Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786300270176 Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6300270173 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: September 01, 1998 Running Time: 97 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1972 Sales Rank: 43164
Amazon.com: Though not as successful as What's Up, Doc? or The Way We Were, Up the Sandbox springs from the early 1970s, when Barbra Streisand's career was in full stride. Streisand stars as Margaret, a stay-at-home mom in the middle of New York who's feeling the strain of her narrow life. Frustrated by her self-involved husband and the emotionally rewarding but mentally unstimulating tasks of motherhood, she escapes into fantasies--such as being hit on by a cross-gendered Fidel Castro, bombing the Statue of Liberty with black militants, and having a furious catfight with her overbearing mother. The movie's strength lies in these fantasies' slippery nature; some are over the top, but others are so subtle you're not always sure where they start and stop, making the portrait of Margaret's psyche intriguingly complex. Streisand fans should check out this sleeper. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - one of my favorites
This movie is about a woman who is not entirely happy with her life, of course she loves her family but she wants more, and if she finds out she is pregnant again, the question is what to do...
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Rating: - A New Age Story and A Fantastic Barbra
An excellent dramatic turn! No one ever doubted Barbra Streisand's ability with a song. No one doubted her comedic talents after seeing her in Funny Girl and then Hello Dolly. But, like every actress since ... Read More
Rating: - Barbra's Worst
I love Barbra Streisand and I couldn't believe just how bad this movie was. I was very disappointed but would have bought it anyway to add to my collection.
Rating: - Strange, Overlooked, Underrated, Controversial I Think
This is probarly one of Barbra's most underrated films she ever made. The movie is about a young wife & mother, living in New York (where Barbra was born & raised), raising her two children while her ... Read More
Rating: - Underappreciated Dramedy With Streisand Superb as a Confused Wife and Mother
It's a shame that this 1972 dramedy is not better remembered because it holds up quite well and probably contains Barbra Streisand's most impressive performance in a contemporary setting. She portrays Margaret ... Read More
- one of my favorites
- Barbra's Worst
- Strange, Overlooked, Underrated, Controversial I Think