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oll11 otwonsommamoimg11140101r1601 ientoistolpipitativimit 81) THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Friday June 22 1984 lIZMIE1MaxmO NZIZINT 'Pope of Greenwich Village' At South Park BALLOON ADVENTURE Sightseeing Hote Air Balloon Flights Over Charlotte 75 Per Person 1 Hr Flight con 365-2433 of 365-0480 For Info Free Brochure "The Pope of Greenwich Village" is as intriguing and oddly likable as its two main characters Charlie and Pau lie Nst 13 $1044 -i I i i -0-0 k1 4' 4-i- 404) '44 mt- ti- 44 03 111115A ntLL' 11 12 yr exp nommosessemmercir Dan Stone Commercial Pilot ent every time and the connection between them unbroken and never-ending Roberts should have been nominated for an Oscar this past spring for his work as the repellant Paul Snider in "STAR 80" and only Rourke made Francis Ford Coppola's "Rumble Fish" worth watching Both need to break out in different less psychopathic directions in future characters In particular Roberts a former stutterer needs to fight-the temptation to assume any more of the twitches stammers and eyeballrollings of his off-screen companion Sandy Dennis STEWART EVERETT THEATRES Rourke Roberts I Frank Sinatra's singing "Summer Wind" behind the opening credits is obviously intended to set a tone of lush romanticism for the movie Rosenberg however is no match for Martin Scorsese In creating the visual equivalent of the steel switchblade always sheathed in Sinatra's sinuous phrasing Charlie's and Pau lie's is a softer more benign world than that of Scorsese's "Mean Streets" Mutilation by Eddie or no the cousins are going to keep a comic balance to become immortal "popes" of Greenwich Village with a flock of faithful sporting monikers like Jimmy the Cheese Man and Nicky the Nose "The Pope of Greenwich Village" can't be categorized as comedy or drama Like life it's some of both with a strong undercurrent of witty regret Watching Rourke and Roberts this is their movie is like watching waves hit the shore They're spontaneous natural hypnotic differ 122 TimALELs wasp in iniollornsummo A FANTASTIC TALE ABOUT A FANTASTIC TAIL sol'22 ALL 91111'2 TIMES Willi amogranannErn 1q mri 1 glALL 00' SEATS 111 JOIN THE SHOWS SEARCH MO 3:30 TRC-Kilr 14(' 7130 THE SEARCH Ichoo FOR SPOCK 010 4 ALL $000 1 SEATS '111 i JOIN THE SHOWS SEARCH 1:20 -STAR 34313 TACKIlt MO THE SEARCH ifloo FOR SPOCK A PARAMOUNT g51 PICTURt oll tartno Vapn 0244744 177s 111i5i ikr gg- K4 141 $'s' leit A PARAMOUNT I 4 0 tEsql tEsql Jo Ann Rhetts A REVIEW vh-- Ai From the first laugh you'll be hooked! BUENA VISTA 111" 00 at4 From the first laugh you'll be hooked! 10 BUENA VISTA r--1 ITICIPI en IF YOU'RE GOING: "The Pope of Greenwich Village" Is playing at South Park Tickets are $2 (all shows beginning before 6 pm children 11 and under at all times) and $4 (all shows beginning after 6 pm) PARENTS' GUIDE: The Pope of Greenwich Village" is rated for profanity brief violence 1PG1 These two screwups are only third cousins But since they're Italian they might as well be twin brothers says the Irish locksmith (Kenneth McMillan) in cahoots with them on a "surefire" heist Charlie (Mickey Rourke) is the maitre d' at a not particularly distinguished Manhattan restaurant where Pau lie (Eric Roberts) is a waiter skimming money by not recording all his orders When Pau lie gets both of them fired Charlie is understandably upset His girlfriend (Daryl Hannah) is pregnant he owes two loansharks and his credit accounts are about to bust at the seams thanks to his extensive and flashy wardrobe (Rourke reportedly gained 20 pounds for the role and spent $10000 of his own money on Charlie's jewelry silk socks sharkskin suits and alligator shoes) Not to worry says Patine (Eric Roberts) That weekly $600 was small potatoes Besides he never thought the owner would catch him In a dazzling display of inverted logic he concludes "If I figured I'd get caught then I'd be a thousand percent wrong" Paulie has just invested $5000 in a racehorse whose "champion ship gene" is the product of "artificial inspiration" and never mind how he's going to come up with that money He just happens to know a trucking company safe stuffed with a spare $50000 Best not to worry Charlie with the NATUPAL ROBERT REDFORD am Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd GHOSTBUSTERS t2 1 TURN SIATTEN THIS MONTH OUT MI ADMISSION WITH PROOF Turning A tar-reit' 35 sixteen isn't easy Colotgli3 79 A UNIVERSAL Atetklat TI12 4iE MLA gi FA INEMA)000-e1 nitCentet ILAN JONES and the TEMPLE OF DOOM I11N MATINEES DAILY (PO) 12 45 3 00 5 15 1 39 9 45 Dolly PARTON Moots ROCKY! RHINESTONE (po) MATINEES DAILY 1 103:103 107:10910 gigd knowledge the safe belongs to "Bedbug Eddie" (Burt Young) a kingpin of organized crime who fronts as a coffeeshop owner Adapted by Vincent Patrick from his own best-seller and directed by Stuart Rosenberg Hand Luke" "The Pope of Greenwich Village" has more twists and turns in its two hours-plus than the Village's tiny crooked streets Penny-ante hoodlum and crooked cop take equal risks in dealing with Eddie a fat man with the wet eyes of a scared rat whose hobby is chopping his enemies into parcel-post-sized pieces Fit a SAT 1) ROCKY HORROR 1200 MID 2) BLUES BROTHERS 250 3) OHOSTBUSTERS Z100 LATE SHOWS Di -ADM $350 Child $150 Anytime BREAK DANaNO EXKOSIONI BEAT STREET (Po) MATINEES DAILY 1:003005:007009:00 EVERYONE LOVES Stephen Sple GREMLINS MATINEES DAILY (PO) 1:203:205:207:209:20 jump TRES fillIM CON OLIOATeD WE'VE GOT SOMETHING TO KEEP YOU UP NIGHTS! INC HIS! 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