Overboard (1987 film)

Overboard
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Garry Marshall
Written by	Leslie Dixon
Produced by	Nick Abdo Roddy McDowall Alexandra Rose Anthea Sylbert
Starring	Goldie Hawn Kurt Russell Edward Herrmann Katherine Helmond Roddy McDowall
Cinematography	John A. Alonzo
Edited by	Sonny Baskin Dov Hoenig
Music by	Alan Silvestri Gary S Paxton
Production companies	Star Partners Ltd. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	MGM/UA Distribution Co.
Release date	December 18, 1987 (1987-12-18)
Running time	112 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$22 million[2]
Box office	$26.7 million[1]

Overboard is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, written by Leslie Dixon, starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell,^[3] and produced by Roddy McDowall, who also co-stars alongside Edward Herrmann and Katherine Helmond. The film follows a demeaning, wealthy socialite who suffers from amnesia after falling from her yacht while vacationing on the Oregon Coast, only to be taken in by a working-class carpenter whom she had mistreated.

The film's soundtrack was composed by Alan Silvestri while the Wright Brothers music used in the film was produced by Gary S. Paxton in Nashville, TN. Although it opened to mixed reviews, it was a box office success. Overboard is considered a classic by some, and has been remade several times. In 1992, it was adapted in the Indian film Ek Ladka Ek Ladki, in 2006, it was adapted into the South Korean television series Couple or Trouble, and in 2018 it was remade with Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez in reversed roles. The plot of the 1997 Malayalam film Mayaponman is loosely based on this film.