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The Indianapolis News P.O.Box 145 _ Indianapolis, IN 46206-0145 — .i ># : World Alb/ bay World AltxS Coi'w.ku.em.orfltloiA, ^ooth ^ Nebraska kiaXo^ Moi'utay, x>ecew.ber 1, ±°$J ±0 n.m.. to 2 p. w.. ^ ^ * enjoys ByLizaHolimeier Senior Reporter Stupid people should wear signs, says comedian Bill Engvall. That way, you would know not to ask them any thing. Engvall - best known for the above bit, titled “Here’s Your Sign” - will share this and other comic insights during his 8 p.m. show at Pershing Auditorium Friday. A native of Galveston, Texas, Engvall began his career as a comedian about 15 years ago while working as a disc jockey in a Dallas nightclub. He and his friend heard they were having an open mic night at a local comedy club and decided to go . “After a couple of cocktails, I just decided to get up there,” Engvall recalled. “I don’t even remember what I did, but the manager came up afterward and asked me to be the house master of ceremonies. I took the job because I was in college and it paid more than the nightclub.” From the beginning, Engvall said he tried to write bits to which he thought people would relate. “I wanted the audience to be able to say ‘Remember when little Jimmy did that?”’ Engvall said. He added that his comedic influ ences were “off-the-cuff” people like Steve Martin, Bob Newhart and George Carlin. Engvall said while he was able to say things in his routine other comics could not, he never enjoyed handling hecklers. “I never got into word banter with (hecklers) because you can get in seri ous trouble,” Engvall said. “I just told them to shut up. If they didn’t, I told them to get out” In addition to performing around the United States, Engvall’s television credits range from playing host to “A Pair of Jokers” with Rosie O’Donnell to appearances on “Designing Women” and “Golden Palace.” Engvall also por trayed Buck Overton on the ABC sit com “Delta,” starring Delta Burke. Last season, Engvall teamed up with Jeff Foxworthy on NBC’s “The Jeff Foxworthy Show.” Engvall and Foxworthy had previously performed on the road together. Engvall said while he loved acting, he hated the politics of television. “You have 20 people making a deci sion,” Engvall said. “It’s great going to work where there’s a chair with your name on it and some guy standing by saying, ‘Mr. Engvall, would you like a doughnut?’ But with Jeff’s show, they never went after what Jeff wanted.” Engvall said that he most enjoyed performing live because “you get the instant response, right then and there.” As his success has grown, Engvall said, he has tried to be more studious about writing new material. “When I was in the clubs, all I could think about was getting to this point,” Engvall said. “Now, I have got to worry about staying here. There’s a little more pressure.” One of Engvall’s new bits involves how his wife cannot order anything off of a menu. “She’s like Meg Ryan in ‘When Harry Met Sally,”’ Engvall said “I actu ally witnessed a McDonald’s guy quit ting because of my wife.” --- Engvall recently wrote a book titled “You Don’t Have To Be Dumb To Be Stupid.” It contains Engvall’s favorite stage bits extended out. “When you do stuff on stage, you have a certain amount of time to get to a joke and move on,” Engvall said. “I wanted to go a bit further with some of my material.” Engvall plans to write another book based on stories from his childhood “There’s a whole bunch of kids who were not beaten, who were not on drugs and had fairly normal childhoods,” Engvall said “My family was like that I want to write a book for people like them.” In addition to another book, Engvall said he would like to try a television show ofhis own and some movies. “If I could do a western with Sam Elliot, I could call my career quits,” Engvall said Regardless ofhis future endeavors, Engvall said he would like to have the ability to retire before he is 45 years old “I like hunting and fishing and ranching,” Engvall said “I’d like to do that stuff and be young enough to enjoy it” Tickets to Friday’s performance are $24.50 and $19.50 and are available by calling Ticketmaster at (402) 475-1212. ■..Hi»... «. , . , . . . Photo coubtesy of Twentieth Century Fox MPLEY (Sigourney Weaver) leads the way into battle, followed by Call (Winona Ryder, right), Jehner (Ren Perlman, left) aad Vtiess (Dominique Pinon, back). ‘Alien’ fails to resurrect reason By Gerry Beltz Film, Critic People, c’mon! Just let her die already! For “Alien Resurrection,” Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) comes back AGAIN because a scientist has ' AGAIN decided to bring the now infamous aliens back to Earth to breed, exploit and eventually shove into a sweatshop in a remote country to make cheap tennis shoes (or something like that; following the plot of this “Alien” sequel is rougher than sandpaper across the buttocks). A crew of pirates (led by Michael Wincott, “The Three Musketeers”) brings a cargo of humans to the Scientist so the mama alien’s eggs can have hosts. But, of course, things go wrong. As it turns out, these aliens are smarter than pincushions and even tually are running all over die vessel. As Wincott’s character is the smartest of the group, he has the life expectancy of a guest star on “T.J. Hooker.” One other factor for everybody’s day: Ripley’s DNA is mixed with the alien’s DNA, so she is exhibiting signs of super-strength, her reflexes are enhanced and she has a desire for a greater percentage of the box office gross. And yet ANOTHER monkey wrench: Since something has “gone wrong” on the ship, it begins an automatic flight back to home base - Earth. Is the movie as suspenseful as the first “Alien” movie? No, but the original is in a class of its own. Is this one as good as the second one? No, “Alien Resurrection” has the solidity and consistency of warm Jell-O. It tries to cover several dif ferent areas at once, buMiever focus es on anything long enough to devel op it for the audience to follow. However, it did have its good points. The computer-generated special effects have definitely gone up in quality since “Alien,” and the under water sequences are excellent. Although die first 20 minutes or so of the movie drag by rather slowly, TIM RMS 4|§ Title: “Alien Resurrection’ Stars: Sigourney WfawBr, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Michael Wincott Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Rating: R (violence, language, gore, nufity) Grade: C Flve Words: Big aliens kM stupid people. the middle hour is full of suspense and action and even a couple of laughs. (The basketball scene is a definite keeper.) Ryder is surprisingly good in her role as the mysterious Call, and Ron Perlman has a unique charisma about him. As Johner, he is a despi cable, prejudiced, sexist redneck, but you just can’t help but like part of him. Then again, maybe it’s just flash backs to his playing Vincent on “Beauty and the Beast.” Overall, “Alien Resurrection” lacks direction and ideas, but the hard-core movie fans will probably enjoy it. Flip your magic coin. •
