
Overboard
1987, Comedy, 1h 52m
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critics consensus
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell's comedic chops elevate waterlogged material, but not even their buoyant chemistry can keep Overboard's creepy concept afloat. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Joanna Stayton, Annie Proffitt
Dean Proffitt
Grant Stayton III
Edith Mintz
Billy Pratt
Andrew
Critic Reviews for Overboard
All Critics (32) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (18)
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Why [Kurt Russell] wouldn`t simply leave [Goldie Hawn] alone is just one of the film`s flaws.
August 23, 2017 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review… -
Kurt Russell abuses Goldie Hawn into becoming a better, more caring woman? Who thinks this stuff is funny? Lots of people, unfortunately.
October 20, 2005 | Rating: 1/5 -
While the prospect of watching Miss Hawn play a rude, nasty socialite is appealing, and even the transformation to homebody is a funny idea, Overboard winds up taking things too far.
May 20, 2003 | Rating: 2/5 -
A warm and funny movie.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
If there's an amnesia movie worse than Overboard, it slips my mind.
January 1, 2000 | Full Review… -
It's fairly commonplace in '80s comedies to design stories that can't end believably, but this setup has a particularly nerve-wracking pace.
September 6, 2020 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Overboard
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Jan 21, 2013I really enjoyed this movie; it's so 80's, but that's one of the things that makes it great. Kurt Russell plays Dean, a carpenter who is also a single father to four boys. He takes on a job for Joanna, an extremely rich and ignorant woman who takes advantage of Dean's carpentry skills and decides not to pay him. Eventually, something happens to Joanna and she gets amnesia and remembers nothing about her past. Dean then calls her his wife and uses her for house chores. The beginning is a little goofy, I admit, but it becomes such a warm story of family and parenthood. Despite the ending being a little predictable, I was totally fine with it. Overall, Overboard is one of the defining movies of the 80's and still holds it's charm to this day.Kevin M Super Reviewer
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Sep 19, 2012Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell star in the romantic comedy Overboard. The story follows a rich socialite who gets amnesia after falling off of her yacht, and is taken in by a local carpenter who convinces her that she's his wife in order to get her to take care of his kids. The story is rather predictable and formulaic, but the characters are fun and make it work. So even though Overboard is a standard family comedy, there's some heart to it that makes it enjoyable and fun to watch.Dann M Super Reviewer
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May 18, 2012One of the most tried and true of the screwball comedy formulas: uptown girl, downtown guy, together temporarily and hating it. 90 minutes later its wedding bells. Roll credits. Entirely dependent on the charisma of the leads. Russell and Hawn supply the goods in what only can be described as a guilty pleasure. Garry Marshall directs the predictable proceedings.Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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Apr 20, 2012I did not buy the romance, and the plot points were so farcical this film was almost unwatchable. Is this seriously your favorite film,. Reese Witherspoon?Jennifer X Super Reviewer
Overboard Quotes
Joanna Stayton/"Annie Proffitt": | Oh, and give my regards to Schwartzman and Heineken! |
Dr. Norman Korman: | You're overwrought, Grant. I want you to take a Valium. Here, take one of mine. |
Cop at Hospital: | Yeah, I bought my wife a garter at a yard sale once too. |
Dean Proffitt Carpenter: | Well, I guess we better send the ol' ball and chain out to buy us more. |
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