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All dollar figures in millions
Gross to date, weeks in Weekend
release, number of screens gross
Forrest Gump $24.45
$32.5, 1 1/2 weeks, 1,595 screens
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The Lion King
$143.4, four weeks, 2,565 screens
$24.43
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Speed
$84.6, five weeks, 1,976 screens
$7.7
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Blown Away
$18.9, two weeks, 1,862 screens
$5.7
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The Shadow
$20, two weeks, 1,769 screens
$5.4
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$17.4, two weeks, 1,746 screens
$5.1
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Wolf
$55.8, four weeks, 2,117 screens
$4.3
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Baby’s Day Out
$8.8, two weeks, 1,707 screens
$3
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Wyatt Earp
$19.7, three weeks, 1,733 screens
$2.8
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The Flintstones
$116.8, seven weeks, 1,683 screens
$2.7
Source': Exhibitor-Relations. Co.
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‘Forrest Gump’ brightens summer theaters
By Timm Doolen
Special to The Battalion
“Forrest Gump”
Starring Tom Hanks, Robin
Wright and Gary Sinise
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Rated PG-13
Playing at Schulman Six and
Hollywood USA
To borrow a line from the film:
“Forrest Gump” is like a box of
chocolates, you never know what
you’re going to get next. This film
is surprisingly fresh, offering
unique perspectives on American
life from the ‘50s to the early ‘80s.
In fact, this film could be a de
finitive capsule of American histo
ry for the the past 40 years -
starting with Elvis and ending
with the birth of AIDS, and touch
ing on just about every issue and
assassination in between.
From his humble beginnings
as a fatherless Alabama boy with
a 75 IQ and leg braces to straight
en his back, Gump (Hanks) gets
his 15 minutes of fame. And then
gets another 15 minutes. And
then an extra half hour, and so
on.
He becomes an all-star college
football player and meets Presi
dent John Kennedy, becomes a
Vietnam war hero and meets
Lyndon Johnson, becomes a world
champion ping-pong player and
meets Richard Nixon.
Coincidence is one thing, but
after the first hour, the audience
wonders what historic occasion
he’s going to happen in on next.
In addition to providing a his
tory lesson, the film works on
your emotions; providing laughter
throughout the first three-fourths
of the film, and tears in the last
20 minutes.
Although the play for laughs
sometimes goes overboard, Gump
and the film always stay true to
themselves. Hanks’ acting is rock
solid throughout the 20 years or
so he ages, and the film ^onsisten-
ly shows the times as Gump
would see them.
If you’re looking for some
great, deeper meaning in Gump’s
life, good luck. This movie is
meant to be enjoyed more on an
emotional than analytical level.
Nevertheless, “Forrest Gump”
has such an infectious good spirit
and refreshing originality that its
two and a half hours fly by.
The film does go too far a few
times, and there is an unneces
sary 10 minutes of Gump running
across America that is little more
than filler, but overall the film is
solid entertainment.
The really surprising part of
this film is the special effects from
Industrial Light and Magic. Not
since “Jurassic Park” and Ze
meckis’ last film, “Death Becomes
Her,” were there so many digital
special effects on screen. Contact
with the famous people men
tioned looks totally authentic -
only the poorly dubbed voices give
away its fabrication.
Later, when Gump becomes a
ping-pong champion, the audience
sees his wizardry against the Chi
nese world champion. But the
balls aren’t really there - he
mimed the movement and the
ping pong balls were digitally su
perimposed later.
The digital effects are also
used to make Lt. Dan (Sinise),
who lost his legs in Vietnam, ap
pear to really not have le£s. Be
cause he has legs off-screen, his
movements sometimes appear
awkward, but otherwise it looks
like reality.
In the near future (maybe even
now), they will be able to create
films that look totally authentic
without real people in them. Like
a scene out of Oliver Stone’s “Wild
Palms,” actors who have been
long dead will star in “new” films.
Coming soon: James Dean and
Natalie Wood in “Rebel Without a
Cause II.” It could happen.
If people think colorization of
old films is bad, what about “res-
urrectionization” of old film stars?
Before this becomes a reality,
go see stars act who are very alive
on the screen in “Forrest Gump.”
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A flicker near the window . . . you thought you
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to look again, but it’s difficult to focus.
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Baldwin) knows.
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“You know what evil lurks in the hearts of men
because you’ve seen the evil in your own.”
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campy premise for a film. But 60 years ago, “The
Shadow” was a popular radio show at a time when
many people had little to hope for.
During the days of the Great Depression, es-
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ears, but a patient listener will appreciate the
wholeness of the soundtrack.
Vangelis also includes many tracks that were
left on Scott’s production floor.
The film’s grand scheme of bleakness inspired
Vangelis, just as it would numerous ‘80s new wave
bands like A Flock of Seagulls, which strived to
emulate the film’s look and feel. However, no mu
sician matched Scott’s accomplishment as well as
Vangelis.
While the ‘80s new wave interest faded out of
style, Vangelis created a work that will stand the
test of time, wherever it may take us.
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relaxation to forget the troubles of everyday life.
The 1994 film version sticks to the theme of the
original radio show.
And with the imaginative production sets of
Joseph Nemec III (“The Color Purple” and “Termi
nator 2”), the vibrant, lush costumes of Bob Ring-
wood, (“Batman” and Excalibur”) and the special
effects by Alison Savitch (“The Abyss” and “Termi
nator 2”) — “The Shadow” is a visual feast.
But like the original ‘30s show, the film has lit
tle depth and the characters are not incredibly in
teresting. Screenwriter David Koepp (“Death Be
comes Her” and “Jurassic Park”) ruins the chance
for the audience to learn about The Shadow’s past
- through another’s eyes.
The film would have been much more suspense
ful if The Shadow’s past was discovered through
his love interest, Margo Lane (Penelope Ann
Miller).
“You’re full of secrets, I bet. Guilty secrets,”
Lane says to the audience who already knows
about his past.
For those who haven’t seen the summer block
busters “Forrest Gump” or “The Lion King,” pay
close attention to this suggestion. Leave “The
Shadow” for a leisurely weekend afternoon. There
are better summer films to be seen than this one.
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