Splash (1984)

We're ready to dive into this one! (I make no apologies for my terrible puns)

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Splash is the classic love story of a man who falls in love with a mythical fish woman and ya know. They make it work out. This is Hanks's first lead role in a movie, and the sprightly young age of 28. He stars in this with the always lovely Daryl Hannah. The cast is actually pretty amazing, being rounded out with John Candy and Eugene Levy. Looking into some trivia on this, Hanks was cast in this after a *lot* of other actors turned it down - Including Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, John Travolta, Michael Keaton, Burt Reynolds, Robin Williams, Christopher Reeve, and more. And honestly, I can't picture a single one of them nailing this role like Hanks did.

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For our pairing tonight, I was inspired by the restaurant scene where Hannah is devouring a lobster. I read that during the filming of this, she was a vegetarian and refused to eat any real lobsters for the shot. So the crew took cooked lobsters, pulled out the meat, and filled the shells with some kind of tofu mixture. She cried between takes over the death of the lobsters. So in honor of Hannah and her dearly departed crustaceans, we're having vegan lobster rolls! They're made out of hearts of palm, which kind of taste like artichoke hearts. But that's not the point of this post.

The point is HANKS! He was so adorable and charming in this movie. And does it get any cuter than Daryl Hannah? My husband's review: "Pretty epic. Kind of like an urban Little Mermaid, but with the roles reversed." Has he seen the Little Mermaid? She was a girl looking for dong. Kiiiinda similar plot line. But instead of our mermaid keeping her legs, she somehow swims off into Atlantis with her human beau...who doesn't have to worry about breathing underwater? Whatever, this isn't the kind of film where you get into logistics, you just enjoy the silly ride. And we thank you for it, Hanksyboo!