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as ib 111 1 i I it -i B6 Sunday News Curtis launches her career with Vulcan role rf tlr safe 4 a "After all those years with the show he understood the relationships of the characters and was determined not to let the special effects overwhelm the story which happens so often in science-fiction films was the only source of guidance and information I had He told me about his own experience the first time he played Spock the very first TV episode back in 1966 Leonard was trying to find a key that would give Spock a Vulcan mystique In a major disaster scene Leonard responded to shock like the humans around him The director told him he had to set himself apart by playing it with non-emotional responses hard for actors to repress their emotions because we're trained to react visibly Leonard explained it beautifully and I learned to manipulate my emotions It was a new level of Robin therefore is every bit as good at presenting a dead-pan response to life-threatening situations as her director I got lost or confused in a scene Leonard would tell me exactly what had to be done" she said "But I came away from many scenes feeling as if I contribute anything or expend any energy nice thing about joining a cast that has been together for so long was the way they accepted me and made me feel comfortable could have been the worst situation but it turned out to be the best They are all secure in-their roles and their work They were very open and supportive talk about Trek I would love to come back and play Lieutenant Saavik I think I would become too identified with the role People in Hollywood are too bright to think all I could Robin a native of New York already has completed her second movie "A White Thread a Black in Morocco with an international cast She plays an attorney in a contemporary role not an alien 200 years in the future Did she miss the Vulcan ears and eyebrows really" Robin said role of Saavik was played by Kirstie Alley who for nebulous reasons gave way to Robin It sounds like blasphemy but Robin is not now nor has she ever been a Trekkie as rabid fans of the TV series and subsequent movies aie known Robin a delightful young woman who faintly resembles Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis saw neither of the first two films "I rarely saw the TV Robin said without a trace of remorse was only seven when it started My brother determined what we saw on TV He was a Trekkie but I usually watch "I think it worked my favor that I didn't see the last Trek' because Kirstie's performance might have influenced me Actually Robin was at a loss when Nimoy told her she would play a Vulcan an alien from some far-flung galaxy "I thought Star Trek' was an ideal way for me to start a film career" Robin said "I was joining a going concern with a built-in audience But I didn't know what was expected of a Vulcan By VERNON SCOTT UPI Hollywood Reporter HOLLYWOOD (UPI) If Mr Spock the pointy-eared Vulcan of the "Star movies is not -resurrected in the latest epics fear not there's a fetching young female Vulcan aboard the good ship Enterprise She's Robin Curtis in the role of Lieutenant Saavik and she's possessed of the same weird ears and cantilevered eyebrows that are the hallmark of all Vulcans Without provoking rancor among Spock fans it should bej noted that Saavik is considerably younger and more shapely than the missing hero but then no more so than Miss Curtis compared with Leonard Nimoy who has played the ill-fated Spock since the beginning of time Indeed it was Spock nee Nimoy who taught Miss Curtis everything she knows about Vulcans inasmuch as he directed the new movie "Star Trek II The Search for Spock Spock who expired in the last film was not the only Vulcan exploring the heavens with Captain Kirk and his crew In "Star Trek II The Wrath of the Robin was the perfect di- familiar with the Vulcan charac-rector for me because he was so ter Trek a successful flight for the Enterprise United Prean International photo Curtis Shakespearean stature) of the Khngons those evil folks with the bumpy brows There are plenty of exploits for Shatter et al to engage in before arriving at the moment of truth as to whether Spock can actually return Nimoy may be off-camera but he has a new role as the film's director as appropriate a piece of casting as Spock was (or is?) He respects his longtime colleagues bringing out their best and also knows how to bring out the humor in Bennett's script affectionately undercutting the inherent cornmess in the Star Trek mythology With the second can be the regulars learned to relax and stopped trying to look as young as they did in the TV series days Consequently much of the poignancy of this film as' in Trek derives from its acknowledgement of the passing of time As a production "Star Trek is impressive without trying to overwhelm in keeping with the spirit of its source But it does possess scale and scope and Mann Industrial Light and Magic has supplied all the appropriate special visual effects Art director John Chilberg II has come up with an especially dramatic sculptured sfe for By KEVIN THOMAS 1984 Los Angeles Times HOLLYWOOD You did not really think you had