | |
Music by | Lee Holdridge |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $11 million[1] |
Box office | $69.8 million[2] |
It is notable for being the first film released by Touchstone Pictures, a film label created by Walt Disney Studios that same year in an effort to release films targeted at adult audiences, with mature content not appropriate for the studio's flagship Walt Disney Pictures banner. Splash received a PG-rating for some profanity and brief nudity, and was critically and commercially successful, earning over $69 million on an $11 million budget, and received praise for the acting, humor, and chemistry between Hanks and Hannah.