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By Rick Morrison
"Seems Like Old Times" is a frantic
comedy by Neil Simon which stars
Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase and Charles
Grodin. Although this script does not
rate as highly as some of Simon's other
work, it is a good blend of the delights
and frustrations of real life marriage,
romance and comedy; but then again,
almost all of his works deal with similar
concepts. -
Director Jay Sandrich (formerly of
the Mary Tyler Moore Show and "Soap")
makes a fine first effort at film directing.
He should have more opportunities in
Hollywood after this success with his
first project in films.
Goldie Hawn is purely charming in
"Seems Like Old Times." In her role she
balances her altruistic professional life
with her marriage to a district attorney
(Charles Grodin), which is made quite
chaotic because of her relationship to her
former husband (Chevy Chase).
Goldie is finally shedding the dumb
blonde image that has been with her
since the days of television's "Laugh In,"
and her work in "Cactus Flower,"
"There's A Girl In My Soup" and other
films. In a recent interview she admitted
that she wanted the lead in William
Styron's "Sophie's Choice," quite a dra
matic role considering her past. She
obviously wants to avoid type-casting
herself strictly as a pretty leading
comediene, a role she plays very well in
"Seems Like Old Times" and "Private
Benjamin." Indeed, she deserves to
develop her talent fully as an actress and
even as a producer, a responsibility she
relished in the making of "Private
Benjamin."
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4. Charley horse
8. Jolly Roger
12. Noisy quarrel
13. Before long
14. Western
"separation
center"
15. Lumber defect
17. Math word
18. Unite by heat
19. Freighted
20. Go ahead
23. "Tannhauser
25. Kiln
26. Synonym of
13-Acros.
27. Up -to-the
minute
30. Abhor
32. Unnecessarily
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37. Facility
38. Word in
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41. Retinue
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52. Pasture sound
53. Look intentiy
54. "The McCoy"
55. In support
The Reel World
In "Seems Like Old Times" Chevy
Chase is an accused, fugitive bank
robber with only one hope of avoiding
the authorities. That hope is his former
wife, the now irreverent lawyer Goldie
Hawn. Chase uses his bumbling, pitiful,
although sometimes witty personality to
persuade Hawn to be his lawyer and
harbor him from the police and the
district attorney's office that is seeking
to have him arrested.
Chase hides himself in a room above
the garage at Hawn and Grodin's home.
She manages to keep him hidden while
thet scheme to keep him free from his
impending arrest.
Chevy Chase should find some new
roles for himself in Hollywood and
develop other acting talents he has. 'His
bumbling, simple comic personality is
merely a tiring cerry-over from "Satur
day Night Live" and "Foul Play," a film
made with Hawn a few years ago.
Charles Grodin, not a household
name even in Movieland, is necessary in
"Seems Like Old Times" as the straight
man to Hawn and Chase. His character is
about as bland as 'his off-camera person
ality, although it is necessary as a
balance between Chase's antics and
Hawn's irreverence.
"Seems Like Old Times" has an
adequate supporting cast including a
sometimes funny, sardonic, Mexican
housemaid, some lazy, mooching, client
employees of Hawn's and a lovable
assortment of dogs, especially a giant St.
Bernard.
The music in "Seems Like Old Times"
is somewhat disappointing. With the
talented Marvin Hamlisch as musical
director, the score could have had more
importance in the film. But, alas, this is
supposed to be more comedy than
romance; the music could have develop
ed this a little more if it had been done
right.
DOWN
22. Within reach
24. Put up
1. Place of refuge (a notice)
2. Antonym of 26. Fissionable
55-Across particle
3. Zs, ei 2.E. Irish Gaelic
4. Pallid 29. Dandelion
5. Unfriendly 31. Avoid
6. Wait a min- 3.3. Russian mess
ute' t 2 ads. ure of length
7. Compass 36 Meager
pm!, at , b , 39. Vertical pipe
8. Monk 40. Artist's item
9. Listen care- 41 Stumble
fully . 7 ads. 42 Ridiculed
10. Poker player's persistently
stake 44. Actress
Albright
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breatb:rig 45. Hide hair
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Thursday, February 19, 1981
If there is any reason to see "'Seems
Like Old Times" it is because Goldie
Hawn is delightful. She is emerging as a
very fine leading comedienne and it will
be great fun to follow her career.
"Seems Like Old Times" is currently
playing at the East Five Theatres at the
Harrisburg East Mall and at the U.A.
Theatres in the Capital City Mall, Camp
Hill.
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By Keith N. Gantz
This film attempts to explore the
realities of brotherly love and man's
inhumanity to man in regard to the fact
of human nature that we are all repulsed
by and fearful of that which we do not
understand. It manages to portray the
truth of reality as well as film can.
It is filmed entirely in black and
white, lending a sense of realism to the
time period of the narrative. This,
together with the attention to detail
evident in the sets contributes to the
feeling of a documentary. The narrative,
the film, is based on a true story.
The film's director is to be commen
ded for a superb job of adhering to the
principles of drama put forth in
Aristotle's Poetics. Frequently, scenes
in this film evoke overwhelming respon
ses of pity and fear in the viewer. The
lighting relates a sense of European film,
with light and dark areas and shadows
all included in the same shot.
In my opinion this is one of the best
films of this decade. I would recommend
that everyone see this film. Keep in
mind, it asks a dual question--How do
you feel about ugly people? and-How do
you feel about being ugly?
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What has all this to do with Gene
Wilder and Richard Pryor? Well, the trio
becomes cellmates in a federal peniten
tiary. Wilder and Pryor are incarcerated
for a bank robbery they did not commit.
They were actually promotion execu
tives on-location. (They dressed up in
bird costumes during banking hours and
did a song and dance act for the
customers in order to promote business.)
While on their lunch break, two impos
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the bank--and Wilder and Pryor are
imprisoned. The movie centers around
the plan and execution ao their escape.
Wilder as the wistful writer and Pryor
as the pragmatic prisoner are a droll
combination.
You can see this picture at the UA
Theater in Camp Hill.
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