Tempest

Play trailer

Tempest

PG

Released Aug 13, 1982

2h 25m

Comedy

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

55%

Tomatometer

11 Reviews

72%

Popcornmeter

500+ Ratings

Based on Shakespeare's famed play, this modern update finds American architect Phillip Dimitrius (John Cassavetes) splitting from his wife, Antonia (Gena Rowlands), and relocating to a Greek island. Joining him is his new lover, Aretha Tomalin (Susan Sarandon), and his daughter, Miranda (Molly Ringwald), as well as the island's only other resident, the reclusive Kalibanos (Raul Julia). Eventually more people arrive, and they just happen to be Antonia and her new boyfriend, with his son in tow.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Mazursky lets it all run too long, by a half-hour at least, but he also offers a menu of rare delights.

Nov 12, 2018

Full Review

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The movie is an ambitious experiment, but a long and tedious one, and our revels end long before Mazursky's.

Rated: 0/4

Apr 29, 2018

Full Review

Molly Haskell

Vogue

Tempest boasts a little Shakespeare, a little Fellini, a lof of Cassavetes, and almost nothing of the Mazursky touch we've come to expect from the director of Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice and An Unmarried Woman.

Feb 27, 2020

Full Review

Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

Paul Mazursky's Tempest doesn't develop the dramatic interest of the original idea; it's disorienting and tiresome. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 29, 2019

Full Review

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 19, 2005

Full Review

Jonathan R. Perry

Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Rated: 4/5

Jun 1, 2005

Full Review

Read all reviews

John

The best thing about the movie was that it didn't blame Shakespeare anywhere in the credits. Forbidden Planet was a lot closer to The Tempest. This was a lame Harlequin Romance using the name to con people into sitting through it to see if there was any reason for the title.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/23

Full Review

crustina d

Too unnecessarily strenuous to absorb as a viewer. Not too brilliant to understand, merely too boring to care. There is so much that is good about this film, however, and for that, it is worth the watch. Just be prepared to skip ahead now and again. Excellent cast, masterful writer/director, but falls flat.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Best film ever, modern version óf Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST, about a successful man experiencing mid-life crisis. Great chemistry that feels real. Filmed in Manhattan, Atlantic City & Greece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Beautifully shot! Amazing performances. Mesmerizing locations and sets. Very entertaining film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

Full Review

Jesse D

A very boring movie set in beautiful greece and new York

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/28/21

Full Review

steve d

This mix of modern and Shakespeare didn't work for me.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Paul Mazursky

Director

John Cassavetes

Phillip Dimitrius

Gena Rowlands

Antonia Dimitrius

Susan Sarandon

Aretha

Vittorio Gassman

Alonzo

Raul Julia

Kalibanos

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

The Toy

3%

53%

The Toy

Watchlist

Cactus Flower

85%

81%

Cactus Flower

Watchlist

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

74%

57%

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

Watchlist

Author! Author!

50%

49%

Author! Author!

Watchlist

Murder by Death

63%

82%

Murder by Death

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Murder by Death

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

Based on Shakespeare's famed play, this modern update finds American architect Phillip Dimitrius (John Cassavetes) splitting from his wife, Antonia (Gena Rowlands), and relocating to a Greek island. Joining him is his new lover, Aretha Tomalin (Susan Sarandon), and his daughter, Miranda (Molly Ringwald), as well as the island's only other resident, the reclusive Kalibanos (Raul Julia). Eventually more people arrive, and they just happen to be Antonia and her new boyfriend, with his son in tow.

Director: Paul Mazursky
Producer: Paul Mazursky
Screenwriter: Leon Capetanos, Paul Mazursky, William Shakespeare
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 1982, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 25, 2010
Runtime: 2h 25m
Sound Mix: Dolby

Most Popular at Home Now