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Don't Drink the Water (1994)

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Average Rating: 4.7/10
Reviews Counted: 9
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Release Date: Dec 18, 1994 Wide

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The second film to be made from Woody Allen's successful stage comedy (following a 1969 feature starring Jackie Gleason), Don't Drink the Water is a made-for-television adaptation directed by and starring Allen himself. The fish-out-of-water premise remains the same: Allen plays Walter Hollander, a caterer from New Jersey who takes his family on vacation to a fictional Eastern European country. The trip turns sour when, thanks to a series of misunderstandings involving some inopportune

PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Television, Comedy

Directed By: Woody Allen

Written By: Woody Allen

In Theaters: Dec 18, 1994 Wide

On DVD: Jul 1, 2003

Cast

Erick Avari
Emir's Aide
Mayim Bialik
Susan Hollander
John Doumanian
Emir
Taina Elg
Anna Gruber
Michael J. Fox
Axel Magee
Ed Herlihy
Narrator
Edward Herrmann
Mr. Kilroy
Julie Kavner
Marian Hollander
Brian McConnachie
Washington Reporter
Rosemary Murphy
Miss Pritchard
Austin Pendleton
Chef Oscar
Frederick Rolf
Yannis Kasnar
Robert Stanton
Mr. Burns
Victor Steinbach
Herbert Gruber
Woody Allen
Walter Hollander
Dom DeLuise
Father Drobney
Josef Sommer
Ambassador Magee
Skip Rose
Embassy Staff
Ed Van Nuys
Embassy Staff

Critic Reviews for Don't Drink the Water

All Critics (9) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (5) | DVD (1)

OK Woody Allen play-based story.

October 16, 2004 Comment

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

Solid TV version of Allen's play.

November 20, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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I can see how Don't Drink the Water would have been a fantastic stage play back in the 70's and even though it's not horrible, it's also not that great. It doesn't seem to flow as well as many Allen films, the laughs are 1 per 10 minutes or so and are never from the belly. The cast were great though, Dom DeLuise,

November 21, 2011