"the film's biggest failing was casting then-unknown Hanks as the lead rather than the established comedy star John Candy: ""They should have made Candy the lover, and Hanks the brother. Then we'd be on the side of this big lunk who suddenly has a mermaid drop into his life."" American Film Institute Lists A soundtrack album of Lee Holdridge's music for the film was released on both vinyl LP and cassette in the UK by Cherry Lane Records Ltd in 1984, with the music re-recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer. Both have been out of print"
"closer to an earlier draft of ""Splash"". On August 1, 2016, Deadline reported that Jillian Bell and Channing Tatum would star with Bell as the female human and Tatum as the merman. Tatum will also produce the remake through his production company Free Association with his producing partners Reid Carolin and Peter Kieran, while Howard and Grazer will also produce from their production Imagine Entertainment with their partner Anna Culp will be the executive producer and Marja-Lewis Ryan will pen the remake. Splash (film) Splash is a 1984 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard, written by Lowell"
"lined up Warren Beatty as its star. Director Ron Howard promised the studio that ""Splash"" would be filmed more quickly and cheaply than the other film, which eventually fell through. Many big name actors such as Jeff Bridges, Chevy Chase, Richard Gere, Kevin Kline, Bill Murray, and John Travolta were all considered for the lead role before the producers decided on the then lesser known Tom Hanks. Before Daryl Hannah was cast as Madison, it had already been turned down by Tatum O'Neal, Michelle Pfeiffer, Lynne Frederick, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Genie Francis, Melanie Griffith, Fiona Fullerton, Diane Lane, Kathleen Turner and"
"that eventually went to John Candy. Instead, Hanks landed the lead role in ""Splash"", which went on to become a surprise box office hit, grossing more than US$69 million. He also had a sizable hit with the sex comedy ""Bachelor Party"", also in 1984. In 1983–84, Hanks made three guest appearances on ""Family Ties"" as Elyse Keaton's alcoholic brother, Ned Donnelly. With ""Nothing in Common"" (1986) – a story of a young man alienated from his father (played by Jackie Gleason) – Hanks began to extend himself from comedic roles to dramatic roles. In an interview with ""Rolling Stone"" magazine,"
"writing partner, Babaloo Mandel, at The Comedy Store, shortly thereafter; and they made the jump to writing for films. In 1982, Ganz and Mandel teamed up with fellow ""Happy Days"" alumni Ron Howard—who wanted to start directing—and Henry Winkler—who wanted to move away from his image as Fonzie—to make their first film, the low-budget comedy ""Night Shift"", which was also actor Michael Keaton's first film. Ganz's second film outing, ""Splash"", launched the careers of Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah and earned Ganz a nomination for the 1984 Academy Award for Best Writing. Ganz and Mandel went on to write several"
"conceal her true identity from her lover. A made-for-television sequel, ""Splash, Too"", followed in 1988, starring Amy Yasbeck and Todd Waring. Immensely popular, the film precipitated a surge in popularity of mermaids in general and mermaiding in particular, as it inspired many people to buy tails and get into the water. Darryl Hannah's mermaid tail was designed and created by Academy Award-winning visual effects artist Robert Short. The tail was fully functional. Hannah swam with the mermaid tail so fast that her safety team could not keep pace with her. According to the DVD documentary, Hannah had been swimming ""mermaid"""
"Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Hanks is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as ""Splash"" (1984), ""Big"" (1988), ""Turner & Hooch"" (1989), ""A League of Their Own"" (1992), ""Sleepless in Seattle"" (1993), ""Apollo 13"" (1995), ""You've Got Mail"" (1998), ""The Green Mile"" (1999), ""Cast Away"" (2000), ""Road to Perdition"" (2002), ""Cloud Atlas"" (2012), ""Captain Phillips"" (2013), ""Saving Mr. Banks"" (2013), and ""Sully"" (2016). He has also starred in the ""Robert Langdon"" film series, and voices Sheriff Woody in the ""Toy Story"" film series. Hanks has collaborated"
