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Sunday im I June 26, 1994 Out and About Nightlife Theater Saturdays. Silver Lake Inn, 168 White Horse Pike, Clementon. Valerie Vaughn. Tabernacle Inn, Route 206, Tabernacle, every Thursday; Cafe San Rocko, Third Street, Ham-monton, every Friday. Open Blues Jam.

8 p.m. to midnight Wednesdays. Club Serengeti, Pennsau-ken. All players welcome. Blues Jam.

9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays. Blue Moon Bus Stop, Route 30, Hammonton. Cabaret Show: Broadway, Billboard Beyond.

9 p.m. to midnight Fridays. Cassett Lounge, Rittenhouse Hotel, 210 W. Rittenhouse Square, Tony Malandro Jeanie. 8 p.m.

Sundays. Mama Ventura's, 178 Route 73, Voorhees. Free Concerts. 7:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month.

Fire Escape Coffeehouse, Westville Square, on Broadway in downtown Westville. Jimmy Rudolph, piano. 5 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. Ethel Barry-more Room, 19th floor, Hotel Atop the Bellevue, Broad Street, Philadelphia.

Country Music, Wednesdays; Post Modem, Thursdays; Dance the Night Away, Fridays and Saturdays. Maui, Pier 53 North, 1143 N. Delaware Ave, Phila. 90's version of Love American Style, with the Single Parent Society, 2 to 6 p.m. Sundays; Blue Monday, 9 to midnight Mondays; Pool Party, 8 p.m.

Tuesdays; Post Modern Music, 9 p.m. to midnight Wednesdays. Beach Club and Coconuts, two blocks north of Spring Garden Street on Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia. Impulse. 8 p.m.

to midnight Mondays through Thursdays. Eli's Pier 34, 735 S. Columbus Phila. Modem Rock Night, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Wednesdays (for ages 17 through 24, non-alcoholic); popular dance music, 8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; ballroom dancing, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Shadows Nightclub, Sheraton Valley Forge Hotel, 1500 First King of Prussia, Pa.

Mel Gibson warbles in hew movie By SUSAN SPILLMAN Gannett News Service iAdd singer to actordirector Mel Gibson's resume. The star voiced the role of John Smith in Disney's summer '95 animated release Pocahontas. But when the studio told him they'd be hiring a professional singer to croon Smith's tunes, Gibson asked for the chance to do it: himself. He diligently worked with a vocal coach, then made numerous recordings of the songs. The renditions were impressive enough to make the cut with Disney brass.

In the studio's current animated hit The Lion King, Jeremy Irons as evil lion Scar said no way to a singing double and took voice lessons to pull off his solo, Be Prepared. Director John McTiernan doesn't need Jeremy Irons to sing, but does hope the Oscar-winning actor will take another villainous turn for him in Die Hard 3. McTiernan has offered Irons the role of John McClane's (Bruce Willis) nemesis in the sequel. The part is of a crazed bomber who leaves notes signed "simon says." No word on Irons' decision. Some passengers on the Speed bus may barely say a peep throughout the entire film, but that doesn't mean they got a free ride.

Just ask Simone Gad. The 40-something actress' role is officially named Passenger No. 1 But filmmakers let her know the character behind the number at Valley Forge Music Fair in at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30. Today Godspell.

The Music Company. 2 and 8 p.m. Burlington County Footlighters Theater, Pomona Road, Cinnaminson. Resservations arequired, 829-7087 or 829-8671. On Tidy Ending and Pvt.

Ware. Workshop benefit. 7 p.m. Plays and Players. 1714 Delancey Phila.

Reservations not required. New Play Festival featuring works' of six area playwrights. 2 p.m. Bitz Theater, 915 White Horse Pike, Oaklyn, $10 and $12. 3 Hotels.

Steinbright Stage, People's Light and Theatre Company, Route 401, Malvern, Pa. 610-644-3500. Wednesday Staged Reading, Final Edition. 7:30 p.m. Hedgerow Theater, Rose Valley.

