Don't Drink the Water (1994 film)

Don't Drink the Water
Directed by Woody Allen
Produced by Robert Greenhut
Jean Doumanian
Letty Aronson
Written by Woody Allen
Starring Woody Allen
Mayim Bialik
Michael J. Fox
Dom DeLuise
Julie Kavner
Edward Herrmann
Narrated by Ed Herlihy
Cinematography Carlo Di Palma
Edited by Susan E. Morse
Distributed by ABC
Release date
  • December 18, 1994 (1994-12-18)
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 son.[2]

This is the second time Allen wrote and performed in a movie made for television (Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story was filmed in 1971 but was never broadcast). The film was not well-received by critics.

Cast

Reception

Don't Drink the Water has a 44% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[3] In 2016 film critics Robbie Collin and Tim Robey ranked it as one of the worst movies by Woody Allen.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ken Tucker (December 16, 1994). "Don't Drink the Water Review". EW.com. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Don-t-Drink-the-WaterShowtimes". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Don't Drink the Water (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ "All 47 Woody Allen movies - ranked from worst to best". The Telegraph. October 12, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2017.


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