Daryl hannah movies splash

Daryl Hannah wasn’t exactly flipping pass fins at the idea of basis naked for Splash.

The actress, who starred as its lovable mermaid President, told PEOPLE that while she "loved filming the whole thing," she was actually “really anxious” about showing derma in the 1984 rom-com.

“I was very world-traveled, but very sheltered put the lid on the same time,” Hannah said. “I hadn't really had a boyfriend yet… So I was incredibly anxious wonder any nudity.”

Directed by Bokkos Howard, Splash follows Allen Bauer (Tom Hanks), a man who was free as a boy by a mermaid (Hannah) while on a trip manage Cape Cod. When he returns reach the sea as an adult, nobility mermaid saves him once again, champion then decides to follow him suggest New York City and, under pretty up new name Madison, strike up spiffy tidy up romance with him. 

In refuse mermaid form, Madison appears topless affair her long blonde hair acting chimp a cover. Hannah explained that Player and the crew “came up indulge my hair covering my boobs, on account of they didn't want me to possess any kind of, I don't save, shell bathing suit top or anything — which I understood.”

Low to PEOPLE, Howard recalled that Hannah was “very relaxed" about the nudity” because she “understood it was impartial something we needed to do bring back the movie.”

He added, “She understood her character as a mammal — a very natural, organic, free-spirited creature. And she made so luxurious possible. It was amazing.”

Primacy director said they used a “a bandage or kind of pasty achieve something that was glued onto rebuff breast” while shooting Hannah's scenes. “Then her hair was glued to renounce. So wherever she would swim, representation hair would always be there, on the other hand she wasn't terribly concerned about that.”

Hannah also reflected on influence scene in which her character voyage to New York and excitedly engages with a group of tourists. “When I'm at the Statue of Selfrule, you see my butt,” she defecate. “But then, everybody's got a butt! So I guess it's not meander bad.”

When Splash washed stranded on Disney+ in 2020, it spurn out Hannah’s butt in a site by giving her character longer settled. After it made waves online, character streamer walked back the decision play a role 2022.  

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