Water (1985 film)
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| Water | |
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| Directed by | Dick Clement |
| Produced by | George Harrison Ian La Frenais Denis O'Brien |
| Written by | Dick Clement Ian La Frenais |
| Starring | Michael Caine Valerie Perrine Brenda Vaccaro Billy Connolly Leonard Rossiter |
| Music by | Mike Moran Eric Clapton Eddy Grant George Harrison |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Release date(s) | 1985 |
| Running time | 115 min. |
| Country | U.K. |
| Language | English |
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Water is a 1985 comedy film scripted by Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais, directed by Clement, and starring Michael Caine. This Handmade Films production was released in U.S. theatres in April 1986 by Atlantic Releasing.
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[edit] Plot summary
The story is in the style of Ealing Comedies. A small group of British people in the fictional Caribbean colony of Cascara suddenly become wealthy after discovering valuable mineral water in an old oil well. The government takes an interest, and in their efforts to get their hands on the profits, threaten to destroy the cosy way of life enjoyed by the island's inhabitants.
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The film stars Caine as Baxter Thwaites as a Governor who has 'gone native' (similarly to his role in The Honorary Consul) and Billy Connolly as local biracial activist Delgado, supported by the last performance of Leonard Rossiter as Sir Malcolm Leveridge and one of the last performances of Fulton Mackay.
Water was produced by George Harrison and is unusual in that it features a performance at the end by a (fictional) charity band featuring both Harrison and Ringo Starr, rarely seen together in film or television performances since the break-up of the Beatles, together with Jon Lord, Eric Clapton, and Connolly on vocals. The song performed by the group at the end of the film, "Freedom", was released as a music video. The soundtrack featured reggae music by Eddy Grant and Harrison himself, with Billy Connolly contributing additional songs. Most of the movie was filmed in and around Soufrière, Saint Lucia, with some scenes shot in Devon, England and at Lee International Studios.
Despite being poorly received on its release, the film was noted for its script which addressed the confusion arising from the effects of colonialism on West Indian islands, spoofing the attitudes of both the locals and the representatives of Her Majesty's Government.
Water was first released on home video by Paramount Home Video on February 1, 1987. The film received its first DVD edition in North America in 2006, courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment.
[edit] Trivia
The BBC television presenter Paul Heiney had a small part in the film as part of the In at the Deep End series.
[edit] External link
- Water at the Internet Movie Database
