Don't Drink the Water (1994 film)

1994 television film by Woody Allen

Don't Drink the Water
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Genre	Comedy
Written by	Woody Allen
Directed by	Woody Allen
Starring	Woody Allen Mayim Bialik Michael J. Fox Dom DeLuise Julie Kavner Edward Herrmann
Narrated by	Ed Herlihy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	J.E. Beaucaire Jean Doumanian
Producer	Robert Greenhut
Cinematography	Carlo Di Palma
Editor	Susan E. Morse
Running time	92 minutes
Production companies	Jean Doumanian Productions Magnolia Productions Sweetland Films
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 18, 1994 (1994-12-18)

Don't Drink the Water is a 1994 American made-for-television comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, based on his 1966 play. This is the second filmed version of the play, after a 1969 theatrical version starring Jackie Gleason left Allen dissatisfied.

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.

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

Woody Allen as Walter Hollander
Julie Kavner as Marion Hollander
Mayim Bialik as Susan Hollander
Michael J. Fox as Axel Magee
Dom DeLuise as Father Drobney
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

Reception

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

Year-end lists

Honorable mention – Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News

References

Ken Tucker (December 16, 1994). "Don't Drink the Water Review". EW.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
Judd Blaise (2007). "Don-t-Drink-the-WaterShowtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
"Don't Drink the Water (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
"All 47 Woody Allen movies - ranked from worst to best". The Telegraph. October 12, 2016. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
Simon, Jeff (January 1, 1995). "Movies: Once More, with Feeling". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

External links

Don't Drink the Water at IMDb

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Feature films	What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) Take the Money and Run (1969) Bananas (1971) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972) Sleeper (1973) Love and Death (1975) Annie Hall (1977) Interiors (1978) Manhattan (1979) Stardust Memories (1980) A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) Zelig (1983) Broadway Danny Rose (1984) The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Radio Days (1987) September (1987) Another Woman (1988) New York Stories (segment "Oedipus Wrecks", 1989) Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) Alice (1990) Shadows and Fog (1991) Husbands and Wives (1992) Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) Bullets Over Broadway (1994) Mighty Aphrodite (1995) Everyone Says I Love You (1996) Deconstructing Harry (1997) Celebrity (1998) Sweet and Lowdown (1999) Small Time Crooks (2000) The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) Hollywood Ending (2002) Anything Else (2003) Melinda and Melinda (2004) Match Point (2005) Scoop (2006) Cassandra's Dream (2007) Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Whatever Works (2009) You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) Midnight in Paris (2011) To Rome with Love (2012) Blue Jasmine (2013) Magic in the Moonlight (2014) Irrational Man (2015) Café Society (2016) Wonder Wheel (2017) A Rainy Day in New York (2019) Rifkin's Festival (2020) Coup de chance (2023)
Short films	Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971) Sounds from a Town I Love (2001)
Television	Don't Drink the Water (1994, film) Crisis in Six Scenes (2016, series)
Theatre	From A to Z (1960) Don't Drink the Water (1966) Play It Again, Sam (1969) God (1975) Death (1975) The Floating Light Bulb (1981) Central Park West (1995) Riverside Drive (2003) Honeymoon Motel (2011) Bullets Over Broadway (2014)
Books	Getting Even (1971) Without Feathers (1975) Side Effects (1980) Mere Anarchy (2007) Apropos of Nothing (2020)
Albums	Woody Allen (1964) Woody Allen Volume 2 (1965) The Third Woody Allen Album (1968)
Related	Louise Lasser (second wife) Soon-Yi Previn (third wife) Ronan Farrow (son) Letty Aronson (sister) Inside Woody Allen Meetin' WA Wild Man Blues Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011 miniseries) Sexual abuse allegation (Allen v. Farrow, 2021 documentary) Monument to Woody Allen (Oviedo, Spain)
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