Anne Ramsey, Ariane Heller, Barbra Streisand

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 a...( read more  read more... )s 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

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R, 97 min.

Directed by: Irvin Kershner

Release Date: January 1, 1972

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DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003

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  • July 28, 2009
    Odd almost stream of conciousness feminist drama, quite a 70's feeling. Barbra, who looks sensational, gives a serious unaffected performance and provides a strong center to this rather scattershot affair.
  • April 5, 2009
    did Strisdand do it for the money, i think so. trash trash trash
  • October 6, 2008
    sooooo funny,and stupid. but its entertaining too.
  • June 24, 2008
    Its a bit confussing with all the jumping around!
  • April 10, 2008
    Streisand is all that is cruel and evil in this world. Her music is awful. Her movies are worse. She loves the sound of orgasms. Can you say weird? I can't without saying Striesand. I have smelt farts taht entertained me more than BABS ever will. Rosie O'Donnel's ever grow...( read more)ing love for her sickens me. Vote libertarian.
  • July 7, 2007
    Duno wat this wud be like
  • May 28, 2007
    Really tries to capture the sense of frustration women felt at the time, and succeeds with some of them... still worth a watch!
  • December 31, 2006
    Intriguing subject and Streisand's first to tackle many social and political issues.
  • October 29, 2006
    Not one of Streisand's best but still a good film.

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