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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 56.3 / 100
1972·Comedy / Drama·1h 37m

UP THE SANDBOX

“What's Barbra up to? Up the marriage trap. Up the revolution. Up the Zambesi River. And up to something surprisingly wonderful.”

Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.

Above the Line
Irvin Kershner·DirectorPaul Zindel·ScreenplayAnne Richardson Roiphe·NovelGordon Willis·Director of PhotographyBilly Goldenberg·MusicRobert Lawrence·Editor
Cast
Barbra Streisand·Margaret ReynoldsDavid Selby·Paul ReynoldsAriane Heller·Elizabeth ReynoldsTerry Smith·PeterGary Smith·PeterJane Hoffman·Mrs. KoernerJohn C. Becher·Mr. KoernerJacobo Morales·Fidel CastroPaul Benedict·Dr. BeinekeGeorge S. Irving·Dr. Keglin
Full Crew
(26 credits)
Directing· 3
Irvin Kershner·DirectorBetty Crosby·Script SupervisorJoseph M. Ellis·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Paul Zindel·ScreenplayAnne Richardson Roiphe·Novel
Camera· 3
Gordon Willis·Director of PhotographyMichael Chapman·Camera OperatorJack Whitman·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Robert Lawrence·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Billy Goldenberg·MusicKeith Stafford·Sound EditorJohn C. Hammell·Music EditorRichard Portman·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 6
Harry Horner·Production DesignAlbert Wolsky·Costume DesignRobert De Vestel·Set DecorationShirlee Strahm·CostumerLee Harman·Makeup ArtistDavid M. Haber·Assistant Art Director
Production· 5
Robert Chartoff·ProducerIrwin Winkler·ProducerCis Corman·CastingHal W. Polaire·Executive In Charge Of ProductionBernie Styles·Extras Casting
Other Departments· 2
Kaye Pownall·HairstylistColin J. Campbell·Gaffer
By the Numbers
56.3
OF 100
Master Score
5.8
OF 10
IMDb
60%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$4M
ROI 20%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Up the Sandbox's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#C8527A
#8C42A8
Mood
Anxious, Surreal, Constrained
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A woman with long, straight brown hair and wide blue eyes is depicted from the waist up, leaning forward and to the left, with her hands clasped over her stomac”

Key Elements
Baby BottleRopes
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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