Don't Drink the Water
“They Couldn't Wait To Get In. Now It's Hilarious Trying To Get Out!”
1994 · 1 h 32 min
Cast
Woody Allen 
Julie Kavner 
Ed Herlihy 
Josef Sommer 
Robert Stanton 
Edward Herrmann
Credits
Written by: Woody Allen
Plot
An American family held in an embassy behind the Iron Curtain tries to escape in this Woody Allen farce.
Sinekatalog’s take
Woody Allen's TV remake of his own play, with Michael J. Fox and Allen himself, is mild and rushed.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (4,142 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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