SPLASH (1984) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@trinaq]

Rest in peace, John Candy, he'll be forever missed. Everyone who has ever worked with him has spoken fondly of him, with nary a bad thing to say.

[@only257]

Agreed 🎉

[@incredulousdisbelief9841]

"Uh oh, you fell." That line has stuck with me from the first time I heard it nearly 40 years ago. Still makes me laugh to this day.

[@locastmincer]

Uncle Buck will live forever in our hearts.

[@Filmbuff1979]

RIP John Candy definitely. He was in a lot of humorous films over his career. He was with Tom Hanks in two films. This and Volunteers.

[@borntogazeintonightskies]

RIP Candy man.

[@sunowl5301]

“Is that a dealbreaker for a mermaid?” “Does she have a weirdly buff, overbearing Dad?” 😂💖😂 I love watching movies with you so much!

[@JOSH-lw2jv]

No overbearing dad like in Disney's The Little Mermaid, but originally, there were deleted scenes involving a sea hag - not an evil being like Ursula, but rather cautious - that gave her the six-day timeline, and in the script, she was to give Madison a smile see-ing her and Allen swimming to her underwater home.

[@kryptonianpowers]

Um, this movie came out five years before Disney's adaption of *The Little Mermaid*

[@harnois75]

From the lethal killer Pris in Blade Runner, to the adorably innocent Madison in Splash, to another lethal killer in Kill Bill, Daryl Hannah had some wonderfully eclectic roles.

[@Divamarja_CA]

Not to mention Steel Magnolias!

[@ct6852]

Oh...she was the eye patched one in Kill Bill. Forgot about that. Also she was in Wallstreet.

[@Tr0nzoid]

@@ct6852, a prominent thing she did in "Kill Bill" was somewhat of an homage to something she did in "Blade Runner." I don't want to give it away to the others who haven't seen it.

[@scottvanhille5688]

The Clan Of The Cave Bear (1986) lol.

[@ct6852]

@@scottvanhille5688 Saw someone watching that at a random house in college and it was blowing my mind. I thought it was a German import or something. Have heard of it once that day...and not again until today. Lol.

[@Cadinho93]

Fun Fact: The name Madison became popular in the '80s after this movie came out. Many credit "Splash" as the reason for Madison's popularity. Also, when "Splash" came out it was a HUGE hit, it was talked about a lot. It cemented Tom Hanks as a great comedic actor and cemented Ron Howard as a director to be respected.

[@patmurray9730]

I heard the same thing about the song Rhiannon. I have never met anyone named Rhiannon. Quite a few Madison's, though.

[@trinaq]

Thanks for the fun Fact, this is really enlightening!

[@Dularr]

Big,big movie. Proved Tom Hanks was a leading man and Ron Howard could make movies that made money.

[@TorgoLives]

I saw this in the theater when it came out. Amazing to see so many little girls named 'Madison' a few years later. Now almost 40 years later, most people forget when this started.

[@drg3712]

It was funny to see Cassie’s reaction to her name but yeah… pretty sure that’s where Madison came from so cool to realize that.

[@utcnc7mm]

For another good romantic comedy from the 80's look into "Innerspace" starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short & Meg Ryan. Also "Romancing the Stone" starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner & Danny Devito, another great 80's Action/comedy/romantic adventure.

[@nivekian]

I'd also recommend Innerspace, along with other 80's Joe Dante directed & Spielberg produced stuff, like Gremlins & Explorers.

[@puckarine]

I was just thinking about Innerspace earlier today. I think Cassie would like it. Gremlins should be one of her next Christmas movies.

[@nivekian]

@@puckarine Innerspace = Jack Quaid. That in itself is great, given it lead to a real like romance & marriage to Meg Ryan & Dennis Quaid.

[@tempsitch5632]

You guys actually think she’ll like Gremlins ?

[@utcnc7mm]

@@nivekian Innerspace seems to have been forgotten for some reason. Occasionally you have movies that were popular when they came out but seem to get little air play on rerun tv and people forget about them.

[@nachoxm]

"Cocoon" is another golden 80's comedy fantasy flick.

[@shallowgal462]

Also directed by Ron Howard.

_Cocoon_ is a sciFi with excellent dramatic elements, but a comedy per se… NO.

[@nachoxm]

@ A cat couldn't scratch it.

[@TheFairyintheFishBowl]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@SteveMND]

Oh, man! Growing up as a teen in a beachside Atlantic town in the 80s, this was indeed a formative movie for me, and the start of a lifelong infatuation with Daryl Hannah.

