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Steambath on Video - 2002

Steambath - Broadway Musical on DVD Blu-ray 2002 Cover Art
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This unique play presents the afterlife as a steam bath, in which dead souls continue to obsess about the same petty concerns that obsessed them in their lives, until they are cast into a dark void by God, the Puerto Rican attendant (José Pérez). But new arrival Tandy (Bill Bixby) at first refuses to accept what's happened, and when he finally does, he pleads to be allowed to return to his life. Steambath was controversial in its day for its obscene language (which was softened for this filmed version, originally presented on PBS), its satirical take on religion, and some brief nudity by bombshell Valerie Perrine. Today it's still very entertaining, but mostly as a core sampling of the surprisingly uncensored male attitudes from the dawn of the 1970s. Everyone gives a solid performance and Bixby's easy charm makes his self-centered character sympathetic. --Bret Fetzer for Amazon.com

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Starring:
Stephen Elliott

Bill Bixby

Herb Edelman

Neil J. Schwartz

Patrick Spohn

Studio: Hollywood Television Theatre

Filmed: 1973 - Released: 2002

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