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Summary

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.

Cast

Goldie Hawn

Joanna Stayton / Annie Proffitt

Kurt Russell

Dean Proffitt

Edward Herrmann

Grant Stayton III

Mike Hagerty

Billy Pratt

Katherine Helmond

Edith Mintz

Roddy McDowall

Andrew

Jared Rushton

Charlie Proffitt

Jeffrey Wiseman

Joey Proffitt

Brian Price

Travis Proffitt

Jamie Wild

Greg Proffitt

Frank Campanella

Captain Karl

Henry Alan Miller

Dr. Norman Korman (as Harvey Alan Miller)

Frank Buxton

Elk Cove: Wilbur Budd

Carol Williard

Elk Cove: Rose Budd

Doris Hess

Elk Cove: Adele Burbridge

Ed Cree

Elk Cove: Thud Gittman

Mona Lyden

Elk Cove: Gertie

Lucinda Crosby

Elk Cove: Waitress

Bing Russell

Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl

Richard Stahl

Elk Cove: Hospital Psychiatrist

Ray Combs

Elk Cove: Cop at Hospital

Marvin Braverman

Elk Cove: Doctor at Hospital

Tim Wright

The Wright Brothers Band

Tom Wright

The Wright Brothers Band

John McDowell III

The Wright Brothers Band

Steve Walker

The Wright Brothers Band

Israel Juarbe

The Yacht: Engine Room Crewman

Robert Goldman

The Yacht: Crew Helmsman

Keith Syphers

The Yacht: Crew

Robert Meadows

The Yacht: Crew

Julie Paris

Grant's Girlfriends

Rielle Hunter

Grant's Girlfriends (as Lisa Hunter)

Lisa Beth Ross

Grant's Girlfriends

Erin Grant

Grant's Girlfriends

Liz Stewart

Grant's Girlfriends

Laura Fabian

Grant's Girlfriends

Paul Tinder

Coast Guard Cutter: Coast Guard Captain

Scott Marshall

Coast Guard Cutter: Coast Guard Spotter Lucas

Bill Applebaum

Coast Guard Cutter: Coast Guard Friend

Don Thompson

Coast Guard Cutter: Coast Guard Guy

Héctor Elizondo

Garbage Scow Skipper (uncredited)

Irena Ferris

Model - Dancing girl on deck

Paul Fonteyn

The Yacht: Chef Paul (uncredited)

Michael Shane Margolin

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Garry Marshall

Drummer (uncredited)

Blair Richwood

Psychiatric Nurse (uncredited)

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Olaf, Stayton Flunky (uncredited)

Wyatt Russell

Baby at Golf Course (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Garry Marshall

Screenplay

Leslie Dixon

Reviews

narrator56

August 22, 2020

This movie wouldn’t make any of my top 20 lists (if I took the time to create some) but I think it is a charming film, and that is quite an accomplishment. Because if it weren’t for the talented ensemble main actors, Garry Marshall directing, and a witty script (the writer has Pay it Forward and others on her resume), this movie could easily have been a stinker. As it is, it has a lot of laughs, cute child actors, some character development, and a fun time for all.

It is priceless to watch the Goldie Hawk character go from snooty, haughty rich bitch, to a sensitive self-deprecating amnesiac mom who is not cut out for motherhood and in over her head. What she learns about herself doesn’t come from her memory, but from what the Kurt Russell character relates to her, so she hears how she had sex with him their first date and she says, “I’m a slut.” Sexist, of course, but at least she is saying it about herself, and she does come through for her ‘family’ in the end.

It is a harmless good time. I wouldn’t go out of my way to watch it, but I wouldn’t change channels if it came on either. As an aside, I haven’t seen the remake, so I can’t make comparisons. Probably should judge both on their own merits anyway, right?