OVERBOARD

1987
Director:  Garry Marshall
Writer:  Leslie Dixon
Starring:  Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn


I feel like it's time for a chick flick.  Overboard is definitely one of my top lovey dovey movies, if not my favorite.  The music and costumes scream '80s, but in my opinion, the best films in all the genres originated in the 1980s and 1990s.  


Goldie Hawn plays a snotty, rich bitch who gets a rude awakening to say the least.  After being ripped off, Kurt Russell gets his sweet revenge by transforming Hawn into a personal slave.  The trailer at the end of this says it all...


I love this movie for several reasons.  It refrains from being sappy, like most films in this genre tend to be described as.  It's more like two people fall in love during this comedic plot.  It differs from other chick flicks because usually the love stories are overwhelming and fade out everything else going on in the film.  Boring.  


Kurt Russell's charm is priceless and simply shines.  He really does put an immense amount of personality into his character.  Hawn is amazing playing two personalities from opposite sides of the track.  It's classic watching someone of her status adapt into an average lifestyle.  Her failures at basic chores and surviving necessities, let alone raising three reckless little boys, are priceless.


This movie melts my heart, especially when "Dean" tells "Annie"  the legend behind why boats honk three times, all while Elvis Presely's "Can't Help Falling In Love With You", my future wedding song, plays in the background:) xo