[@dostagirl9551]

I’m still amazed at the special effects in this. Don’t get me wrong, CGI has produced some amazing movies, but there’s something so much more tangible with the classic effects. The movement of the tail, the way it looked and started to degrade when she was depressed. Just fantastic.

[@johnabbottphotography]

Daryl Hannah absolutely nailed this part. You had to believe both in her innocent tenderness and her absolute and instant love of Tom Hanks. Its a testament to her acting that whenever you hear her say how many days she has left, she's speaking with a little more regret with each passing day. I teared up while watching this, just like I did when I watched it initially. Especially during Freddie's speech.

[@CathleenMJennings80]

They made Ariel a redhead because Disney didn't want people to think she was Madison. Man, Splash is my childhood! I was SO thrilled when I saw you were going to watch this.

[@TwilightLink77]

Yet there’s actual concept art of Ariel with blonde hair, and a orange tail.

[@beethovensfidelio]

@@TwilightLink77 Just like Madison! Coincidence? I think NOT! 😂

[@jakes3799]

This was part of my childhood as well. But it's also kind of a time capsule for me. I can still remember how I perceived this movie as a child and remember impressions I got of love, getting old, New York and just all of the little references. So, it was interesting to watch it multiple times as I got older and notice how I saw it differently at different ages. Then I recently saw it with subtitles for the first time and that was even more interesting because I got to see ALL the details I was missing.

[@alura5376]

@@beethovensfidelioDisney owned Touchstone films, so Disney was always the parent company to Splash being made. That is why some story beats match the animated Little Mermaid, from the visit to a sunken ship to the rescue of the human man.

[@beethovensfidelio]

@@alura5376 True, although “Touchstone Pictures” is a pseudonym, not a subsidiary of Disney, therefore Disney isn’t a parent company to “Touchstone”. That’s like saying Stephen King is a parent to Richard Bachmann, even though Richard and Stephen are the same person.

[@lizan2678]

Oh my goodness! Splash! I love this movie! Also, fun fact! It introduced the name Madison as a girl's name.

[@MarineVeteran99]

I remember seeing this with my mom as a kid in the theater. The scene at the end where Tom Hanks jumps in the water to go to Madison... I remember EVERYONE cheering for them!

[@courtneyjeffries390]

Either he join her or he was about to go to jail.

[@rosario508]

I live on Cape Cod. You should come visit. We got mermaids all over the damn place

[@sterling557]

Mermaids?! Woohoo!!❤❤❤

[@eschiedler]

For years my sister's favorite joke of all time was "The little boat?!?" Thank you, Splash for the memories.

[@shaungarrett3938]

My favorite is, "we're not twins."

[@kryptonianpowers]

I had forgotten how funny "'The little boat?!'" was.

[@Kevonutube303]

As always, your personality in the reaction of Splash is what keeps us coming back. Yes Tom Hanks was very young in this one. I think you would really like "Big" another young Tom Hanks movie that was a lot of fun and done very well. Kind of a coming of age comedy. Enjoy!

[@madisonsicca25]

I was named after this movie! I first never heard of this movie until my Mom mentioned about it to me, she watched this movie when she was a kid and she says "When I have a daughter, I'm naming it Madison", even though I'm the middle child in the family and I have two other sisters, an older and younger one. So she decides to name the second child w/ that name which is adorable, and people say I have a beautiful name. Even though Madison wasn't a name at first in the 80's until after the movie was released, it became the 3rd most popular baby name in the U.S.!

[@tempsitch5632]

Your name is Splash ? Hmm. Whimsical.

[@madisonsicca25]

@@tempsitch5632 Very funny

[@tempsitch5632]

@@madisonsicca25 ;-)

[@jollyrodgers7272]

It's an adorable name - but it wasn't 'invented' by this movie. It was first used as a girl's name after The War of 1812 due to the heroism of First Lady Dolly Madison, but that was 200 years ago, and it was never real popular (probably more common as a middle name). It actually derives from Mathison, (son of Matthew) and was never popular as a boy's first name.

[@johnabbottphotography]

That's fantastic, and what a great story.

[@martinbraun1211]

John Candy is still one of my favorite actors. I highly recommend his underrated film "Only the Lonely" (1991).

[@LordVolkov]

Ally Sheedy is very cute in that one!

[@dereklopez9060]

I liked him as Wilbur in The Rescuers Down Under.

[@jrag9435]

Another underrated John Candy movie is a little known film called Going Beserk.

[@osmanyousif7849]

That movie was basically Marty (1955), but more comedic. Would definitely check that own out too.

[@shesemerald2011]

Under rated for sure. Great film!

