Splash, Too
| Splash, Too | |
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| Based on |
Splash by Bruce Jay Friedman |
| Written by | Bruce Franklin Singer |
| Directed by | Greg Antonacci |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Joel McNeely |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Mark H. Ovitz |
| Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | May 1 – May 8, 1988 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Splash |
Splash, Too is a 1988 American made-for-television film sequel to the 1984 film Splash produced by The Walt Disney Company. Directed by Greg Antonacci and written by Bruce Franklin Singer. It stars Todd Waring as Allen Bauer and Amy Yasbeck as Madison Bauer. The events in this film contradict the first movie's finale revelation that if Allen goes to live in the sea, he can never return.
It was first broadcast in two parts on The Disney Sunday Movie on May 1 and May 8, 1988, on the ABC television network.
Set four years after the events of the first movie, Allen Bauer (Todd Waring) and his wife Madison (Amy Yasbeck), a mermaid, have been living on a deserted island hideaway. Allen is bored with life on the island and admits he misses New York City and his older brother, Freddie. Madison has the magical ability to view images and communicate by running her finger in a circular motion over liquid water; she uses this method to show Allen how things are going on back in New York with Freddie (Donovan Scott).
The family business, Bauer Produce, is in trouble since Allen left. Madison offers to go back to New York with Allen so he can help out, and they do. They are welcomed back by Freddie, and Allen manages to attract a potential new customer for Bauer Produce, the wealthy Karl Hooten (Noble Willingham). Karl places importance on all-American family values, so Allen and Madison are to present themselves as a typical happily married couple. Freddie gives them a run-down suburban house for them to move into, which they manage to restore into presentable condition.
Madison agrees to be a housewife and adjust to life on land. She also has to keep her mermaid side a secret, especially from their new neighbor, Mrs. Needler (Doris Belack). When Allen's work takes up more of his time and he breaks some promises to her, his relationship with Madison is strained. Madison finds comfort with her new friend Fern Hooten (Rita Taggart), Karl's wife, who supports Madison's desires to find her own interests.
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