Thursday, June 16,1983/The Battalion/Page 5 ust Movies k theaters for specific nes. Movies are subject to mige without notice. All tir ’S are current (effec- K Friday) through press fat. IMSC Grove fad Max: ■ght. Mel Gibson stars in is inriller about a battle be- feen policemen and motor ists for control of the high- ys. Australian George Mil- irected this well-made h ‘em up vision of the fu- ire Rated R. jholo bv K J' est Little Whore- lise in Texas: netball [Jritlay and Saturday. Dolly h FrH on an< ^ Burt Reynolds Rio M n t ^ ie la * e °^ t he infamous arrange “Chicken Ranch.” |oj as good as the play, but ill a fun movie. Rated R. Foul Play: ■day. Chevy Chase and soldie Hawn star in this com ely about an airhead librarian jndaSan Francisco police de ed ve who uncover midgets, ymphonies and a plot to assa- inate the pope. Fast-action, It humor at its best. Rated Christopher Reeve takes Richard Pryor for a ride in Superman III. The movie starts here this weekend. as 40, of lit manager arm. Cra: ■d for sim e joined;: in trying mes. put it (H ,e was all t le bitatoryloi lay. A wealthy teenager, autofclie® on suicide, falls in love econdsitpith young-at-heart octoge- At that pa pan, played by Ruth Gor- ng the futon. Madcap, black comedy peopleuf Bed with a warm, human thefiresbfy. A minor classic among rold and Maude: : escaping! ney” effect 1 windowsill . flammal h paint,« c fiber ■d to the movie-goers. Rated PG. rathon Man: j^sday. A graduate student, ed by Dustin Hoffman, Hvertantly gets mixed up tn some international spies, r Lawrence Olivier plays k you cttln| of the spies. A chilling, lelleyWitensc story that ranks among 'aco. , 30, ofjad >ed with o ke up througl. the best of the spy thrillers. Also stars Roy Scheider and Martha Keller. Rated PG. Stripes: Wednesday. Bill Murray, at his best, stars in this comedy about a band of misfit soldiers who accidently invade Czechoslovakia and struggle to get out. Also stars Warren Oates, P.J. Soles and John Candy of SCTV fame. Rated R. Plitt Cinema III Superman III: On two screens. Christopher Reeve returns as the man from Metropolis, Superman. This time, though, he is facing something of a mid-life crisis and has a new leading lady, Lana Lang (played by Annette O’Toole), the girl Superman (er, Clark Kent) left behind in his hometown, Smallville. Of course, the usual array of vil- lians is back to pester the man of steel. Robert Vaughn plays an evil tycoon and Richard Pryor plays a computer whiz who falls in with the bad guys. With director Richard Lester still at the helm, Number Three promises to be just as campy and fun as Number Two was. Rated PG. Homework: Joan Collins stars in this story (yet another) of an older woman who falls for a school boy. Rated R. Manor East Return of the Jedi: Although “Jedi” is not as good as “Star Wars” because of its lack of novelty and its massive pre-release publicity, it com pensates with special effects, bizarre aliens and a fast pace. Creator George Lucas and di rector Richard Marquand make “Jedi” two hours that seems like a four-minute rol ler coaster ride. All the origin al characters are back (and played as competently as usual) along with some new villians and a race of loveable, courageous teddy bears, the Ewoks. Rated PG. Man From Snowy River: See this one before it leaves. Even if you don’t like West erns or the usual “boy grows to manhood” stories, this is still an entertaining movie. You’ve seen the plot before: young man from the wrong side of the tracks falls in love with a rich man’s daughter and must prove he is worthy of her. It may not be a new idea, but this movie does it is as well as it can be done. Dire ctor George Miller did an ex cellent job of capturing the beauty and ruggedness of the Australian countryside. Kirk Douglas is at his best in dual roles as twin brothers and Tom Burlinson, the star, makes the story believable and inspiring. The story, trite as it may be, will melt even the har dest of hearts. Rated PG. Class 1990: The Bronx Warrior: A new movie, so new that no one seems to know what it’s about. Rated R. Post Oak Blue Thunder: Roy Scheider stars as a police helicopter pilot assigned to test an ultra-sophisticated sur veillance and attack helicopter in this fast-paced adventure. The question is: will the good guys get the copter or will the bad guys get it? Also stars Candy Clark, Malcom McDowell and Warren Oates. Directed by John Badham. Rated R. Flashdance: Being hailed as the next “Saturday Night Fever,” this movie has lots of flash, lots of hot music, lots of hot dancing, but not much plot. Sort of like MTV on the silver screen. Jennifer Beals stars as the wel der-by-day, dancer-by-night. Rated R. thoughtto my wai. PASTRAMI 1S. ALL CHEESE 3. ROAST BEEF-CHEESE |IQ REUBEM 0>M RYE — 11. TLIRKEY-CHEESE- 12. TURKEY-CHEESE-HAM - 113. PEPPERED BEEF 3^5 20. “EVERY STOP OM THE ?2g 2iS 24P AS_ 2* g XXTMP MC?TPC?ClS • SUBWAY" 21, PIZZA SUB 22. BBC? SAUDWICM SK ABOUT OUR SALADS -fvl ELI CALL: * DELIVERIES - S PM 'TILL CLOSING Eddie Murphy makes ‘Trading Places' work by Gary Barker