[@lindokuhleshandu4024]

"Because I love you" totally melted my heart 🥹. I honestly understand Allen's initial shock to find that the woman of his dreams is a mermaid. The way he found out also made things worse. I'd freak out too if I was in his shoes.

[@fabianenriquez2814]

You need to watch COCOON!!! Another Ron Howard movie and one of my faves!! Madison became a popular name because of this movie. Now it’s more common than it used to be back in the 80’s. I remember when it came out, it was a huge hit! It proved that Ron Howard (Ritchie Cunningham from Happy Days fame) could direct movies. Back in my mom’s day, he was known as Little Ronnie Howard. He grew up in front of the camera playing Andy Griffith’s son on The Andy Griffith Show. Tom Hanks was in a sitcom called Bosom Buddies. That show led up to him becoming cast in movies. This movie instantly did that; setting him up to be a much sought after actor. And John Candy, awww. Sweet John Candy. He was famous in Canada but was making a name for himself here in the U.S. Love John Candy. RIP sweet man. Anyway, COCOON is the next to watch!!

[@claya7580]

Ron Howard came of age in American Graffiti, a great movie Cassie should react to... it features a very young Harrison Ford as well!

[@THOMMGB]

Two thumbs way up for Cocoon. It’s the most gentle movie that I own. Love the James Horner music as well.

[@randallshuck2976]

You should watch the 1987 movie, "Mannequin". Most of the movie is inside a multi story department store. You would like it.

[@raydurz]

I forgot how funny John Candy was in this movie. RIP.

[@patmurray9730]

For some reason I thought you were watching "Cocoon" not "Splash." Another movie you should watch.

[@frankethomas1248]

My favorite Daryl Hannah role was in a movie that the critics (unfortunately) panned. it was called *_Clan of the Cave Bear,_* and she was excellent in it.

[@Jessica_Roth]

The film that made Tom Hanks a star and made Ron Howard an A-list director. (Howard's previous film, "Night Shift", had a similar structure and made a star out of Michael Keaton, but it didn't do anywhere near the box office that this one did.)

[@SwiftFoxProductions]

Fun Fact: The entire reason Ariel ended up having red hair is because of the popularity of this movie! "Splash" came out a few years before Disney's version of "The Little Mermaid" and it was so popular that Disney was really worried about Ariel looking too similar to Madison. So, they decided to give Ariel red hair and a green tail (to easily differentiate her from Madison's blonde hair and red tail) so no one would ever accidentally confuse them with one another. 🧜‍♀

[@beethovensfidelio]

Funny how the people who cry “gingercide” over Ariel being played by a black woman forget that Ariel would’ve been another BLONDE Disney Princess if it weren’t for “Splash”.

[@beethovensfidelio]

Not to mention concept art for Ariel had her resembling Madison in terms of the blonde hair and orange fish tail, but ultimately Disney went with Ariel having red hair and a green fish tail to distinguish her from Madison: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpWwfppshLihZ7Mm15s

[@beethovensfidelio]

At least Ariel’s sister Arista would have blonde hair and a red fish tail.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

@@beethovensfidelio Well depends how racist ya wanna be. Gingercide ain't a thing as some people used to call them both the same racial slur in ages past. How many still do that in secret making these same decisions, we'll never know. Of course there is also the fact that a ginger might be Catholic which would be worse. The commons saying, they don't even have souls. No soul, not a person. Can't 'cide them if they ain't human been said about many types of people.

[@beethovensfidelio]

@@FuhqEwe Jokes on you, but black people can have red hair in real life like Malcolm X.

[@greggburke7796]

Madison was simply a surname (last name) before this movie came out. But when people saw Splash, an entire generation fell in love with the name, and it arrived on the scene as a new first name for girls in 1985, a year after this was released. By 2001, when kids who grew up loving the movie started their own families, Madison rose to being the 2nd most popular name in the country for newborn girls. And yes, this is based off of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, so most people already had the basics of the story down before going in. I thought everyone in the film had great chemistry and think this is an underrated Romantic Comedy. If you like 80's Rom coms, you should check out Overboard with Kurt Russel & Goldie Hawn, Can't Buy Me Love with Patrick Dempsey & Amanda Peterson, Some Kind of Wonderful with Eric Stoltz Mary Stewart Masterson, and Leah Thompson, Arthur with Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli, & Vision Quest with Mathew Modine and Linda Fiorentino. Maybe you can just add some to a future poll?

[@DamonNomad82]

One of my cousins has a cousin named Madison who was born a few years after this movie was made. I didn't make the connection until fairly recently.

[@Kardashev1]

Seen this movie so many times. RIP John Candy, truly one of the funniest people ever! Great reaction!

