- Release Date: 1987
- Runtime: 106 min
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Starring: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann, Katherine Helmond ... see all
- Director: Garry Marshall
- Plot: Rich bitch Joanna hires country carpenter Dean to build a closet on her yacht. When the two don't see eye-to-eye, Dean is left unpaid while Joanna sets sail. The following... Read more
User Reviews
Classic Comedy
Sep 18, 2008
Joshua C - yahoo.com
Sep 18, 2008Joshua C - yahoo.com
A classic! Although the plot is somewhat trite, this movie has failed to date itself the way that many of its peers have.... Full review
Classic Comedy
Sep 18, 2008
snarky_pop - yahoo.com
Sep 18, 2008snarky_pop - yahoo.com
A classic! Although the plot is somewhat trite, this movie has failed to date itself the way that many of its peers have.... Full review
Halfway thrown over
Aug 10, 2008
Trent - yahoo.com
Aug 10, 2008Trent - yahoo.com
Overboard is certainly not an unpleasant or entirely useless experience, and in the end isn't either empty or fully minded.... Full review
Halfway thrown over
Aug 10, 2008
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Aug 10, 2008dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Overboard is certainly not an unpleasant or entirely useless experience, and in the end isn't either empty or fully minded.... Full review
Over Board
Jul 27, 2008
Sarah - yahoo.com
Jul 27, 2008Sarah - yahoo.com
This film was a hit with my parents! I love how the husband and the sons drive her crazy and she is always getting a call from the school!... Full review
Over Board
Jul 27, 2008
princess_kitty_sarah - yahoo.com
Jul 27, 2008princess_kitty_sarah - yahoo.com
This film was a hit with my parents! I love how the husband and the sons drive her crazy and she is always getting a call from the school!... Full review
Bring Your Life Vest
Mar 19, 2008
DOOGIE - yahoo.com
Mar 19, 2008DOOGIE - yahoo.com
Before Gary Marshall gained acclaim as the Director of the Julia Robert/Richard Gere romance Pretty Woman, he directed this little gem that I think is superior: both movies have plot gaps that you could drive a truck through, but this film... Full review
Bring Your Life Vest
Mar 19, 2008
dmuir62 - yahoo.com
Mar 19, 2008dmuir62 - yahoo.com
Before Gary Marshall gained acclaim as the Director of the Julia Robert/Richard Gere romance Pretty Woman, he directed this little gem that I think is superior: both movies have plot gaps that you could drive a truck through, but this film... Full review
This is so horrible
Mar 19, 2008
intergalactic_monkeys - yahoo.com
Mar 19, 2008intergalactic_monkeys - yahoo.com
This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. The acting is just horrible I could not get a good feel of any character. All the actors and characters are such dimwits I just wanted to shut off the... Full review
DELIGHTFULLY FUNNY
Sep 06, 2007
Elvira - yahoo.com
Sep 06, 2007Elvira - yahoo.com
I WATCH THIS MOVIE EVERYTIME IT COMES ON TV. I THINK IT IS CUTE, FUNNY, AND WHO CAN HELP WATCHING KURT RUSSELL. THERE IS LOTS OF HUMOR AND EVEN SOME HEARTFELT MOMENTS. GREAT MOVIE!... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Dec 16, 1987Washington Post
If there's an amnesia movie worse than "Overboard," it slips my mind.
And for just a few scenes, the caricatures become flesh and blood and the movie a lovely one.
... Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
The things that make " Overboard " special, however, are the genuine charm, wit and warm energy generated by the entire cast and director Garry Marshall .
It's kind of a nice process, and it makes a warm and funny movie.
... Full Review
News
In Defense of Overboard(1987)
associatedcontent.com –
2009-03-17
You know, there's a lot of things that I shouldn't like about this movie. I know it's not cool to like Goldie Hawn anymore, but I think she's a genuinely funny woman who left an indelible mark for women comedians. ... Full Article
Miss at your own risk: The election
nypost.com –
2008-11-02
'Overboard' was pure genius" James Lipton welcomes Goldie Hawn for the Monday premiere of the new season of " Inside the Actors Studio " on Bravo. ... Full Article
Guess Which 'Overboard' Floozy Is Rielle Hunter
nymag.com –
2008-08-14
Movie Quotes. What They Mean to Me
associatedcontent.com –
2008-03-07
There are several movies that I have seen and there is that one line that was said in that movie that stays in my head. ... Full Article
Sienna Miller is happy to wear other people's underwear, Michael Jackson liked to pee into cups in public and Rihanna says her life sucked so much after she got beaten up that she might as well have been Britney! ... Full Article
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). ... Full Article

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