"What you looking at? You never seen a guy who slept with a fish before? "
"Splash"
Thursday the 16th of May
I'm in love with a mermaid!" read the opening line of Leonard Maltin's
original review for Splash. And with the delightful Darryl Hannah in the
lead, who could fault Maltin for his public declaration of ardor?
The story begins in 1959, when a young boy is rescued from a watery grave by an adolescent mermaid. Twenty-five years later, the boy has grown up and lo and behold, it's Tom Hanks.Meanwhile, the mermaid, likewise grown up, has surfaced in search of Hanks, her long-lost love.
On dry
land, the mermaid is
able to walk about on legs; any contact with salt water, and she reverts
to her half-fish form.Adopting the name of Madison from a New York
street sign, the girl manages to win Hanks' heart. Alas, a secret
government lab, populated by such smarmy types as Richard B. Shull and
Eugene Levy, captures Madison for research purposes and possible
vivisection.
A captivating confection from the peerless creative team of
director Ron Howard and screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel.
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and coming soon
"Jason And The Argonauts"
on Thursday the 13th of June
"Withnail and I"
on Thursday the 18th of July
"Soylent Green"
on Thursday the 29th of August
"Cabaret"
on Thursday the 26th of September
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