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A Fish in the Bathtub (1999) — Ligoscope

A Fish in the Bathtub

Film · 1999

A Fish in the Bathtub

96 min · Directed by Joan Micklin Silver

6.79
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The fish stays... the marriage goes!

A forty-year marriage begins to unravel when the husband brings home a pet fish that he wants to keep in the bathtub.

Cast

Jerry Stiller

Jerry Stiller

Sam

Anne Meara

Anne Meara

Molly

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Joel

Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Ruthie

Missy Yager

Missy Yager

Sharon

Carp

Carp

The Fish

Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Milo

Doris Roberts

Doris Roberts

Frieda

Louis Zorich

Louis Zorich

Morris

Phyllis Newman

Phyllis Newman

Sylvia Rosen

Val Avery

Val Avery

Abe

Bob Dishy

Bob Dishy

Lou Moskowitz

Jonathan Hogan

Jonathan Hogan

Eldon Krantz

Rose Arrick

Rose Arrick

Rose

Pamela Gray

Pamela Gray

Tracy Laughlin

Mordecai Lawner

Mordecai Lawner

Bernie

Elizabeth Franz

Elizabeth Franz

Bea Greenberg

Tresa Hughes

Tresa Hughes

Ida

Joseph Ragno

Joseph Ragno

Stubby

Joanna Adler

Joanna Adler

Heather

Lauren Pratt

Melissa

Kim Chan

Kim Chan

Medicine Shop Owner

Dave Simonds

Matt Muglich

David Deblinger

David Deblinger

Howard

Crew

Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Producer: Raphael D. Silver, Charles Darby
Writer: Raphael D. Silver, David Chudnovsky, John Silverstein
Casting: Ellen Parks
Editor: Meg Reticker
Cinematography: Daniel Shulman
Production Design: Deana Sidney
Art Direction: Stephen Beatrice
Composer: John Hill
Costume: Kathryn Nixon

Details

Studios: Silverfilm Productions
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Release: March 1, 1999

Themes

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