

Up the Sandbox
1972-12-21 · 97 min · ★ 5.9
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 StreisandMargaret Reynolds
David SelbyPaul Reynolds
Jane HoffmanMrs. Koerner
Jacobo MoralesFidel Castro
Paul BenedictDr. Beineke
George S. IrvingDr. Keglin
Carl GottliebVinnie
Joseph BovaJohn
Mary Louise WilsonBetty
Cynthia HarrisStella
Iris BrooksVicki
Vassili LambrinosDr. Loffert
Barbara RhoadesDr. BoldenTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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