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8.5/10   190 votes
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Director:
Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer:
Bruce Jay Friedman (writer)
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Release Date:
4 May 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy more
Tagline:
They Found God In A Steambath
Plot:
TV adaptation of Bruce Jay Friedman's off-Broadway play. Tandy, Merideth and assorted others unexpectedly wake up in a steambath with no easy exit... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
This film needs to be re-released. more (16 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Stephen Elliott ... Oldtimer
Bill Bixby ... Tandy
Herb Edelman ... Bieberman
Neil J. Schwartz ... Young Man (as Neil Schwartz)
Patrick Spohn ... Young Man

Peter Kastner ... Gottlieb

Valerie Perrine ... Meredith
Kenneth Mars ... Broker
José Pérez ... Attendant (as Jose Perez)
Art Metrano ... Longshoreman
Shirley Kirkes ... Young Girl

Biff Elliot ... Flanders
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Directed by
Burt Brinckerhoff 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Bruce Jay Friedman  writer

Produced by
Norman Lloyd .... executive producer
George Turpin .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Lyn Murray 
 
Casting by
Joseph D'Agosta 
Gary Shaffer 
 
Art Direction by
Edward Stephenson 
 
Costume Design by
Noel Taylor 
 
Makeup Department
Lynn F. Reynolds .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
John Yingling .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Parke Perine .... associate director
 
Art Department
Mike O'Gara .... property master
John Retsek .... scenic artist
 
Sound Department
Tom Ancell .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Barry Brown .... camera operator (as Barry A. Brown)
Jeff Engel .... lighting director
Danny Franks .... lighting designer
Ron Graft .... camera operator
Donald Pollock .... camera operator (as Donald Pollok)
Jack Reader .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Roy Stewart .... editor: video tape
 
Other crew
Reza Badiyi .... title visualization
Rick Bennewitz .... technical director
Pete Burris .... video
Tony Charmoli .... choreographer
Gary Kaukonen .... anecdotist
Lily La Cava .... assistant to producer
Phil Mudgett .... video
Parke Perine .... associate director
Michael Stanislavsky .... stage manager
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Hollywood Television Theatre more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Bill Bixby was given the lead role of Tandy because Bruce Jay Friedman's young son liked him on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1969) TV series. Until that time, Bixby was mainly known for playing comedy, not drama. When approached by producers about who he had in mind for the lead, Friedman named Bixby. more
Movie Connections:
References "All in the Family" (1971) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
This film needs to be re-released., 16 January 2000
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Author: desact from n.y.

I agree wholeheartedly with those who like this movie. I too watched it on PBS in the early seventies with a group of my friends and we all thought it was hilarious--even profound. Bruce Jay Friedman is one of the cleverest and most imaginative writers around. Check out his stories in the volume Black Angels if you want to see more of his work. Steambath is an unacknowledged gem. It ranks right alongside the black humor of Vonnegut, John Irving and T.C. Boyle. It should be resurrected.

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