Road, Moylan, Pa. Ongoing x- Celebrate Broadwayl Harmony Theater Troupe, 8 p.m. July 1 and 4 pm, July 3. Unitarian Church, 401 N. Kings Highway, Cherry Hill.

groups of 15 or more, $4. Escaping Warsaw. Sundays through1 Thursdays through July 10. Living Arts -Repertory Theater, 43 Haddon Ava-. Westmont.

858-0333. Closer Than Ever. 8 p.m. July 1 and 2. Foundation Theater, Burlington County College, Pemberton.

$15. Raft of the Medusa. Philadelphia Repertory Theater. Opening 8 p.m. June 29.

Regular performances June 30, July 2, 7 and 10:30 p.m. July 1 and 2 p.m. July 3. Actors Center Theatre Cabaret Space, Bourse, 21 S. Fifth Phila.

$12; $9 seniors and students regular performances; $9 and $6 previews. Shaboom. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through July 30. The Doo Wop' sound is alive and well in this original musical pastiche; audience participa-' tion.

Living Arts Repertory Theater, 49 Haddon Westmont. Reservations suggested, 858-0333. $20. When We Dead Awaken, through July 7. Walnut Street Theater, Studio 3,.

Ninth and Walnut streets, Phila. Perform mances 8 p.m. Wednesdays through! Fridays; 2 p.m. Sundays. $12 to $15.

Sclemlel the First. Through July 2. American Music Theater Festival, Wal- nut Street Theater, Ninth and Walnut streets, Phila. $15 to $40. The Lady's Not for Burning.

Through July 2. Hedgerow Theater, Rose Valley Road, Moylan, Pa. 8 p.m. Thursdays; through Saturdays; 2 p.m Sundays; and Wednesday, June 29. $15.

Nunsense The Second Coming. 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays on the Main Stage the Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth Phila.

for a limited engage-, ment while the original Nunsense continues at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays in the Society's Cabaret Theater. Dance Today Dance Kaleidoscope: An Evening of African-American Dance. 3 p.m.

Mover ment Theater International, Westmin-, ster House, 3700 Chestnut Phila, $16 to $20. Anne-Marie MulgrewT onio Guerre. 8 p.m. Mandell Theater, 3200 Chestnut Phila. $6 and $8.

Ongoing Folk Dancing with instruction. 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sept. 27. Top of the steps of the Philadelphia Mueum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th Street, Phila.

Beginners welcome, sneakers recommended. Irish dance lessons. 7:30 p.rri' Tuesdays. Knights of Columbus HaH, Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. p.m.

for children; 8 p.m. for adults. 456-8245. Sidekick Country Dance Party. Lei- sons, 7:30 to dancing, 8 p.m.

to 12:30 a.m. every Saturday; lessons 7:30 to 9. -with open dancing, 9 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Deptford Skating Cedar and Deptford avenues, Deptford.

All for $10 on Saturdays, all non-alcoholic beverages included; $7 Wednes- -days. 845-2490. Ballroom, Latin and swing dance workshops. Monday and Tuesday evenings in Mount Laurel; Sunday afternoons at the Community Center in Moorestown. Registration for this six-week program is $35.

654-0766. Linebaflroomcountry western line dancing. Palmyra High School, Fourth Street and Delaware Avenue, 786-2969. Free country western dance hsf sons. 6 to 9 p.m.

Mondays through-'. Saturdays, 1 to 9 p.m. Sundays. Club Maverick, 9 Grove Cherry Hill. 'f Socialballroom and country danc- Ing.

Mount Laurel Recreation Depart- ment. Registration required: 654-0766. Country western dance lessons. 8 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

Mount Holly VFWV South Avenue, Mount Holly. $4. Israeli dancing. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m,.,. Mondays.

Temple Emanuel, Kresson and Springdale Roads, Cherry Hill. $4 per person. Folk dance party. 8 to 1 1 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month, Westfield Friends School, Cinnaminson.

$3. Beginners welcome; first hour is for teaching. No partners needed. Dinner Theater Ongoing Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, The Will to Kill. July 23, Settler's Inn, Route--; 541, Medford Lakes.

$33 per person, 654-4034. Country Western Murder. 8 p.m.') Fridays and Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Open-end run.

Cavanaugh's, 39th and Sansom streets, Philadelphia. 1 215-662-5000. Let's Kill the Boss. 7:30 p.m. Fridays.

