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C I N E M A ‘Down And Out ’ is just that t--:. I'Ve always-had some respect for Paul Mazur!jky,i prinia.r>lyf';fOr his early films:^;"BlunveV4ri v •Ixjve.*.*' ■'Harry and Tohto-.'- 'ami ■ Ro«:VntlVriu»wi^erVi,le lias'taken to. »TiKrtc:l«Si«li:*.VYi»>!id*v for '^y}y/. The triuicl started wiVli^a nimake pfiTriiffaut's . ••Julrti and ) i m "?.{" VVil 1 ie' anH’Phi 1'.') and con tlriuedwith an updated version lof.shakuspeare's "The Tempest:’*'. NliCmm||iiit Renoir arid he' presentsWs. nuVdern itderprwtat Ion of theclnSsl'c *\lfoudu Sayl»df'min I>rt)wning'' as .>■ "Down And -Out.In 'Beyerly'^IUjs." ; .At best" one m'iglij expect an American inter ' , pristatioh "of ! the classic: tale — a natural, unrestrainedIridividuaVenters civilized, restrain ad society and raises havoc Ma/.ursky manages .; . neither, however. His t rarrip. Jerry Henson (Nick . Nolle) appears' to be the Kennaisance man and / turns out tp be a sham playing out what he thinks ;*.*■ ' society wants him'to be, and his bourgeois iden tification "figure Dave Whiteman (Richard •• •• lireyfuss) is a sweatshop owner who feels that the epitome, of civliization is a dental plan for his help;. ; , • '/ The stoty is essentially the same as the . V Renoir original with a modern interpretation Jerry loses His dog and in a fit of sorrow tries to drown himself ™ |h a Beverly Hills swimming pool. Dave lumps in and saves the wretched creature and then invites him to live in his house, much to the dismay of his wife Barbara (Bette Midler) and his maid Carmen Jerry disrupts the household as I tave tries to find in the tramp the instinctive, immediate qualities he lost inbecom . ing a leader of society Meiinwhile, Jerry seduces both Hartmra and (airmen (with whom Dave is carrying on an affair), advises the Whiteman's sexually-ambivalent son Max on shade.; of lipstick and then sta.rts working on the daughter,. „ jSjShyT;1.'.?h'r- ' Thetreatment of the issue? raised,•howeyer,’ is liolhVng.less than pedestrian. The whole icJy .bf , •; ‘.'iibijdu:’ was the contrast .'between the natural and.tho/dytlized. the.bMt and the worst ,bf. both poles, with thie' point-bf-yinw figure somewhere in between. '. %r •... - • The poles are out bf focus in- ‘.‘Down and Out." Dave seems to be the only memberof hjs family who is able to relate to jerry, yet he ex hibits rip tendencies toward subversing his posi tion in society or differing from the tendencies of his family. The only difference between Dave and his family is his family's tendency to buy into fads, trends and neuroses. Barbara is a guru hut. Jenny a weight-conscious fanatic and Max a young man obsessed with androgyny.' Perhaps "Down And Out" would seem fun nier to filmgoers who aren't familiar with the classic "Boudu," but even Mazursky’s gags seem threadbare. One of the spotlight gags, a bit of dog psychology where Jerry feeds Dave's pet Matisse, is telegraphed minutes ahead of time Thus, the final punch loses its impact. Public opinion seems to be unanimous in proclaiming the dog the funniest performer in the film I personally like Little Richard s musical number during the party finale. But neither of these are enough to support 100 minutes of screen story, which ranges from the trite to the marginal ly clever. Maybe it's just me. since box office totals show this to be an audience favorite, but i find Mazurky’s politics appalling and his humor unappealing. Give me Renoir’s "Boudu.” any day. By Sean Axmaker 1 "Richard Tyh*f was a totally committed musician. Wewbrked together in th«* Carnes Blues Hand in .1080 He's left a big im pression on everybody he played with over the last 10 years in Portland " \ Randy "Ratsp" Reece, saxophone player for lames T, and the Tough, spoke fondly in remembrance of blues pianist Richard Tyler, who died of internal-bleeding February 12 in Portland. Tyler made.14 albums in the lOHOs and ‘70s, mostly with the Holy Modul Rounders, who were perhaps best known for their counterculture anthem "Don't Bogart Me" and the rollicking, ribald "Boobs A Lot." Tyler had appeared on national television before.hf was old enough to voter "He made an awful lot of money in a short time," said Reece. Who added that Tyler suf fered from musicians* disease — the drug and alcohol abuse which often accompany per formers on the ride to the top. "We're talking fens of thousands of dollars," said Reece. "So much success so young caused frustration, and contributed to Tyler's alcoholism. "He’d wake up every morning with a bot tle of booze, and generally he'd make jokes altout it.” added Reece!."Somehow, his drink ing did not seem to interfere with the quality of his playing, when we were with Carnes.” Reece explained. "Everyone in the band Continued on Page 8B Creative Salon msm PERMS >19.95 ® tong hair extra • good thru 3/28/86 1122 Aider • 485 8597 W< FADVE CAMPUS ADVERTISING REP Be mporuible (or placing advertising material* on your campu* bulletin board* Work on exciting marketing program* for client* tuch a* American Kxpre**. 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