This movie was put out the year I was born. I was feeling a bit nostalgic so I went out and purchased it the other day. This film is so inspiring to me. The way they made films in the 70's and 80's always impresses me. The things they pulled off without computer animation gets me excited. I enjoy the occasional CGI, but I'm always more impressed with ingeniuity. I wish people still made films like Splash today. Using old fashioned techniques to give the film a more real feel. If they were to make Splash today I don't think I'd enjoy it nearly as much. And who doesn't love John Candy and Eugene Levy in the same film.
I will forever love this film. It's so beautifully constructed and the story is quite beautiful as well. Tom Hanks is a stud and I believe this was his first major motion picture.
I do know that this was the first film that Touchstone Pictures ever produced. And I also know that Ron Howard will forever be one of my favorite directors.