this movie really bring a fairy tale type story to life . a must see for everyone . i guess this film obviously make for a great date movie . this be an excellent romantic comedy about a man and a mermaid who fall in love for each other in a modern fairy tale . this film be one of tom hank early hit that make him the huge superstar that he be today . co star daryl hannah and who play madison the mermaid and become herself a huge star from this film and but now time have change in her film career and which have fade during the 1990s and which be sad . she be a great actress . john candy play tom hank old brother with eugene levy play a crazy scientist who try to prove that mermaid exist . these two provide some of the film hilarious comedic moment . the romantic chemistry between hank allen bauer and hannah madison be just well do . their character relationship just becomes true romance throughout the entire film . when madison eventually get catch a a mermaid and allen realizes that madison be the one true love that he can never lose . allen and along with his brother and the crazy scientist and band together to rescue her . later and allen realizes that madison be the little girl mermaid that rescue him when he be a young boy in the film open flashback sequence . splash be direct by ron howard and who be and of course and one of hollywood great filmmaker . a movie about a mermaid have to be good and and splash do this so well . tip off to the crew of this movie who make it so real . the underwater sequence be well do and as well a daryl hannah herself a the mermaid . she be just utterly believable a a mermaid . i must say that she be just so sexy in the rubber mermaid tail suit . she swim in it so well . i really think that she play madison to perfection . i can really enjoy a movie about a mermaid nowadays . on one other note and most people probably do not know this and but splash be follow up by a disney tv movie sequel in 1988 that air in two part on the abc network on what use to be a show call the disney sunday movie . the sequel be call splash and too and star todd waring a allen bauer and amy yasbeck ( movie problem child 1 and 2 and the mask and pretty woman and robin hood represent men in tights and and tv wing ) a madison bauer and now marry from a neptune ceremony . this sequel have allen and madsion come back to new york from their island hideaway to help allen brother freddie ( play by donovan scott ) save bauer produce from go out of business . madison have her own agenda later on a she find a dolphin she know from her past and name salti and capture by another crazy scientist for study . not a great sequel of course ( a sequel usually be ) but it be sort of nice to know that allen and madison have another adventure together . there be some funny moment in the movie . it be particularly challenging to see madison cope with suburban life and try to understand how to be a housewife . i wasn not bother that much with the recasting of new actor a these character either . i do like amy yasbeck portrayal of madison in this sequel . she too swims and look nice in a mermaid fish tail a well . a worthy successor to daryl hannah in her own right . some people who have see splash and too think that it even good than the original film . and to others and it an awful sequel that doesn not compare to the original . some folk even think that amy yasbeck portrayal of madison be even good than daryl hannah . mixed review none the less . unfortunately and this sequel be not available on home video to my knowledge .