USA,
1985, 117 min
Directed by:
Ron HowardScreenplay:
Tom BenedekCinematography:
Donald PetermanComposer:
James HornerCast:
Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Tahnee Welch (more)Plots(1)
A group of delightful and very human people meet up with some very bizarre and not-so-human beings, who are visitors from a distant galaxy. They have come to Earth on a rescue mission to retrieve a secret which has laid hidden on the ocean floor for thousands of years. They share a more wondrous adventure of love and friendship that they could ever have imagined. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1986 - Don Ameche (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1986 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Golden Globes
- 1986 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
The Saturn Awards
- 1986 - Ron Howard (Best Director)
- 1986 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 1986 - Tom Benedek (Best Writing)
- 1986 - Hume Cronyn (Best Actor)
- 1986 - Jessica Tandy (Best Actress)
- 1986 - Gwen Verdon (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1986 - James Horner (Best Music)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 1985 - Ron Howard (Golden Shell for Best Film)