Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann, Katherine Helmond, Roddy McDowall ...( see more  see more... ) , Jared Rushton

Joanna Slayton is very rich and very spoiled. When she falls overboard from her yacht in the harbor of a small Oregon town she develops amnesia. She's taken in by Dean Profitt, a local carpenter she's...( read more  read more... ) previously maligned. Profitt, in revenge, persuades her that she is his wife and the mother of his four boys. Eventually, they "humanize" her until her memory returns.

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PG, 1 hr. 53 min.

Directed by: Garry Marshall

Release Date: December 18, 1987

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DVD Release Date: September 19, 2000

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  • September 13, 2009
    Rom 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.
  • June 13, 2009
    Kurt Russel is a champ! Can't wait to ensnare a woman the same way and teach her up proper
  • December 6, 2008
    Overboard, 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)cenes ensue.
  • June 11, 2008
    I LOVE how they show this all the time on basic cable. It's so cute.
  • June 8, 2008
    With Mullets and illogical plots this movie is still great.
  • January 31, 2010
    I wish i had amnesia so i wouldn't remember this dog turd
  • January 25, 2010
    Overboard is a movie starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell released in 1987 & directed by Garry Marshall. Joanna Stayton (Goldie Hawn) is the pampered wife of pretentious socialite Grant Stayton III (Edward Herrmann). When their yacht gets stuck in Elk Cove, OR, Joanna falls over...( read more)board and develops amnesia, Dean (unpaid carpenter) takes advantage of the situation, kidnaps her, and tells her that she's his wife and the mother of his four unruly sons. Joanna, now believing that her name is Annie, struggles to become a housewife and mother for the first time.
  • January 8, 2010
    I love Overboard!!! It's so funny. The best film that real-life couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell could have made together!!! This film is funny from the word go, loads of chaos and laughs throughout. Goldie Hawn is hilarious and she's one of the best comical actresses out ther...( read more)e. A classic film and one that is truly a family favorite of mine, as my whole family also love it, so i think others may too!!!
  • December 22, 2009
    this is a great film, very funny.
  • December 21, 2009
    a cute story of how a rich snobby woman learns what is like to be poor and then finds love and happiness with a widowed father and his children

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