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I guess I'm still a kid. I like Cap'n Crunch cereal for
breakfast, I occasionally dump out my Legos on the
living room floor for an afternoon of fun, and I
enjoyed The Muppets Take Manhattan."
The story b a familiar one: the gang's got a show
worked up but cant find the proverbial barn to put
it on in. The cast goes its separate ways after appar
ent failure, but reunites when their leader, Kermit,
makes good on his promise to find a producer. And
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of course there's the obligatory romance between
man and lady. Or should I say frog and pig?
As the title implies, most of the cast is not human.
iProducer Jim Henson needed to go only as far as the
sewing room to find his stars. And that's why this
film works; the muppets are the stars. Not only do
they work cheap, but they are able to take a dead
norse theme and give it a fresh look.
Scriptwriter Frank Oz (along with the muppet
eers) does a credible job of bringing the characters
to life, especially Kermit. Seldom does the viewer
realize that they're just hands with socks over them.
nd believability is always a factor in good film
making. It sounds absurd, but I never once doubted,
that the characters or the actions were real Well,
maybe once.
Judging for myself and by the reactions of others
in the theater (I think the grand total of their ages
equaled my age) it seemed to be a fairly funny movie.
Okay, it wasn't terribly sophisticated or high-minded,
but it was worth a few yuks. Let's keep in mind that
thb is a kiddie movie and should be reviewed in a
kiddie frame of mind. I didn't have much trouble.
The plot & also sweetened by a number of appear
ances by some stars who aren't made of felt and fake
hair. Joan Rivers does a funny bit with Miss Piggy
when the two make a scene in a department store.
Dabny Coleman, who plays a flimflam artist trying
to rcb the muppets of their hard earned cash, is
quickly lowered a few notches by muppet drummer
Animal. And in my favorite scene, Brooke Shields
gets propositioned by a rat who says, "Do you believe
in interspecies dating?"
The Muppets Take Manhattan" is an enjoyable
show for college-going toddlers like myself. So put
down your Hotwheel cars and Spiderman Coloform
sets and head to the movies for a couple hours of
fun.
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Finney: T-Street to Easy Street
By Clsria Burb&cSi
Lynn Finney is a former Nebraska football player
who has come a long way from his boyhood home
on T Street to a position from which he hobnobs
with some of the world's wealthiest people. He didn't
get there by playing football, though; he made it
after he quit the sport.
Finney played ball for Pius X, where he was All
City and All-State in 1971. He was the Outstanding
Defensive Player in the Shrine Bowl that year, and
earned football scholarship to UNL. After two
years, he dropped his scholarship, and football.
"I didn't enjoy the game anymore," Finney said. "It
was time to make a change. I had some doubts at the
time, but now I think it was a correct decision."
Finney went from the gridiron to the stage. He
became a dancer.
"I started out cold turkey. I had always wanted to
dance but I didn't know how to pursue that," he said.
He started out in a rock opera at UNL, then went
to a dance school in Denver. He continued studying
ballet, jazz and modern dance during a seven and
one-half year professional dance career. Eventually,
the grind of a dancer's life got to Finney.
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The good ol' linoleums are getting pretty tough to
find. Older rental houses are your best bet, but they
are rapidly falling prey to the evil hands of overzeai
ous landlords and developers who mistakenly think
they are upgrading their property. Even a few
friends of mine have expressed desires to "cover up
that old crap" with new you-stick-em tiles, or worse
yet, no-wax Armstrong.
This injustice must stop. If old houses can get
historical landmark status, if Gerald R. Ford's birth
place can get a monument, if the Fonz's leather
jacket and Archie Bunker's chair can be in the
Smithsonian, then why cant we save our linoleum?
I'm afraid they are doomed to follow the fate of
those garage doors with the big diamonds, sparkly
sidewalks and cars with fins. Our heritage, whether
it be underfoot' or not, must be preserved. WeVe
already blown it with the Do-do bird and floral wall
paper with pink ducks. They're gone but for the
memories. - '
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Music and Lyrics by George M. Cohan
Book by Michael Stewart and John and
Fran Pascal
Lyrics and Music Revisions by Mary Cohan
Howell Theatre v
July 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 at 8 p.m.
Tickets $5.00 On Sale Now!
Box Office: First Floor Temple
Phone 472-2073
Hours: 12 to 5 pm weekdays
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