Mystery Cafe, Bistro Romano Restau-' rant, 120 Lombard Phila. $32.95. Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. 7:45 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Peddler's' Pub, Peddler's Village, Route 263, Lahaska, Pa. $32.50. Reservations required: 215-794-4030. Today Mussington Bros. Innasense.

Kat-ManDu, S. Columbus Phila. Monday Innasense. Katmandu, N. Columbus Phila.

Tuesday Mussington Brothers. 8:30 p.m. N. Katmandu, Columbus Phila. Wednesday Mhlathini the Mahotella Queens with Zap Mama.

Maui, N. Columbus Phila. Joyride. Katmandu, N. Columbus Phila.

Thursday Strange As Angels. Maui, N. Columbus Phila. Big City. Katmandu, N.

Columbus Phila. Ongoing Ladies Night, Tuesdays; Southern Fried Rock and Hartey Davidson, Wednesdays; Thundering Thursday, country dancing, Thursdays; TGIF After Work Party, Fridays; Country Dance Party, Saturdays. Club Maverick, 9 Grove Street, Cherry Hill. All night dance lessons with Wild Bill, Mondays; Hariey Davidson Night, Wednesdays; Country Dance Night with D.J., Thursday through Saturday nights, through June. Country Rock Saloon, 834 N.

Black Horse Pike, Blackwood. Dr. Bobby Fingers and the Original Dualing Pianos, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday through Saturday evenings in the Lizzy Lounge, KatManDu, Pier 25 North Delaware Avenue, Phila.

Jay Vons featuring Vonnie Brisbane. 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Fridays and Especially for Kids Today Pro-life Musical for Children. 7 p.m.

Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Glass-boro. Donations taken at the door. Monday Ongoing Learn to Swim Program. Eight sessions over a two-week period. First session begins June 27 and the second session starts July 11.

Rowan College of New Jersey, Glassboro. Details, 863-7114. Monday Thursday Youth Wilderness Camp. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Rankokus Indian Reservation, Westampton Township, Burlington County. Details, 261-4747. Opens Tuesday Theater, Stuart Little. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

June 28 and July 11 a.m. June 30 and July 2. Foundation Theater, Burlington County College, Pemberton. $5. Thursday Free Family Performance to Introduce the Camden County Library's summer reading club for children.

7 p.m. Camden County Library, 203 Laurel Road, Voorhees. Zoo Program, Critter Capers for 2 year-olds with an adult. 10 to 11 a.m. June 30.

Zoo, 34th and Girard Avenue, Phila. Register in advance, 215-243-1100, ext. 311. Ongoing Garden State Discovery Museum. 9:30 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed Monday. 16 N. Springdale Road, Cherry Hill. Exhibits, concerts, hands-on-workshops, etc.

$6.50 per person; $5 per person group admission. 424-1233. Fish Tales for Tots ages three through five. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays through July 20. Camden County Library, 203 Laurel Road, Voorhees. Advance registration, 772-1636. Enroll now for the Summer Recre-tion Program which runs at the Charles School in Palmyra, Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.

beginning At the Shore Today Nightlife. Dionne WarwickBurt Bach-arach. 8 p.m. Caesars Hotel Casino. $45.

Nightlife. Sheena Easton. 9 p.m. Trump's Castle Casino Resort. 800-284-8786.

Nightlife. Julio Iglesias. Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort. 800-736-1420. Concert.

Paul Hoffmann, piano. 1 p.m. Noyes Museum, Lily Lake Road, Oceanville. Polka Spree By-the-Sea. Wildwood Convention Center, Wildwood.

Children's Fair. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Historic Cold Springs Village, Route 9, Cold Springs. 7th Annual Art Show.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free artist semonstration at 1:30 p.m. by Barbara Cox. Avalon Community Hall, 30th Street and Avalon Avalon.

Sea Isle City Youth Activities Registration. 9:30 a.m. to noon. Sea Isle City Yacht Club. Music Festival.

