Overboard

About Overboard

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.

Overboard is a 1987 comedy romance film directed by Garry Marshall. It runs 112 minutes and was released in December 1987.

The film is filed under lighthearted, amnesia, single father, and fish out of water.

Goldie Hawn stars as Joanna Stayton, Kurt Russell as Dean Proffitt, Edward Herrmann as Grant Stayton III, and Mike Hagerty as Billy Pratt. The screenplay is by Leslie Dixon. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and YouTube TV in the United States.

Trading Places, New in Town, and Titanic make useful companions to Overboard, all filed under mischievous and rich snob. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 1,056 votes and it carries a PG rating.