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Daily Nebraskan
Pago 9
Trashy new movie release
definitely is not an 'angel'
By Ward 7. Triplet III
There's a bottom line in the movie
caste system, where the filmmakers
are obviously destitute of money and
style. This kind of film generally has
the worst of everything, and the main
trick is to try to understand why anyone
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profession discovered by that high
school playboy are by far the best. The
hooker crew is colorful enough, and
had the filmmakers tried to capitalize
on those strengths, this might have
been a long shot success.
But, by gosh, the directors didn't
think the public would find that inter
esting enough. So they throw in a
psychotic killer, who dispatches the
prostitutes one by one in the gruesome
fashion of those teenage slasher movies
that were so chic among this set not
long ago. The result is an unsettling
rehash of a boring pattern . . . killer
slashes girl's friends girl learns to
trust cop killer slashes girl's best
friend girl mistrusts cop, turns vig
ilante for self protection (the sudden
strength and courage motif) girl
and cop kill killer in the end.
Angel then becomes another cheap
exploitation of sex (though there's
very little of it) and violence and is
would make such a bad movie.
Enter AiigeL
Angel rots in comparison to those
better category films, and the jury is
still out as to whether it even cuts it in
the bottom line caste. But due to one
actor's performance, Angel shows it
might have had some heart before
someone turned the screenwriter loose.
Angel's story even sounds trashy, invariably doomed to its place on the
imu late nigni snin.
But before burying it completely,
someone ought to give Dick Shawn
credit. The veteran actor plays a female
impersonator who serves as Molly's
very unofficial but dedicated guard
ian. While I can't quite figure out how
the character made a living as a prosti
tute, Shawn's bitter humor and wit
Angel, alias Molly, is a high school
honor student by day, though not
exactly a popular kid because she goes
to school and goes straight home a
sin since the school's macho playboy is
after her.
At night, Molly parades the streets
with a rag-tag bunch of hookers and
street showmen. Even thouch she ac-
tually picks up only one trick during ana extraordinary timing maxe mm
the course of the film, she's supposed stand out like gold in an otherwise
to be one of the best call girls around, muddy film.
If that conflict of lifestyles intrigues If Angel had been left to Molly's con-
you, and newcomer DonnaWilkes' per- flicts, I've got to believe Shawn would
formance does entice you to care a bit, be getting some of the same positive
then you might see the makings of a attention John Lithgow got after his
decent movie here. Angel's scenes drag portrayal in The World According
around the high school and the inevit- to Garp. And Angel would be a pretty
able scenes that come after Molly's good film.
Drama on ice-. . .
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Robert: Only if you use
too much. You have to
learn how to gauge these
things. You have to know
when to draw the line. I
worked at McDonald's for
six years. I've filled a mil
lion glasses of pop. I've
seen what happens when
you put too much ice in a
artificial choices, when
there is room for com
promise and yet, those at
the extremes refuse to
budge. I think this play completely inconsequen-
closely parallels the Demo
cratic primaries.
Glenn: So much has been
written and said about
this play that it's perilous
to put forth anyone lnter-
glass. You end up with pretation as the correct
runnv Coke, or a dass full one. but I think Tom's is
of ice after you're through, pretty close to what the
I've seen what happens playwright had in mind,
with no ice. Your drink Of course Edward, always
goes flat. The only solu
tion is a compromise
just enough ice to keep it
cold bul not enough to
ruin it. Can't you see the
reasonableness of my pro
sition? Stephen: Quite frankly,
no. I think you're just a
little bit nuts. (Stephen
storms out of the room.)
Robert What aboutyou?
I suppose you think I'm
crazy, too.
Mitchell: No. Ijust dont
understand what you've
got against ice.
Robert: (exasperated)
I don't know. I just don't
know.
(Lights out)
AUister: And so, World
On The Brink draws to
an end, the protagonist,
Robert, more decolute than
before. We are privileged
enough to have as special
guests tonight, Messrs.
Glenn Stuva and Tom
Mockler, who I under
stand are good friends
with Mr. Smith.
Glenn: Yes, Edward and
I are very good friends.
You might say we're almost
alter egos.
Allister: Tell me, Tom,
what's your interpretation
of this play?
Tom: As with many of
Edward's plays, I view it
as a cry for moderation
in a polarized society. Indi
viduals are forced to make
the modest one, still main-
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Allister: Yes, I remember
him saying something to
that effect when he accep
ted the Pulitzer. I wonder
why so many great artists
try to belittle their achieve
ments? Tom: I dont know. I
just don't know.
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