Markham and Broadway, duo-pianists. 8:30 p.m. Congress Hall Hotel, Beach Drive and Perry Street, Cape May. $12; $10 seniors; $6 students. Mini Grand Prix.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through city streets in Brigantine at maximum speeds of 25 miles per hour. Events include a kick-off parade, displays, food, entertainment and carnival rides. Proceeds will benefit the Arthritis Foundation.

Take-a-Kid Fishing Marathon. Smuggler's Cove, Stone Harbor. 368-1700. Sundays Ongoing Living History, The Doctor Is In. 11 a.m., noon, 12:30 and 1 p.m.

Sundays through Sept. 4. 1879 Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Cape May. $5 adults: $2.50 children ages 3 to 12. Soul: Ray Charles will perform Devon, Pa.

on Friday, July 12 Music Today Irish. Blarney. 2:15 to 3 p.m. Saturday; 4:15 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Philly Freis, Penn's Landing, Phila. Pop. Foto Rodriguez su Orques-ta; Tony Maldonado La Decision; Danny Montes and the New Swing Band. Approximately 4 p.m. at Wiggins Waterfront Park, Camden, following the San Juan Bautista Parade.

Pop. John Zee Orchestra. 7 p.m. Bethel Mill Park, Hurffville. Monday Classical.

Philadelphia Orchestra; Sarah Chang, violin; Michael Stairs, organ. 8 p.m. Mann Music Center, Fairmount Park, 52nd and Parkside avenues, Phila. Tuesday Classical. Newman Oltman Guitar Duo.

7:30 p.m. Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa. Rock. Depeche ModePrimal ScreamStabbing Westword. 7:30 p.m.

Spectrum, Phila. Wednesday Classical. Baroque delights with Julianne Baird, Leslie Spotz and Company. Noon, Fine Arts Fourth and Linden streets, Rutgers, Camden. Classical.

Philadelphia Orchestra; Itzhak Perlman, violin; John Cheek, baritone; Men of the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia. 8 p.m. Mann Music Center, Fairmount Park, 52nd FairsFestivals Today Garden State Renaissance Fair. Noon to 8 p.m. rain or shine.

Garden State Park, Route 70, Cherry Hill. Living history festival, 16th century recreation of Merry Olde England, rides, petting zoo, games of skill, etc. $14.95 adults; $6.95 admission for children age 12 and under. Philly Feis, traditional Irish festival. 1 to 9 p.m.

Penn's Landing, Phila. Music, cuisine, vendors and a beer garden. Red, White Blueberry Festival. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

rain or shine in downtown Hammonton, off Route 30, Hammonton. Cruisin' Classics 500 Vehicle Antique Car Show, arts and crafts, ethnic foods, blueberry specialties, pie-eating contests, live stage show, music, etc. Free admission and parking. 19th Annual Horse Show Family Fair. Show ring events begin at 8 a.m.

and 11:20 a.m., 12:40 and 2:40 p.m.; West End, 10:40 a.m. and noon, 2 and 3:20 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays through Sept Historic Beachfront Tours, 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, through Sept. 8. Tours begin at the Washington Street Mall Info Booth, Ocean Street, Cape May.

$4.50 adults; $2.25 children ages 3 to 12. Tuesday French Fry Sculpting ContesL 11 a.m. from in front of the Ocean City Music Pier, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace. Nightlife. The Wolfe Tones.

Trump Taj Mahjal Casino Resort. 800-736-1420. Wednesday Salt Water Sculpting Contest. 11 a.m. in front of the Ocean City Music Pier, Boardwalk at Moorlyn Terrace.

Children's Treasure Hunt 1:30 p.m. Playground at 34th Street, Ocean City. Wednesdays Ongoing Fisherman's Wharf Tour. 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Sept.

7 from the Lobster House Dock, Cape May. $4 adults; $2 children ages 3 to 12. Nightlife. The Fabulous Greaseband. 9:30 p.m.

Wednesdays through Aug. 31. Joe Pop's, 2002 Long Beach Ship Bottom. Theater, Went Side Story. 8 p.m.

Wednesdays through Sundays through July 10. Surflight Theater, Beach and Engleside avenues, Beach Haven. 492-9477. Gourmet Brunch Walk. 9 a.m.

