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Life Under Water
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Wikipedia article
'Life Under Water' is a 1989 American made-for-television romantic comedy-drama film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Joanna Gleason and Keanu Reeves. It was written by Richard Greenberg, based on his play. It was broadcast on the PBS television program 'American Playhouse' on April 12, 1989.O'Connor, John J. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/12/arts/review-television-people-obsessed-with-themselves.html?pagewanted= "Review/Television; People Obsessed With Themselves"] 'New York Times', April 12, 1989[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/465866/Life-Under-Water/ 'Life Under Water'] tcm.com, accessed December 29, 2015
Background
The play on which this telefilm is based, also titled 'Life Under Water', premiered Off-Broadway at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in May 1985. Directed by Don Scardino, the cast featured Alexa Kenin (Amy-Joy), Amanda Plummer (Amy-Beth), Andrew McCarthy (Kip), Jill Eikenberry (Jinx), and Larry Bryggman (Hank). The play takes place in the summer on Long Island's South Fork.Greenberg, Richard. "Introduction", 'Life Under Water', Dramatists Play Service Inc, 1985, , p. 3
Plot
20 year old Kip moves out of his mother's home in the Hamptons, Long Island. His divorced mother, Jinx, is having an affair with Hank. Kip meets 2 young women on the beachAmy-Beth and Amy-Joy. Amy-Joy insists that sea-monsters are real; Amy Beth has had a nervous breakdown. Both are selfishly preoccupied with their own lives.
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