[@pablosonic892]

This was Ron Howard's third film. The first was in '77 under Roger Corman to get his feet wet called Grand Theft Auto. But, his first truly acknowledged movie was '82's Night Shift which is like Splash in terms of comedic tone and low budget tenacity and guerilla filmmaking grit. It's also Michael Keaton's film debut and he's a one man wrecking crew putting on a tour de force performance and a comedy masterclass. This and Splash two years later make a crazy impressive one-two punch from the artist formally known as Opie. I love Splash. Romantic, hilarious, masterpiece theatre of the absurd.

[@congoliab]

This was the first movie of Disney's offshoot non-kid oriented Touchstone Pictures. Up until then, Disney movies were all in the vein of Herbie The Love Bug and that kind of kid oriented ouvre.

[@nivekian]

@@congoliab When Disney and Spielberg worked together back then, they did peak media.

[@beethovensfidelio]

@@congoliabTrue, although Disney had made PG rated films long before the creation of “Touchstone Pictures” and the release of “Splash”: *”The Black Hole”, “Midnight Madness”, “Popeye”, “The Watcher in the Woods”, “The Devil and Max Devlin”, “Dragonslayer”, “Condorman”, “Tron”, “Night Crossing”, “Tex”, “Trenchcoat”, “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, and “Never Cry Wolf”.*

[@ariochiv]

Note that this movie was released before Disney's Little Mermaid, so...

[@shallowgal462]

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YAYYYY!!! YAYYYY!!! YAYYYY!!! YAYYYY!!! YAYYYY!!! YAYYYY!!! YAYYYY!!! YAYYYY!!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank Daryl Hannah is also in Kill Bill, Vols. 1 and 2 as an assassin. Having mentioned Roxanne, I hope you'll react to Steve Martin & Lily Tomlin in All of Me (1984).

[@mayorjimmy]

God I miss John Candy. He was SOOOO good in this movie.

[@Lensmaster1]

Penthouse was a men's magazine like Playboy but raunchier. It was known for the section Letters To Penthouse, with "You won't believe what happened to me..." type letters that mostly sounded like fiction.

[@shallowgal462]

Bob Guccione, the publisher, also produced Caligula starring Malcolm McDowell, if I'm not mistaken.

[@TTM9691]

This is the movie that made Daryl Hannah a star, and Tom Hanks a movie star (he was known at the time for the TV series he was on, "Bosom Buddies"). And it was Ron Howard's first hit as a director. (He was known for his TV roles, first as Opie, then as Richie on "Happy Days". Plus he starred in George Lucas' first big hit, "American Graffiti"). John Candy and Eugene Levy were known from the groundbreaking Canadian TV show "SCTV"....so this movie is very much the triumph of TV people making the big jump to the big screen.....and succeeding. That didn't always happen that often back then. You were either a TV actor, or a movie actor and few made the transition.

[@kathyk5319]

Tom Hanks 1988 comedy "Big" is a favorite of mine.

[@themacraecase4323]

You are going to absolutely adore this film. Its almost the perfect American film, and I'm saying that from Europe. I'll watch your reaction tomorrow. Have a great time :))

[@cajobe22]

I watched this movie so many times as a child that I wore out 3 copies of the VHS!

[@skylinerunner1695]

I like you already! 😀

[@krashd]

You want to watch The Goonies but find out it hasn't been rewound since your last viewing so you have to press rewind and then wait a minute or two, hoping that the tape doesn't snap because it sounds like it is rewinding at 10,000rpm. Then when it is finally rewound you have 10 seconds of blank screen, then four minutes of movie trailers before you get to the actual movie. Some things about the 80's and 90's I don't miss 🤣 Actually there is more... your tape is out of sync so you have to play with the tracking for 10 minutes to try and get a watchable picture, every time you get close to a clear picture you accidentally go to far and screw it up again so you have to fiddle with the tracking some more. Then there was the 'pause' function. Back in the day pause wasn't used to stop the movie so that you could inspect a scene and google an actor, no, pause was just used so that you could answer the door or go to the toilet because pausing a VHS tape just created a blurry/choppy mess on the screen. Ahhh VHS.

[@claya7580]

Great reaction, I knew you would love Splash! I like the way you reconciled with the ending. It is important to appreciate great movies as they are, with sometimes happy, sad, and even unresolved endings - Entertainment. If you were riveted to the screen, and invested in the characters, the movie did its job.

[@THOMMGB]

You’re absolutely right. Sometimes people forget that. They’re expecting a movie that will change the direction of their life and are somehow disappointed when they’re only entertained.

