Overboard (1987)

The Worst Film Ever

Fresh and Exciting

A Disappointing Continuation

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Joanna Stayton (Goldie Hawn) is an obscenely wealthy, married socialite with nothing to do but languish in her large yacht, painting her nails in an array of skimpy bathsuits.Then disaster strikes:Joanna needs some additions made to her closet, and for this she calls Dean Profitt, a struggling, happy-go-lucky carpenter with four boys to raise, and no wife to help him.After he's finished doing two days worth of work, Joanna complains that the wood is oak instead of cedar, and every carpenter who knows his salt should be aware that closets are made out of cedar not oak.On these grounds, she refuses to pay Dean what she owes him, and when he protests, she throws him, and his tools overboard.Dean vows revenge, but never dreams he'll get it...until Joanna has an accident, falling out of her yacht, and washing up on shore in Dean's tiny little town with amnesia.And though Joanna's husband (Edward Hermann) is perfectly capable of reclaiming his wife, he chooses instead to seize the day, and go on a pleasure cruise with a group of starlets, clearing the way for Dean to get his revenge.Bursting with plans to get back at her, he eagerly reclaims his "wife", and makes her the keeper of of his little shack, and the mother of his four rowdy boys.He makes her sleep on the couch because of her " bad back", and insists that not too long ago she was big as a balloon, therefore she has to wear dresses that are hideous, and twelve sizes too big.The story may seem predictable but it is, in fact, rather wonderful.It's funny, it's bright, and it has a surprising amount of subplots to make it interesting.There's even a legend about two lovers, and the sea which is where the title of this review came from.The direction by Gary Marshall is excellent.And the chemistry between Goldie Hawn, and Kurt Russell really makes the movie.Edward Hermann really adds in his cameo role as the dissolute husband.Wonderful movie. One of my favorites. Really a nice surprise!Originally, Review #63Posted On: April 22, 2010

Kurt Russell plays the widowed father of four boys who are as far from the Brady Bunch as you can get. He's a bit of a big kid himself who thinks just paying the bills and providing food and a roof is all that matters. In fact rich Hollywood heiress Goldie Hawn hires him to redo her shoe closet on her yacht while they are vacationing in the Pacific Northwest in the Columbia River. When it doesn't meet her most exacting standard she stiffs Russell on the $600.00 she was going to pay him. But when Goldie falls overboard in the middle of the night and acquires a case of amnesia, Kurt claims her as his bride and she goes off to become his bond servant.Strange things do happen and eventually Goldie starts really thinking she belongs with him after some rough initiation. House work and she are strangers. It's helped however by the fact she has one drip of a husband in Edward Herrmann. And her work ethic was acquired from her mother Katherine Helmond who apparently understudied with the Helmsley family.Kurt and Goldie and the 4 kid actors who play Kurt's kids in Overboard provide the best scenes in the film. Sad to say it gets so raunchy a G rating is impossible. Still the PG is there even if close to the wire. Overboard is the perfect kind of vehicle for Kurt and Goldie and their fans will eat it up.So will the rest of the movie going public.

Overboard is kinda cute, sure it's predictable and formulaic, but it's still somewhat entertaining. Goldie and Kurt have great chemistry, that includes offscreen too ;). They work really well in the movie together. Goldie hawn really plays the spoiled rich b***h card well in the first part, then transitions well into someone completely different. Kurt is funny, sexy when he needs to be, and romantic when he needs to be. The sex scene was filmed well, and it was nice and romantic. There are times when the gags get a bit tired and worn, so that's really my only complaint. The rest of the film I liked pretty well, it's just that they needed to cut down some on the over the top cheesy old gags. 6/10.

This was just a great, fun film. It was extremely enjoyable to watch! The casting was great - couldn't have been better! The film is really hilarious! The kids were also really excellent. They were actually genuinely funny and made me laugh! Kurt Russell was excellent. He did a great job as the carpenter. You could see his growth - from vengeance to actual true love. Very enjoyable story. I really liked it. And I'm a - GUY! Goldie was great as well as the nasty rich girl, but when she got amnesia, she really showed heart and warmth. And Edward Hermann was a blast to watch also... All around just a great, fun, romantic comedy! Rent this film now - and watch it, if you want to smile! :)