Don't Drink the Water (1994) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Woody Allen

Writers (WGA):

Woody Allen (teleplay)
Woody Allen (play)

Release Date:

18 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They Couldn't Wait To Get In. Now It's Hilarious Trying To Get Out! (DVD)

Plot:

Somewhere behind the early 1960s cold-war iron curtain, the Hollander family cause an international...

Plot Keywords:

1960s | Cold War | Farce | Directed By Co Star | Remake

Cast

Ed Herlihy	...	Narrator
Josef Sommer	...	Ambassador Magee
Robert Stanton	...	Mr. Burns
Edward Herrmann	...	Mr. Kilroy
Rosemary Murphy	...	Miss Pritchard
Michael J. Fox	...	Axel Magee
Woody Allen	...	Walter Hollander
Julie Kavner	...	Marion Hollander
Mayim Bialik	...	Susan Hollander
Ed Van Nuys	...	Embassy Staff
Skip Rose	...	Embassy Staff
Leonid Citer	...	Policeman (as Leonid Uscher)
Stas Kmiec	...	Policeman (as Stas' Kmiec')
Vit Horejs	...	Krojack
Sándor Técsy	...	Krojack's Colleague (as Sandor Tecsy)

Also Known As:

Los USA en zona rusa (Spain) [es]
Nuits de Chine (France) (cable TV title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:PG

Company:

Jean Doumanian Productions

Trivia:

Woody Allen decided to do his own TV-movie version of his play after a belated viewing of the 1969 movie version, which he had nothing to do with and which he thought inferior.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Don't Drink the Water (1969)

Soundtrack:

Wonderful Violin

A Review

I know this isn't the normal brand of humor from Allen. But I think it's for the better. Although I enjoy the Allen films of the day, I must say I like his early days better. The days of "Bananas," "Sleeper" & "Take the Money and Run." And "Don't Drink the Water" brings back the young Allen more than any film I've seen as of late. The cast is perfect, well at least 99% of the cast is. The girl who used to be Blossom wasn't perfect, but she was good enough. The gags come so fast you have to watch the film twice. Because while you're laughing another gag has come & gone. I liked the fast pace and for the most part enjoyed the documentary type camera. The best way for me to discribe this film is it's kind of like "Grand Hotel" set in the early 60's, in the USSR and only faster paced. So if you liked "Grand Hotel" or the Allen films of the late 60's & early 70's, then this is perfect for you. 8 out of 10 (it made me laugh, a lot. Isn't that what comdies are all about?)