"chanting ""Ghostbusters"" in Ray Parker, Jr.'s hit ""single"" for the movie. Candy played Tom Hanks's womanizing brother in the hit romantic comedy "" Splash"", generally considered his break-out role. Candy went back to Canada to star in ""The Last Polka"" (1985) which he also wrote with co-star Eugene Levy. He was Richard Pryor's best friend on ""Brewster's Millions"" (1985) and had a cameo in the ""Sesame Street"" film ""Follow That Bird"" (1985). Candy's first lead role in a Hollywood film came with ""Summer Rental"" (1985) directed by Carl Reiner. He was reunited with Hanks in ""Volunteers"" (1985), though the film"
"Ganz plays Stan the Tour Guide in the scene set at the Statue of Liberty. Mandel plays the man in charge of ice skate rentals who tackles Tom Hanks' character when he tries to run out with his skates still on. Director Ron Howard's father, actor Rance Howard, can be seen early in the film as Mr. McCullough, an unhappy customer screaming at Allen about his cherries. Howard's brother Clint Howard can be seen as a wedding guest, identified by Candy's character as the bride's brother and yelled at by Hanks. According to the documentary on the ""Splash: 20th Anniversary"
"content not appropriate for the studio's flagship Walt Disney Pictures banner. ""Splash"" had received a PG-rating for including some profanity and brief nudity. In 1964, eight-year-old Allen Bauer (David Kreps) is vacationing with his family near Cape Cod. While taking a sight-seeing tour on a small boat, he sees something below the ocean surface that fascinates him, and jumps into the water even though he cannot swim. Underwater, he encounters a mermaid girl (Shayla Mackarvich) and inexplicably finds himself able to breathe under water. However, Allen is pulled back to the surface, and the two are separated. Since no one"
"only 55 of the are being used. Castaway Cay now has approximately 60 Disney Cruise Line permanent residents who keep the island running daily; the numbers fluctuate between the busy season and off season. Gorda Cay was first settled in 1783. Gorda's airstrip (now Castaway Cay Airport) was once used as a stop in the 1930s for bootleggers then for drug runners. Gorda Cay had also been used for filming in 1983. The beach where Tom Hanks first encounters Daryl Hannah in ""Splash"" is on the island. Part of the film """" was filmed on the island. In 1997, the"
"and the Restless"" on November 27, 2007. Waring was born in Ballston Spa, New York on April 28, 1955. Todd Waring Todd Waring (born April 28, 1955) is an American actor, best known for replacing Tom Hanks in the roles in both the television series version of ""Nothing in Common"", as well as ""Splash, Too"". He has played minor roles in various films and television series, including ""The Stiller and Meara Show"", ""Wings"" and """". In 2007, he appeared in the short films ""Wilted"", ""Dr. In Law"", ""Spaghetti"", ""Catch"", ""Oh, Boy."", and ""Keep Off Grass"", which were made during the"
"Splash, Too Splash, Too is a 1988 American made-for-television film sequel to the 1984 film ""Splash"" produced by The Walt Disney Company. Directed by Greg Antonacci and written by Bruce Franklin Singer. It stars Todd Waring as Allen Bauer and Amy Yasbeck as Madison Bauer. It was first broadcast in two parts on ""The Disney Sunday Movie"" on May 1 and May 8, 1988, on the ABC television network. Set four years after the events of the first movie, Allen Bauer (Todd Waring) and his wife Madison (Amy Yasbeck), a mermaid, have been living on a deserted island hideaway. Allen"
"Greenwich Village"", with co-stars Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts. In 1985, Daryl appeared in and provided backing vocals in the music video ""You're a Friend of Mine"", performed by Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne. Hannah's roles in the remainder of the 1980s ranged from 1986's film version of the best seller ""The Clan of the Cave Bear"" and ""Legal Eagles"". The next year, she appeared in the Academy Award-winning ""Wall Street"", for which she received a Razzie Award. She starred in the title role of Fred Schepisi's 1987 film ""Roxanne"", a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's play ""Cyrano de Bergerac""."