Battalion Staff If Eddie Murphy was pre viously mentioned only in con nection with “Saturday Night Live,” “Trading Places” con firms his status as an outstand ing comic movie star. It’s not that the rest of the cast, the plot or the directing in “Trading Places” is that mediocre —just that Murphy is that good. It’s easy to see from Murphy’s performance in “Trading Places” why the most recent epi sodes of “Saturday Night Live” have been more like “The Eddie Murphy Show.” His delivery, range and mastery of character types make him one of the best in the business. So anyway, back to the movie. “Trading Places” is the latest re make of Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper” tale. Murphy plays the pauper (Billy Ray Valentine), a hustler from Philadelphia’s ghetto and a con man extraordinaire. He mimics a blind man with no legs to beg for a living and pretends, con vincingly, to be a martial arts ex pert when threatened with force. Dan Aykroyd plays the prince (Louis Winthorpe III), a prissy, Ivy League-educated stock broker who manages a presti gious stock brokerage. The trad ing places of the two men is handled by the Duke brothers, owners of the stock brokerage which Winthorpe manages. The Duke brothers (well played by Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) have a longstanding debate about heredity versus en vironment and, being the cal loused tycoons that they are, make a bet. They wager on what would happen if a poor black from the ghetto is given the same chances as Winthorpe. And, they won der, what would happen to a well-bred man like Winthorpe if he is placed in the ghetto? V Movie Review Aykroyd is tossed out on the street, framed for a crime and — Gasp! — deprived of his credit cards. Murphy is taken off the streets and given Winthorpe’s townhouse. his valet, his after very little townhouse, ma vdici, ma limousine and, after very little training, his position as manager of the brokerage. While Aykroyd’s portrayal of the down-and-out Winthorpe is funny and one of his better per formances this year, Murphy’s portrayal of Valentine’s trans formation from street hustler to stock broker is wonderful and believable. But which one is better at managing the brokerage? The movie makes sure that their skills are equal: both Valentine and Winthorpe are crackerjack stock brokers who know enough about human nature and con games to make it. But the joy of the movie com es not from learning that a black from the ghetto can manage a brokerage house as well as any blue blood, but in the revenge that Valentine and Winthorpe seek when they uncover the bet. However, as sweet as the re venge is and as wonderful as Murphy is, director John Landis seems to have been having a case of indecision in this film. Some times he couldn’t decide if he wanted the movie to be silly or if he wanted it to stay believable and satirical. If the movie had been silly more often, it would have been less annoying; as it is, the silly moments are few and thus stand out against the other more be lievable moments. Fortunately for moviegoers, Aykroyd and Murhpy are both talented enough to carry the movie through silly and believ able. Tron: Walt Disney’s story of a com puter programmer who is transported inside the com puter where he must do battle to save himself and his girl. Lots of computer-enhanced graphics, but a hokey plot: sort of like visual candy. Rated PG. Schulman Six WarGames: Matthew Broderick stars as a teenage computer whiz who stumbles into the Pentagon’s defense computer and almost starts World War III in this clever, high-tech film. Dire ctor John Badham (“Blue Thunder") wonderfully plays on our fears of technology and nuclear war. Rated PG. Octopussy: The usual James Bond stuff. Roger Moore (not the real thing) stars as 007 and Maud Adams has the title (Can you believe it?) role. The typical Roger Moore Bond film, no thing more, nothing less. Rated PG. Trading Places: Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Mur phy star in this funny update of the old “Prince and the Pauper” story. Aykroyd stars as a wealthy, preppy commod ity broker and Murphy stars as a street hustler who gets to trade places with Aykroyd on a bet. See review this page. Rated R. Psycho II: Anthony Perkins returns as Hitchcock’s classic schizo, Norman Bates. Twenty-two years later he returns to Bates Motel. Norman is not happy when he finds that the old Bates Motel has been turned into an “adult motel.” Also stars Vera Miles. Rated R. The Man With Two Brains: A Steve Martin/Carl Reiner collaboration about a surgeon who falls in love with Kathleen Turner’s (“Body Heat“) body, but has another brain in mind, a disembodied one with whom he talks telepathically. I ha ven’t seen it, but I’ve been told that it’s almost as bad as the last Martin/Reiner bomb, “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid.” Rated R. Swensen’s Introduces Chocolate Sundaes Beyond Hbur Wildest Dreams. The All New Chocolate Euuasy Sundaes. The Sticky Chewy Chocolarei Sundae. 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