a « -U t b ' iq q < í
Paee 11
Ebe JJort lattò © b w w
ir rii p ip ío
IK '
wn tn his
. ..
Reed
m PON
R^CH
(D EO N
R IC H
MOND) has it all -
money, fame, success,
and most tmportantly
“°
™ \ 7 "
Reed^DEON RICHMOND) (I),
IUY TORRY) (center; ai.u
-
,
DEOSUN FAISON) in a scene from TRIPPIN.
charms begin to work on her. At the
same time, Greg at last awakens to the
need to plan towards his future, and fi­
nally sends off his college applications.
As Greg and Cinny move towards
romance,
Greg, hoping to stoke her
neither the date nor the cash. His par-
interests,
prematurely
tells her that
ents won’t give ham any money until he
he
has
been
accepted
at
UCLA, even
finishes his college applications; as for a
date, Greg only has eyes for Cinny
though his chances are slim. Ih e
Hawkins (MAIA CAMPBELL), the
falsely-good news causes her to fi­
schooi _
nally accept Greg’s offer for a date
o f G r e g .s tired,
to the prom. June and Fish misinter­
p,ayer moves definitely
pret Greg’s turn of fortune and as­
finest girl around.
sume that Greg and Cinny have been
knockin’ boots when, in fact, they
A young man in need of direction
haven’t. All the sam e.June and Fish
an d m o tiv atio n , G re g ’s two best
tell the whole school that Greg has
frie n d s p rovide n eith er. Ju n e ,
(DONALD ADEOSUN FAISON), a
been getting busy.
When the rumor, not to mention
small-time hoodlum who sells cheap
the
truth about UCLA, gets back to
stereos to his classmates, is a full-time
Cinny, she is understandably furious.
ladies man and Fish (GUY TORRY),
to him , wome ,
w om en, and m ore
w om en. T h e only
problem is, his suc­
cess is only in his
mind. Uncertain and
dissatisfied with his
life, he spends so
much time daydream­
ing, trippin’ out on
what might happen,
that he can never fo­
cus on what will really
happ en . As a high
school senior, time is
running out and the
future - reality - is
closing in fast.
However, for Greg,
his only real priority is
the impending senior
prom , for which he
Bo Diddles
She no longer wants to see him and
definitely won’t go with him to any
prom. As the rejection letters roll in,
Greg comes to understand the errors
of his ways, and when a lone accep­
tance letter arrives - to the local trade
school recom m ended by a sympa­
thetic teacher, Mr. Shapic (MICHAEL
WARREN) - he sees himself finally
on the right track. Riding the bus, on
his way to the prom, Greg truly accepts
himself for the first lime, proud to be
who he is, to be keepin’ it real.
As Greg heads into the prom with
confidence, determined to win Cmny
back on his own terms, he is no longer
content to sit on the sidelines of his
own life. Head held high, he can fi­
nally trip not on what might happen,
or what he hopes will happen, but on
what he will make happen.
never without his video camera, may
be a fast talker with lots of atti­
tude, but he has even less luck
with the girls than Greg. His
big mouth, while helping him
gain props with the fellas, gets
him no play from the honeys.
Greg and his friends are not
unlike most young people their
age, opting for immediate grati­
fication and relaxation over
m aking long-term plans or
thinking about their future.
Cinny, however, is a serious-
minded girl who plans on mak­
ing her dreams into a reality. In
his attempts to pursue her, Greg
attends a college discussion
TDEONRICHMOND) (I) and "Cinny Hawking
group, and slowly his clumsy
'Gregory Reed
Directed by David Raynr.
TRIPPIN', a ROGUE PICTURES release.
release. Direr
charms begin to work on her.
in a scene from
TV’s Most Watched
NBC, Thursday, IO p.m.
1 G.R.
2 FRIENDS
3 FRASIER
4 6 0 MINUTES
5 TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL
6 W IL L S GRACE
7 JUST SHOOT ME
Bo Diddley is the acknowledged or.glnator - a true
pioneer of Rock n' Roll, this living legend is a mem-
of The Rock n Roh H .ll of fame. For four de
8 THEX-FILES
cades his unique style has influenced many per­
formers including The Beatles and The Rolling
Stones. In February 1998, Bo Diddley received the
9 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
"Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 6ram *"*
10 FAMILY GUY
Awards. An all-star lineup precedes Bo - you can
afford to miss a moment of this incredible event.
NBC, Thursday, 8 p.m.
NBC, Thursday, 9 pm.
CBS, Sunday, 7:37 p.m.
CBS, Sunday, 8:37 p.m.
NBC, Thursday, 8 :3 0 p.m.
NBC, Thursday, 9 :3 0 p.m.
Fox, Sunday, 9 pm.
CBS, Monday, 9 p m.
Fox, Sunday, 8 :3 0 p.m.