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Fortune (Charles S. Dutton, right), the head groundskeeper for Notre Dame's football stadium, befriends and encour
ages Rudy Ruettiger (Sean Astin) to try out for the football team in the classic underdog story, "Rudy."
By Dena Dizdar
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"Rudy"
Starring Sean Astin, Ned Beatty and
Charles S. Dutton
Directed by David Anspaugh
Rated PG
Playing at Schulman VI
"Rudy?" More like "Fruity."
The film is based on the true story of
Rudy Ruettiger's (Sean Astin) struggle
to get into the coveted University of
Notre Dame and join the Fighting Irish
football team. Despite his small size
and lack of athletic and academic abili
ty, Rudy goes against all odds to gain
acceptance his junior year.
Sounds like a good story, right? It
is, but the story is clouded by Astin's
goofy portrayal of this phenomenally
hard-working man.
The film begins with a scene from
Rudy's childhood in Joliet, 111. It's snow
ing, and Rudy is attempting to play foot
ball with his brothers and some neigh
borhood friends. Rudy finally gets to
play a key position, but he botches the
play because he is smaller than the rest.
In that crucial first scene, one boy
stares Rudy in the face and sums up
Sean Astin's entire performance when
he yells, "Spaz!"
I wanted to like Rudy, and I wanted
to like this film. It is the story of the
classic underdog. Everyone roots for
the underdog.
But throughout the film, Astin peri
odically erases every ounce of support
the audience gives him with his quirky
performance.
At one point, Rudy has secured a job
in the Notre Dame athletic maintenance
department, and he is overcome by the
fact that he is actually in the team's lock
er room. He stands on a stool and re
cites an old Fighting Irish pep talk he
had memorized as a child.
This scene could have been
poignant and touching, but Astin's exe
cution is grating and lispy. He has not
yet mastered effective elocution and
his undeveloped style shows through
in this scene.
Astin once again ruins the moment
in the critical scene when Rudy is told
he has actually made the team. His
adolescent jumping and screaming
tantrum is irritating rather than en
dearing. His overacting sours the mo
ment, and one begins to hope Rudy
doesn't pull his groin before he even
practices with the team.
But Astin's performance is not the
film's only problem. Much of the
film's time is spent on the two years
Rudy attends Holy Cross Junior Col
lege trying to get into Notre Dame and
his rejection each semester. The story
drags during this time, leaving the au
dience to wonder if Rudy will ever ac
tually make it to Notre Dame.
The saving grace of this film is
Charles S. Dutton's performance as For
tune, the athletic field groundskeeper
who gives Rudy a job and a reason to
keep pursuing his dream. His lines are
few and far between, but Dutton adds
class and professionalism with his role.
If "Rudy's" story line sounds intrigu
ing enough to overcome these problems
and you think you can stomach Astin's
antics, take a chance and see the film.
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Rcvcrly Hillbillies’ a hit with refreshing family fun
Cloris Leachman as Granny.
By Jacqueline Ayotte
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Starring Dabney Coleman, Lily Tom
lin. Lea Thompson and Rob
Schneider
Directed by Penelope Spheeris
Rated PG
Playing at Post Oak III
Peeling a band-aid off an extremely
hairy arm could be more fun than watching
previews for "The Beverly Hillbillies."
Oh yes, these painfully corny excerpts
hurt that bad.
But, surprise surprise — this new Twen
tieth Century Fox release proves looks can
be deceiving.
"The Beverly Hillbillies" is more hilari
ously refreshing than the original television
series. And it just may be the most appro
priate family comedy released this fall.
With the return of the most hyperac
tive hicks in all of television history, not
one moment of "The Beverly Hillbillies"
is boring. The characters are played out
perfectly with Jim Varney as Jed, Erika
Eleniak as Elly May, Cloris Leachman as
Granny and Diedrich Bader as Jethro and
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