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Up the Sandbox
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Up the Sandbox

1972-12-21 · 97 min · ★ 5.9

Comedy · Drama

Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.

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Directors
Irvin Kershner
Production companies
First Artists, Barwood Films, National General Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 2,926,000
Revenue
USD 3,500,000

Top Cast

Barbra StreisandBarbra StreisandMargaret Reynolds
David SelbyDavid SelbyPaul Reynolds
Ariane HellerElizabeth Reynolds
Terry SmithPeter
Gary SmithPeter
Jane HoffmanJane HoffmanMrs. Koerner
John C. BecherMr. Koerner
Jacobo MoralesJacobo MoralesFidel Castro
Paul BenedictPaul BenedictDr. Beineke
George S. IrvingGeorge S. IrvingDr. Keglin
Pearl ShearAunt Till
Carl GottliebCarl GottliebVinnie
Joseph BovaJoseph BovaJohn
Mary Louise WilsonMary Louise WilsonBetty
Marilyn CurtisJudy
Cynthia HarrisCynthia HarrisStella
Iris BrooksIris BrooksVicki
Vassili LambrinosVassili LambrinosDr. Loffert
Marina DurellDr. Lopez
Barbara RhoadesBarbara RhoadesDr. Bolden

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