Splash - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Splash"
Splash (1984)
Timing: 1:51 (111 min)
Splash - TMDB rating
6.3/10
1286
Splash - Kinopoisk rating
7.05/10
8754
Splash - IMDB rating
6.3/10
89000

Actors and characters

Photo Tom Hanks #2076Photo Tom Hanks #2077Photo Tom Hanks #2078Photo Tom Hanks #2079

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks
Character Allen Bauer
Photo Daryl Hannah #46067Photo Daryl Hannah #46068Photo Daryl Hannah #46069Photo Daryl Hannah #46070

Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah
Character Madison
Photo Eugene Levy #44831Photo Eugene Levy #44832Photo Eugene Levy #44833

Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy
Character Walter Kornbluth
Photo John Candy #78155

John Candy

John Candy
Character Freddie Bauer
Photo Dody Goodman #48425Photo Dody Goodman #48426Photo Dody Goodman #48427

Dody Goodman

Dody Goodman
Character Mrs. Stimler
Photo Shecky Greene #109871

Shecky Greene

Shecky Greene
Character Mr. Buyrite
Photo Howard Morris #85553

Howard Morris

Howard Morris
Character Dr. Zidell
Photo Tony DiBenedetto #106283
Tony DiBenedetto
Character Tim, the Doorman
Photo Patrick Cronin #90177

Patrick Cronin

Patrick Cronin
Character Michaelson
Charles Walker
Character Michaelson's Partner
Photo David Knell #46515

David Knell

David Knell
Character Claude
Photo Jeff Doucette #59947Photo Jeff Doucette #59948Photo Jeff Doucette #59949Photo Jeff Doucette #59950

Jeff Doucette

Jeff Doucette
Character Junior
Photo Tony Longo #39302

Tony Longo

Tony Longo
Character Augie
Photo Nora Denney #30105Photo Nora Denney #30106

Nora Denney

Nora Denney
Character Ms. Stein
Photo Charles Macaulay #230776Photo Charles Macaulay #230777Photo Charles Macaulay #230778
Charles Macaulay
Character The President
Ronald F. Hoiseck
Character Dr. Johannsen
Lou Tiano
Character Bartender
Photo Joe Grifasi #78220Photo Joe Grifasi #78221Photo Joe Grifasi #78222

Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi
Character Manny
Photo Rance Howard #8027

Rance Howard

Rance Howard
Character McCullough
Corki Grazer
Character Wife
Photo Fred Lerner #71610
Fred Lerner
Character Husband
David Lloyd Nelson
Character Lt. Ingram
Al Chesney
Character Fat Jack
Photo Lowell Ganz #71803
Lowell Ganz
Character Stan, the Tour Guide
Photo James Ritz #8037
James Ritz
Character T.V. Dept. Manager
Maurice Rice
Character TV Salesman
Photo Pierre Epstein #81588
Pierre Epstein
Character Dr. Hess
Photo Cheryl Howard #54911
Cheryl Howard
Character Girl at Wedding
Louisa Marie
Character Girl at Wedding
Photo Valerie Wildman #62407

Valerie Wildman

Valerie Wildman
Character Wedding Guest
Christopher Thomas
Character Wedding Guest
Photo Rick Dano #46357
Rick Dano
Character Wedding Guest
Photo Clint Howard #8019Photo Clint Howard #8020Photo Clint Howard #8021Photo Clint Howard #8022

Clint Howard

Clint Howard
Character Wedding Guest
Photo Ron Kuhlman #114223
Ron Kuhlman
Character Man with Date
Lori Kessler
Character Girl with Date
Photo Joe Cirillo #47422
Joe Cirillo
Character Sergeant Munson
Tom Toner
Character Parilli
Photo Lee Delano #108274

Lee Delano

Lee Delano
Character Sergeant Lelandowski
Migdia Skarsgård Chinea
Character Wanda
Jack Denton
Character Man by Elevator
Nick Cinardo
Character George

Fil Formicola

Fil Formicola
Character Policeman
Photo Than Wyenn #230779Photo Than Wyenn #230780Photo Than Wyenn #230781
Than Wyenn
Character Mr. Ambrose
Clare Peck
Character TV Reporter
Eileen Saki
Character Dr. Fujimoto
Photo Jodi Long #22404

