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.
1972 | 97m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Irvin Kershner |
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| Writer: | Paul Zindel, Anne Richardson Roiphe |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 21, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Irvin Kershner |
| Writer: | Paul Zindel, Anne Richardson Roiphe |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | knocked unconscious, young mother |
| Production Companies | Barwood Films, First Artists, National General Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,500,000
Budget: $2,926,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Barbra Streisand | Margaret Reynolds |
| David Selby | Paul Reynolds |
| Ariane Heller | Elizabeth Reynolds |
| Terry Smith | Peter |
| Gary Smith | Peter |
| Jane Hoffman | Mrs. Koerner |
| John C. Becher | Mr. Koerner |
| Jacobo Morales | Fidel Castro |
| Paul Benedict | Dr. Beineke |
| George S. Irving | Dr. Keglin |
| Pearl Shear | Aunt Till |
| Carl Gottlieb | Vinnie |
| Joseph Bova | John |
| Mary Louise Wilson | Betty |
| Marilyn Curtis | Judy |
| Cynthia Harris | Stella |
| Iris Brooks | Vicki |
| Vassili Lambrinos | Dr. Loffert |
| Marina Durell | Dr. Lopez |
| Barbara Rhoades | Dr. Bolden |
| Conrad Bain | Dr. Gordon |
| Isabel Sanford | Maria |
| Carole Ita White | Miss Spittlemeister |
| Danny Black | Leon |
| Conrad Roberts | Clay |
| David Downing | John |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | Black Captain |
| Paul Dooley | Statue of Liberty Guard |
| Jane Betts | Woman Doctor |
| Anne Ramsey | Battleaxe |
| Margo Winkler | Hospital Clerk |
| Lois Smith | Elinore |
| Renée Lippin | Connie |
| Terry O'Mara | Cathie |
| Lee Chamberlin | Jan |
| Jennifer Darling | Joanne |
| Marilyn Coleman | Rose White |
| Jacqueline Lovejoy | Girl in Fantasy Sequence |
| Stanley Appleman | Tommy (uncredited) |
| Sully Boyar | Fat Man (uncredited) |
| Janet Brandt | Aunt Ida (uncredited) |
| Stockard Channing | Judy Stanley (uncredited) |
| Juan DeCarlos | Blackman (uncredited) |
| Moosie Drier | Billy (uncredited) |
| Norman Fields | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jason Gould | Young Boy (uncredited) |
| Bob Harks | Professor (uncredited) |
| Pitt Herbert | Uncle Dave (uncredited) |
| Jane House | Mrs. Keglin (uncredited) |
| Rita Karin | Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited) |
| Tammy Lee | Bibs (uncredited) |
| Efraín López Neris | Castro's Aide (uncredited) |
| Toian Matchinga | Woman Patient (uncredited) |
| Jessamine Milner | Nanny (uncredited) |
| Dee Timberlake | Girl (uncredited) |
| Marc Vahanian | David (uncredited) |
| Marlene Willoughby | Woman Getting Arrested (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Paul Zindel | Screenplay |
| Anne Richardson Roiphe | Novel |
| Cis Corman | Casting |
| Harry Horner | Production Design |
| Robert De Vestel | Set Decoration |
| Robert Lawrence | Editor |
| Shirlee Strahm | Costumer |
| Irvin Kershner | Director |
| Billy Goldenberg | Music |
| Gordon Willis | Director of Photography |
| Michael Chapman | Camera Operator |
| Hal W. Polaire | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Jack Whitman | Camera Operator |
| Betty Crosby | Script Supervisor |
| Joseph M. Ellis | Second Assistant Director |
| Lee Harman | Makeup Artist |
| David M. Haber | Assistant Art Director |
| Keith Stafford | Sound Editor |
| John C. Hammell | Music Editor |
| Richard Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
| Colin J. Campbell | Gaffer |
| Bernie Styles | Extras Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Chartoff | Producer |
| Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Eileen Brennan | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | Tracy Keenan Wynn | Nominated |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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