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United Press International
LOS ANGELES — Science fiction, horror and teen
sex dominate this summer’s movie releases, but studio
executives and exhibitors say adults won’t be shut out
of the theaters.
Filmmakers admit there are no “On Golden Ponds,”
“Four Seasons” or other adult-oriented films of sum
mers past, but insist this season’s offerings will appeal
to children ages 6 to 60.
Studio executives and disinterested parties all seem
to agree the summer of 1984 will be the biggest in the
history of the movie industry.
Brief plot summaries sound more like the age group
targeted is 6-to-8-year olds, but synopses can be mis
leading.
Take “Ghostbusters,” a $38 million comedy starring
Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray about out-of-work par
apsychologists who go into business exterminating
ghosts.
“I’m over 30 and I loved it,” said Katherine Orloff,
an executive vice president at Columbia, which pro
duced “Ghostbusters.”
“It’s one of the hippest movies Eve ever seen. The
humor is very sophisticated. It can appeal to young
children as well as the ‘Saturday Night Live’ crowd,”
Orloff said.
Dan Rosen, director of marketing research for
Warner Bros, said some pictures tell stories about
youngsters but they will appeal to older people, too.
“The Karate Kid” is a 90-pound weakling who gets
sand kicked in his face one time too many. He studies
martial arts and wins a karate tournament.
“A pubescent ‘Rocky,’” one critic privately labeled
the film, which was directed by “Rocky’s” John Avild-
sen.
A good portion of preview audience for “The Ka
rate Kid” was over 25, Miss Orloff said, but the preview
response cards gave the movie a 92 percent approval
rating.
“The exhibitors are very excited,” exhibitor Larry
Gleason, president of the Mann Theatre chain, said. “I
haven’t seen a single turkey,” said Gleason, who has
seen most of the summer offerings at preview screen
ings.
“It’s kind of scary. You’d like to be able to see a real
stinker so you’d know not to book it. I haven’t seen one
picture that doesn’t work,” he said.
Gleason called “Indiana Jones and the Temple of
Doom,” Steven Spielberg’s prequel to “Raiders of the
Lost Ark,” the best film of the summer and maybe the
best picture of all time.
Gleason also believes “Star Trek III: The Search for
Spock” is as good as its predecessor, and far superior to
the critically panned “Star Trek I,” which was never
theless a box-office champ.
“The third installment has the feel of the TV series,
which ‘Star Trek I’ didn’t,” Gleason said.
Many industry insiders who have already seen “In
diana Jones” worried about its excessive violence. De
spite the film’s PG rating, the ads contain the warning
“may be too intense for younger children.”
Sid Ganis, senior vice president of Lucasfilm, which
produced the picture, admits parents of the very
young may want to heed the warning, but feels the film
is no more violent than “Raiders.”
“My god! There were exploding heads in ‘Raiders,’”
Ganis said. “There’s nothing like that in ‘Indiana
Jones’...well, yes there is, but it’s no more violent than
Saturday morning cartoons.”
The record-breaking success of this spring’s releases
is a good omen for summer.Hit films, rather than
knocking each other out of competition, tend to put
people in a moviegoing frame of mind, Rosen of
Warner Bros. said.
“Moviegoing is contagious,” added Jack Brodsky,
20th Century-Fox executive vice president,“and we ex
pect to be part of the epidemic.”
Review: Even non-trekkies will like this one
J.
By SHAWN BEHLEN
Reviewer
Well, I’lljust lay it on the line right
at the beginning here. “Star Trek
III: The Search For Spock” is one
helluva good movie and thoroughly
enjoyable from start to finish. It is
definitely worth checking out
whether you are a trekkie or even
some form of strange alien being
known as a non-trekkie.
As you will remember, at the end
of the last Star Trek chapter, the
wondrous Genesis planet had been
born, but at the oh-so-unforgiveable
cost of Spock’s life. “Star Trek III”
now follows the noble course of Ad
miral James T. Kirk as he searches
for his lost friend and semi-mentor
in whatever form he may or may not
take (hence the title, right!).
Before he can search, however,
Kirk must steal the Enterprise from
under the nose of Star fleet Admiral
Morrow who has ordered that the
Enterprise be put out to pasture and
that the whole Genesis and Spock
question be considered taboo. Kirk’s
defiance of orders brings together
once again the core crew of the in
trepid Enterprise and provides the
strongest point of the whole movie.
“Star Trek III” harkens back to
the original television series in a way
that does a long-time fan proud.
Whereas “S.T. I” was simply a show
case for special effects and “S.T. II”
was a strong start in the right direc
tion, “S.T. Ill” hits home. The rea
son for that could easily be the direc
tor. It seems as though, through all
his years of living the part of Spock,
Leonard Nimoy has realized, and
put to good use, the notion that it is
not lasers and alien goons that make
the show so special, although they
do, of course, provide the fun. No,
what makes this series worthy of its
hordes of fans is the tangibly human
relationships between the main char
acters.
Once again, we have Kirk leading
his fearless few through warp drives,
enemy lines and yes, even, the (sob,
gasp) last voyage of the Starship En
terprise. But finally, once again, we
now have Bone’s snide remarks
about Spock and just about every
thing else, Scotty’s many witticisms
about young upstarts and new
fangled gadgetry, Sulu and Chekov’s
big-eyed stares and fearless camara
derie, and Kirk’s fraternal lead
ership and last second solutions.
Case in point. Remember how in
almost every television episode, after
all the laser guns and special gadgets
had failed, Kirk simply beats up the
bad guy with his fist? Well, rejoice
and be happy, because Jim gets to
bap and zap ’em once again. That’s
just one example, but the whole
movie is like that. It gives you oppor
tunity after opportunity to stand up
and cheer. It’s even a Klingon he
gets to beat up. Just can’t get no bet
ter than that!
The actor cast as that Klingon is
the one major thing I do question in
this movie. Klingon Battle Com
mander Kruge is played by none
other than Christopher Lloyd. You
probably remember him as the not-
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has you itching to embark on a road
trip, keep in mind the 7th annual
Texxas World Music Festival — or
Texxas Jam — happens this week
end' 1 in Houston and Dallas and
plenty of tickets are still on sale.
The Houston show will be in the
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Jam sponsor Pace Concerts will
provide security and first-aid sta
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• Stadium doors will open at 10
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