[@TheNightBadger]

This is one of the 'big' (no pun) 80's movies that doesn't really get mentioned as much as it should. Possibly because it wasn't aimed at kids. Anyone who remembers '84 will remember it being a very big hit. It made Hanks a star (and made Howard a top-tier director after his initial good but not very successful 'Nightshift' - which more people should react to). Hanks spent the rest of the decade as a comedy actor (on and off) and to this day is how I think of him. For all his Oscars he'll always be the guy from Splash and Bachelor Party to me...

[@TheNightBadger]

@@jcastromex Me too! Michael Keaton will always be Billy Blaze to me!

[@tarkushead]

Night Shift was a riot! “Hello - This is Chuck to remind Bill to shut-UP!!”

[@nivekian]

LOVE Night Shift. Michael Keatons first film as a lead.

[@jlbarnes]

I love Night Shift!

[@flerbus]

note to self, call starkist this is chuck telling bill to Shut UP

[@Logan_Baron]

So glad you reacted to this. I watched this movie SO many times on VHS as a teen in the 80s. Love it so much. With your love of rom coms, so glad you experienced it, and even though it's not your typical fair, that you enjoyed and appreciated it for what it is. Silly but romantic.

[@NastyRascal]

I'm really glad you liked this one. I usually don't care a lot for the rom-com genre, but this one has such a natural charm that I've always liked it. The other one that I really like (for entirely different reasons) is "Love Actually". It's kind of the "non-rom-com" rom-com.

[@sterling557]

Bill Nighy was the great part of that movie. The rest.. well, INFIDELITY doesn't belong in a movie about "Love"

[@Cbcw76]

FINALLY. John Candy. Eugene Levy. Another grand movie that makes a case for supporting actors as being the best reason to rewatch. The origin of girls named "Madison" all born after 1985...

[@michellesmith4570]

The movie Splash came out, before The Little Mermaid so definitely isnt a spoof or copy lol love this movie so thank you for your reaction!!

[@laurakali6522]

You will love this. At some point watch The Money Pit with Tom Hanks. Silly fun.

[@amariebloom]

Please please watch the money pit such a fun movie

[@claya7580]

Yeah, you seem to get nervous over spending money, you'll love The Money Pit, LOL

[@c71score]

I think she will in two weeks.

[@laurakali6522]

@@c71score 2 weeks, 2 weeks. You sound like a parakeet.

[@ericjanssen394]

When you get to it, there’s a great KZbin video comparing Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” scene by scene with Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah, and it’s pretty uncanny. 😅

[@lesliesummey5880]

When I saw The Shape of Water, I just sat there thinking this is a remake of Splash!

[@trailrvs]

You would love Hanks and Candy together in Volunteers! Also the movie where Tom Hanks met his wife.

[@manuelvillacana9284]

I've been recommending this movie to her here on KZbin and on Facebook through memes and I have a list of 80s romantic comedy that I know she will love,, mischief 1985, mannequin,, who's that girl,, a sure thing,,

[@osmanyousif7849]

"Is this like a kid's movie?" Yeah, considering how much this film got a away with, I'm surprised it managed a PG rating, let alone be made by Touchstone Pictures aka a production owned by DISNEY....

[@dan_hitchman007]

Unfortunately, Disney censored this film for Disney+.

[@osmanyousif7849]

@@dan_hitchman007 , Why am I not surprised.....

[@rs-ye7kw]

Besides all the Daryl Hannah movies named in the comments she also was a frequent topic for the tabloid magazines and newspapers in the early 1990's. At that time she was dating (and for a while lived with) John Kennedy Jr., the son of the President of the United States(JFK)who was assassinated in 1963.

[@william_santiago]

Well, this will be awkward. While this isn't John Candy at his best, it is still his prime. Reading some trivia on IMDB, it seems Daryl Hannah was so good with her tail that when she swam, she would outpace her safety divers. This stems from her style of swimming which was inspired from the original "The Little Mermaid" story by Hans Christian Anderson. Kinda cool.

[@tkthetank]

“I have a deep fear of fish” Cassie is one of a kind 😂

[@coyotefever105]

I want to hear details

[@sterling557]

Wouldn't eating them be the Ultimate REVENGE?

[@harnois75]

I hope you're not watching the streaming service censored version - which is stupid offence culture personified.

[@beethovensfidelio]

Thankfully the Disney+ version no longer censored the nudity.

[@prescottlange]

Money Pit and Bachelor Party, both fantastic early Tom Hanks films. Hope they make the schedule.

[@shawnmiller4781]

Turner and Hootch as well

[@paulp9274]

The 'Burbs, and I've always had a soft spot for Joe Vs. The Volcano.

[@billwieland8497]

If you want comedy: *Grumpy Old Men* and *Grumpier Old Men* please. Pretty Please. With a cherry on top and sprinkles.

