Don't Drink the Water (1994 film)
Don't Drink the Water | |
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Directed by | Woody Allen |
Produced by |
Robert Greenhut Jean Doumanian Letty Aronson |
Written by | Woody Allen |
Starring |
Woody Allen Michael J. Fox Mayim Bialik Dom DeLuise Julie Kavner Edward Herrmann |
Narrated by | Ed Herlihy |
Cinematography | Carlo Di Palma |
Edited by | Susan E. Morse |
Distributed by | ABC |
Release dates |
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Running time | 92 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Don't Drink the Water is a 1994 American made-for-television comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, based on a play that premiered on Broadway in 1966. This is the second filmed version of the play, after a 1969 theatrical version starring Jackie Gleason left Allen dissatisfied.[1]
The story revolves around a family of American tourists (played by Allen, Julie Kavner, and Mayim Bialik) that gets trapped behind the Iron Curtain. Michael J. Fox plays the American ambassador's bumbling son.[2]
This is the second time Allen wrote and performed in a movie made for television, after Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story, was filmed in 1971 but was never broadcast. It was supposed to have aired on PBS. A copy of the program is housed at the Paley Center for Media in New York City and Los Angeles.
Cast
- Woody Allen as Walter Hollander
- Michael J. Fox as Axel Magee
- Mayim Bialik as Susan Hollander
- Dom DeLuise as Father Drobney
- Julie Kavner as Marion Hollander
- Josef Sommer as Ambassador Magee
- Edward Herrmann as Mr. Kilroy
- Robert Stanton as Mr. Burns
- Rosemary Murphy as Miss Pritchard
- Austin Pendleton as Chef Oscar
- Vit Horejs as Krojak
References
- ↑ Ken Tucker (1994-12-16). "Don't Drink the Water Review | TV Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
- ↑ "Don-t-Drink-the-Water - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-08-04.