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Water Details

1984

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Cascara is a rundown island, until a mineral water is discovered which makes you 'go' like clockwork. From Whitehall to Washington they are losing their bottles trying to get their hands on it. Read more

Starring	Michael Caine, Brenda Vaccaro, Billy Connolly, Valerie Perrine
Director	Dick Clement
Genres	Drama

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Cascara is a rundown island, until a mineral water is discovered which makes you 'go' like clockwork. From Whitehall to Washington they are losing their bottles trying to get their hands on it.

Starring	Michael Caine, Brenda Vaccaro, Billy Connolly, Valerie Perrine, Dennis Dugan, Fred Gwynne, Leonard Rossiter, Dick Shawn, Alfred Molina
Director	Dick Clement
Studio	ELEVATION
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1984 To Rent: DVD: 23 Oct 2006

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- This movie has the conviction of a farce negligently translated from an obscure foreign dialect. The action takes place... read more on Time Out
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  A damp squib. Unfunny, Dated British colonial comedy
  
  WATER is a dreadful movie. I only watched it because BILLY CONNOLLY was in it. It has a great cast which are squandered on unfunny, dated material. MICHAEL ... read more »
  
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  In my opinion this is one of the most under-rated comedies of the 80s, it is a comedic masterpiece with a great cast. It is a must see! A comedy that you don&#... read more »
  
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  Dull as ditch water
  
  Thought it would be a good laugh when I saw the cast but afraid it should have been called Ditch Water didnt get bast 10 mins before it was taken out of the DVD... read more »
  
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  A damp squib. Unfunny, Dated British colonial comedy
  
  WATER is a dreadful movie. I only watched it because BILLY CONNOLLY was in it. It has a great cast which are squandered on unfunny, dated material. MICHAEL ... read more »
  
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