seen the last of Leonard Nimoy pointy-eared Captain Spock did you At the end of "Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan you may recall Spock sacrificed himself during the birth of the planet Genesis But what would "Star Trek" be without the half human half-Vulcan implacably logical Spock1 "Star Trek III The Search for Spock thus becomes for writer-producer Harve Bennett an exercise in ingenuity in the attempt to resurrect our hero Happily however Bennett does not settle for mere contrivance Likes her role' in Ghostbusters Weaver finds a tall order Dame Judith Anderson's amusingly regal high priestess of the Vulcans (it looks like something Isamu Noguchi might have designed for Martha Graham) and James score is rightfully rousing Trek III" is not as much of a separate entity as its predecessor still the best in the series was In fact it is so much a sequel that it might confuse some who have not seen the earlier film Yet Trek has a genuine spirituality and at its end you may be surprised especially if you are not really a Trekkie to realize how moved you have been of Living in contrast with the empty mechanical violence of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of amazing that both are rated PG William stalwart Admiral Kirk and his belovedly familiar crew (DeForest Kelley James Doohan Walter Koenig George Takei and Nichelle Nichols) are deftly maneuvered into returning to Genesis to search for the remains of Spock and to transport them to his native planet But strange phenomena are occurring on Genesis all of which has not gone unnoticed by the mighty warlord (Christopher Lloyd a truly majestic villain of acting nice just to hang out with these guys" She is of course" enthusiastic about the film "It's such a trip" she said a great big huge comedy I think the kids will like it Parents will like it too My parents will like it It's clever and has wit It is not mindless comedy sophisticated as well as being a silly movie I want to see it again" Weaver's first film was and there is talk of an II" Would she do it1 "A script has been written so I guess do it" she said depends on how much trouble I make when we are negotiating" Weaver is one of several tall willowy actresses on the scene but she doesn't regard the others as competition don't think about she said "You If you do I just do the job I think more a shortage of good roles There are not that many good parts around" She gets a lot of offers and they go from the "ridiculous to the sublime "They afe mostly she said lot of it is hard sex The women usually resort to violence to express their sexuality been getting a lot of that and it's total trash There is always some element that makes me very uncomfortable RESH By LOU CEDRONE 1984 The Baltimore Evening Sun BALTIMORE Sigourney Weaver is tall but if that poses any kind of problem she is not bothered by it She is almost disdainful when the subject is mentioned Weaver who is S-foot-fO'j-inches stars in "Ghostbusters" the latest from the "Saturday Night Live-SCTV" graduates Sharing the billing with Weaver are Dan Aykroyd Bill Murray and Harold Ramis Murray is the romantic interest in the film (well go tell Hollywood) so there is no problem there He's taller than Weaver and probably wouldn care if he were not Mel Gibson didn't He did "Year of Living Dangerously" with Weaver and though he was shorter than his leading lady didn let it bother him "There was no problem" said Weaver "I suppose there are some people actors and directors who think I too tall I suppose I have lost some roles because of that and all I can say to that is good riddance "Actually I have no problem with Review but has come up with another splendid adventure that is especially appealing right now That is because "Star Trek III" in its unabashed deliberate squareness in all aspects from acting to its unsophisticated comic-strip look comes out strongly for the old fashion virtues of loyalty bravery and sacrifice For all its spectacle in space its humanity once again outweighs its hardware and its innocence is downright endearing the shorter she said "It's the bigger guys who are scared I mean they're 6 feet 6 inches tall and they're worried about me say 'What are you worried Weaver was slightly concerned before she did "Ghostbusters" She knows these guys have a reputation for being wild and crazy and she wondered if there would be enough preparation was worried that they might not prepare that they were this brilliant without preparation but there was a lot of that" she said "It worked With some people it does and when you have an ensemble it's great" She took the role "because the woman is the girlfriend at the beginning then becomes a completely different person when she is possessed Weaver made contributions Originally the character she plays was a model "I felt it would work better if she were a musician" said Weaver they made her a cellist They were so nice so open It was 9 Splash 10 Greystoke the Legend of Tarzan 11 Making the Grade 12 The Bounty 13 Terms of Endearment 14 Fleshburn 15 Footloose 16 This Is Spinal Tap 17 Chattanooga Choo Choo 18 Cadged Women 19 Finders Keepers 20 Sleepaway Camp Fresh 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