The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • 27

Friday July 30 1982 3C Curtrighton Movies THE WICHITA EAGLE BEACON You gotta go Good show So-so Walt tor HBO UWy riflnw yt by Ito Motion Plcturo Auodotton of Amoric: rwUwih of unMorruptod run In Wichita poronttiwi at and of movio tknaa art PAA untau ottwrwba notad Opening Today and the sheriff and even tacking on a conventional Hollywood happy ending It destroys foe sweet poignancy and nostalgia that was foe backbone of foe tale There is foot-stomping good music and exuberant athletic choreography but Dolly and Burt approach each other so gingerly that foe film foils flat in too many spots Despite the topic more cumulative than blatant lots of good will and one small thrill but dirty on" says the opening song And the truth If you can get past foe title you be offended But you be enchanted either Note: Flash of nudity mild sensuality mild language mild violence Tewne East (inside mail): Daily at 1230 3 5:15 7:45 and 10:15 Cinemas West: Daily at 1 3:15 530 7:45 and 10 Contlnning Diner (R) Not reviewed Offbeat somewhat arty film about the coming of age of a group of young men in the 1950a who retreated to the neighborhood diner to nrnaa their conquests and dreams Cinemas East: Dally at 1 3:10 5:20 7:30 and 9:45 The Last American Virgin (R) Not reviewed New wave is the setting for this teenage sez comedy with more than 20 contemporary songs in the background ITS all about growing up in the 1980s Pawnee: Daily at 9-20 only K-42 Drive-In: See drive-in list Night Shift (R) Not reviewed Henry Winkler stars in this adult comedy about a quiet man who decides to open a brothel in the morgue where he works Directed by Ron Howard Winkler's chum from TVs Days" A real departure for both Cinemas West: Dally at 130 3:30 530 7:30 and 9:30 Tewne East (outside mall): Dally at 1 3:15 5:15 7:30 and 9:45 The Road Warrior (R) Not reviewed Sequel to bizarre but popular a brutal futuristic film about trying to police the remnants of a dviliuJion that has lost respect for humanity Mel Gibson returns as the star Fez Garvey: Daily at 1:30 330 530 730 and 930 today-Sat Late show at 1130 Pawnee: Daily at 2:15 4:45 730 and 9:45 Meadowlark Drive-in: See drive-in list government to steal a futuristic thought-controlled war plane named Flrefox developed by foe Russians But he is bogged down by a babbling Jabbering overwrought script plus flawed and unconvincing special effects (7th week) Note: Mild language mild violence Tewne East (outside mall): Dally at 130 4:15 7:15 and 10 Poltergeist (PG) icifir The great American dream of safe middleclass suburbia becomes a dazzling Jolting occasionally excessive nightmare to this ghost story of a typical family terrorized to their own new tract home Too literal with foe liberal gore however plunging the tale from art into excess (9th week) Note: Intense supernatural violence mild sensuality mild longungw Tewne West Dally at 2 430 7 and 930 Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG) Rerelease of last runaway favorite with Harrison Ford as quintessential archaeological detective Indiana Jones who tries to keep the Ark of foe Covenant from slipping into Nazi dutches: A real swashbuckler! (3rd week) Note: Some grisly violence mild language mild sensuality Pawnee: Daily at 2 430 7 and 930 Meadowlark Drive-in: See drive-in list Rocky III (PG) kkk Sylvester Stallone have anything new to say to this third go-round but this slickly made is appreciably more approachable than Part if perhaps not as compelling as Part (10th week) Note: Bloody boxing violence mild sensuality mild language Twin Lakes: Dally at 1:15 3:15 5:15 730 and 930 (except no 1:15 show Sun) Tewne East (outside mall): Daily at 1 3 5 7:15 and 930 The Secret of NIMH (G) dc lavish animation