UP THE SANDBOX (1972) M/f, three smacks, b, w

An American comedy film based on the novel by Anne Roiphe, focuses on Margaret Reynolds, a young New York City wife and mother who, neglected by her husband and bored with her daily existence, slips into increasingly bizarre fantasies that involve, among other things, armed robbery, tribal fertility music, and a terrorist plot to blow up the Statue of Liberty.


This film has a remarkeable reputation as a commercial failure.


The scene depicts the fathers homecoming from wark in the evening. He is welcomed by his young daughter who had been washed and isn't clothed yet. When she claims that she feels cold, he gives her three playful, warm smacks on her naked behind.

This clip was discovered and sent to me by Cinndunc. All credit goes to him.


Smackee: Ariane Heller
Smacker: David Selby


director: Irvin Kershner ("The Empire Strikes Back")