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Quick Info

Rating

6.8/10

Release1987

Runtime1h 52m

StatusReleased

Budget$22,000,000

Revenue$26,700,000

Production

Star Partners

Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Movie

Overboard

1987

1h 52m

6.8

Comedy

Romance

Synopsis

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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