Wednesdays through Sept. 7 from the Washington Street Mall Info Booth, Ocean Street, Cape May. $15 adults; $7.50 children ages 3 to 12. Thursday Market Day. 10 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m. in the downtown snooping district in and Parkside avenues, Phila. Thursday Pop. New Jersey Youth Pops Orchestra. 7:30 p.m.

Camden County College, Blackwood. $3 students and senior citizens. Rock 'n Roll. Chubby Checker. 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Philadelphia City Hall. Mummers. Parade and jam session. 7 p.m. Philadelphia City Hall.

Classical. Phila. Orchestra; Henrietta Schellenberg, soprano; Clau-dine Carlson, mezzo-soprano; Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia. 8 p.m. Mann Music Center, Fairmount Park, 52nd and Parkside avenues, Phila.

Ongoing BluegrassCountryFolk. Sounds of the Jersey Pines. 8 to 11:30 p.m. every Saturday through Sept. 10.

Albert Music Hall, Frederic A. Priff Elementary School, 139 Wells Mill Road (Route 532), Waretown. $3 adults, 75 cents for children younger than 12. Barbershop. 7:30 p.m.

rehearsals every Monday. Saint Andrew's Methodist Church, Route 70, Cherry Hill. If you can carry a tune and love to sing, come visit us. 428-1551. Pop.

South Jersey Pops Orchestra is seeking strings. 7 to 9 p.m. rehearsals every Monday evening. Culture Hall, 2 Friends Medford. String Band Music.

Medford Village String Band is seeking banjo and saxophone players. 7 to 9 p.m. rehearsals every Wednesday evening. Culture Hall, 2 Friends Medford. Rohm Haas Fairgrounds, near the Burlington-Bristol Bridge, Phila.

There will be 56 classes of riders, craft fair (opening at 10 a.m.), food, children's health fair, food, pony rides, games, etc. $3 parking fee; admistion to the fairgrounds is free. German Day Celebration. Grounds of the Canmnstatter Volksfest Verein, Northeast Phila. Music, dancing, crowning of the Cornflower Queen, etc.

under age 12 admitted free. Details, 215-742-3587. Tuesday Sunday Carnival. Echelon Mall, Voorhees. Unlimited ride nights will take place June 29 and 30.

Ongoing Head House Fair Arts Festival. Noon until midnight Saturdays; noon until 5 p.m. Sundays through Labor Day. Head House Square, Second and Pine streets, Phila. Exhibits, children's workshops, etc.

Ocean City. Events include pony rides, puppets, face painting, etc. Treasure Hunt. 1 p.m. Eighth and Asbury avenues.

Ocean City. Thursday Sunday Merv Griffin's Coconut Ballroom Show. Merv Griffin's Resorts Casino Hotel. 340-6830. Ongoing Atlantic City Steel Pier opens with death-defying acts and spine-tingling new rides for the family.

The Nervless Nocks skypole artists and the Human Fire Diver will perform every half hour from 2 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and every half hour from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday. All performances are free and tickets for rides may be purchased at the Pier. Garden Pier, New Jersey Avenue and the Boardwalk, Atlantic City.

Newly renovated pier features sand sculptures, ermine-trimmed Miss America capes; bathing costumes; postcards from long-ago visitors; plastic jewelry from the '40s; menus from the hotels-by-the-sea, and a videotape, Boardwalk Ballyhoo the Magic of Atlantic City. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and admission is free. Outdoors Tuesday Open Track Events, 6 p.m.; 5K Road Race, 6:35 p.m.; Strool and RollSkate Race, 7:10 p.m.

Cooper River Park, Pennsauken. Ongoing No Frills, Just Trills Road Races. 7 p.m. July 19 and Aug. 2, 16 and 30 (the Aug.

30 race starts at 6:30 p.m.) Cooper River Park, Pennsauken. July 5. Details, 786-2969. Theater, Cinderella. 11 a.m.

Saturdays through July 23. Hedgerow Theater, 146 W. Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, Pa. $6. 610-565-4211.

Storyfilm and library instruction. For preschool and elementary level classes in the Camden City area. Camden Free Public Library, 418 Federal Camden. Details and registration, 757-7640. Clementon Lake Amusement Park Open daily June 30 through Labor Day.

in Clementon, 5 miles east of the Blackwood-Clementon exit, Atlantic City North-South Freeway. Free parking. Six Flags Great Adventure AmusementSafari Park. 1 a.m. to 11 p.m.