"Rock Hudson as ""Skip"" (Skid), and Vickie Lawrence as ""Gussie"". It was also referenced in commercials for Peter Paul's No Jelly candy bar (1972). When My Baby Smiles at Me (film) When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) is a musical film released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Walter Lang, and starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey. This is the third film based on the popular Broadway play ""Burlesque"", the others being ""The Dance of Life"" (1929) and ""Swing High, Swing Low"" (1937). ""When My Baby Smiles at Me"" is the first (and to date, the only) full Technicolor"
"to produce the film. Tom Hanks, who previously worked with Spielberg on ""Saving Private Ryan"", ""Catch Me If You Can"" and ""The Terminal"", was considered for the lead role. Spielberg had also approached Robert Downey, Jr., but in December 2009 Spielberg opted out after a dispute over his vision for the project. The Jimmy Stewart Museum, based in Stewart's hometown of Indiana, Pennsylvania, presents the Harvey Award to a distinguished celebrity tied to Jimmy Stewart's spirit of humanitarianism. Past recipients include Robert Wagner, Shirley Jones, Janet Leigh, and Rich Little. A 1971 children's film, ""Mr. Horatio Knibbles"", also starred a"
"Pang as Buddy, George Young as Guy and Janice Koh as Dawn. Swimming with Sharks Swimming with Sharks (also known as The Boss and Buddy Factor) is a 1994 American comedy-drama film written and directed by George Huang and starring Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley and Michelle Forbes. Buddy Ackerman, an influential movie mogul, hires Guy, a naïve young writer, as his assistant. Guy, who had just graduated from film school, believes that his new job is a golden opportunity. Despite warnings from Rex, the outgoing assistant who has become hardened under Buddy's reign, Guy remains optimistic. Buddy turns out to"
"Los Angeles. During her stage career, she appeared in a musical version of ""Tarzan"". Donnelly is an acting coach who lives in La Canada, California, with her husband Stephen Foreman, a noted novelist. She has two adult children. Jamie Donnelly Jamie Donnelly (born May 8, 1947) is an American actress. Donnelly was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. Donnelly is best known as Jan, one of the Pink Ladies from the musical and film ""Grease"". While her film co-stars John Travolta and Jeff Conaway had also appeared in the stage version of ""Grease"" as different characters, and Frankie Avalon would reprise"
"the mid-to-late 1990s, Lori had been magically altered so that she would be human when dry and a mermaid when wet, much like Madison, Daryl Hannah's character in the 1984 movie ""Splash"". Lois Lane agreed to let her stay at her apartment for a while during a trip to Metropolis; however, Lori being an old flame of Clark's put a brief strain on Lois and Clark's relationship, though things were soon straightened out. Lori remained a recurring character through the rest of the 1990s. At one point she was accused of being a black market smuggler of underground artifacts and"
"Volunteers (film) Volunteers is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Nicholas Meyer, and starring Tom Hanks and John Candy in their second film together after ""Splash"" (1984). Lawrence Bourne III (Tom Hanks), is a spoiled rich kid who just graduated from Yale (""A College"") Class of 1962 with a $28,000 gambling debt ($233,647.95 in 2018 dollars). After his father, Lawrence Bourne Jr. (George Plimpton), refuses to pay his son's debt, Lawrence escapes his angry creditors by trading places with his college roommate Kent (Xander Berkeley) and jumping on a Peace Corps flight to Thailand. There he is assigned to"
"of Ignorance)"" (TIE) ""The Grand Budapest Hotel"" (TIE) ""Guardians of the Galaxy"" (TIE) Damien Chazelle – ""Whiplash"" (director, screenplay) Richard Linklater – ""Boyhood"" Citizenfour ""Spotlight George Miller – "" Michael Caine – ""Youth"" as Fred Ballinger ""' Saoirse Ronan – ""Brooklyn"" as Eilis Lacey Liev Schreiber – ""Spotlight"" as Martin Baron Alicia Vikander – ""The Danish Girl"" as Gerda Wegener ""Spotlight Alicia Vikander – ""The Danish Girl"" and ""Ex Machina"" Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer – ""Spotlight ""Amy La La Land Damien Chazelle – ""La La Land"" Casey Affleck – ""Manchester by the Sea"" as Lee Chandler Emma Stone –"
"Grease (film) Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Written by Bronte Woodard and directed by Randal Kleiser in his theatrical feature film debut, the film depicts the lives of greaser Danny Zuko and Australian transfer student Sandy Olsson who develop an attraction for each other. The film stars John Travolta as Danny, Olivia Newton-John as Sandy, and Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo, a member of the Pink Ladies. Released on June 16, 1978, ""Grease"" was successful both critically and commercially. Its ended"
"by Walt Disney Home Video. Both the UK release and Australian release have been out of print for many years, but sometimes show up on auction sites. There has been no official home entertainment release of any form (VHS, DVD or Blu-ray) in North America (region 1, NTSC format) from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Splash, Too Splash, Too is a 1988 American made-for-television film sequel to the 1984 film ""Splash"" produced by The Walt Disney Company. Directed by Greg Antonacci and written by Bruce Franklin Singer. It stars Todd Waring as Allen Bauer and Amy Yasbeck as Madison Bauer."
"F. Kennedy Jr. and musician Jackson Browne. Since 2014 she has been in a relationship with musician Neil Young. Hannah and Young are reported to have married in August 2018. Young confirmed his marriage to Hannah in October 2018. In September 2013, ""Forbes"" magazine reported that Hannah had been diagnosed in childhood as having autism. When she was a child, medical professionals recommended that she be institutionalized and medicated. Daryl Hannah Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and environmental activist. She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film ""The Fury"" (1978)."
