SPLASH, TOO

'''Splash, Too''' is the 1988 Disney TV movie sequel to the 1984 movie, ''Splash'' (starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah).
It was first broadcast in two parts on ''The Disney Sunday Movie'' on May 1 and May 8, 1988 on the ABC television network.

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Plot

Background

Home Video release

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Plot

Directed by Greg Antonacci and written by Bruce Franklin Singer, this TV movie stars Todd Waring as Allen Bauer and Amy Yasbeck as Madison Bauer (a mermaid). Set four years after the events of the first movie, it is revealed that both Allen and Madison have been living on a deserted island hideaway. Allen becomes bored on the island and admits he misses life in New York City and his brother Freddie (played by Donovan Scott), and Madison, aware of Allen's sadness, has an ability to view/communicate by simply running her index finger in a circular motion on water, shows Allen how things are going on back in New York with Freddie. Realising that the family business, Bauer Produce, is in trouble since he left Freddie alone, Allen tells Madison that it is time to return to New York and help save the family business. (This contradicts the first movie's finale revelation that if Allen goes to live in the sea, he can never return.) Upon returning, they move into a new home, meet a new neighbor Mrs. Needler (Doris Belack), and Madison meets a new friend, Fern Hooten (played by Rita Taggart). Later on in this story, Madison has her own agenda: to save her dolphin friend Salty, who is being held in captivity by Dr. Otto Benus (Mark Blankfield) for research. While trying their best to hide Madison's secret, both Allen and Madison do their very best as a married couple, growing closer to one another during this adventure.

Background

With a production budget of $3.3-million, ''Splash, Too'' was the first movie to be filmed at the then-new Disney-MGM Studios complex. Amy Yasbeck had to wear a blonde wig (over her red hair) when playing Madison.
Amy Yasbeck went through extensive physical training to prepare to play Madison in the underwater swimming shoots with her mermaid tail costume. Yasbeck was originally going to wear the mermaid tail costume worn and used by Daryl Hannah from the ''Splash'' (1984) film, but she could not fit into it. New form-fitted mermaid tails were made for her and her stunt double by Thom Shouse, best known as the Tail Man. The tails made for ''Splash, Too'' were easier to put on than the one made for Hannah since they had been made with a zipper. Nevertheless, it took three people to zip up the tail on Yasbeck, and then lift her into the water. The tail was also heavy for the actress to wear.

Home Video release

''Splash, Too'' was released on home video (VHS tape) in the United Kingdom (region 2, PAL format) by Walt Disney Home Video. This video tape has been out of print for many years but sometimes shows up on auction sites. There has been no official home entertainment release of any form (VHS or DVD) in North America (region 1, NTSC format). There are currently no plans to release ''Splash, Too'' on DVD from Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
The movie is however still shown on television in various countries such as the UK and Ireland.

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