Santa Maria Times from Santa Maria, California • 14

By Dick Kleiner EAR DICK: There is an animated film called "An American Tail." about a mouse arriving in America at the turn of the century. Why Is "Tail" spelled this way? I always thought that word, when it meant a story, was spelled "tale Is this some sort of private Joke? Or Is it rather a grave mistake or perhaps we all have gotten away from proper English language completely. r- S.D. Moncton, N.8.. Canada ASSWER: It's supposed to be a joke, but public rather than private.

The Idea Is that, since this Is a mouse's tale, and mice have tails, they would spell It "TaH" Just a harmless Uttle bit ot humor, but certainly neither a grave mistake nor a deviation from proper English language' 7 DEAR DICK: A good friend Ofmlne who saw Roseanne Arnold on a TV talk show swears that she was married to John Goodman, her TV husband, at one time In real life. I never heard that before. Oswego, N.Y. ANSWER: And you never will bear It again, because it just Isnt so. If she said it, she was kidding.

l'-v i DEAR DICK: Can you tell me if Henry Winkler and Billy Crystal are related in any way? I've heard they had the same dad. Shediac. N.B., Canada DEAR DICK: Is Jessica Lundy (Emily on "Northern Exposure'! any relation to Linda Hamilton? They sure do favor. S.H:, Baling. Texas DEAR DICK: The young lady who played Joanie on "Eight Is Enough" looks a lot like the woman who played Nancy on "thirtysomething." Are they related? Peariand, Texas DEAR DICK: Are Shelley Duvall and Robert Duvall related? J.D.S., Gallon.

Ohio DEAR DICK: Is Bryton McClure (who plays Richie on "Family related to Doug McClure? ft. Bradmey, S.C. ANSWER: A blanket no covers all of the above. For the record, the young lady who played Joanie DEAR DICK: I thought I remembered a movie, starring John Wayne as a detective; who went to England on a case. Everyone says I'm crazy.

Am v. M.H., Newdale, Idaho ANSWER: tou're as sane as I am. That film was called "Brannlgan," and Wayne played a Chicago cop who pursues a convict to England, where he teams up with Richard Attenborough. DEAR DICK: Was Cybill Shepherd once married to Richard Burton? Green Bay, Wis. ANSWER: No.

DEAR DICK: I was told that Howdy Doody hacLa sister named Heidi and a brother named Double. My friends all think I made this up. Am I that clever, or did I hear it right? K.C., Wyoming. Mich. ANSWER: You are half clever.

He did have a slstsr named Heidi, but I can find no reference to a brother named Double. And he didn't have a car named Audi, either. DEAR DICK: I am curious about an actor named Wayne Morris. I remember him in many films before and after World War II, but I don't remember him as being very old. Yet he evidently died In the '50s.

When did he die, and how old was he? J.A.S., Muldrow, Okla. ANSWER: Morris died In '59, when he was only 45. DEAR DICK: During the '60s, I saw a movie, "The Hitchhiker." Did Humphrey Bogart play in it? Will It ever be available on video? F.S., Mount Ulla, N.C. ANSWER: No Bogart. That Him, directed by Ida Luplno, co-starred Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy.

A video Is already available. DEAR DICK: Is Paul on "Law and Order" the same actor who played Lionel on "The It's been bugging me. L.F., Fall River, Mass. ANSWER: No need to call the exterminator. Richard Brooks plays Assistant D.A.

Paul Roblnette on "Law and Order," and he never played Lionel. That worthy was played by Mike Evans and, later, Damon Evans. Send your questions to: Ask Dick Kleiner, co Newspaper Enterprise Association, 200 Park New York, N.Y. 10168. i 1 1 -i.

i' File photo Sutherland? A.O.B., Dermoft, Ark. ANSWER: He's 25, and will turn 26 next Dec. 20. DEAR DICK: My husband is a great John Wayne fan and believes he played Jim Bowie in a movie. I have scoured video stores but all I have found Is "The Alamo," and he wasn't Jim Bowie in that.

Are you aware of any movie or TV show In which he played that character? N.H., Broomfleld, Colo. 'ANSWER: As far as I can determine, J.W. was never J.B. Among the actors who did play Bowie were Richard Alan Ladd Iron and Macdonald Carey but no Wayne. Roseanne Is not married to John Goodman: on "Eight Is Enough" was Laurie Walters, and Patricia Wettlg was Nancy on "thirtysomething." DEAR DICK: Am I hallucinating? I recall a film, probably In the 1950s, about a retired mountain guide who was talked Into one more ascent.

It was called "The Old Man and the Mountain," with Spencer Tracy. No one believes me, but I saw it! Roosevelt, N.J. ANSWER: I don't believe you either, You are confusing two different Tracy films. It was In "The Mountain" that he did that one last ascent. "The Old Man and the Sea" was based on a Hemingway novel, and took place on the ocean.

DEAR DICK: Just how old Is Kiefer OUR FASCINATING EARTH By Philip Seff, Ph.D. I I II I I July will be video Trekkie heaven Ratings Below Average A A Average 3 LmJUL i Video Consensus The star scores represent a consensus of reviews TV programs across the U.S. when the films were newin theaters. An asterisk marks films new to the 1st this week. Note that trtrtt (3 Good Excellent An optical illusion is A A A A A Classic! CAUSED BY BENDING OF LIGHT RAYA PAftSIMrt InKUUUn AIK Uf "Shining Through," with Melanie Griffith gradually turning into Nancy Drew in Nazi Germany.

