Life Under Water
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| genre = Comedy
Drama
Romance
| writer = Richard Greenberg
| director = Jay Holman
| starring = Sarah Jessica Parker
Haviland Morris
Keanu Reeves
Joanna Gleason
Stephen McHattie
| music = Peter Scherer
| country = United States
| language = English
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| producer = Jay Holman
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| cinematography = Bobby Bukowski
| editor = Elizabeth Kling
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| runtime = 56 minutes
| company = American Playhouse
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| network = PBS
| released = {{Start date|1989|04|12}}
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Life Under Water is a 1989 American made-for-television romantic comedy-drama film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Joanna Gleason and Keanu Reeves. It was written by Richard Greenberg, based on his play. It was broadcast on the PBS television program American Playhouse on April 12, 1989.O'Connor, John J. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/12/arts/review-television-people-obsessed-with-themselves.html?pagewanted= "Review/Television; People Obsessed With Themselves"] New York Times, April 12, 1989[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/465866/life-under-water Life Under Water] tcm.com, accessed December 29, 2015
Background
The play on which this telefilm is based, also titled Life Under Water, premiered Off-Broadway at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in May 1985. Directed by Don Scardino, the cast featured Alexa Kenin (Amy-Joy), Amanda Plummer (Amy-Beth), Andrew McCarthy (Kip), Jill Eikenberry (Jinx), and Larry Bryggman (Hank). The play takes place in the summer on Long Island's South Fork.Greenberg, Richard. "Introduction", Life Under Water, Dramatists Play Service Inc, 1985, {{ISBN|0822206609}}, p. 3
Plot
20 year old Kip moves out of his mother's home in the Hamptons, Long Island. His divorced mother, Jinx, is having an affair with Hank. Kip meets 2 young women on the beach—Amy-Beth and Amy-Joy. Amy-Joy insists that sea-monsters are real; Amy Beth has had a nervous breakdown. Both are selfishly preoccupied with their own lives.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0300138|Life Under Water}}
Category:1989 television films
Category:1980s romantic comedy-drama films
Category:American romantic comedy-drama films
Category:American films based on plays
Category:Plays by Richard Greenberg
Category:American drama television films
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