Jodi Long

Jodi Long
Character Reporter
Victoria Lucas
Character Reporter
Jeffrey Dreisbach
Character Reporter
Amy Ingersoll
Character Reporter
Photo Daryl Edwards #49807

Daryl Edwards

Daryl Edwards
Character Reporter
Photo Jack Hallett #119732
Jack Hallett
Character Reporter
Photo Bill Smitrovich #24670

Bill Smitrovich

Bill Smitrovich
Character Ralph Bauer
Nancy Raffa
Character Mary Bauer
David Kreps
Character Young Allen
Jason Late
Character Young Freddie
Shayla Mackarvich
Character Young Madison

What's left behind the scenes

  • Splash was the first film produced by Touchstone Films, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios.
  • Daryl Hannah swam so quickly in her mermaid costume that the film crew and support team couldn't always keep up with her. The actress had loved imagining herself as a mermaid from Andersen's fairy tale since childhood and had learned to swim 'like a mermaid' very well, keeping her legs together.
  • Actor John Candy initially auditioned for the role of Kornblatt, but the producers persuaded him to play Freddie Bowers.
  • According to director Ron Howard, John Candy (1950-1994) was once late to the set and thus delayed filming, which was unusual for him. Candy apologized to Howard at length and eloquently, to which Howard said they could now start shooting. Candy then revealed that he hadn't slept that night and was still drunk, all because he had gone to a bar the day before where he ran into Jack Nicholson, who recognized him and bought him drinks all night. After that, Candy brilliantly performed the scene where he is hit by a ball on the court in one take.
  • The mermaid's image is due to Robert Short. Initially, he wanted to give her a tail like a dolphin, but Ron Howard rejected this idea and said something “more tropical” was needed. Eventually, Short came up with a tail resembling that of a koi carp.
  • Ariel in Ron Clements and John Musker's animated film “The Little Mermaid” (1989) was originally intended to be blonde, but was made a redhead to distinguish her from Daryl Hannah's character.
  • Daryl Hannah's fin weighed almost 16 kg, it took three hours to attach it to the actress, and she had to remain motionless the entire time. She couldn't eat anything during the filming day, lest she feel the need to go to the bathroom.
  • An underwater trampoline was used during the filming of Madison's (played by Daryl Hannah) jump out of the water already in mermaid form after meeting Allen (Tom Hanks) on the beach. A stunt double with a mermaid tail stood in for Hannah.
  • In the restaurant scene, Daryl Hannah – a vegetarian – refused to eat a real lobster. All the innards had to be removed from the prepared lobsters and the space filled with palm hearts and mashed potatoes. According to Ron Howard, Hannah was very concerned about the lobsters.
  • The film was shot in a hurry to get ahead of another film with the same title, in which Warren Beatty was supposed to star and for which Robert Towne had written the screenplay. Production of that film was initially delayed due to fears that Hollywood actors would go on strike, and then the project was shut down altogether.
  • The actress who played young Madison never wore a mermaid tail, and a prop tail for the young mermaid wasn't even made. The tail seen splashing in the water was actually adult Madison's fins, attached to a stick and with the tips cut off.
  • When Disney launched the streaming service Disney+, the scene in which Madison kisses Allen and runs into the water had to be edited and Madison’s hair lengthened to cover her exposed buttocks.
  • According to director Ron Howard, John Candy once arrived late to the set, delaying filming, which was unusual for him. Candy apologized profusely and eloquently to Howard, to which Howard replied that they could now begin shooting. Candy then revealed that he hadn't slept that night and was still drunk because he had gone to a bar the day before and run into Jack Nicholson, who recognized him and bought him drinks all night. After that, Candy brilliantly performed the scene on the first take, where he is hit by a ball on the court.
  • Daryl Hannah swam so quickly in the mermaid costume that the film crew and support team couldn't always keep up with her. The actress had loved imagining herself as a mermaid from Andersen's fairy tale since childhood and had very well learned to swim “like a mermaid,” keeping her legs together.
  • In the restaurant scene, Daryl Hannah – a vegetarian – refused to eat real lobster. All the insides had to be removed from the prepared lobsters and the space filled with palm hearts and mashed potatoes. According to Ron Howard, Hannah was very concerned about the lobsters.
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