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Breanna Robinson
May 25, 2021
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Actress and musician Lindsay Lohan is starring in a new romantic comedy film on Netflix - but everyone’s already making the same joke.
“Lindsay Lohan will star in a new romantic comedy about a newly engaged and spoiled hotel heiress who finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter after getting total amnesia in a skiing accident,” Netflix tweeted.
Lindsay Lohan will star in a new romantic comedy about a newly engaged and spoiled hotel heiress who finds herself… https://t.co/UpFuL6xvPB— Netflix (@Netflix) 1621880167
But many people responded saying the description was suspiciously similar to the 1987 film Overboard.
Overboard is about Joanna Stayton (Goldie Hawn), a wealthy woman who ridiculous and refused to pay Dean Proffit (Kurt Russell) a carpenter money for work he did on her yacht. After falling off the boar, she gets amnesia. Proffit then decides to bring her into regular life by convincing her that they’re married.
A 2018 adaptation of the film with the same name was also released. It starred Anna Farris and Eugenio Derbez and had a similar plot.
Farris was cleaning carpets on a yacht and convinced Derbez’s character that they’re married after he had amnesia.
@netflix So, a remake of Overboard?— Holden (@Holden) 1621885641
@Holden114 @netflix I saw the Ana Faris remake. I’ll put it this way: it’d be hard for Lohan to make a worse version— Jonathan Salama (@Jonathan Salama) 1621885776
@netflix Writer: It's like a Hallmark version of Overboard and I picture an actress that doesn't get much work and… https://t.co/SLLxljCb7H— VIRTUAL SATYR❌ (@VIRTUAL SATYR❌) 1621882631
@dailylaney @netflix She can look as happy as she wants but this movie has already been made. Isn’t there anyone in… https://t.co/c8WESy8P7Z— TashaCNS (@TashaCNS) 1621884341
@RicRistorcelli @netflix There hasn’t been an original idea in Hollywood in 30 years. 🙄🙄🙄— Stenar 🌈 (@Stenar 🌈) 1621920875
@netflix Wait, is this "new" or a rip-off of "Overboard" but on a mountain instead of a boat?— T Bow. (@T Bow.) 1621896523
@netflix I feel like I've seen this before... https://t.co/zsmI0UmJBa— Shum (@Shum) 1621880327
Other commenters ignored the similarities, and were happy for Lohan landing a movie on Netflix.
@netflix Good for Lindsey. Looking back there were alot of young women in the 90s and 00s that were treated like p… https://t.co/XJ4e5rAAjR— Miss Norma Jeane 🗽🩸 & 🦷 (@Miss Norma Jeane 🗽🩸 & 🦷) 1621883596
@netflix Totally here for this!!!! Love it!— Jonathan Bennett (@Jonathan Bennett) 1621889785
@netflix Finally the queen 🤩🤩🤩❤️ https://t.co/5sMAho1WTq— 𝐇𝐔𝐆 ✧/ 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀 𝙎𝙐𝙓 𝙄𝙎 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙄𝙉𝙂 (@𝐇𝐔𝐆 ✧/ 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀 𝙎𝙐𝙓 𝙄𝙎 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙄𝙉𝙂) 1621881304
@shanathalas @netflix They did! https://t.co/tYUap6DMx7— Gull Reef Club (@Gull Reef Club) 1621882783
Variety reports that Lohan’s film will start production in November, so there’s no official release date.
Amanda Phillips and Eric Jarboe are executive producers for the film.
In 2019, Lohan appeared on CNN’s New Year’s Eve special, announcing that she would be coming back to the United States to grace the big screen again. She also revealed that she’s managing her younger sister Ally’s career.
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