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Ben Stilltr—a no name with his own show s Video Releases
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brilliant Houura soiehel she r "I life on
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mug rnasterpire r foi the m irrn and drlvn into
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Night and the City (Twentieth Century Fox)
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uphill struggle for a few inhabitants of New
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tuirt t.i Irotn I nlx-< a Prodm Horn, with enough
Xcadrtm Awards among them to rnakr lor
some fairh iiraiiv decorative statruirnts on the*
mantle
The Public Eye (UnKer%al)
him non ami }or i'ev 1 not r\,n th flasluaid
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Consenting Adults (Hollywood Pictures)
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nr* neighbors played by Kevin Spar r\ and
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nrtghbeii n wife and lain is at eusrd of having
an ailaii and killing her putting his own prc
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The Bodyguard (Warner Bros.)
She's won two (iiamniv s. 11 \mcinan Musn
\waiils lias Imtii humpm around in matimio
mai bliss with somr up and-t onu i named
Hobb\ Blown and now Whittle* Houston
make s bn film debut in a I awicner Kasdan
pie tine Talk about a e harmed life Kevin
t osinri to -stars as a formei Setirt Se ivite
agent who now guaids beautiful people
Houston plays a flamboyant singet who
in rives due aiming fan letters and nerds
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on the set
Ben Stiller s got to overcome an almost impossible challenge to make a name lor himsetl in show tw
In September, the 26-year-old s comedic production The Ben St/HerShow was scheduled to premier tn
the same time slot as long standing ratings behemoth 60 Minutes But Stiller whose weekly show ts
on the Fox network has no qualms about the competition and says he knows what he's up against
"Some mghts I'll lantasi/e about Oh wow The Ben Stiller Shcm My career s made I II be a star he
says Ana omer mgnrs i min* ou Minutes iei s iace n oui wimt we ournwy
prime time slot is tough. Stiller says it shows Fox is targeting a young audience
"I think that college age people will see it as an alternative to what s on at that
hour he says 'It’s definitely a new type of show It s very different"
On the program. Stiller plays everyone from himsell to Eddie Munster and Bruce
Springsteen ‘It s a show within a show." Stiller says "The idea is that I host the
show from my apartment and every week I'm trying to get these skits and short
films on the an *
Many ot the comedy Ms are parodies ot turns and other i v programs imagine,
tor instance. Eddie MunstP' as the antagonist ot the cinematic thnller Gape fear or an episode ot Cops.
set m Salem. Mass in 1640 The show also features Stiller s original characters, including a marriage
counselor who always sides with the husband and a Hollywood agent who advises Roseanne and Tom
Arnold to quit now while their careers are hot ■ Dan Nissila Party Barometer Oregon State U
video calendar
A brief look at October releases
Crtss Cross, MGM Sept 30 Falling From Grace. Columbia. Sept 30 My Cousin Vinny. Fox
Oct 1 Gladiator, Columbia Oct 7. Children ol the Night, Columbia Oct 7 Straight Talk.
Disney Oct 7, Snake Eater 3, Paramount Oct 8 Desert Klckboxer, HBO. Oct 14 Basic
Instinct. Live Oct 14 Thunderhearl, Columbia Oct 14 Critters 4, Columbia Oct 14
Newsies, Disney Oct 14 Cutting Edge. MGM Oct 21. K2 — The Ultimate High, Paramount
Oct 21 The Babe, MCA Oct 21 Tales From the Darkside IV. Worldvision. Oct 21 Auntie
lee s Meat Pies, Columbia. Oct 21, Folks. Fox Oct 22. Beauty and the Beast. Disney Oct
26 Sleepwalkers. Columbia Oct 28
quotable
“Yea. Well, when you have money, a pay cut doesn't mat -
ter that much." —Al Pacino, on the hubbub surrounding
the pay cut ho took to do Glengarry.