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Plitt Cinema III
Purple
846-6714
Hearts: Cheryl Ladd and
Ken Wahl star in this new film
which is set during the Vietnam
war. This is the story of their love
which must withstand the power
ful problems war presents. Is their
obligation greater to their love or
their country? R.
Romancing the Stone: Michael
Douglas stars with Kathleen Turner
in this spoof on adventure movies.
This is the tale of a novelist who
follows a soldier of fortune and be
comes involvein his adventures, or
rather, his misadventures. Danny
DeVito is also a part of this wild
treasure hunt. PG.
Hard to Hold: Heartthrob, Rick
Springfield, stars in this movie
about the difficulty a rock star has
conducting a love affair. The movie
has a few shots of Springfield on
stage and the movie would not be
complete without a few songs from
the Teenage Idol. PG.
Manor East
823-8300
G reystoke: The Legend of Tar-
zan. Lord of the Apes: This new
Tarzan film concentrates on the
duality of the Tarzan character. John
Clayton, the seventh Earl ofgreys-
toke, was adopted by an ape colony
after he had been tragically
orphaned in Equatorial Africa by his
human parents. Tarzan grew up to
become the leader of this ape colony
and does not even recognize that he
is human. Tarzan is then rescued
and restored to his proper place in
society in Scotland. The former
earl's American ward falls in love
with Tarzan, the man who is part
noble and part savage. PG.
Splash: Director, Ron Howard,
has a new film starring Tom Hanks.
In this picture, Hanks falls in love
with a beautiful woman. But there is
something fishy about this relation
ship. The woman is a mermaid. The
most aquatic ce of the year. PG.
Ice Pirates: An action film set in
the space age world. Robert Urich
and Mary Crosby star in this futuris
tic comedy. PG.
MSC Cepheid
Variable
845-1515
The
ie Andromeda Strain: An
alien spaceship wrecks and an ex
tremely nasty microbe escapes; this
small organism could create an epi
demic, but a team of earth scientists
work to save the uni verse. G.
Thursday. 7:30 and 10:00. 701 Rud
der. $1.00.
Post Oak
764-0616
M,
Loscow on the Hudson: Ro
bin Williams, as Vladimir Ivanoff, is
a Russian circus musician who goes
to New York with the circus. While
in Bloomingdale's, Ivanoff defects
to the United States. This is a com
edy, but it also reminds every
American that they live in a country
where anything is possible. R.
Against All Odds: A new film
which stars Jeff Bridges, Rachel
Ward and James Ward in a love tri
angle. This film depicts the power
of Los Angeles and how it almost
consumes the main characters.
Lucky for the viewers, the main
characters escape to the Yucatan
which is a fantastic background for
the film. R.
Racing with the Moon: Sean
Penn and Nicolas Cage star in this
romantic comedy about two young
men reaching manhood in the
1940's. Both young men experience
love and friendship in this film
about their final days before enter
ing the service. Elizabeth McGov
ern stars as the object of Sean
Penn's desires. This sounds like a
very promising film. PG.
MSC Aggie
Cinema
845-1515
Never Say Never Again: Sean
Connery, the original 007, returns
to the screen as James Bond. Conn
ery pulls off saving the world from
the evil SPECTRE gang and thrills
all the women in his usual sophisti
cated manner. PG. Friday and Sat
urday. 8:45 and Midnight. The
Grove. (8:45 only on Saturday.)
The Revenge of the
Cheerleaders: The plot of this
movie is the trials and the tragedies
that these beautiful cheerleaders
must go through to stop a merger
between their trendy school and a
tacky technical school. These girls
will stop at nothing to save their be
loved high school.R. Saturday.
Midnight. The Grove.
Th e Way We Were: Barbra Strei
sand, a communist activist, and
Robert Redford, the All-American
boy, star in this sad, but touching
love story. Streisand and Redford
try to protect their love during a
turbulent time and prove that love
does not conquer all.Unrated. Sun
day. 8:45. The Grove.
Skyway Twin
Drive-In
822-3300
Trading Places: Eddie Murphy
and Dan Aykroyd portray men that
are polar opposites in the social/e
conomic world. The fun really
starts when they are thrown into
one another's places. Their reac
tions to their new social positons
are the highlights of the movie. R.
Sudden Impact: Clint Eastwood
is back as Dirty Harry.. While on va
cation, Dirty Harry gets involved
with a beautiful blonde and a mur
der case. Does this man ever rest? If
you like lots of violence, then this is
the movie for you. By the end of the
movie Dirty Harry has killed thir
teen men by himself, not including
the man he caused to have a heart
attack. R.
Schulman Six
775-2468
P dice
Academy: This is the
story of an American city where the
mayor abandons all eligibility re
strictions to enter the police aca
demy. Steve Guttenberg stars as
the officer candidate who tries to
get himself thrown out of the aca
demy and falls in love with a female
officer candidate at the same time.
R.
U,
’p the Creek: Tim Matheson
stars in this movie about a wild and
crazy river race. This seems to be a
light hearted movies that will sim
ply entertain you. R.
F ootloose: 1984's answer to
Flashdance. Kevin Bacon, of Diner
fame, stars as the free-style dancer
from Chicago who moves to a small
town. Of course, he is not wel
comed with open arms by the town
elders and the town minister is es
pecially repulsed by him. But the
minister's daughter has different
ideas about the new kid in town.
This film will be remembered for
the dancing and the music. PG.
Children of the Corn: The new
Stephen King movie features a
town where the children have
taken control and killed everyone
over the age of nineteen. This is all
part of the ritual of their cult. These
children worship a god in the com
who requires them to crucify’
adults. This rifovie is based "on a
short story by King. R.
Wh,
tere the Boys Are: Lisa Hart
man and Alana Stewert are seen in
this film, almost to the point of ex
posure. This is a movie that ex
plains why all the girls run down to
Ft. Lauderdale for the summer. Be
cause ... that's where the boys are.
R.
1 erms of Endearment: Shirley
Maclaine and Jack Nicholson along
with Debra Winger star in this
heart-wrenching story. If you have
not seen this movie yet, don't miss
your chance. R.
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some local music trends.
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spread on Music Television
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with VJ. Martha Quinn.
Cover art by Stephanie May
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