Overboard (1987)

I love Grant's partying scenes.

Saw this a few years ago and it's so good. Goldie Hawn is hilarious in it. Not knowing her career, I got why she had one from seeing this.

The hillbilly nature of his town and house in Oregon is spot on.

R1 Wasn't John Edwards' baby mama in one of those scenes?

I love this movie. It's one of the few movies I can watch over and over again.

Kurt was GORGEOUS in that.

Tofutti Klein...ein...ein...

R4 I think she was Grant's true love, Tofutti

Father Time has beaten the life out of both of them, badly!

How's Kurt looking these days? He sure was cute back in '87!

As much I love Anna Faris, there was no need to make a gender and racially swapped remake.

Katherine Helmond looked ridiculous in this

Gaslighting? That's the whole premise of the movie! What a twat

It's a fun movie

What is that Twittertwat at R12 bitching about? What is wrong with younger people? They can't take a movie for what it is? A fun comedy.

"She has no tits, but a great ass"

I jerked off to this bit recently. Kurt is delicious man-ness of the highest order here. Like Bruce Willis in Color of Night and some other movies, and Jason Patric in After Dark, My Sweet, his body here is ever so slightly close to not being fit. Juicy and luscious.

Could they re-make this movie, perhaps with a holiday theme?

Oh wait....

No one was brought up Roddy McDowall as Andrew, the butler

R17 - 100% yes. Peak Kurt.

I always thought it was a softer lighter version of Lina Wermüller's Swept Away (1974).

I'm more into Edward Herrmann than Kurt Russell

Goldie was very good in this. That's why, in the DL First Wives' Club thread, I thought she was paid the most as an actress.

I hate almost having to wait too.

[quote]his body here is ever so slightly close to not being fit. Juicy and luscious

Datalounge is so obsessed with guys being SUPER FIT, that we can't even express our admiration for sexy guys without first "acknowledging" that they're not 100% perfectly fit and trim.

Love it but I'm surprised it hasn't been cancelled considering the gaslighting and what would many now consider rape.

But I love it. Goldie Hawn will forever be one of the most underrated comedic actresses of all time

R26 no they did not have sex until she was ready, which was after their anniversary date.

R21 LOVE that film. Probably my favorite directed by a woman. This would be a much better "remake" of sorts than that shit Madonna remake.

R27 she didnt know who she was though, or who he really was..you could argue she could not give informed concerned (don't shoot the messengerI think its beyond stupid but alot of rabid SJW feminists would say that now).

R29*informed consent

If you have a baby, you won't be the baby anymore.

I thought it was good satire of the 1980's. Joanna and Grant definitely voted for Ronald Reagan.

R28, I think, even in the days, the film wouldn't have been accepted if it had been made by a man.

For me, Overboard is the funny remake/adaptation. As you say, not the lousy Madonna vehicule.

Now, who do we prefere : 1987 Kurt Russell or 1974 Giancarlo Giannini ?

Goldie made some great movies. Private Benjamin and the oft neglected Protocol are my favorites.

Has there ever been a gay pron parody of this movie?

I do like how Goldie Hawn adopts the Mid-Atlantic accent in the beginning of the movie.

Edward Herrmann, Katherine Helmond, and Roddy McDowall have always had it.

R33 Definitely Giannini (or his son, who is the only decent thing in the 2002 version) but I wouldn't kick Kurt out of my bed either.

Yeah Swept Away says everything Overboard doesnt (though it hints) about politics and male/female power dynamics. It's such an intelligent film, though show it to any millenial/Z-er and they'd have a stroke.

I love a good kidnapping, rape, conspiracy, and forced slavery rom-com.

I was a short, fat, slut?

Is he a falsetto child?

Lighten up R38.

Goldie Hawn as an Ice Queen Bitch From Hell - already I’m sold. She’s so damn likable that seeing her do nasty is just…. It’s why I go to the movies.

Oh, and Kurt, dear lord. No wonder it’s a classic.

"What is that odor?" I love when that bitchy pre amnesia Goldie Hawn asks that. That's just the primal Kurt Russell smell. Hawt!

And I love that reaction when she responds to the closet with all the different compartments for her shoes.

Seriously i, I haven't seen this movie in 20 years but I still remember it! I guess that's what a good film does.

I just...ATE A BUG!

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Incredible sweet, sexual chemistry between these two always.

They should have made more movies together. They could've just dusted off some old scripts from the 30s and 40s and had Carrie Fisher slightly modernize the dialogue and improve it where possible.

R45 They always seemed happy together

I don't think they're that happy anymore, at least not Goldie. Goldie has posted videos on her Instagram and when she's not putting on a giggling schoolgirl performance, she has a very brittle demeanor. I also remember Kurt talking in an interview about how they've both threatened to leave each other over the years.

I think they stay together for their family and the public image.

They were papped on a yacht and were canoodling. I doubt at their age they need to fake it and I think it's rumored they have an open marriage.

Of course, celebrities never know when they're being papped!

They're still not married tho

Of course celebs know R49. My point is I think these two don't give a shit and they are not doing a pr relationships like Cavill or Taylor Swift.

They have been together since 1983. 40 years. Any couple that has been together for 40 years has most likely threatened to leave, divorce, etc.

At 40 years together and in your mid-70's, what is the point of starting over?

That's basically what Kurt said in the interview, what's the point of leaving? But I don't think there's a lot of love there

I never realized this movie wasn’t a hit. It’s funny how certain films just find a second life on TV or video and become “classics.”

The happy couple in Nov 2020.

Kurt Russell was so damn hot in Silkwood.

Its a very enjoyable comedy. I still love to watch it. Kurt Russell and my Dad look so much a like and my Dad was the kind of guy that my Kurt Russell was in that movie. I wish our Stepmother had been like Goldie Hawn though!

