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Steambath
- Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
- Writer: Bruce Jay Friedman
- Producer: Norman Lloyd; George Turpin
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TV adaptation of Bruce Jay Friedman's off-Broadway play.
It was off-Broadway for a reason.
What a steaming pile of CRAP.
Two singing gay men supply the camp light relief to this monstrosity of a film.
Nothing has changed from its theatrical roots - filmed on one set, overly wordy and static.
It tries hard to make an impact...but, fails and falls into a soggy reflection on regret and life.
In a word: Boring.
No trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
TV adaptation of Bruce Jay Friedman's off-Broadway play. Tandy, Merideth and assorted others unexpectedly wake up in a steambath with no easy exit. After spending some time there, it becomes clear that the steambath is a sort of Afterlife, where indifferent souls come to tell their stories to God who happens to be the attendant picking up the towels.
Cast & Characters
Stephen Elliott as Oldtimer;
Bill Bixby as Tandy;
Herb Edelman as Bieberman;
Neil J. Schwartz as Young Man;
Patrick Spohn as Young Man;
Peter Kastner as Gottlieb;
Valerie Perrine as Meredith;
Kenneth Mars as Broker;
Jos- Perez as Attendant;
Art Metrano as Longshoreman;
Shirley Kirkes as Young Girl;
Biff Elliot as Flanders