The film “Overboard” (actors: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell) is one of the easiest and funniest comedies of the 80s. Very often she is called unique, as the main actors in it are the famous Hollywood couple Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. And the story underlying the script seems to be a story about Cinderella “the other way around”, however, the picture has more humor than romance.
Real maestro
The film "Overboard", the actors of which are known to everyone, became the key in the filmography of the director Harry Marshall, after which all of Hollywood unanimously recognized the true master of the romcom in the author. The peak of the director’s work was the inimitable Beauty, after which the palm of the genre championship was picked up by Nora Efron, who was re-qualified from the scriptwriter as the director, who shot Insomnia in Seattle. In the best traditions of the genre, Harry Marshall masterfully created his creation - the melodramatic comedy “Overboard”. Actors and the roles of a difficult story about a meeting of two people from different walks of life under his strict guidance managed to convey to the viewer the moral message of the film.
Structure
In principle, all Marshall's works are similar to each other, but invariably good. The film "Overboard", whose actors have demonstrated their professionalism, was no exception. The structure of each director’s creation is divided into three interconnected and equivalent parts:
Acquaintance with the characters, the main characters, during which the viewer comes to understand how these people are different. Acquaintance is invariably accompanied by a bunch of curious situations and fervent disagreements (fights) between the characters.
The process of re-education, during which all the negative that was shown in the previous part, invariably gets a comic outline, and then completely disappears under the influence of various circumstances.
Happy end, violently full of romance, after it - the coveted idyll.
All three conventional parts of “Overboard” (actors, visuals, musical accompaniment) are magnificent. It is worth noting that Marshall always manages to select the ratio of melodrama to comedy in perfect proportions. His work never turns into a continuous series of gags, nor into an inexhaustible stream of “pink snot”, remaining kind and sweet, funny and family. Even traditional moralism “not that gold glitters” and the moral message from the series “with a lovely paradise in a hut” do not look silly and alien. They are served unobtrusively and easily, so much that they are taken for granted (after so many misfortunes, the heroes must undoubtedly find happiness).
Plot
The picture “Overboard” (the actors of which got married shortly after filming) has an interesting plot. The main character, Joanna Stayton, the bitchy wife of a pompous and self-confident oligarch, hires the usual hard-working carpenter Dean Profit, so that he could make her another shoe box. However, instead of paying, a spoiled and arrogant woman gives the master a lot of nit-picking and remarks. However, by the will of fate, they will have to meet in a different setting. And time spent together will help Joanna find true love and go through the process of "re-education."
main characters
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell no doubt agreed to become the main characters in the movie melodrama Overboard. The actors who took part in the filming noted the wonderful creative atmosphere that prevailed on the set. Thanks to fruitful work, the viewer has the opportunity to get acquainted with the central characters - the spectacular rich blonde Joanne (Goldie Hawn) and the hardworking carpenter Dean Profititt (Kurt Russell).
It so happened that a bored, domineering and extremely selfish Joanna deserved punishment from heaven, but who would have thought that it would turn into a real gift of fate.
Goldie Hawn coped with the task perfectly thanks to her pronounced comedic talent, amazing feminine attractiveness and grace, as well as stunning energy. Not every actress manages to unmistakably combine two opposites in one image - a tender wife and a loving mother and a notorious bitch.
Kurt Russell played perfectly, because it contains the spontaneity, charm and even childish enthusiasm necessary for this role. In general, the Russell Hawn tandem is a one hundred percent hit. Thanks to the efforts of the entire creative team working on the project, we got an excellent romantic comedy with an amazing storyline and great casting.
Three more
In the history of the global film industry, there are three completely different film projects called "Man Overboard." The actors who took part in their filming differ not only in nationality, but also in the level of professionalism.
The first picture is a drama of the era of the USSR (1931). In the story, the main character, the young shipbuilder Sasha, suffers, because can't put up with everyday routine. Representatives of the Baptist sect took advantage of this, having accepted the “lost soul” into their ranks. Some stay in it adversely affects the mental state of the guy, he rushes overboard. Komsomol members manage to save him and take patronage over Alexander. Actors: Sergey Ponachevny, Leonid Kmit, Pavel Kurzner, Nina Shaternikova.
Overseas
2008 USA comedy also has the title Man Overboard. Director Oliver Robins brought to the screen the story of the main character CJ, the owner of a boat store in which three young friends are passionate about anything but the sales process. The owner, in desperation, hires experienced manager Johnny, which leads to an increase in not only profit, but also trouble. Actors: Matthew Kaminsky, Mel Fair, Floyd Van Baskirk, Jeffrey E. Stein, Graham Norris.
The joint project of France and Belgium - the film "Man Overboard" (actors: Pascalin Krevkor, Didier De Neck, Christian Krachai) will be released in 2015 and is declared as a drama.