Splash & Roxanne

Ron Howard’s SPLASH
(PG, 1984, 109 min)

A young eight-year-old Allen Bauer nearly drowns as a child until he is saved by a mysterious mermaid girl. Years later, Allen believes his childhood incident was a hallucination. But when Allen has a second encounter with the same mermaid named Madison, his life is turned upside down. Allen and Madison are soulmates who are meant for each other, but can their love survive Madison’s revelation of her mermaid heritage let alone the pursuit of the scientists who wish to capture and study Madison, even if it kills her?

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Fred Schepisi’s ROXANNE
(PG, 1987, 107 min)

Steve Martin is a small-town fire chief who with one tiny flaw—his astonishingly long nose. His secret love is gorgeous astronomy student Roxanne, who’s attracted to fireman Chris, who’s tall on looks and short on conversation. When C.D. agrees to coach Chris in his pursuit of the fair maiden, this ticklish triangle dissolves into a hilarious series of rib-tickling romantic misadventures.