Ron Howard directed the 1984 comedy-romance film Splash .
Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah star in the film, about a mermaid who falls in love with a human, and is almost dissected for it. Splash was released on March 9th 1984, and grossed over $6 million in its opening weekend .
The screenplay was written by Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz, and Bruce Jay Friedman. The film is credited with making the name " Madison " a popular name for girls. The film's budget was only $8 million and it grossed over $69 million in the U.S. alone. The sequel Splash, Too was released in 1988 as a straight to TV movie .
