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Cnlcago Tribune. Tuesday, December 20, 1977 Section 2 MOTION MOTION RICTURU MOTION PICTURES MOTION PICTURES MOTION PICTURES nriuuiTnuiM tucatdcc todlLj59 Entertainment 52 UNTIL 11 A.M. 5 FHEE OPEN HOUSE JAMES EARL POmER COSBY JONES PRYOR PRYOR PRYOR "WHICH WAY IS UP?" 'Pete's' draggin' A PIECE of the ACTION' TODAY ONLY AT BOTH THEATRES 10 AM TO 5 PM ONLY! NO TICKETS NEEDED! FREE CARTOONS! FREE SOFT DRINKS! FREE POPCORN! PLUS EXCITING PREVIEWS OF OUR INAUGURAL ATTRACTIONS! PG Doort Open 8 5 a.m. Last Ftfer so pjtu MicArravt Prarnicra PG Ooors Open 9 am. Latt Fakua lOiX) p.m.

te H. Stale tod Slalr the great Disney name to new low Diana Rots double: LADY SINGS THE BLUES STAR WARS MAHOGANY Opan 9 30 i n. lur Lady 7:30 p.m. Last Halt, to m. Doors Opan 8 45 a m.

IM 10 p.Kl NoPatsn PQ els 110 U. Siaic 4b W. Handolpri yk By Gene Siskel I Movie Critic i i I' 'j im SOUTHWEST NORTH I NE OF THE few hazards of film criticism I is the response one receives after knocking a Disney film. You'd think the critic was 817 Chicago Evanston BOTH THEATRES OFFER $1.50 BARGAIN MATINEE DAILY UNTIL 2:30 P.M. (Except 'Close Encounters') a FREE PARKING! a LUXURY-COMFORT SEATING! guilty of child abuse.

But it's the Disney AfWEnTKESfia' OF DUOOY KRAVTTZ Richard Oreyfusa 7:10 9 30 PM. PO TJ WIU merman Evanston Helen Reddy and Cal Bartlett in "Pete's Dragon." "OH, GODl" PG 49 Orland Sq. Or. OrianrJ Park 349-6000 130 iMtt 5. Sa-Su-Hol.

230 Dtsneye PETE'S DRAGON 0 8ATUR0AV NKSHT FEVER oh, ooor PQ CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRO KINO PQ No pasaaa or bargain matnaee 202 Genesee mm NEAR NORTH hmm i Waulieflan SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER iiti9i i'h ii ii-Xl hi liM'ju i htm 1 203 Genesee WaiilrMMn PUTT THEATRES 835 N. Michigan 2nd level 649-5790 Oaari I0i45 rua. $2 12,30 aaea Vol. doted rtductd: fMriuHg. No pn taduMd Admiiiioni roliM TRIBUNE MINI-REVIEW Comedy draggin' "PETE'S DRAGON" Dfroctttf toy Don Chtffvyj scrsvnptoy by Mtteofni MfffltOfttvM twMtf on ttory by Staon I.

Millar and 8 S. Fwd; ptratograptwd by Frank PWIripe; aortae) by Ooreon 0. Brenner; aonga by Al Knha and Jod Hlraehhom; praductd by Ron Millar and Jarama Couruand; Buana Vina ralaaaa at natghborhood thaetere. Rated G. THE CAST Nora Hatan Raddy Lemple Mickey Roonay Dr.

Termlnua Jim Oala Hoagy Rad Buttona LanaGogan Wintera Pata Saan Manhall Hlaa Taylor Jina Kaen Tha Mayor Jim Backua HOLIDAY GIFT TO YOU! COMMON LAW CABIN zo CHERRY, HARRY tRAQUEL 7 9 50 Adults only WIN 1 of 2 OATSUN 510 HATCHBACKS SEMI-TOUGH Burt Reynolds. Kns Krislofterson "JULIA in our GRAND OPENING CONTEST DRAWING! SORCERER i- CHECKERED in 2 theatres 20 and 7-915 PG FLAG OR CRASH 1:30 "OH, GOD!" PG Rt. 83 Rollins Rd. 'KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE' $1 25 2 30 -Hoi. SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER OH, GOD! 1 10-1 J5-730-9J5 PG Rt.30&Rt.7 Crest Hill NORTHWEST HEROES PQ CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND No passes PQ DETAILS AND FREE ENTRY BLANKS AT ANY PUTT THEATRE! No purchase necessary.

