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i vr r"S3i flows kids to ado By Chris McCubbin Staff Reporter In 1963 the BBC did a TV special called "7 Up." Fourteen 7-year-olds were interviewed on their hopes, ambitions and ideals. The program was a huge success, and during the next few years it was shown so many times that "Suzi, the rich girl," and "Tony, the cockney boy" almost became household words. Movie Review When the "7 Up" kids were 14, and again when they were 21, director Michael Apted (Coal Miner's Daughter, Gorky Park) who was an assistant on the original "7 Up", went back and interviewed them again. In 1984 he made "28 Up" for the BBC. "28 Up" has been released in the United States, and is a fascinating documentary film. The premise for "7 Up" was the Jesuit aphorism "Give me a child at seven years and I'll show you the man." The most remarkable thing about "28 Up" is how t rue that saying has proven to be. Apted has incorporated clips from all the three previous specials into "28 Up." The 14-year-olds seem different from the 7-year-olds, the 21-year-olds seem like other people entirely. But in the 28-year-olds, the 7-year-olds are back. It's startling how many of the children predicted at seven exactly what they'd be doing 21 years later. Apted's skillful editing takes his very ordinary subjects and makes us really care about their lives. Several of the stories are uplifting. Like Simon, the only black subject, who has gone from being an illegitimate child living in a children's home to being the head of a large and happy family or the Westland's farm boy who's now a nuclear 477-7516 27th QjhUjmumy a Vine BEERUQUORWINE SPECIALS FROM "THE BOOZE BROTHERS" BEER BUSCH warm case 6.99 MILLER warm case 8.99 COORS LIGHT 16 oz, warm case 9.99 (Limited Supply-while it lasts) THE OTHER STUFF E & J BRANDY 750 ml 5.49 BARTON'S GIN 1.75 L 7.99 LEROUX SCHNAPPS Peach, Strawberry, Root Beer 750 ml 5.49 JAMES FOXE CANADIAN 1.75 L 9.49 SEAGRAM'S COOLER 4 pk 2.99 physicist. Or Suzi, the spoiled rich girl who at 21 was a disillusioned, chain smoking wreck, and who now is an almost improbably contented mother of two. Other subjects are poignant. The most notable of these is Neil. At seven Neil was by far the brightest, friendliest and most beautiful of the children. Now, as the result of a nervous condition he acquired at 16, Neil is unable to find a job and exists as a tramp, living off the dole and on the road. Michelle MiklosDaily Nebraskan The film is beautifully photographed, but the TV-quality sound, combined with the heavy accents of some of the subjects make it occasionally hard to understand. "28 Up" is showing Thursday through Sunday at the Sheldon Film Theater. Screenings are at 7 and 9:30 p.m., Saturday matinee at 3 p.m., Sunday matinee at 5 p.m. There are no evening screenings on Saturday. Admission is $3.75. RESUME SERVICES Specialty papers Matching envelopes Self-serve typewriters Kroy lettering n n n "I .- " V'f rlJi a 48th & Vine 12th & R ft Resume Paper Sale April 1-14 Summer Fell Spring WASHINGTON OR LONDON INTERNSHIPS OXFORD SUMMER 1986 Full Academic Years In Oxford University L.S.E. St. Andrews, Scotland U.S. credits will be transferred through Hampden-Sydney College, founded in Virginia by James Madison in 1776. Graduate work is an option. The Director of Studies for the Center for Quality Education Abroad (in Britain) is the Rt. Hoa The Lord Beloff, D.Litt. (Oxon.), Fellow of the British Academy, Professor Emeritus of Government and Fellow of All Souls, Oxford. INQUIRIESTO: JANET KOLLEK.J.D., Admissions D irector CQEA WISC, Rm53,158W.81 St., NY, NY, 10024. (21 2-724-0804724-01 36). (EOAA) WET T SHIRT CONTEST Join The Fun ! ! 1st Place .. . $100.00 2nd Place ... $50.00 and all winners are entejed in our . . . 1 ' ! z INI x U V 9th & P St FINAL CONTEST MAY 1ST 1st - 51,000 2nd - $200 3rd -$150 4th - $100 5 th - $50 Strike It Rich At Stooges. ITS FARE bWIto A ilMN A Ifc 4 UNIVERSITY THEATRE ft no THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Book & Lyrics by Alfred Uhry Music by Robert Waldman Howell Theatre - 8 p.m. April 24, 25, 26 & 28 through May 3, 1986 and 2 pm matinees April 26 & May 3 A Fairy Tale of the Natchez Trace! Tickets M-Th F & S StudentsSr. Citizens 4,00 4.50 AUOther 1 5.00 5.50 Theatre Box Office FIRST FLOOR TEMPLE Bldg. 12th & R, Lincoln Box Office Hours NOON to 5 pm;M-F & 5 to 8 pm performance nights Call 472-2073 QQ University ot Nty$k-UncolA Thursday, April 10, 1986 Daily Nebraskan Page 9 1 a