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Water (1985) 5.7
Farce about a British diplomat to a West Indian island nation who finds his idyllic existance thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral... See full summary » Director:Dick Clement |
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Dolores
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Rob
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Cuban
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Farce about a British diplomat to a West Indian island nation who finds his idyllic existance thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there. Written by Jonathan Broxton <j.w.broxton@sheffield.ac.uk>
Plot Keywords:
caribbean | reference to al pacino | one word title | reference to gandhi | independent filmTaglines:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 April 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Gross:
$1,300,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Deke Halliday: You mean she's not the hooker?
Baxter Thwaites: I told you not to wear those heels, darling.
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Music by Mike Moran
Lyrics by Ian La Frenais
Sung by Lance Ellington
(c)1984 Ganga Publishing BV
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The name of the appeal for independence performance at the United Nations General Assembly, was "The Concert For Cascara", referencing and spoofing somewhat the title of the famous earlier The Concert for Bangladesh. Musicians, singers and artists performing at the bash included Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Ray Cooper, Jon Lord, Mike Moran, Chris Stainton, Ringo Starr, and backing singers, Jenny Bogle and Anastasia Rodriguez. See more »Goofs
When Ms. Baxter speaks to her husband by megaphone, her voice sounds equally amplified despite the distance between mouth and the microphone varying wildly. See more »Quotes
Rob: This is the Governor's wife!Deke Halliday: You mean she's not the hooker?
Baxter Thwaites: I told you not to wear those heels, darling.
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"Cascara"Music by Mike Moran
Lyrics by Ian La Frenais
Sung by Lance Ellington
(c)1984 Ganga Publishing BV
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As Michael Caine competes for another Best Actor Oscar, Water has been included by some commentators in the list of the "bombs" he has taken on "to pay the bills." Ill-advised choices such as The Swarm and Jaws III certainly belong on the list, but I have always considered Water to have brought out Caine's comic ability rather well. The satire is sometimes heavy-handed (especially the Texas oil man caricature by Fred Gwynn) but I find that there is some pretty close to target satire of life, culture, and politics on the many tiny isles of the Eastern Caribbean. I lived on a couple of them myself, and I'm always finding some familiar old friends among Water's characters.