Splash stars an actor.
Daryl Christine Hannah ( born December 3 , 1960 ) is an American film actress . Dolores `` Dody '' Goodman ( October 28 , 1914 -- June 22 , 2008 ) was an American character actress , known for her playing the mother of the title character ( played by Louise Lasser ) in the television series Mary Hartman , Mary Hartman . Eugene Levy , CM ( born December 17 , 1946 ) is a Canadian actor , comedian , producer , director , musician and writer . John Franklin Candy ( October 31 , 1950 -- March 4 , 1994 ) was a Canadian actor and comedian known mainly for his work in Hollywood films . Splash is a 1984 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard , written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel , and starring Tom Hanks , Daryl Hannah , John Candy , Eugene Levy , and Dody Goodman . Thomas Jeffrey Hanks ( born July 9 , 1956 ) is an American actor and filmmaker .