Goldie Hawn,
Kurt Russell,
Edward Herrmann,
Katherine Helmond,
Michael G. Hagerty
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This screwball comedy casts real-life couple Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn in a film that finds the latter returning to her roots in a role reminiscent of Private Benjamin (1980). Hawn stars as Joanna ... read more
Directed by: Garry Marshall
Release Date: December 18, 1987
DVD Release Date: September 19, 2000
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Flixster Reviews (2,835)
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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 ca... read more
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April 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?
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May 24, 2010A typical 80's silly romantic comedy and the most guilty of pleasures.
'What could I give the woman who has everything?'
'A little Girl'
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September 13, 2009Rom com about a rich woman who loses her memory when she falls overboard and a handyman claims her in to look after his four children.
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December 6, 2008Overboard, with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell is a funny movie. A story of a very wealthy NYC socialite whom goes overboard on her yacht while vacationing. She washes up and then is told she has a husband (Russell) and children. He takes advantage of the situation and many funny s... read more
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March 3, 2008I think this film is just a visual representation of Hawn and Russell's marriage.
Critic Reviews
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
If there's an amnesia movie worse than Overboard, it slips my mind. Full Review
February 11, 2012
James Plath, Movie Metropolis
Solid, fun entertainment that continued to show an appreciative public that Hawn was more than a ditzy blonde. Full Review
August 4, 2011
Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews
Marshall's sunny, sitcomedic comedies tend to be kinda bad but also compulsively watchable, and this one's no exception... [Blu-ray] Full Review
August 1, 2011
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn are truly the only reasons to keep watching this otherwise flaccid comedy, which feels static when it should zing and oppressive when it should soar. Full Review
August 24, 2010
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Common Sense Media
'80s comedy has some iffy stuff for PG; won't interest kids. Full Review
October 20, 2005
Dan Fienberg, Zap2it.com
Kurt Russell abuses Goldie Hawn into becoming a better, more caring woman? Who thinks this stuff is funny? Lots of people, unfortunately.
October 9, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
A good screwball comedy.
August 28, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Overboard is a dizzy comedy about the ways in which wealth insulates the rich from the simple pleasures of life. Full Review
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