8/FEATURES CAPITAL 12 T , I MI9E9S2 Billy Crystal gets "Saturday Night Fever" Jason Sandhaus Capital Times Staff Live from New York, it's "Mr. Saturday Night." Billy Crystal certainly has come a long way since "Rabbit Test." Let's see, he's starred in "City Slickers" and "When Harry Met Sally," both quality films. And "Memories of Me" which, for lack of a better term, blew. What do you expect, Fonzie (Henry Winkler) directed it. Then there's my personal favorite . "Running Scared." Now, Crystal is wearing a variety of hats in his latest release, "Mr. Saturday Night," which he co -wrote, co-produced and directed. The latter a first for him. The film follows the life of comedian Buddy Young Jr. Young isn't a real comic, but lives in the mind of Crystal. Young is an old man now and his career is winding down. His brother/manager, Stan (David Paymer) has decided to retire to Florida to paint and be with his grandkids. On top of that Buddy lost a booking on a cruise for the winter. Young wants to get his career back to the way it was--when everyone loved him Flavors of Israel are featured in an international lunch "In the U. S. we see 18 year-olds with involved in some aspect of national pride," guitars," said Patrick Kiblisky, graduate he said. student in business administration. Kiblisky was the guest speaker at "In Israel, 18 year-olds are seen with PSH's "Lunch with an International guns. This is the reality--guns and the Flavor," which featured foods from Israel, contemplation of life and death--because at in the Gallery Lounge, Tues., Sept. 24. age 18, Israelis serve in the military or are During his lecture about the lifestyle in 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0 0 0 0 Interested in working the PENN STATE HARRISBURG YEARBOOK? capilnl4,lc? An organizational staff meeting o a a MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 12:30 p.m., Room 216 FOR INFORMATION, CALL THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE: 948-6273 - CI ii100013000000001:1131:1 and he was the talk of the town. He winds up going to an agent for work. He ends up landing jobs that he thinks he is too good for and ruins every chance he has to get his life back. His life is not all bad. His wife Elaine (Julie Warner) still thinks he's the best thing on the planet. His daughter doesn't share her feelings. She can't stand him (but she's an alcoholic and recovering drug addict--so who cares). The film jumps around from present to past and we see Young as a child entertainer and his rise to stardom. When Buddy was a kid, he and Stan would entertain the family. By the end of the night, most of them were on the floor dying from laughter, especially their mother who was almost airborne because her chubby arms flapped so much. Buddy excelled at jokes that picked on a person's appearance. He asked an elderly woman, "Who put your make-up on, Ringling Brothers?" During a childhood flashback Buddy will be held on MOVIE HAUS remembers an amateur night where he and Stan are supposed to do the same act they perform at home.• Stan gets stage fright, and Buddy must go on alone. At first he bombs, until a heavy set man starts heckling him. Young asks the porker to stand and he pmmptly tells him, "You look like New Jersey in pants." It's the start of a brilliant career. Crystal's directing debut was quite admirable. He did a better job directing than he did acting, but that's not his problem, it's in the script. He co-wrote the script, and it is obvious what parts he wrote. He supplied the jokes while his partners (Baboloo Mandel and Lowell Ganz) made the characters real. But, of course, he is still funny. The supporting cast is what makes this an enjoyable film. David Paymer (you may remember him from "City Slickers") plays Stan and is excellent. Julie Warner ("Doc Hollywood') plays Elaine, and she is mediocre at best. She really isn't given much to do, except gaze at Crystal for the entire picture. There are other supporting actors who round out this fine cast: Helen Hunt, Jerry Orbach, Jerry Lewis. Basically, Crystal employed every Jew he could find. And since I'm Jewish, I feel I can say that. Israel, Kiblisky explained what it is like that Israeli women carry on the race," to live in a country at war. Kiblisky said. "Before 1975, women generally fought, Israeli foods such as falafels, pita bread, but now they have the choice between and humas which is a mixture of garlic combat and other work. It is important and chick peas in a sesame paste. 0 0 o You can rely on Kaplan LSAT prep. The Roman Numerals question format, sometimes called Triple True/False, has not appeared on the LSAT since Feb ruary 1991. Kaplan caught the change. Not by accident, but because we have a team of professionals dedicated to analyzing the LSAT. Kaplan updated all lectures, mate rials and sample tests. 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Anyway, if you want to see a dramedy (comedy/drama) with a heart (the film is co-written by the team who did "City Slickers" and "Parenthood"), see "Mr. Saturday Night." I don't think you'll be disappointed. Just don't expect a laugh riot, because it's not. See this one quick because Thanksgiving is coming up and the big boys are on their way. And on my four star scale: *** In coming weeks, look for Clive Barker's "Candyman," Bram Stoker's "Dracula," directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and Benny (Larry Drake) from "LA. Law " is "Dr. Giggles." 1-800-9 KAP-PREP KAPLAN The answer to the test question. Following the lecture, guests sampled
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