Sink Or Swim

Sink Or Swim

5.3IMDb Score
Released:1997-09-19
Genre:Comedy
Duration:93 min
Director:Gary Rosen
Actors:Stephen Rea, Illeana Douglas, John Ritter, Dave Foley, Richard Kind
Production:Rigorous Productions

Overview:

Brian is a television writer-producer who has to script a 22-episode anthology, but lacks inspiration. He witnesses a strange romantic encounter between two figures on the balcony of hotel near his flat and decides to write scripts with his writer friends based on what he saw.

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