Splash: The Little Mermaid in the Heart of New York
Like many other feature films, the film I spray by Ron Howard, released in 1984, can be (re)discovered now and for free on the France Télévisions website (france.tv).
This romantic comedy tells the story of Allen Bauer, played by Tom Hanks, a New York businessman who, on vacation in Cape Cod, is mysteriously saved from drowning by a woman with long golden hair. This woman (who will eventually be named Madison), played by Daryl Hannah, is actually a mermaid. Fascinated by his savior whose true nature he does not know, Allen returns to New York with a vague memory of this event.
A few days later, Madison, anxious to find Allen, decides to go looking for him. Amazed by the human world, she goes to New York and arrives in the city in the simplest device (which led Disney to censor one of the film’s most cult scenes). Unaware of his true nature, Allen falls in love with Madison. Their romance develops quickly, despite Madison’s strange behavior as she learns everything about the human world and must avoid water at all costs to avoid turning into a mermaid again.
Their relationship is tested by Walter Kornbluth (Eugene Levy), a scientist obsessed with mythological creatures. Suspecting Madison is a mermaid, he attempts to prove her existence to the scientific world.
Between Pretty Woman and The Little Mermaid
I spray It is the first film distributed by Touchstone Pictures, a label created by Disney Studios for films aimed at a more adult audience. Pretty Womanreleased six years later, it is also a Touchstone film, with which it has a lot in common I spray. We think in particular about the shopping session at Bloomingdale’s, or the scene at the restaurant (one can’t eat snails, the other can’t eat lobster), and above all the six days granted to the two heroines outside of their world, in the company of their Prince Charmings.
Of course, Ron Howard’s film is also heavily inspired by Andersen’s fairy tale, which served as the basis for the cult Disney cartoon.
In the tale, a young mermaid aspires to become human to be with the prince she loves, sacrificing her voice and facing many obstacles to achieve her dream. This quest for transformation and forbidden love is a central theme in both stories. However, there are notable differences. While Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” is often dark and tragic, I spray adopts a lighter and more comical tone.
Source: Cine Serie
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