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Subject: Recent Previews
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Date: Tue, 22-Oct-85 16:19:54 EDT
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Just a quick mention of some previews I've recently seen.  These are all
working titles, so...

HAMBURGER THE MOVIE

A typical teen exploitation film, though a bit more hardcore than most.
This film has no pretensions - it starts immediately with the women's
locker room shower scene.  The plot, such as it is, follows six recent
inductees to a "college" run by a big Hamburger chain.  Only saw the first
15 minutes of this one.  Most of the audience was walking out (pretty
unusual in a preview) but you might like this if you like this type of
movie (i.e., Porky's, Spring Break).

CLUB PARADISE

Starring Robin Williams, Jimmy Cliff, Twiggy, Peter O'Toole and a number of
people from Second City.  Screenplay by Harold Ramis (Animal House,
Vacation).  The story of a Chicago fireman who retires to the obscure
Carribean island of St. Nicholas and invests in a club down there.  Jimmy
Cliff plays the owner of the club who is also the club's entertainment and
(surprise!) a rebel leader.  The club is beset by the usual problems,
including a corrupt local administration who are trying to sell the island
to an Arab.  Peter O'Toole plays the island's British governor.  All in all
a very slow movie that wastes a lot of talent.  Especially annoying is the
childish political tone of the movie with Arab bad guys, revolution, reggae
for the people, stoned Rastafarians, etc.  O'Toole's role is completely
gratuitous and could be struck from the movie.  Ramis fails again.

YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES

Executive Director Steven Spielberg.  Ah, finally a good one, typical fare
from the Spielberg mill.  The movie follows the adventures of young Sherlock
and Watson when they meet at boarding school and become involved in a series
of murders.  Mixed in with a good Doyle-style Holmes story is the usual
Spielberg stuff:  special effects, exotic Egyptian settings, etc.  The first
scene in particular is a grabber.  It starts out pleasantly enough, with an
English gent walking the snowy streets of London, looking like something out
of Dickens.  But then...well, I won't give it away.  I can't honestly say
this is Spielberg's best effort overall (hard to know how much he really had
to do with it) but it will certainly add to his growing legend.  Look for
a Christmas release.