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It's not that they've made a better
mouse trap, VCRs are just built to catch
a different class of mouse.
In the traditional trap are the people
that like to get out and see a movie;
don't mind dealing with parking; they
have the patience to deal with crowds;
and they have the money to pay four or
five bucks for a ticket and $1.10 for a
box of Juju Fruits.
Of course there are benefits to going
out. Seeing a movie on TV cannot com
pete with seeing one on the big screen.
But VCR offers one option that the
theater doesn't a pause button. If
you need a refill, hit the pause button.
If you get a phone call, hit the pause
button. And more importantly, if you
didn't hear or understand a part of a
movie, hit the pause button and talk it
over with someone. Or simply rewind it
and watch it again. In your own home
you don't have to whisper to the person
sitting next to you, who probably would,
not hear what you said. By the time you
'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' fails
with thin plot, stale dialogue, cliches
By Scott Harrah
Staff Reporter
Bad taste in films, literature and
music can be either delicious, or
deplorable, depending on how well it's
presented. In "Down and Out in Beverly
Hills," the bad taste is simply bad.
Movie Review
In the past, directorwriter Paul
Mazursky has weaved some wonder
fully satirical webs with such fine
flicks as "Moscow on the Hudson," "An
Unmarried Woman," and "Alex in
Wonderland."
"Down and Out in Beverly Hills" is a
supposedly campy variation of Jean
Renoir's 1932 classic "Boudu Saved
From Drowning," trashed up with a
modern California twist. The idea itself
is inventive, and with camp queen
Bette Midler as the female lead, you'd
think it would work. But the thinly
veiled plot, stale dialogue and pace are
all so heavy-handed, it never does.
Nick Nolte plays an unhappy, un
shaven bum who searches through the
trash dumpsters of Rodeo Drive for dis
carded pate' and caviar. When he tries
to drown himself in a backyard swim
ming pool, he is saved by the pool's
owner, Richard Dreyfuss.
What follows is the pointless account
of how Dreyfuss' family takes Nolte
under their glitzy wings, cleans him up,
dresses him like a Don Johnson clone
and showers him with kindness.
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get an answer to your question you
missed another part.
VCRs allow you to discuss movies,
which helps you think about them and,
in turn, enjoy them more.
One problem that you have when
renting VCRs is finding current movies.
Most of the time you have to wait for a
movie to finish its run in theaters
before it's available in VCR. But while
you're waiting, there are thousands of
movies that many people overlooked
while they were in the theaters. Dis
covering these movies at a relatively
cheap price is one of t he advantages of
renting VCRs.
"Birdy" was one movie that spent
a few short weeks in Lincoln oversha
dowed by hits like "Back to the Future"
and "Rambo," the bloody second part.
Birdy is about two boys growing up in
Chicago, one with an obsession for fly
ing. After being drafted and going to
war the two meet again in a veterans
hospital. Mathew Modine and Nicolas
Cage play convincing parts in the Alan
Parker film of William Wharton's book
"Birdy."
Another very good movie that slipped
by somewhat unnoticed is a Sergio
Leone film, "Once Upon a Tune in
America."
Robert DeNiro plays a young man
growing up in Manhattan's Lower East
side. The film portrays the prohibition
era underworld.
It's amazing that a well-known sati
rist like Mazursky picked something as
absurd as social classes and failed to
add any wit, substance or intelligence
to the subject. Even when he exagger
ates the material with dog psychia
trists, a teenage son with a penchant
for make-up and gender-blend fashions,
and a wife into every Eastern religious
fad imaginable, the humor falls flat
with cliche-ridden lines and visual
puns.
Part of the problem is that Mazursky
is often too faithful to "Boudu," for he
'Official Story' vies
for best foreign film
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The nominees for best foreign film
were "The Official Story" from Argen
tina; "Angry Harvest," West Germany;
"Colonel Redl," Hungary; "3 Men and a
Cradle," France; and "When Father
Was Away on Business," Yugoslavia.
Although Kurasawa was nominated
as best director, "Ran" was ineligible
in the foreign-language category because
it was not nominated by Japan.
Pop star Lionel Richie captured a
nomination for best song with his "Say
You, Say Me," from "White Nights."
Richie also was named for co-writing
lyrics to "Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)"
frdm "The Color Purple."
Other songs nominated: "Power of
Love" from "Back to the Future;"
Lasting almost three hours, the movie
is best seen on the couch.
The movie based on John Stein
beck's "Cannery Row," isn't as cur
rent as the previous two, but it is
equally entertaining. With narration
from John Huston and great leading
parts portrayed by Nick Nolte and
Debra Winger, this movie set in a seedy,
nearly abandoned California fishing
community is good watching.
Nick Nolte is an ex-baseball player
seeking refuge as a biologist, and
Debra Winger is a runaway seeking
refuge. Together they make this one of
my favorite movies.
"Popeye" was a movie billed as
family entertainment, as well it should
be, but it is also a very funny movie for
all ages. Robin Williams plays a perfect
Popeye and Shelly DuVall is equally
good as Olive Oyl. Nicely done as a
non-traditional musical, "Popeye" is a
good excuse to skip your night class.
One movie that everyone should see
again is the original "Rocky." Seeing
the latest in the "Rocky" sequels can
make a person forget what started all
the mayhem. "Rocky" deservedly won
Oscars in 1976 for "Best Film," "Best
Director," and "Best Editing." Sylves
ter Stallone was nominated for "Best
Actor." The film beat out "All the Pres
ident's Men," with Dustin Hoffman and
Robert Redford, for the years' top
honors.
tries to add a tone of Renoir's sincerity
to the modern premise. This is all
rather confusing and makes the viewer
wonder whether the film is satirical or
serious.
The film's only true merit is its star
studded cast, whose talents are all
wasted. Midler is hilarious as the
gaudy, credit card-crazed wife in pur
suit of the ultimate outfit and a satisfy
ing orgasm.
Overall, however, this purported
parody of the rich is just too poor to be
convincing or worth watching. .
"Separate Lives" from "White Nights"
and "Surprise, Surprise" from "A Cho
rus Line."
Other nominations included:
Original screenplay "Back to the
Future," Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale;
"Brazil," Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard,
Charles McKeown; 'The Official Story,"
Luis Puenzo, AidaBortnik; "The Purple
Rose of Cairo," Woody Allen; "Wit
ness," Earl W. Wallace and William
Kelley (screenplay) and Kelley, Wal
lace and Pamela Wallace (story).
Screenplay adaption "The Color
Purple," Menno Meyjes; "Kiss of the
Spider Woman," Leonard Schrader; "Out
of Africa," Karl Luedtke; "Prizzi's
Honor," Richard Condon, Janet Roach;
"The Trip to Bountiful," Horton Foote.
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