[@douglaslafreniere5707]

wow , I have not seen this in ages ! I forgot how ...amazing Daryl Hannah was and still is

[@scgreek1114]

This is the best of Tom Hank's early comedies. And Daryl Hannah is definitely nicer in this than in Kill Bill. 😁

[@xensonar9652]

I had a massive crush on Daryl Hannah in this movie.

[@amariebloom]

She was so cute in this

[@osmanyousif7849]

@@amariebloom , not to mention pretty "thirsty" as well. Then again, she's a mermaid....

[@kevinminer1293]

"Is this a kids movie?" Well, my sisters and I saw it about a million times. This was required viewing for anyone born in the early '80s. Also, Tom Hanks abd John Candy reunited for "Volunteers" are few years after this was filmed, which was another classic '80s comedy.

[@schapman411]

There are deleted scenes that include a Sea Witch explaining how long she could be out of the water. I think you can find it here on KZbin. - This was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid and all of the innuendo and sexy bits went right over my head.

[@alanzepeda9831]

If you like Tom Hanks movie, go to his first starring one, Bachelor Party, one of the funniest movies ever.

[@RicoRaynn]

I remember being young and being in awe of the mermaid effects in this. They still hold up really well, imo. Daryl Hannah looked so comfortable in the underwater shots it just really sold the character as living in the ocean.

[@esclad]

It's where the name Madison came from.

[@scottvanhille5688]

Such a fun movie, him and Daryl Hannah had great chemistry, a modern Little Mermaid classic with a twist. Nice reaction Cassie. Wow, I just noticed a detail I haven't pay attention to: The outside movie playing is The Outsiders, please put that on a poll Cassie, it's such a great classic. Cassie, I just learned this as well: A group of mermaids is called a pod. If they did a sequel, I would imagine Tom going to visit King Triton, her sisters, and the whole kingdom then take out Ursula and then live happily ever after. Another Tom Hanks film: The Man With One Red Shoe.

[@calebwilliams7659]

@Popcorn In Bed The actor we see talking to grown up Tom Hanks at the very beginning of the movie is Ron Howard's father Rance, and by extension of course Bryce Dallas Howard's grandfather. Minutes later the random stranger Tom yells at about his gf not coming is Ron's brother Clint. Ron frequently puts his family in the movies he directs.

[@IsoscelesKramer]

Also the redheaded woman trying to get her camera to work at the wedding is his wife, Cheryl.

[@emanuelcastillo9087]

Before was Ariel from Disney's the little mermaid and there's Madison from splash. The two movies Atlantica and underwater kingdom. Emanuel

[@msmilder25]

I remember the first time I saw this film airing on the Disney Channel (back when it was just another premium cable station) probably 1985 or so, and they did NOT edit out the various "nude" scenes...on the DISNEY CHANNEL...had to have been the first, and last time, that happened. When the film was broadcast a year or two later on Disney, all those scenes were either cropped out or blurred...I guess they must have gotten an earful from parents haha.

[@jesusfernandezgarcia9449]

For those who thought the little mermaid was redheaded...

[@gluuuuue]

When I was a kid, Tom Hanks had still been on tv on a sitcom called Bosom Buddies. He was pretty much considered a comedian and has great comedic timing. This was years before he started doing more dramatic roles and became famous for those.

[@ct6852]

Was Philadelphia his first drama?

[@dan_hitchman007]

"Bosom Buddies" was AWESOME. The original title song was from Billy Joel... "My Life."

[@rbaldino]

I remember when he had a guest stint on Family Ties in the early '80s playing an alcoholic. That helped to move him towards more dramatic roles.

[@ct6852]

@@rbaldino Didn't Leo DiCaprio get his start on that too?

[@gluuuuue]

@@ct6852Without looking it up, it’s certainly the first one I remember him doing.

[@gregvilla3837]

Thank you I’m single and watching movies with you makes me feel like I’m watching them with someone thank you

[@andrewrawlings5220]

Given that 'Splash' was made before Disney's 'Little Mermaid', if anything Disney 'borrowed' ideas from this.

[@beethovensfidelio]

Well it’s not plagiarism if they’re both made by Disney! 😂

[@PeterDavid7KQ201]

Madison wasn't really a name until this movie came out

[@jsharp3165]

Madison was only a surname and (sometimes) a man's given name. Until this movie came out.

[@mserinjohnson]

It’s funny you mentioned Little Mermaid. Ariel was originally going to be blonde but they thought she looked too much like Madison from Splash, so they changed her hair to red.