Already in the stores is Robert Mulligan's lyrical 1991 nostalgia piee'er "The Man in trie Moon," a' teen-oriented drama originally intended for July release that got 2 blunged uftJi cjpuple "of, weeks. On byotners. Bugsy A A A A Warren Beatty, Annette Bening in story of gangster and the actress who inspires his plans and visions. tor violence, sex. T-- GateR A Horror sequel finds the Gate open again, and the captured demon wiB grant any wish with consequences.

tor violence. Grand Canyon A A A A Kevin Nine, Danny Glover in finely told story of personal values Iriendshipg in the contemporary U.S. far sex, language. Hesils of Darkness' A A AAA Documentary expolring the making of the epic xxafrw infra Phipjunge. Unrated, probabw PG13.

N. By John Hartl Seattle Times July's a video sales-and-rentals charts are bound to be dominated by the latest voyages Of the Starship Enterprise. Coming Wednesday are 'The Star Trek 25th 'Anniversary; foar more epfsblesoX VARIED 7 DENSITIES, the "Other Jiand, Ron Fricke's AAA IsabeDe Huppert stars as bored, frusSBtad, and ultimately destructive 19th century French wife. PG13 far sex rote-. Men In the Moon AAA Two sisters become rivals for the affections of one boy, testing the bonds of sisterhood.

PG13 for sex, violence. Shining Through A A Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith in WWII spy story nvotwng secretary and her boss. tor violence, language, sex. Sector fettle A fcmrty, tow-budget fflm following the unusual Irves of i group ot zany characters in Austin, TX. tor language, nudity.

Star Trek VI A A A A The Undiscovered Country" has the old crewin welmade story of final confbet with the Kiingons. TO tor mild violence. Until the End of the World A A Waiiam Hurt, Jeanne Moreau in futuristic love story of obsessed traveler and woman who follows him. for language, sex. Voyager A A A A Sam Shepard as American in '50s Europe wno finds his ife changed by chance and a young woman, for sex references.

COMMON IN DESERTS WHERE SUNLIGHT HEATS THE GROUND SURFACE; THE. WARMED AIR RISES AND A COOLS RAPIDLY. LIGHT PASSING THROUGH COOL AIR 15 BENT SHARPLY UPWARD, AS THOUGH REFLECTED IN A MIRROR. WHEN STRIKING THE HEATED AIR. THE APPARENT POOL OF WATER, IS A REFRACTED IMAGE OF THE CLEAR SKY ABOVE.

OfB 992 aiar ireK: ine wexi uenera-tion" ($15 apiece), a one-man Leonard Nimby show called ''Vincent" (priced for rental), and last year's popular theatrical installment, "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country," featuring two extra minutes that weren't shown in theaters (it's also priced for rental). The anniversary special includes bloopers and behind-the-scenes footage from "Star Trek VI" as well. In addition, Paramount Home Video will re-promote all 79 of the original TV shows (now priced at $13 apiece), 11 episodes of the animated series ($13 apiece), as well as collector's sets of the first five "Star movies ($75 for pan-and-scan versions, $100 for the letter-boxed editions). Also scheduled for Wednesday release are Barry Levinson's stylish, Oscar-winning gangster epic, -the sentimental Marcello Mastroianni vehicle, 'Everybody's a ridiculous Australian drama about yuppie greed, and two movies that question the morality of capital punishment in radically different ways: Peter Medak's powerful, fact-based British drama, "Let Him Have It," and Rod Steiger's clever black comedy, "Guilty as Charged." Due Thursday are Claude Cha-brol's reasonable, if less than enthralling, 1991 remake of "Madame Bovary," with Isabelle Huppert as the bored housewife of Gustave Flaubert's 19th century novel, and the unfortunately glossy 1992 espionage drama, 'iat spectacular IMAX movie, "Chronos," which, was originally scheduled to arrive June 23, has been bumped to July 14 because of production problems. 1 Coming July 8 is 1991's 1 first sleeper hit, "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle," with Rebecca De Mornay as a nanny from hell who takes over a Seattle home.

Also due that day: the Japanese historical epic, "The Silk the little-seen, test-pilot thriller, "Final the barely released 1992 horror sequel, "Gate Stuart Marshall's 1989 film about homosexuality in Germany before and during the Nazi takeover, and Volker Schlondorff's intriguing, well-acted mood piece, "Voyager," with Sam Shepard as a loner who may have fallen in love with his own daughter. "The Inner Circle," Andrei Konchalovsky's broadly conceived but effective portrait of Stalin's suicidally loyal projectionist (well-played by Tom Hulce), turns up July 15, along with Lizzie Borden's ambitious but underwritten and miscast "Love. Crimes," starring Sean Young as a district attorney who's obsessed with an abuser of women (Patrick Bergin). A strong candidate for worst film of 1992, Bobcat Goldth-waite's repulsive comedy, "Shakes the Clown," arrives the same day. Also coming in mid-July: the mediocre Lenny Henry comedy, "True Identity," and Sylvester Stallone's much-panned cop comedy, "Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot." 4 tx r' 'i rir-TLiQ-GlU a WEST COAST UNIYERSiTY Provides: Quality, Convenience and Flexibility Richt In Your Own Back Yard! ClClA'CZlVISiS Cr C33-C23-2S47 1 KILLS TERMTES WTTHO CHEMICALS.

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