Overboard

1987
PG
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

70K

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Romantic Comedy Comedy Romance

A cruel but beautiful heiress mocks and cheats a hired carpenter. When she gets amnesia after an accident, he decides to introduce her to regular life by convincing her that they're husband ... Read allA cruel but beautiful heiress mocks and cheats a hired carpenter. When she gets amnesia after an accident, he decides to introduce her to regular life by convincing her that they're husband and wife.A cruel but beautiful heiress mocks and cheats a hired carpenter. When she gets amnesia after an accident, he decides to introduce her to regular life by convincing her that they're husband and wife.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

70K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,762

508

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations

Trivia
The yacht's rocking motion kept causing crew members to fall asleep while shooting.

Goofs
When Annie visits the principal, the teddy bear on her desk jumps about between shots.

Quotes
Annie: Mrs. Burbridge, would you come over here for a moment? Has it escaped your attention that these children have head-to-toe poison oak?
Adele Burbridge: Well, no, I... well, yes, but...
Annie: But what? My children are in need of medical assistance! And you can sit here and smugly lecture me on the importance of tests? Tests which exist to pigeonhole children's potential, a thing which cannot possibly be measured, least of all by anal-compulsive huns! And my husband may be a "large child," but that's none of your business! And my children may be rotten, but they're mine. And I think that they're bright, and sensitive, so I have no doubts whatsoever about their intelligence. I do, however, have serious doubts about yours!

Crazy credits
At the very end of the credits, there are three horn blasts.

Alternate versions
The MGM/UA Communications Co. and MGM logos are both plastered with the lone MGM logo in the post-1997 VHS and DVD prints while others prints have the opening and closing 2001 MGM logos.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Moonstruck/Overboard/September/*Batteries Not Included/Ironweed (1987)

Soundtracks
Something Special
Written and Performed by Randy Newman
Produced by James Newton Howard

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Featured review

8/10

Cute Movie

Each time this movie appears on cable television I cannot help but watch it. I've probably seen it about 5 times by now. It is not the best movie I've seen, but something about it is magnetic. Yes, the plot is as predictable as can be, but it is a good story. The central characters are likeable as well as some of the supporting players (especially Roddy McDowall as Goldie's long-suffering servant). It's a good movie if you're looking for a few laughs and to feel happy, because that is what Overboard generates.