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Tonight you may want to check out Town Hall’s concert
at the Grove featuring The Handouts and the Fabulous
Pleasuretones. The show begins at 8 p.m. and admission is
$2.
'Tin Men"
Directed by Barry
Levinson
Starring Richard
Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito
and Barbara Hershey
★★★★
Touchstone films is making a
mistake by promoting “Tin
Men” as a comedy. “Tin Men”
does contain some funny
moments, but its strength lies in
the serious side of the film.
Richard Dreyfuss’ last film,
“Down and Out in Beverly
Hills, ” earned Touchstone
several million dollars. Danny
DeVito’s last film, “Ruthless
People,” also earned
Touchstone several million
dollars. Since both of those
films were comedies, it explains
Touchstone’s advertising
campaign for “Tin Men. ”
“Tin Men” is the story of a
couple of Tin Men —aluminum
siding salesmen —living in
Baltimore in 1963. Tin Men are
a strange breed of salesmen in
that they are able to hustle and
con people into shelling out
thousands of dollars on
something so gauche as
aluminum siding. They
gamble, drink and chase
women but manage to
maintain an air of
respectability. Tin Men are
usually good men but they
often rely on dishonesty to sell
their product.
One Tin Man is B.B.
(Richard Dreyfuss), a young,
good-looking man who can sell
anything. He is in complete
control of his life because of his
sly scheming.
Another Tin Man is Tilley
(Danny DeVito). Tilley is losing
his ability to sell, and his world
is about to crash around him.
He is about to have to pay for
all of his schemes.
B.B. buys a Cadillac, a status
symbol among Tin Men, and
literally runs into Tilley’s
Cadillac as he is leaving the
showroom. Although both
parties are at fault, neither one
will accept any part of the
blame—just the sort of
attitude you would expect from
Tin Men. To protect their
image, they react violently to
the situation and threaten
revenge.
The battle begins with B.B.
vandalizing Tilley’s Cadillac
and escalates after Tilley
vandalizes B.B.’s Cadillac. B.B.
decides the ultimate revenge
would be to seduce Tilley’s
wife, Nora (Barbara Hershey).
That’s when real emotions
begin to enter the battle.
B.B.’s control over his life
begins to waver because of the
battle of wits with Tilley and his
new-found feelings resulting
from his fling with Nora. Both
men are threatened by a
special branch of the Federal
Trade Commission, set up to
investigate and prosecute
illegal business practices in the
alumninum siding industry.
“Tin Men” is an interesting
character study. You have two
men who deal in dishonesty
and fall back on dishonesty to
sort out their private lives.
Despite the dishonesty, you
feel sympathy for Tilley and
B.B. and see a hope for
redemption.
“Tin Men” is also about a
period in American history.
During the ’60s the American
consumer began to demand
honesty from industry and
business. It’s no accident that
director Barry Levinson has
B.B. drive a Corvair while his
Cadillac is in the shop. The
Corvair was the subject of
Ralph Nader’s “Unsafe at Any
Speed. ” Nader used the
Corvair as the first target of his
war to protect the consumer.
“Tin Men” shows the final days
when industry could push off
any garbage or any scam on
the American public in the
name of free enterprise.
Dreyfuss, DeVito and
Hershey turn in marvelous
performances. Levinson’s
direction is simple and
effective. The feel of the period
is captured beautifully but is
somewhat obtrusive. Another
problem is that there are
several moments in the film
that don’t work. There is a lot
of natural humor in some
situtions, but there are a couple
of scenes that were thrown in
just for laughs and those laughs
are forced.
—Review by Karl Pallmeyer
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The TAMU shuttle buses will only make a few stops
this summer and Plantation Oaks is one of them.
And we're picking up the bill.
Plantation Oaks has six floor plans to choose from,
two pools, basketball courts and a volleyball court,
•men's and women's exercise rooms, each with a
sauna, no utility deposits plus gas and water bills paid.
Summer leases start at
$165. Come by
Plantation Oaks today:
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KANM Benefit
featuring
The Locomotives
Fusion
The Sheep
Mannish Soys
The Quitters
Public
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Shake Russell
& Dana Cooper
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846-1812
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Eastgate Live
Located on Texas Avenue across from the east entrance of
campus. Under 21 admitted. Legal drinkers can purchase
wine or beer or bring their own liquor - Eastgate Live
provides setups. Call 764-2095 for more information.
Thursday — Pet Peeves. Dance rock. Cover $3.50.
Friday — Herschel Berry and the Natives. Dance rock.
Cover $4.
Saturday — Self Employed. Rock. Cover $3
Tuesday — Straight Edge. Speed core metal. No cover
Wednesday — Crank. Rock. Cover $1.
Morgenstem s
This dub is about one-half mile north of campus on College
Main. Those 18 and older are admitted. Beer, wine and
setups are served to legal drinkers. For more information,
call 846-1812.
Thursday - The Crawl. Rock, rhythm and blues. Cover $3.
Friday - Students Against Apartheid benefit featuring Dr.
Rockit. Rock Cover $5.
Saturday - The Pet Peeves. Rock Cover $3.
Wednesday—The Lippman Jam Open stage. No cover
Brazos Landing
Brazos Landing is at Northgate next to Gizmos. Everyone is
admitted. Beer and wine are served. For more information,
call 846-3497.
Thursday — Side Effects. Blues folk No cover.
Friday — Walter Hyatt and Champ Hood. Folk. No cover.
Saturday - Julius Miller and the Untouchables Blues Band.
Blues. Cover $3.
Sunday—Bluegrass Review. Bluegrass. No cover
Piping Tomato
At Northgate. Everyone is admitted. Legal drinkers can
consume beer and wine. Call 846-1616 for more
information.
Monday—Pat Foster. Rock. 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover.
Wednesday—Sneaky Pete and the Neon Madmen. Rock.
9 p.m. to midnight No cover.
Rocco’s
Rocco’s is located at Northgate. Those 18 and older are
admitted. Beer, wine and liquor are served to legal drinkers.
For more information, call 846-1023.
Wednesday —* The Pet Peeves. Rock 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Cover $2.
Kay’s Cabaret
Located at Post Oak Mall Those 18 and older are admitted.
Beer, wine and liquor are served to legal drinkers. Call 696-
9191 for more information.
Friday—Pat Foster. Rock 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. No cover.
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