"to ""Splash"" for ""The Wonderful World of Disney"" titled ""Splash, Too"". Nothing in Common (TV series) Nothing in Common is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from April 2 to June 3, 1987. Based on the 1986 film of the same name directed by Garry Marshall and starring Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason, the series starred Todd Waring as David Basner and Bill Macy as David's father Max Basner. Seven episodes were broadcast immediately after the highly-rated series ""Cheers"", but failed to retain the strong audience of that series and was cancelled after only seven episodes had aired. Todd"
"was originated by Daryl Hannah in the 1984 movie ""Splash""). Playing a mermaid in ""Splash, Too"" was a fulfillment of a childhood dream for Yasbeck, as she loved mermaids when she was 5 years old after watching a Disney movie that featured mermaids. Yasbeck has also had starring roles in the sitcoms ""Wings"", ""Alright Already"", and ""Life on a Stick"" and in movies such as """", ""Pretty Woman"", ""Problem Child"", ""Problem Child 2"", and ""The Mask"". She has twice worked with Mel Brooks, in 1993's """" and 1995's """". Yasbeck also appeared once on the hit DCOS ""That's So Raven"""
"Splash"", directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Dakota Johnson, is loosely based on ""La Piscine"". Excerpt of the film was used in the Christian Dior Eau Sauvage cologne advertising campaign drawing on the legacy of Alain Delon. Alain Delon said in an interview that he cannot watch this film again. His ex-lover Romy Schneider and good friend Maurice Ronet both died prematurely and under tragic circumstances. Revisiting the scenes is simply too painful for him. La Piscine (film) La Piscine (""The Swimming Pool"") is a 1969 Italian-French film directed by Jacques Deray, starring"
"Hairspray (1988 film) Hairspray is a 1988 American dance comedy film written and directed by John Waters, and starring Ricki Lake, Divine, Debbie Harry, Sonny Bono, Jerry Stiller, Leslie Ann Powers, Colleen Fitzpatrick, and Michael St. Gerard. ""Hairspray"" was a dramatic departure from Waters's earlier works, with a much broader intended audience. ""Hairspray""s PG is the mildest rating a Waters film has received; most of his previous films were rated X by the MPAA. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the film revolves around self-proclaimed ""pleasantly plump"" teenager Tracy Turnblad as she pursues stardom as a dancer on a local TV"
"Down Periscope Down Periscope is a 1996 American submarine/military comedy film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Robert Lawrence, directed by David S. Ward, that stars Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, and Rob Schneider. The film co-stars Bruce Dern, Harry Dean Stanton, William H. Macy, and Rip Torn. Lieutenant Commander Thomas Dodge fights to save his naval career while also being saddled with a group of misfit seamen brought together as the crew of his first command, USS ""Stingray"", a rusty, obsolete World War II-era diesel submarine recommissioned to participate in a special naval war game. Lt. Commander Thomas Dodge is"
"Tears in the Rain Tears in the Rain is a 1988 television film directed by Don Sharp and starring Sharon Stone and Christopher Cazenove. It was one of a series of films produced in the Harlequin Romance Movie Series (USA). The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Pamela Wallace and published in the Silhouette Special Edition line of romance novels in 1985 by Simon & Schuster before the Silhouette brand was acquired by Harlequin. There are alterations to the plot line made by the screenwriter but the essential story has stayed the same. The"
"the tail on Yasbeck, and then lift her into the water. Yasbeck received instructions when swimming to only use the tail, and never to use her arms, keeping them at her sides. Yasbeck would spend an hour at a time underwater, frequently taking breaths from the oxygen tanks of nearby divers. The tail was heavy for the actress to wear. The film was almost entirely recast from the 1984 original, with Dody Goodman (Mrs. Stimler) as the only returning cast member from the first film. ""Splash, Too"" was released on home video (VHS tape) in the United Kingdom and Australia"
"Whiplash (2014 film) Whiplash is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drumming student (Miles Teller) and an abusive instructor (J. K. Simmons). Paul Reiser and Melissa Benoist co-star. ""Whiplash"" premiered in competition in the ""US Dramatic Category"" at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2014, as the festival's opening film. Sony Pictures Worldwide acquired the international distribution rights. The film opened in limited release domestically in the United States and Canada on October 10, 2014, gradually expanding to over 500 screens and finally closing on"
"for both Aretha Franklin (in 1976) and En Vogue (in 1992). In the mid-1990s, BrownHouse Productions, run by Whitney Houston and Debra Martin Chase (One of the producers of the film) secured the rights to a ""Sparkle"" remake from Warner Bros. Houston had intended to cast R&B singer Aaliyah in the lead role as Sparkle, but due to Aaliyah's untimely death in August 2001, before the film went into production plans to remake the film was put on hold. In 2005, it was revealed Raven-Symoné was cast in the leading role. Following the 2011 release of their first feature, ""Jumping"