Void where prohibited by taw. INAUGURAL FEATURES' AT FOX VALLEY DOORS QPEN 11:30 A.M. (1 "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND" (PG) CLINT EASTWOOD "GAUNTLET" Opens 12 23 GENE WILDER (PG) "world's greatest lover" John Travolta "saturday night fever" (r) S8 1. Oak 337-1117 700 Woodlield. Schaumburg.

III. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRO KIND PQ No passes or bargain matinees BONO REMAINS THE SAME PQ S150 to 230 SsL-Sua; to 5 triuJays. SOUTHEAST folks who are guilty of child abuse, of abusing their privilege to make whatever kids' movie they want. Case in point: "Pete's Dragon," which according to studio publicity cost $10 million. The result is a crime, considering that any picture with the Disney name will receive wide distribution.

All we get is a sometimes visible dragon helping a young boy fight off an evil stepmother and two quack doctors. A half-dozen slapstick scenes the animated dragon knocking evil fostermother Shelley Winters into a mudhole and, later, into a tar barrel are spiced by as many forgettable songs. "Pete's Dragon" is the Disney Christmas film and that makes it a particular disappointment. A studio's Christmas release is expected to represent the best work its filmmakers can do. But in "Pete's Dragon," we get the same tired Disney formula: a gooey-faced kid in a phony sound-stage world populated by old actors required to perform ancient vaudeville routines.

"Pete's Dragon" is supposed to take place in a New England fishing village. But the village could be any town in any Disney live action film in the last 10 years. The year is sometime in the late 10th Ceuntry, the era in which Disney comedy writers still live. "PETE'S DRAGON" Cells of a young orphan boy who has a pet dragon supposedly visible "only to Jieople who need him." That rule will be violated ate in the film just so the dragon a big green thing with a cow face and inexplicably pink hair can knock Red Buttons, playing a snake oil salesman, on his butt. The boy is trying to escape from his cruel stepmother.

He runs away from her home with the aid of the dragon, who at first gets the kid into more trouble by singletailedly knocking over half of the buildings in the seaport town. The local fishermen hate the dragon because it has scared away the fish. Furthermore two patent medicine dudes want to steal the dragon because they're convinced that dragon parts can be used in. concocting good medical cures. Of course this makes absolutely no sense; the medicine salesmen are not Interested in giving their cuscomex-s a good product anyway.

And right about now I can hear the mothers of young children saying, "Who cares if the story makes any sense? My kids don't care about the story; they like the part when the dragon punches a hole in Pete's classroom wall." I suppose the only response to that is that such parents are selling out their children's imaginations at a cheap price. Film critics argue against pictures like "Pete's Dragon" because the critics remember the films from their own childhood and know the magic they conveyed. Compared to the great Disney animation classics, "Pete's Dragon" is just TV fare on the wide screen. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND in 70 MM A Dolby Stereo PG No Passes mm NORTH WEST 1370 Toireice Av Calumet City. Ill WSMSS 6320 N.

Western 2000 Spring RrJ SEMI-TOUGH Kris KristoflersonBurt Reynolds 6-8-10 ft THE MARX BROTHERS DUCK SOUP at ANIMAL CRACKERS I 3 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND In 70 mm ft Dolby Stereo PQ No passes "OH. GODl-2-4-6-8-10 PQ SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER S1.50 to Mo. to Sa. (okc. hoi.) 4814 N.

Broadway 6404 Ceimak THERE ARE a couple of bright moments in "Pete's Dragon," if you enjoy the singing voice of Helen Reddy, who plays the mindless character of a lighthouse keeper's daughter who pines for her sailor love, one year lost at sea. And the script does contain an occasional contemporary piece of wit. Says one of the two snake oil salesmen to Pete as part of his offer to buy the dragon: "I'll give you $5 and a potion that will let you reach puberty two years early." How did that line ever get past the Disney bluenoses? Typically, black people are ignored in "Pete's Dragon." Oh, you can spot an occasional black face in a crowd scene, but most often it's the face of an old black' man who for some reason is wearing a pink afro. The only other character with pink hair in the film is the dragon. You can draw your own conclusions.

