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■BUST A GUT
6 • The Red and Black • Thursday, April 5, 1990
SCREEN
The Love Rhino 1990 comedy tour makes its first stop tonight at
the Georgia Theatre. The "R" rated show will feature Mark Rich
ardson. Scott Cox and Garrett Perkins (son of “Psycho" An-
thony). The show starts at 10:30 and tickets are $4.
Summer releases
By Andrew Lawler
Entertainment Writer
Just when you’ve had enough
of movies and were hoping that
the end of this year’s Oscar craze
would give you a little peace...
Hollywood begins to crank out
press releases for this summer’s
would-be blockbusters. It is, big
surprise, a season dominated by
action flicks and sequels, with
nary a bat to be seen.
Without question the movie of
the summer is Disney’s $40 mil
lion epic, ‘Dick Tracy". Warren
Beatty stars as the comics’ fa
vorite detective in what is the
studio’s biggest gamble to date.
It’s got Madonna, bad guys ga
lore, and first-class production
values Previews look good, but
you never know.
Sequels, sequels, sequels... Ev
erybody’s favorite mechanical cop
returns in “Robocop 2” in a film
penned by comic book auteur
Frank Miller. Bruce Willis man
ages to be in the wrong place at
the wrong time again when an
elite special forces unit goes nuts
in an airport in “Die Hard 2.”
Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte
are forced together again for “An
other 48 Hours,” directed by “48
Hours” helmsman Walter Hill.
Jack Nicholson directs and
stars in “The Two Jakes,” a se
quel to "Chinatown.” Emilio Es
tevez and Lou Diamond Phillips
return in “Young Guns II.” And
most exciting of all, George C.
Scott stars in “Exorcist III ”
Proud papa Arnold Schwarza-
negger returns as a man whose
memory has been stolen, in the
sci-fi thriller “Total Recall.” The
Coen brothers ("Raising Ari
zona”) offer “Miller’s Crossing,” a
gangster flick starring Albert
Finney and Gabriel Byrne. Mel
Gibson and Robert Downey star
as goofy CIA guys in “Air
America.” Alleged comedian An
drew Dice Clay has two movies
coming out, a detective movie
and a concert film.
Waters’ film typifies his unusual style
■ MOVIE REVIEW
By MARGARET WESTON
Entertainment Editor
A sneak preview of "Cry-Baby," a
John Waters film, was shown at the
Tate Center Theatre April 2. The
Universal release will open nation
wide April 6. Rated PG-13.
John Waters, the renowned
avnnt-gnrde filmmaker, has added
to his legacy a new movie which
tvpifies his flair for the unusual.
Waters, famous for his collabora
tions with the late Divine, the out
rageous transvestite, has
maintained a terrific sense of
casting. “Cry-Baby” is a satirical
musical comedy with many laughs.
The story, set in Baltimore in
the early fifties, is centered around
conflicting teenagers: the juvenile
delinquents, the ‘Drapes,” and the
goody-two-shoes, the “Squares.”
Waters takes these stereotypes to
the limit. The characters are bla
tantly overdone in a funny, warped
way.
The three-time pregnant tough
girl Pepper (Ricfci Lake) and
Baldwin, the quintessential dweeb,
attest to this fact. Waters’ actors
carry his films and “Cry-Baby” has
a colorful cast which gives on off
beat nature to a very basic plot.
Once again, Waters has taken a
conventional theme and given it
humor that is strictly his own.
Johnny Depp, teen heartthrob,
debuts as Wade “Cry-Baby”
Walker, the resident pretty boy-ju
venile delinquent. Depp, who ap-
arently wants to get away from
is “teen-beat” image, does just
that with his satirical presentation
of his character. Depp surprises
the viewer with his ability.
The object of Cry-Baby’s desire
is the sweetheart of the town, Al
lison Vernon-Williams (Tracy Lo-
cnne). Allison is well-bred, rich and
square. However, she goes against
the grain and she lusts for Cry-
Baby. Her desires overpower her
“square" sensibility and she ven
tures to the “wild side.”
The “Drapes" are quite an odd
little collection. Along with Cry-
Baby and his sister Pepper are
Wanda, Milton and Hacnet-Face.
Wanda, played by the voluptuous
Traci Lords, pouts and shakes her
hips throughout the film. Lords,
like Depp, was looking for a way to
get away from her porn star image
with “Cry-Baby.” Her character is
tough and sexy and she portrays it
adequately. Throughout the movie,
her defiance toward her parents,
like that of her peers, provides
comic relief. Waters’ has filled
these parental roles with cameo
appearances by diverse actors.
Patti Hearst and David Nelson (of
Ozzie and Harriet) play Wanda’s
clueless, square parents. Troy Do
nahue, Joe Dellasandro (of Andy
Warhol fame) and Joey Heatherton
also play parents of these mis
guided teens. Waters’ use of cameo
appearances add a neat flare to his
films, especially when such well-
known people accept these roles.
Willem Dafoe is great as the jail
keeper.
Milton and Hatchet-Face round
out the group. Mona Malnorowski,
alias “Hatchet-Face,” is the hit of
the film in a warped way. This
woman is very unfortunate looking
and her homely looks are made up
to look absolutely horrendous. Her
presence on the screen causes the
audience to emit screams of horror-
she’s that ugly. One cannot help
but wonder why Milton is attracted
to her. Their love-making is repul
sive and causes the wincing men
tioned above.
The ‘Drapes” are a freaky group
and their weirdness is contrasted
by the extremely goobed out
"Squares.” The “Drapes" are more
fun - they’re wild and woolly and
strange. One can see why Allison is
attracted to them. Waters allows
Allison to do something all teen
agers would like to do: to escape
the pressure of one’s peers and do
what they want.
“Cry-Baby” is campy to the ex
treme and some may not appre
ciate its off-the-wall humor.
Waters satirizes the fifties in a
unique, twisted way.
Thursday at TK's S2
FRI Afternoon - Jay Memory
Friday only $2
April 22, 1990 1:00 - 5:00 p.m
Music By: Rebel Rouser
Down Home Country Barbeque • Free Cokes
Party Beverages • T-shirts • Frisbees
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Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-5
Sat. 10-5
Sun. 1-5
COLLEGE
The “Drapes” gang: Kim McGuire, Darren E. Burrows, Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake and Traci Lords in
“Cry-Baby”
These people have each won 2 free passes to a local theatre.
Next time, it could be voul
WINNERS!
Alphonso Ellis
Todd Jimmerson
Mary McDowell
Todd Stanage
Jackie Benyo
Brad Austin
Cindy Elder
Congratulations to all, and thanks to
everyone who entered
Watch for it next week, to WIN"
■■courtesy of your local theatres, must be claimed by listed winners by
5PM today at The Red And Black offices: 123 N, Jackson, Valid ID required.
The MUNDAHS
plus
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