Overboard
“From opulence... to rags... to love.”
Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.
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Cast
47 people
Goldie Hawn
Joanna Stayton / Annie Proffitt
Known for
Death Becomes Her
The First Wives Club
Kurt Russell
Dean Proffitt
Known for
The Hateful Eight
The Thing
Edward Herrmann
Grant Stayton III
Known for
Gilmore Girls
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Mike Hagerty
Billy Pratt
Known for
Lucky Louie
Inspector Gadget
Katherine Helmond
Edith Mintz
Known for
Brazil
Cars
Roddy McDowall
Andrew
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Fright Night
Jared Rushton
Charlie Proffitt
Known for
Big
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Jeffrey Wiseman
Joey Proffitt
Also in
Home Alone
The Babe
Brian Price
Travis Proffitt
Also in
Shadow Warriors
Jamie Wild
Greg Proffitt
Also in
The Dollmaker
Scandal Sheet
Frank Campanella
Captain Karl
Known for
The Producers
Capone
Henry Alan Miller
Dr. Norman Korman (as Harvey Alan Miller)
Garry Marshall Director · Leslie Dixon Screenplay Alan Silvestri Composer
Worldwide gross $27M · Budget $22M · United States release December 16, 1987
Box office
Budget
$22,000,000
Worldwide gross
$26,700,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Star Partners
Production
Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · December 16, 1987
Theatrical
United States · December 16, 1987
Theatrical
Argentina
January 14, 1999 · Theatrical
Australia
March 17, 1988 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 17, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Colombia
May 26, 1988 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 26, 1988 · Theatrical
Finland
February 10, 1989 · Theatrical
France
December 6, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Germany
April 21, 1988 · Theatrical · West Germany
Ireland
June 10, 1988 · Theatrical
Italy
November 1, 1989 · Physical · VHS
Japan
May 28, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 2, 1988 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 16, 1987 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 15, 1988 · Theatrical
Russia
August 28, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Singapore
January 6, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Spain
May 20, 1988 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 28, 1988 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 1, 1988 · Theatrical · German
July 2, 1988 · Theatrical · French
Türkiye
December 16, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 10, 1988 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 27, 1988 · Theatrical
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