[@gt4589]

*****Splash was released in 1984.... The little Mermaid was released 5 YEARS later in 1989!*****

[@DeweyFinn21]

The most influential movie of all time. Before the movie came out the name Madison was almost exclusively a last name or a male first name. So every woman ever named Madison is because of this movie, even if she doesn't know it.

[@melenatorr]

This is true, speaking as someone who saw and loved this movie from first run and never met a female Madison till after this movie.

[@TTM9691]

"the most influential movie of all time", you can't be serious. Love "Splash", but my god, if there was an overstatement, that would be the sentence. You're not actually saying that with a straight face, right?

[@tristramcoffin926]

Not entirely true. Naming girls after surnames, especially presidential ones, has been a practice for a long time. Kennedy Montgomery of MTV and later Fox Business fame has a sister named Reagan. Ironically, Reagan became a democrat and Kennedy is a conservative libertarian. I am pretty confident there are women named Madison before this film.

[@jhilal2385]

@@tristramcoffin926 Stripper stage names don't count, we're talking real given names.

[@stefanlaskowski6660]

​@@tristramcoffin926 Using surnames as given names is a Scots-Irish tradition, and is particularly common in the American southeast.

[@Hail_To_The_King]

Next Tom Hanks movie: *Bachelor Party (1984)* Next Daryl Hannah movie: *Reckless (1984)* Next John Candy movie: *Summer Rental (1985)*

[@paintedjaguar]

💫For those who aren't afraid of older films, I'd like to recommend a couple of predecessors to "Splash", both from 1948. First, 🧜‍♀"Miranda" 🧜‍♀a fun and spicy British fantasy starring Glynis Johns & Margaret Rutherford. Second, 🧜‍♀"Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid"🧜‍♀with William Powell of "The Thin Man" and Ann Blyth as the titular lorelei. Both films are humorous, but written for adults, not teens. "Miranda" is kind of a romp, while "Mr. Peabody" is thinking about male mid-life crises and marital relationships. Both are nicely filmed in b&w with good actors and some clever set pieces. "Miranda" also had a sequel called "Mad About Men" (1954, color). Both Glynis Johns and Anne Blyth make lovely mermaids! While in the neighborhood, there are another two worthy and somewhat related films you might also want to check out - "Ondine" (2009) with Colin Farrell, and "The Secret of Roan Inish" (1994).

[@pobstrel]

Those films often get shown on Talking Pictures channel here in England. I saw them over lockdown.

[@willcool713]

Penthouse was like Playboy's hornier step-brother, and Hustler was their raunchy cousin.

[@CChissel]

All Tom Hanks movies are good, change my mind.

[@glennjpanting2081]

I never saw it, but I've heard that _The Bonfire of the Vanities_ (1990) was a real stinker. 💩

[@ct6852]

The second Davinci Code wasn't that memorable. But yeah he's good in everything. His worst is many actors' best.

[@manuelvillacana9284]

Hey Cassie, I'm the one who recommended this to you in Facebook through memes,, I'm a generation x I was born in 79 and my childhood was through the 80s my teenage years but from the 90s and my early adult was from the early 2000s,, so apologies to all the millennials here but I'm going to only recommend movies with happy endings are if I do one with a sad ending I'll give you a heads-up about it Cassie,, and usually those ones are based off true stories like la Bamba,

[@RM-qj8cs]

You have to watch Rush Hour (1998)

[@deaconbluezzz]

56 year old guy here, and this has always been one of my favorite movies. Hanks, Hannah, Candy and Levy were terrific, and Daryl Hannah looked amazing in the underwater scenes. Also, I wouldn't worry about Madison putting much of a hurt on Allen's credit card...not if he can afford an apartment like that in NYC ;)

[@Johnny_Socko]

The part about having legs while dry and fins while wet was not from Hans Christian Anderson, but I definitely remember some other mermaid story mentioning that before this movie. But as far as I know, they made up the part about granting a human the powers of a mermaid, lol.

[@pobstrel]

There are deleted scenes where a sea witch explains to Madison how long she can stay out of water.

[@carollandrum9223]

Daryl Hannah was also in Steel Magnolias.

[@shallowgal462]

And she did good hair.

[@sarahv7113]

If you haven’t seen it already, you should watch Mannequin - it was one of my favourites along with Splash when I was younger!!

[@laurenherda2415]

One of my favorites from the 80s

[@melfromin7372]

This was a favorite of mine as a kid! Another movie you might enjoy is Man in the Moon. It's a coming of age movie and Reese Witherspoon's first film. Keep up the great work! You are a joy!

[@jdeamaral]

Oh my gosh, it's been a while since I've seen Cassey enjoy a movie so much.

[@relayerdave]

Cassie is on fire in this one!