And, finally, the film's running time, at 127 minutes, is a full half-hour longer than most Disney pictures. That should give your restless children enough time to request a second trip to the candy counter. You are forewarned. A 'Ciif for the needy TICKETS ARE STILL available for "A Girt of Music to Chicago," the Vermeer Quartet's fifth annual benefit concert for the Neediest Families Christmas Fund at 10:30 p.m. Dec.

24 at the Goodman Theater. The all-Bach program will consist of Concerto for Two Violins, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, and cantata arias performed by members of the quartet and guest artists. All seats are $3.50, and tickets are available at the Goodman box office, 200 S. Columbus 443-3800.

Si.50 all limee for DAY OF THE ANIMALS GRIZZLY PO THE LAST REMAKE OP BEAU GESTE 6:30 ft 10 t- 7 SOLUTION at 8 p.m. PQ NORTHWEST s. 5216 W. Lawrence Grange SORCERER INAUGURAL FEATURES AT HAWTHORN DOORS OPEN 12:30 P.M. ONEIL SIMON'S (PG) "THE GOODBYE GIRL" EXCLUSIVE AREA SHOWING (PG) IN DOLBY STEREO! "STAR WARS" Opens 12 23 GENE WILDER (PG) "WORLD'S GREATEST LOVER" OJOHN TRAVOLTA "SATURDAY NIGHT SORCERER 9 20 CHECKERED FLAG OR CRASH 7:30 "OH, GOD!" PG CHECKERED FUG 01 CRASH 7 oo 4743 W.

Belmont 3 1 7230 North Av; lEImwnnd Park SORCERER 8:00 CHECKERED FUG OR CRASH 7.30 'HEROES" Henry Winkler PQ 430 St. John. Michigan City, Ind. HEROES PQ ANOTHER MAN, ANOTHER CHANCE laja ii 5:30 ft 10 pm 5635 W. Belmont dliljlil WEO.

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Run Chicagoland "ONE OF THE BEST PICTURES OF THE YEAR." TIME MAGAZINE "The Goodbye Girl' 'A ROLLICKING CONTEMPORARY COMEDY IN THE GRAND OLD TWO GUYS-AND-A-GAL TRADITION." Judith Crist, New York Post BURT REYNOLDS IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFORTLESSLY ROMANTIC MALE STARS ON THE SCREEN." "I don't do miracles. They're too flashy." 7-Molly Haskell, New York Magazine 7 rf.Hl is a joyous comedy just what the doctor ordered. Neil Simon makes ti SORRY-NO PASSES ACCEPTED FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT. feeling good legal GENE SHALIT, NBC-TV Suburban Theatres aMv BinDsOUICInMianninimiiirh BUST KETKSLDS KRIS EBISTGFFESSQN SOUTH WEST JILLCUYED2SQ3 "SEJII-TCOGH" whTUrn Bnmni txmartHSUJioai MMhUmilUUICK orMlOCUUUTCia AJERRVWEIWRAUB PRODUCTION GEORGE BURNS JOHN DENVER "OH. COD!" TERI CARR DONAtD PLEASENCE Baud on the Rovel by AVERT CORMAN Screenplay by LAKSV GELBART by JEfiRV V.T INTRAUB Directed by CARL REINER From Warner AWitiw Cormrmnfctlloni Company -HARVIY- MOUTH RIVIRSIDI- JlBlieV 15408 CENTER AVE.

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AT WOHTH AV. 377-2400 MlllKlt Mill! If IIPPELIN I 33. 4 15, 7 JO, THE SOUO REMAINS THE SAME' tn IllllWiO'TMaOAUHTUr lli JOHN TRAVOLTA SATURDAY DAUT WATS ,1 Jl 10 DUPAGE oko- M.25 OTHER MIDNIGHT only AT THESE Imt. prospect cinema ua cinema orlano square olo oacharo THEATRES Mt.Propct Oakbrook Orland Park Skokie WUKWQ TALL fAJIT 0--4-M W1LKM0. TALL FART -5 WAIT QlSNttVS NIGHT FEVER TMU CHAPTTH WAIWNO T1V-100 WALT DI.NIY "PETE eg riUircwn' DRAQONI 11 S3 o.m 7 10 ,4 10.6 41, 0J "PETE'S DRAGON" SOUTH NATfRViLli i ARIA- rr nil imzt -PARK RIDGt- AT 00-4 8 10-7 00-1 0(1 9 10 JOHN TRAVOLTA 14 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER' I 10.

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