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Tuesday November 12 1 9S" The Miami Herald An off-Target spy story DAVIECOOPER CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE i'f v-f em 4 riii Florida Cowboys Association Finals Top Cowboys in Competition at the Fall Championship Rodec Seven Main Events: Saddle Bronc Steer Wrestling Calf Roping Bull Riding Bare Back Riding Barrel Racing Team Roping By BILL COSFORD Herald Movie Critic Target begins with the intimate frictions of a family drama A generation gap has opened be tween father and son (Dad a Milquetoast young Chris a college dropout) and there is an abrasive quality to even the most casual encounters between husband and wife And then before you know it Target is a spy story with car chases double agents code names and well-telegraphed surprises Dad turns out to have a sinister past and Mom winds up wired as a human booby trap It's no wonder that Matt Dillon former brat heartthrob and now just a young-adult actor trying to find some decent work wears a look of wonderment throughout his performance His Chris has just found out how weird things can get with parents This is not to make unrelieved sport of Target which is meant to be a drama There are moments But Target is not the movie it could have been especially given the premise After 15 minutes of establishing material by which we get to know the family action begins: Mom flies off to Paris on a package tour that Dad who is busy with the family lumber business back in Dallas cannot find time for Even as Dad and Chris head off to do some fishing get to know each other again that kind of thing Mom is being kidnapped Father and son depart for Paris tout de -suite the gunplay starts before they clear customs Soon Chris will find that his dad was once a spy for the CIA that the family name was changed when they resettled that nothing is how it has seemed for 19 years In a first-rate film this revelation would provide the subtext for a thriller for an action picture But Arthur Penn (who made Bonnie and Clyde and hence enjoys Pantheon status among American directors no mat- SHOWTIMES: Gene Hackman and Matt Dillon: Father and son on trail much of his energy on nuance not that kind of movie What it is is a routine thriller that leaves its best behind in the rush to another car chase And we don't need Arthur Penn for those ter what else he does) get the two lines of the story to fit So he abandons the subplot Chris warily eyes his newly formidable father a couple of times and yelps in disbelief once and it The rest is father and son on trail and whom-can-they-trust? Clovio Dovioa Dec 6 8pm Dec 7 2-8pm Dec 8 2pm Prior to the performance you can enjoy clogging and dancing to thjl sound of our lively country western band Your whole family will our downhome bar-b-que while viewing magnificent horse shows Gat open two hours before showtime Davie Rodeo Arena Davie Florida For more information call: (305) 581-0790 rf iance Re Performance Requested: Target (R) CAST Gent Hackman Matt Oillon Gayle Hunnicutt Victoria Fyodorova Josef Sommer The action sequences of Target which make up most of the picture are certainly adequate But they are just as certainly overblown verging on the Bond-ian when the tone of the film wants something closer to Le Carre There are some deep dialogue traps as well were my love story" says a lady spy to her onetime partner you wrote me he replies) And though Gene Hackman delivers the expected sturdy performance as the CIA retiree he waste CREDITS Director: Arthur Penn Producers: Richard Zanuck David Brown Screenwriters: Howard Berk Don Petersen Cinematographer: Jean Tournier Music: Michael Small VISIT THE A Warner Bros release Running tii minutes Vulgar language brief nudity violence MIAMI HERALD BOOTH 1C "C1 For Your Excellent Very Good A Good Worth Seeing Fair A Poor Zero: Worthless Friday Night Saturday Night i Saturday Afternoon Sunday Afternoon Coupon must be received by Nov 15 for discount Adults $500 Children 12 and Under Senior Citizens $400 (Under 3 yrs Free) Send Check and Coupon to: The DavieCooper City Chamber of Commerce 4185 SW 64th Avenue Davie FL 33314 NAME Free Souvenir Poster Home movies 2 fJIGHTS OrJIY TOHIGIIT WED And Ticket from Sting for Drawing of $500 Worth of Western Wear ADDRESS ZIP STATE By TOM MOON Music Writer CITY TELEPHONE CO-SPONSORED BY WSVN Channel r': 999 KISS FT'u Coors Broward Cablevision ood Seats Still Available WedtNoVfel3 at 8:15 Miami Herald Pembroke Pines General Hospital Royal Crown Cola Get your tickets early and save $1 on admission prices I a little humor in your politics? 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