June 26. Drive-thru Safari is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Route 537, Jackson Twp. Music Together Classes.

For toddlers, infants, preschoolers and their parents and caregivers. Classes available at the Ashland Evangelical Church, Voorhees and Culture Hall, Medford. Details: 354-1432. Support Group for the emotional needs of children affected by the death of a loved one. 150 Ninth Runnemede.

Details: 939-9000. PAWS Farm Nature Center. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, all year.

1105 Hainesport-Mount Laurel Road, Mount Laurel. Stories and MoreStories and Lunch. Explore stories through art, cooking or music, or listen to a story as you eat lunch (bring brown bag lunch). For children 3 to 5 years old. 1 to 1 :50 p.m.

YMCA of Camden County, 120 Britton Place, Voorhees. 772-YMCA. Preschool Classes: Woodshop, for children 312 to 7 years old (safety stressed); Kids in the Kitchen, for children 3 to 5. YMCA of Camden County, 120 Britton Place, Voorhees. 772-YMCA.

Teen comedydrama troupe. Meets the first and third Thursday of each month in Cherry Hill. 772-0067. Free concerts. Fire Escape Coffeehouse, Westville Square on Broadway in downtown Westville.

7:30 to 10:30 p.m. the second Friday of every month, featuring local bands. 742-8857. Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pa. is open 9 a.m.

to 8 p.m. daily through Aug. 28. Dorney ParkWildwater Kingdom. 3830 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, Pa.

A new family ride, which re-creates the adventure of white water rafting, is now open. At Caesars: Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach appear tonight at 8 in Atlantic City. Tickets are 34o. Today Thursday Youth for Christ Programs. 8 to 9 Music Pier, Boardwalk at Moorlyn errace, Ocean City.

Monday Children's Treasure Hunt 1 p.m. Ocean City Music Pier, Boardwalk at Moorlyn Terrace. Monday Ongoing Guided Historic District Trolley Tours. East End, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.; West End.

11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mondays through Sept. East End, 10 Ali had her own unique persona. 2 "She's a Santa Monica librarian who's into the occult," says Gad, who read books on the occult to get in touch with the part.

"It's important to do your job whether there are lines or not. Before talkies there were silent films and actors had to totally use face and body to tell the story." For the record, Gad has three lines. She says "Hi," to Sandra Bullock, "What do you mean?" to Keanu Reeves and a barely audible "Oh my God, oh my God." Gad, whose credits include a small part in Beetlejuice, auditioned twice for Speed, improvising different scenes from the film. "She has such an incredible face," says director Jan De Bont, who notes the role was also physically demanding. "Everybody hates to be on the bus for 20 minutes," he says.

"Imagine being on it for 12 hours a day for two months." i Holly Goldberg Sloan is a screenwriter with a mission. In her first film, last summer's Made in America, she slyly slipped in a scene in which Ted Danson's character, a heavy smoker, visits Whoopi Goldberg's in the hospital. There he eyes a "no smoking" sign and tosses his pack in a self-disgusted manner that implies he's quitting for good. fNow in Disney's remake of Angels in the Outfield, opening July 13, she has gotten downright militant. First, all of the baseball players we root for chew gum instead of tobacco.

Only one scar-faced baddie chomps and spits the brown stuff. Then, Sloan embellished a plot point from the original, in which an angel tells a child that a player's days are numbered, by adding the line: "He's smoked for years." "It's a chance to speak to my kids," says Sloan, whose sons are 8 and 6. "I resent that I can drive by a billboard that sells cigarettes with a camel that my kids think is cute and funny. I wanted to say something back to the cigarette company." Her quest may be a lonely one; other movies seem to be bringing back smoker chic: In The Client, out July 20, Susan Sarandon's character bonds with her 11-year-old client by sharing a smoke. In The Mask, opening July, 29, Jim Carrey's character makes a bombshell swoon by blowing a smoke ring in the shape of a heart.

In last spring's Reality Bites, ultra-cool 20-somethings live on cigarettes and caffeine..