Overboard (1987)

Directed by Garry Marshall · Cinematography by John A. Alonzo

PG112 min103 frames

ComedyRomance

From opulence... to rags... to love.

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What is Overboard about?

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.

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

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Across 103 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of Overboard (71% of the sample). Cinematographer John A. Alonzo keeps 56% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.

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