Name: Overboard
Director: John Newland
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1978-09-25
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 3
Cast: Angie Dickinson, Cliff Robertson, Andrew Duggan, Stephen Elliott, Skip Homeier

A 1978 TV movie so forgotten it has TWO votes on TMDB. Disaster or hidden gem? You decide.

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Overview

Drama TV Movie

Attractive, affluent married couple Mitch and Lindy Garrison sail their yacht to Tahiti to recharge their relationship and add spice to their upper-middle-class lives, but things don't go as planned when they wind up falling overboard.

Content warning

marital stagnationwealth as prisonsurvival and rebirthperformance of happiness

Standout Aspects

Acting

Angie Dickinson doing heavy lifting with thin material.

Best for:Solo·Background

Director

John Newland

ReleasedSep 25, 1978

Runtime1h 36m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Factor/Newland Productions

Top Cast

Angie Dickinson

Lindy Garrison

Cliff Robertson

Mitch Garrison

Andrew Duggan

Dugan

Stephen Elliott

Shawn

Skip Homeier

Dr. Medlow

Michael Strong

Bernie Bertelli

Lewis van Bergen

Jean-Paul

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This TV movie shares a title with the 1987 Goldie Hawn/Kurt Russell comedy, but zero connection—pure coincidence in Hollywood title recycling.

Cultural

Made during TV's 'disaster movie' golden age, when networks churned out star-studded survival tales for cheap ratings—this one's so obscure even that wave forgot it.