FEATURE
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
May 23,1990
Hawn, Gibson make 'Bird on a Wire* fiy
Why are the “big-time” movie
critics giving Bird on a Wire bad
press. One-and-a-half stars?
Thumbs down? Perhaps their
BVDs are bunching, or maybe
popcorn has replaced brain tissue
in their minuscule minds.
Goldie Hawn and Mel Gi
bson pair up in this action/thriller:
Old lovers on the lamb.
Hawn plays Marianne, a suc
cessful lawyer who is in Detroit on
business. Upon getting gasoline
for her rented blue BMW, she
recognizes the pump jockey for
someone she used to know. He
swears she’s mistaken, but she
thinks otherwise.
Gibson plays Rick Jarmin who
has been hiding under the Wit
ness Relocation Program for over
15 years. He and Marianne were
soon to be married when he wit
nessed dirty cops doing dirty crimes.
His best friend was shot and he
was in deep sh*t. He testified in
court against the dirty cops, and
his life has been in terrible danger
A Reel View
by
Roseann Wentworth
ever since. Marianne was told he
died when his twin engine went
down near the Mexican border,
but she never forgot him.
Back in Detroit, Marianne’s
curiosity brings her back to the
garage around closing time, where
she parks across the street and
watches her alleged old flame.
Those dirty cops, now released
from jail, (Bill Duke, David Car-
radine) from way back when coin
cidentally show up to wipe out
Jarmin. She comes to his rescue
and the chase is on.
The chase doesn’t ever stop
and the action is exciting and very
entertaining. The dialogue between
Hawn and Gibson is witty, sharp
and daring.
The settings and photogra
phy are fantastic, climaxing in an
Amazon rain forest display inside
a nearby zoo.
Directed by John Badham,
whose previous work includes
Stakeout, Bird on a Wire never
bores, even with its somewhat
outcome.
Come try out
NORM'S
fresh salad bar!
Fast paced, funny farce
found in 'Rookery Nook*
by Jim Spickclmicr
Staff Writer
What’s this? A recently mar
ried Clive Popkiss (Dan Kerr)
spending the night with pajama
clad, lovely, and disreputable
Rhoda Marley (Christina Bryant)
in the cozy beach house “Rook
ery Nook.” How scandalous!
How will sister-in-law and
town gossip Gertrude Twine
(Kenye North) take the news?
What will daily lady Mrs. Lever
ett (M. Leigh Hagen) do when
she finds out? Can Clive along
with his single playboy cousin
Gerald Popkiss (Travis Box) and
wimpy brother-in-law Harold
Twine (Lorin Arendt) keep the
lid on Miss Marley’s presence?
These characters, and ques
tions, were not all that was pre
sented in the Communication
and Theatre Arts Department
presentation of the Ben Travers
farce “Rookery Nook.”
The cast was rounded ou t by
David Burnett who did an admi
rable job playing the dual roles
of Putz, Rhoda Marley’s step
father, and the lecherous Admi
ral Juddy; Cheryl Anne Ellison
as the enthusiastic bimbette
It took Freud 38 years to understand it
You have one night.
Poppy Dickey; Tonya Cartmill
as the easily influenced Clara
Popkiss, wife of Clive Popkiss;
and Greg Hoffart in the non
speaking role of Mrs. Possctt
the Mother-in-law.
The script was fast paced
and funny with snide side com
ments and dialogues one might
expect to hear in a Marx broth
ers film.
Costume Designer Mcrril
Lynn Taylor’s colorful costumes
portrayed the styles of the era in
which the play was set, the early
1920s.
Production Designer and
CCC graduate Dennis Poore and
his crew can be complimented
for the nicely detailed set which
lent its own special charm to the
production.
Director Jack Shields and
all the cast and crew of “Rook
ery Nook” can take credit for
another outstanding production
in the McLoughlin Theatre.
“Rookery Nook” will be
shown again on June 1 and 2 at 8
p.m. and June 3 at 2:30 p.m.; oh,
don’t forget to watch out for that
cat, MEOW!!!
VIVARIN
The psych exam is in 12 hours. And your id wants to party. Your ego
wants to conk out. But your superego knows you need to stay awake
tonight to cram.
Fortunately, you’ve got Vivarin. It helps keep you awake and mentally
alert for hours. Safely and conveniently. So all your brainpower can focus
on understanding the brain.
If Freud had used Vivarin, maybe he could have understood the brain
faster, too.
© 1990 Sigmund Freud copyright represented by The Roger Richman Agency, Beverly Hills. CA
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Revive with VIVARIN.
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