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33 THE TENNESSON, ftfcfay, Jun 1 1, 1983 Suspended Disbelief Aids Grease II' .1 inMin i 1 iriTrni Ti-nnTirw -f A SUITE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY BRILEY PARKWAY INN KITCHENETTES By TOM ROGERS 2, successor to the vT musical starrring John and Olivia Newton-John, owes only its location to its namesake, the film's director claims. "I wanted to do a film that stands on its own," said the Patricia Birch, a stage Create II, rated PG, opens at the Bellevue 4, River- 'gate 1 2, Martin Theater and S'- Hermitage 4 theaters. only 49.00 per night plus tax BRILEY PARKWAY AT MURFREESBORO RD. 366-9000 I'-Ii'w v' i and choreography veteran she choreographed the first Grease who is making her film director's debut with Grease 2. Like Grease, Grease 2 is set at artaSaka The Broadway Musical Hit Two Shows Every Sunday 11:45 and 4:45 Rydell High School which actually is unused Excelsior High School, at Norwalk, Cal.

Unlike Grease, Grease 2 does not have big-draw stars heading its cast. Lead roles belong to Maxwell Caulfield, a soulful looking young man who does little more than let June l-July 3 in 1 Amm, te.ij r. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EXTRA EARLY FOR THIS SHOW. IT IS CERTAIN TO EE A Originally itamd Coral Channing at Ih fun loving Dolly Uvil the camera caress him, and Mi-chelle Pfeiffer, a lithe beauty From left, veteran actors Tab Hunter, Connie Stevens, Dody Goodman, Dick, Patterson (behind), Sid Caesar and Eve Arden star in Crease II, rated PG, which starts today at the Bellevue 4, Rivergate 1 2, Martin and Hermitage 4 theaters. Barbara Sircitand ttarrd in who iuuks on screen more worm- testing high ly: woman than school senior.

of fun and enerpv that mixed THE FILM'S acting plaudits with a healthy dose of suspended instead go to veterans Sid Cae disbelief they nearly plug story line loopholes. FOR EXAMPLE, the film-opening outdoor dance rou r7sar a zany coach if ever there was one, Eve Arden in an ever more prattering and delicious takeoff of "Our Miss Brooks," and to young singer dancer Adrian Zmed, whose energy pro- pels much of the film. Zmed, who tine "Back to School Again" adroitly, identifies the film's characters and sets, the roles they will unfold. The sequence is the show on Broadway, will star capped delightfully when a single with wniinrn shatner in th IpIp- tardy student skitters across the visinn spns Hookir. to screen and jumps back into school again through a first floor screen and jumps begin on ABC this fall.

window. Hunter, still looking like a Another choreograph has Ca ul- tanned, if aging beachHomber, fl.eld maneuvering a gang of pJts in an -appearance as a substitute teacher, Jalletf r.oa"n Pnpes. A third jr-wd Lorna Luft, half-sister turns the local bowling alley into Minnelli; Luft plays one of W.na?f,e Pink' Ladies, a femme four- matched with the black- "fJSSIlt lleather-jacketed T-Birds headed ghS the cast vbyZmed the pleasure and double enten- Its story purports to be of a Q. ityilung Englishman (Caulfield) The ncs enrolls at Rydell, is smitten "'J Jby Pfeiffer-and rebuffed by ClV her. He becomes a helmeted and and choreographer.

goggled mystery motorcyclist "Basically I'm from Broadway to win her. theater," said Birch, who works story is contrived and out of New York City. most performers appear too ma- "We've got to get movie musi- tured to be high schoolers. How- cals going again," she said. "I'm ever, the film also is riddled with a believer in I grew up on song and dance sequences so iun tnem.

III fflGR A A i I 'i; If You Have a Weak Stomach -Don't Come! 1 1 Irfl I I John Russo's MIDNIGHT I I DOOOOOl wjl I' SlaTnng LAWRENCE TIERNEY JOHN AMPLAS MELANIE VERLIIN I II IxQxxxVl PARAMOUNT PICTURES PRESENTS A ROBERT STIGWOODALLAN CARR PRODUCTION Starring MAXWELL CAULFIELD MICHELLE PFEIFFER ADRIAN ZMED -LORNA LUFT and DIDI CONN as FVenchy Special Guest Appearances by EVE ARDEN-SID CAESAR DODY GOODMAN TAB HUNTER-CONNIE STEVENS Choreography by PATRICIA BIRCH-Executive Producer BILLOAKES Written by KEN FINKLEMAN-Produced by ROBERT STIGWOOD and ALLAN CARR Directed by PATRICIA BIRCH- READ THE PAPERBACK FROM WANDERER BOOKS I ROBIN WALSH DAVID MARCHICK GREG BESNAK II WWSA i Written Directed by Eecutivt Producer Ij'B QQQQty. I I'll D0NREDINGER JOHNRUSSO SAMUEL M. SHERMAN DAN 0. KENNIS OOOjAA I I From thv Best Silling Novel ffi 1111''' -By Ae co-author of I I ffl "NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD' STARTS TODAY! 1 1 ffl m- 4, I il I 1 1 1 -1 ,1 IT.l I 1 1 EVERYDAY ROsXXXrl I IK. tiHfttaftli faasaJJ I ORIGINAL SOUNlilRACK ALBUM AVAILAbLt UN KSU KhDUKUb II DOLBY BTET PANAVISION'-APARAMOUNT PICTURE (i PG PAROTIW.

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