It was MGM's big Christmas release that year and bombed, so they switched their backing to Moonstruck.

R58 I still like Protocol better. But it’s never on (no idea if that did well upon release, either).

“Eat your checkers!”

Let’s not discuss Overboard without kudos to the gone too soon costume designer, Wayne Finkelman.

R48 Yes, the open marriage thing is true.

Joanna Stayton is how I imagine most DLers are in real life.

The movie was reissued on Blu-Ray last year. It still holds up. A really fun comedy that is both funny and romantic. Goldie was a great star and she and Kurt were great together.

The film has enough plot holes but somehow they don't matter because the script and the chemistry between Hawn and Russell is so strong.

Inga, you don't shove the food down Shitake’s throat. You place it on her tongue.

Don't they have dogs in Sweden?

Joanna - I'm sure I'm just premenstrual.

Joanna's mother - Then you must go right back to bed for at least two days.

I’m not a bitch.

Andrew! Are you going to bring me my lemon or do I have to squeeze it from my hat?

You don't shove the food down Shitake's throat. You place it on her tongue. Don't they have dogs in Sweden?

This was based on Wertmuller's Swept Away. It wasn't bad but it was tons better than Madonna's abortion of a remake.

Well! I almost had to wait.

They did do a nice job of making the movie palatable in spite of it being about gaslighting, they made him emphasize over and over that he wasn't going to do anything worse to her than make her work off the money she owed him. That made him seem decent and honest, and rather than abusive.

And that's the difference between a family comedy, and a realistic movie...

Can't believe no one has quoted this famous scene yet.

R62, it can't be an open marriage if they aren't married.

Honey, anyone together that long is "married".

"Darling, if we have a baby, we can't BE the baby any more." Wise motherly advice that should be given to a lot more young princesses.

The movie is an adorable update of The Taming of the Shrew.

Sorry, but the last movie I liked her in was Private Benjamin (1980).

Edith - Cigarette, darling?

Joanna - I don't smoke, Mother. Do I?

Edith - Of course you smoke. You've always smoked.

Dr. Korman - I smoke. Why don't we all smoke?

Grant - Why do I have to smoke? I've never smoked. I get sick when I smoke. Why does everyone try to make me do what I don't want to do?

Edith - Grant, we are not interested in your therapy.

Grant - I had my nervous breakdown and I didn't have therapy. I never had therapy!

[Joanna picks up a tray and walks toward Edith]

Joanna - Mother, would you like some?

Dr. Korman - I'd love some.

Grant - Put that down! Good God, Joanna! We have servants for that.

Edith - Now, really, this is going too far.

Dr. Korman - Joanna, what motivated you to rise and go get the serving tray?

Joanna - Well, I thought you might be hungry.

Dr. Korman - That's excellent.

Edith - What's excellent about it?

Dr. Korman - I was hungry.

Goldie is excellent in comedies and dramatic roles. Watch movies, Sugarland Express and Deceived for her serious roles. I love how Goldie's character changes from rich bitch...to down to earth, sweet mom and wife in Overboard. Very funny movie!

R77 the rich family scenes were the best...wish we got more of those. My favorite was the shrink family friend who randomly played piano

R80 Dr. Norman Korman. Great part, and well cast.

Edith - Dr Korman, will she ever again be the debutante I raised? Will she be one of us?

Dr. Korman - Joanna wants to rediscover her old self. Her memory's almost completely restored. She even recalled the session where I wrote this. ♪ I love you madly though you treat me badly... ♪

Edith - Dr Korman! Please! We need analysis, not "Moon River"!

Andrew...I'm sitting.

Oh, get that thing out of my face! Argh...what a horrible wig.

R83

Wilbur She's not the nicest person around...She made some remarks about Rose's hair, which I didn't care for.

Well, I'm glad you've finally come to your senses! I was prepared to sue you.

I don't know who I am, but I'm sure I have a lawyer.

Doctor Nice panties. Some initials here, she didn't know what they meant. JS.

Dean She wouldn't cos, see, I bought these for her at a garage sale.

Doctor I bought my wife a garter at a yard sale.

Dean I bet you did.

- What's my maiden name?

- Annie... Goolihy.

- Annie Goolihy? Where in God's name did I grow up, Dogpatch?

[quoted] Has there ever been a gay pron parody of this movie?

Over-bored?

Kurt seems like the kind of straight guy who'd try getting pegged.

Let's face it, we DL queens all stan Joanna Stayton pre amnesia.

She was the original DL bitch. lol

I suppose I belong in this hovel. Well, this is my life...........I didn't marry very well, did I?

In the director's cut of Swing Shift, Russell shows his ass and it's gorgeous.

Goldie is a lucky woman.

My regards to Schwartzman and Heinliken!

That scene where Goldie lets the smug teacher have it is one of the movie's best. Was it at roughly the halfway point? It definitely feels like an end of act one kind of moment.

I agree r93. Also, I love the scene where Goldie thinks Kurt is at the bar but he's working another job to feed his kids. Very touching.

Yes. This is one that I will always watch when it shows up. The dorky little mini golf construction...Annie spraying everyone with the kitchen hose while laughing her head off..."I ate...a bug"...it is all very good to watch every time. I haven't seen Private Benjamin, but really want to.

The real question- if you were Edward Herrmann would you leave her or take her home?

We moved here? Deliberately?

I love this movie too. Watched it many times. The 80s had some great comedies with women.

Love Big Business and Nine to Five.

Big business has some great quotable lines too

Nice kimono. You get that in Nam?

R99 you made me chortle. I forgot that little gem.

It's Ethel Kennedy's favorite film.