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Water (I) (1985)

PG_13  115 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Drama   -  18 April 1986 (USA)
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Farce about a British diplomat to a West Indian island nation who finds his idyllic existance thrown... See full summary »

Director:

Dick Clement

Writers:

Dick Clement (screenplay), Ian La Frenais (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Caine ...
Governor Baxter Thwaites
Valerie Perrine ...
Pamela Weintraub
Brenda Vaccaro ...
Dolores Thwaites
Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter ...
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
Billy Connolly ...
Delgado Fitzhugh
Dennis Dugan ...
Rob Waring
Fulton Mackay Fulton Mackay ...
Reverend Eric
Jimmie Walker ...
Jay Jay
Dick Shawn ...
Deke Halliday
Fred Gwynne ...
Franklin Spender
Trevor Laird Trevor Laird ...
Pepito
Chris Tummings Chris Tummings ...
Garfield Cooper
Stefan Kalipha Stefan Kalipha ...
Cuban (as Stephan Kalipha)
Alan Igbon Alan Igbon ...
Cuban
Kelvin Omard Kelvin Omard ...
Nado
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Storyline

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>  

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Taglines:

England wants the island dumped. France wants it bombed. America wants it wholesale. And Micahel Caine wants it . . . on the rocks. [USA theatrical] See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Water: The Movie See more »

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$510,136 (USA) (20 April 1986) (248 Screens)

Gross:

$1,256,862 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

HandMade Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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Trivia

Cameo: [Alfred Molina] As a Frenchman, Pierre. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: 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

Miguel: Under British law, singing badly is not a crime.
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Connections

Spoofs The Concert for Bangladesh (1972) See more »

Soundtracks

"Celebration"
Music and lyrics by George Harrison and Mike Moran
Sung by Jimmy Helms
(c)1984 Ganga Publishing BV See more »