splash ( 1984 ) represent tom hank and daryl hannah and john candy and eugene levy and and shecky greene and dody goodman and richard b. shull and bobby di cicco and howard moris and patrick cronin and david knell and tony di benedetto and charles walker and rnoald f. hoiseck and joe grifasi and lowell ganz and maurice rice and cheryl howard and pierre epstein and valerie wildman and jack denton and nick cinardo and fil formicola and clare peck and jodi long and amy ingersoll and jack hallett and bill smitrovich and nancy raffa and jason late and david nelson and jill jacobson and vincent jerosa and charles mitchell and nick vallelonga . director ron howard and screenplay brian grazer and bruce jay friedman and lowell ganz . from 1984 and this be ron howard romantic comedy inspire by the beloved child fairy tale the little mermaid and even before the beloved disney film take hold of everyone notion of mermaid and male romance . it star a young tom hank and before his success a an actor and at a time when he be do mostly comedy . he play allen bauer and a new york boy who a a child fell off a boat and nearly drown but be rescue by a mysterious mermaid ( daryl hannah ) . year later a an adult and he and his brother freddie ( john candy ) reside and work in new york city a product ship men by a pier . a fate would have it and allen reunites with the beautiful mermaid . lose and confuse and mute and nude and he take her in a a guest in his apartment and later a a lover . she learn english through watch television and avoids reveal her true identity a a mermaid . when she be out of water and she be human ( with leg ) and when she be wet and she become a mermaid . now and for today young audience and one will note the similarity to the recent film aquamarine . turn out aquamarine be inspire by this film and but splash be the great film . the screenplay and the work of three talent and be witty and comedic and yet touchingly romantic . despite the fantasy element and and even fantasy within fantasy ( the mermaid couldn not talk and then learn english after one day at bloomingdale . ) be still a work of complete order and balance . we really do believe that this be logically happen in 1980 new york city . ron howard direction be equally superb . tom hank be do a fine job and but he be not do anything challenge . neither be john candy and who be clearly just do the thing he be best know for . but we have to take in mind that this be not a serious romance and it be the first of many romantic comedy that would gradually take over film . the 1980 saw many romantic comedy that would become classic . moonstruck with cher for instance . unfortunately and splash do not make a big splash at the time of it release . the end be a bit of a surprise and too sugary sweet a tom hank leave the mortal world behind for her . so while this film be not a classic per se and it be a fine document of 80 comedy . and they use to make them a lot good than they do now . this be a lovely romantic film and one that can be appreciate by the whole family . with music by lee holrdige that be very moving and splendid cinematography by donald peterman . this be and by the way and also quite a date movie .