[@maryohara6192]

I liked this a cute fun movie. You know except for the hair, face, body, height and beauty I look like Daryl Hannah, it also helps if you squint. :)

[@maryohara6192]

I was just watching this again, it's something how John Candy steals whatever scene he is in no matter the movie. Tom Hanks in this reminds me of him in 'BIG'

[@trucklover389]

In 1984 i was 15 and she was absolutely my celebrity crush🥰

[@ThePharaz]

You should watch Mannequin (1987). A group of mermaids is called a pod. You must not of watched the TV series H2O: Just Add Water (2006) or it's sequel Mako: Island of Secrets (2013) On top of the refrigerator is safer than the stove. Don't believe the stove? Watch Stripes (1981) with some funny guys. Want to see Burt Reynolds? Watch Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and the 2 sequels.

[@susanliltz3875]

There’s another Great “TOM HANKS “ movie you would Love = “THE TERMINAL “ Also with Stanley Tucci and Catherine Zeta Jones So sweet Toms character is stuck at the airport and meets a lot of neat characters!!

[@taramills2289]

YES to The Terminal.

[@ct6852]

I have seen that way too many times. Really grows on you.

[@petrusjnaude7279]

Loved all the Little Mermaid references. Funny John Candy's character goes on about Alan being a Vietnam Vet considering Tom Hanks would go on to star in Forest Gump.

[@TheWadetube]

Loved your reaction. I saw this before you were born. But it has more meaning now , watching it with you. John Candy was great in this. He starred in a few good movies after this, some even with Eugene Levy. Uncle Buck, Planes Trains and Automobiles, and others. He was the romantic lead with Alli Sheedy but I cannot remember the name of the movie, he played a cop and asked her out, Moureen Ohara played his mother.

[@joycesouza5784]

This movie is the reason why Ariel's hair is red. In first, Ariel was blonde.

[@ryanfeit1420]

Great reaction and livestream Cassie! I love this movie. Another fish out of water movie I recommend watching is "Crocodile Dundee" which is very funny. I know you would love it.

[@shallowgal462]

Crocodile Dundee II was even better.

[@notgivennotgiven7776]

Something works for me I stick with it. John Candy was so funny in this

[@nachoxm]

Candy dropping the coins is hilarious!! Only in the 80's.

[@ArabianLady]

I've never seen this one. I am looking forward to seeing the reaction though. Looks like fun. :)

[@hughjorg4008]

I wonder if CASSIE has seen Tom Hanks classics: PHILADELPHIA (1993, Oscar win) , CAST AWAY (2000), CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (2013) etc.

[@shallowgal462]

She needs to see every Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan movie!

[@hughjorg4008]

@@shallowgal462 Linda, You've Got Mail !! 😂

[@shallowgal462]

@@hughjorg4008 My favorite of the three! But Sleepless in Seattle comes in third.

[@CaesiusX]

While these comment recommendations probably mean nothing, I still recommend *_The Philadelphia Story._* It stars *Jimmy Stewart* along with *Cary Grant* and *Katharine Hepburn* in a brilliant rom-com from 1940. 🤠 I always recommend the western *_Silverado_* (1985). A fun western with a very young _Kevin Costner, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Kline_ and more. Written and directed by *_Lawrence Kasdan.¹_* Another Western worth watching IMO is *The Quick and the Dead* (1995) starring _Leonardo DiCaprio, Sharon Stone, Russell Crowe_ and _Gene Hackman._ While not western related, I also recommend *The Mexican* (2001), starring *Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts* and *James Gandolfini.* *Spy Game* (2001) with *Brad Pitt* and *Robert Redford.* *_The Fisher King_* (1991) Directed by _Terry Gilliam,_ with _Robin Williams_ & _Jeff Bridges._ *_Inside Man_* (2006) _Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster_ and _Clive Owen._ *_The Abyss_* (1989) Dir by _James Cameron._ With _Ed Harris, Michael Biehn_ (Reese from Terminator & Hicks from Aliens), _Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio._ Be well! 🙋🏼‍♂️ ··•●✺●•·· ¹ ─ Co-writer of the _Star Wars_ films _The Empire Strikes Back_ (1980), _Return of the Jedi_ (1983), and _The Force Awakens_ (2015). He also co-wrote _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ (1981).

[@THOMMGB]

When you mentioned the cast of Silverado, you should have listed Kevin Costner about three times. And used ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. :-) Totally agree with you about The Abyss.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

You would love 'Armed and Dangerous' with John Candy and Eugene Levy. It's a classic.

[@Osprey850]

Crocodile Dundee is another 80s romcom about a mythical creature coming to New York City.