—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1993 Cary Elwes, right, is Robin Hood in the new movie Robin Hood: Men In Tights, and certainly does plenty of zany gags. g - azigastit'pe, 11 Sessions Onl '3O" 30 DAYS UNLIMITED TANNING 39N I • Darkest Tan Guaranteed or reg 17.00 Perm cut & stlye - I - - 33' L 159 South Garner St. Oong hair perms extra) PE N N STATE Payroll Deductions for Graduate Assistants Penn State require ; medical insurance for all graduate assistants. Penn State will pay 80% ($379.20) of the annual basic premium cost for the Penn State Student Health Insurance Policy for G.A.'s who do not provide proof of comparable coverage. The remaining 20% ($94.80) will be deducted from the G.A.'s paycheck during September, February, and April (1/3 each time). If a graduate assistant has adequate alternate medical coverage and does not wish to be enrolled on the student plan, a waiver application must be submitted to the Student Insurance Office no later than Sept. 8, 1993. 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PENN STATE PANAL 500 646562 PANAL 501 646616 PANAL 502 805088 PANAL 577 646661 PANAL 586 646580 PANAL 596 646670 For more information about these courses and registration, contact the Graduate Program in Policy Analysis, 865-0586. courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Student Insurance Office FALL 1993 COURSES Introduction to Policy Analysis Kordesh (W, 4:15-7:15, 304 Willard) Evaluation and Policy Analysis Mark (TR 11:15-12:30, 144 Fenske) Resource Allocation Nelson (TR 8:00-9:15, 403 Kern) Public Organization and Systems Management Stevens (M 9:05-12:05, 230 Sackett) Theory of Bureaucratic and Administrative Politics Friedman (M 2:30-5:30, 202 Burrowes) Independent Studies By appointment Sher-wood've liked to laugh at new spoof By JESSICA MATYASCIK Collegian Arts Writer I thought it was just because I'm not a Mel Brooks fan until I remembered he is the same man who created the brilliant Young Frankenstein. Therefore, it's not just me Robin Hood: Men in Tights is pretty weak. Although the legend of the 12th century swashbuckling vigilante probably has endless potential for mockery, Brooks aimed instead for jokes that will duck right under your capacity for lowbrow humor. Granted, part of Brooks' appeal is that his jokes are so stupid you have to laugh at them. And many of the gags in Robin Hood work only because he has the audacity to try them. But the rest of them . .. forget it. For example, he actually did the ancient "walk this way" joke in which the group struts off in the funky fashion of their guide. How old is that? And I won't even mention what the Sherwood Aldridge's Auto— Too busy to take care of your car? Call us for duality service and competitive prices! Care SERVICES • Professional Detailing - Wash and Wax • Routine Maintenance • 24 Hour Lockout Service 23 e, 74.72 BY ATTOIF MEM OF 4LY Graduate Program in Policy Analysis Forest peasants do when Robin tries to get their attention by calling,"Lend me your ear." Just guess. It also features some really dopey blind-guy gags at the expense of Robin's faithful servant Blinkin. Men in Tights heavily spoofs Kevin Costner's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and you will be at a serious disadvantage as an audience member if you didn't see it. As a matter of fact, Brooks borrows so heavily from his own material, it's necessary to be pretty up on his movies to understand these jokes. For example, there is a traveling mole joke that's directly lifted from Igor's moving hump in Young Frankenstein. But that's not to say Brooks doesn't some times show the stuff that made him famous. His best jokes, though few and far between, are the kind that would make you pause the VCR until you finished laughing. Some of the best are the ones that mock movie making itself. "Prepare for the fight scene," Robin says dashingly to the Sheriff of Rottingham. During Back-To-School Special! 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A Place for Everyone Penn State Fraternity Rush 1993 MELEIMMIII 4 S STUDENT STORE • PENN STATE ROOM 414 E. College Avenue (Across from South Halls) Open 7 a.m. -- 12 midnight ADDRESS STATE 41• 0, %1 - Irv * Ity e i, 0 0 • P e . o- • ..41. 4 , 0 44 • itv % 4 4, 0 , gov TV. h S their swordplay, they bump into a set guy eat ing a donut behind the scenes. Slightly balancing the hit-you-over-the-head humor, Robin Hood features some of those funny, almost subliminal details that the audience must stay alert for. For example, it's easy to miss that the Friar Tuck character is renamed Rabbi Tuckman, or that the assassin shoots an arrow at Robin from the Royal Folio Depository. One of Brooks' weaknesses is that he thinks any reference to a current issue or fad (i.e. Malcolm X, Rodney King, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Tomahawk Chop, etc.) constitutes a gag. It isn't enough to base comedy solely on the rec ognition factor. The cameos range from brilliant to disap pointing. 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