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A Fish in the Bathtub

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A Fish in the Bathtub
DVD Cover
Directed byJoan Micklin Silver
StarringJerry Stiller
Distributed byCohen Media Group (2019)
Curb Entertainment
E Stars Films (2000) (China - TV)
MGM Home Entertainment (2009) (United States - DVD)
Release date
  • March 1999 (1999-03)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,826[1]

A Fish in the Bathtub is a 1999 comedy film directed by Joan Micklin Silver.[2] It stars real life couple Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.[2]

Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara play Sam and Molly, a married husband and wife whose marriage has been stretched to the brink after 40 years of incessant bickering over the smallest of things, not the least of which is Sam's inexplicable decision to keep a fish in the bathtub. This, along with a daily harangue from the cantankerous Sam, forces Molly to finally pack a bag and go to son Joel's home, which sets the stage for the family to fight through this bump in the road and get life back on track.[3]

The film has been generally poorly received. Contact Music referred to it as "Just not that humorous".[4] The New York Times criticized the film's dialogue, stating that "...the bickering goes too far..."[5][better source needed] Killer Movies referred to its plot as "...nothing particularly new or significant or eye-popping..."[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "A Fish in the Bathtub". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "The Grass Harp". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. ^ A Fish in the Bathtub at AllMovie
  4. ^ "A Fish In The Bathtub Review". contactmusic.com. 1 November 2005.
  5. ^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 30 March 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "A Fish in the Bathtub Movie Review". www.killermovies.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
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