Thursday, October 21, 1993
"For Love or
Money:"
memories of Pee
Wee Herman
by Scott Moore
Collegian Staff
Seeing "For Love or Money"
was definitely one of the most
uncanny cinematic experiences I
have ever had, for no other
reason than the fact that I was
the only person in the theater for
the entire showing.
For some reason, this brought
on memories of Pee-Wee
Herman's unfortunate
predicament a few years back.
But anyway....
I was hoping that this movie
would be completely horrible, so
that I could finally trash
something in print. Actually, it
wasn't altogether without merit.
The plot concerns Douglas
Ireland (Michael J. Fox), a
concierge at the ritzy Bradbury
Hotel, who longs to build a new
hotel of his own design.
A wealthy tycoon agrees to
help Doug finance his dream,
" Scapino
by Jen Toubakaris
Collegian Staff
Mama Mia... What happens
when two Italian men fall in
love with two women that
their fathers see as
unacceptable? Enter one clever
and calculating servant who
influences the fathers to change
their minds.
Scapino!, the upcoming play
put on by Behrend's Theatre
promises to be a change of
pace for the audience.
"[The]
upcoming
play promises
to be a
change
of pace."
"It's a comedy with a lot of
slapstick and improvisation,"
said director Kathleen
Campbell.
Stooping over a cane and
constantly whining about his
son, Dr. Christopher Reber,
din of Student Affairs, plays
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Tor him to be r
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but in the process he falls in
love with the tycoon's badly
treated mistress, Andie Hart.
Through the events of the
film, Douglas must decide
between success in the hotel
industry or love. Of course, we
all know he chooses love.
I won't reveal the ending, but
I will say that it's a happy one.
"For Love or Money" is so-so
overall, with a handful of
exceptionally bright moments.
However, I found several
glaring faults, the most
prominent being the severe lack
of character development. I
found myself not caring much
about what happened to the
characters.
If more time had been spent
fleshing out what made each
character tick, the film might
have received a better review
from me, and possibly done
better at the box office.
Lights! Camara! Action! Unluck lover (Chad Mahood, left)
hopes servants Sylvestro (Joe Curreri, middle) and Scapino (John
MCCrane, Jr.) can trick his father into giving him money and
approval to Wed in "Scapino!"
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Behrend
Genme. the other father. With
his prominent Italian accent
and yelling outbursts. Shields
completes the duo. He love
money first and then his son.
I'm Ebonite: Scrooge with
Stallone and Snipes
really click
The year: 1996. "Demolition
Man" John Spartan (Sylvester
Stallone) runs out of a burning
building just as it blows to
pieces and collapses.
He is holing the much sought
after criminal Simon Pheonix
(Wesley Snipes) who, has
among other things, just
hijacked a bus filled with 30
People.
With the bodies of the victims
found inside the burning
rummage, Spartan is charged
with their deaths. Along with
Pheonix, Spartan is sentenced to
30 years frozen in a cryogenics
lab.
In the meantime, violence in
the world increases to a point
which everyone, with the
exception of a few, are implanted
with a microchip that keeps
per•
All things that are bad are
taken away. Things such as
premieres
an Italian accent," Shields
states.
But at the ad of the play his
tenderness shines through.
• Scapino. the - cakulating
servant. is ptayed by Jobe
"Demolition Man:"
by Colette Rethage
Collegian Staff
salt, cigarettes, alcohol, and
meat are not permitted to those
with the implant.
Those who refuse to be
implanted with the chip live
under the streets in the sewers.
Edgar Friendly (Dennis Leary)
leads these people to revolt
against what has happened and
who has caused it - Dr. Cartel!.
Unfrozen for a parole hearing
in 2032, Pheonix breaks free
from the cryogenics lab to once
again begin a path of
destruction.
He is on a mission to kill
Friendly, and will let nothing
stand in his way. Before
Pheonix destroys the city, he
must be stopped. There is only
one man for that job:
"Demolition Man."
I really like this movie and I
especially like the way the future
is portrayed. I didn't think
Stallone and Snipes would work
well together, but they really
click. It's a must-see.
McCrane, Jr., and Joe Curreri
plays the servant Sylvestro. J.
Mark Gariepy and Chad
Mahood play the two sons, and
Kanova Johnson and Ericha
Hagenbuch are their intendeds.
Additional cast members are
Daniel Ester, Wendy Martinec,
Paul Michael Marini, Geoff
Bach, Seth Bruggemen and
Heather Hoffman.
On Oct. 28 there is a free
preview offered to Behrend
"I'm Ebonizer
Scrooge with
an Italian
accent"
-Dave Shields
students only. The house will
open at 7:30 p.m. in the
Studio Theatre.
Show dates are on Oct. 29,
30 and Nov. 4,5, and 6 at 8
p.m. Sunday matinees begin
at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 and
Nov. 7.
Tickets are .S 4 for general
admission and $3 for Behrend
students. 'For more
information or to reserve
dams, all 11984016.
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