to foe Disney style Ito a tale about a field mouse who seeks the help of a race of super rats to help save her family from The Plow that threatens her home Charming approachable and moving The magic is back (4th week) Note: Some scary moments for young children Pawnee: Dally at 1:40 330 530 and 730 Tewne East (outside mail): Daily at 1:15 3:15 5:15 7:15 and 9:15 Six Pack (PG) Kenny Rogers displays an easy-going laid-back engaging acting presence as a race car driver who teams with six irrepressible but larcenous orphans They steal him blind then steal his heart to this pleasant but utterly predictable comedy-adventure (3rd week) Note: Considerable vulgar language mild sensuality racing violence Tewne West: Dally at 1 3:15 530 7:45 and 10 Cinemas East Daily at 1 3:15 530 7:45 and 10 Landmark Drive-in: See drive-to list Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Starship Enterprise coming face to face with his old nemesis Khan (Ricardo Montalban) Lavish well-filmed series that continues to appeaL (9th week) Note: Violence mild language adult themes Cinemas West: Daily at 2:15 4:45 7:15 and 9:45 Meadowlark Drive-in: See drive-to list Tron (PG) Breakthrough film from Steven Lisberger utilizing extensive computer animation Ito an astonishing look at foe game of life and death inside a video game The story is multi-layered with overtones that make It an "Alice to for foe 21st century (4th week) Note: Some violence mild sensuality mild language Cinemas East Dally at 1:15 3:15 5:15 730 and 930 Pawnee: Daily at 130 330 530 7:40 and 9:40 The World According to Garp (R) Robin Williams dropping all his manic comic mannerisms gives a deft dramatic touch to this black-tinged ironic foie about "the bastard son of Jenny who wanted to be nothing more than a family man Death he realizes comes to alL But the trick is to "make a life before it (2nd week) Nate: Some rough language fleeting nudity sensuality violence adult topics Boulevard: Daily at 2 4:45 730 and 10 Yonng Doctors in Love (PG) Hilarious hljinks swirling with outrageous double entendres sight gags and non sequitun set in a hospital full of super-competent and incompetent new interns Romance blooms among mismatched couples to this spoof of TV doctor shows (from "Ben to "General that is almost another (3rd week) Note: Considerable rough language flash of nudity mild sensuality comic violence Cinemas West: Daily at 1 3 5 730 and 9:45 Tewne East (inside null): Daily at 1:15 3:15 5:15 730 and 9:45 Specials the Great (Gk Kiddie matinee at 1 Wed- Thur at Cinemas West Bon Voyage Charlie Brown (G)c Kiddle matinee at 11 ajn Tue-Wed-Thur at Towae West Courage of Lassie (Gk Kiddie matinee at 1030 ajn Wed at Fox Garvey and 10:30 ajn Thur at Mali The Last American Virgin (Rk Midnight Fri-SaL at Pawnee Monty Python and the Holy Grail (PGk Midnight Frt-SaL at Pawnee Rocky Horror Picture Show (Rk Midnight FiL-Sat at Pawnee The Warriors (Rk Midnight Fit-SaL at Pawnee Drive-Ins K-42: "The Last American (R) "Young Lady (R) and "The Yum-Yum Girls" (R) Landmark "Funeral (R) "Final Exam (R) and "Graduation Day" (R) Landmark IB "Six (PG) "9 to (PG) and' "Visiting (R) Meadowlark "Raiders of the Lost (PG) and "Star Trek It The Wrath of (PG) Fri-Sat-Sun bonus (PG) Meadowlark IB "The Road (R) and "Shaiky's (R) Frl-Sat-Sun bonus "Body Hear (R) Annie (PG) "jcjcjc Lavish colorful fast-paced if somewhat emotionally detached film version of the popular Broadway musical based on the Old comic strip "Little Orphan (7th week) Note: Mild language Malt Daily at 2 430 7 and 9:15 Twin Lakes: Daily at 1:45 4:30 7:15 and 9:45 Author! 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(PG) life with successful playwright A1 Pacino Is a five-ring circus with a smart-mouthed kid squarely to foe middle of each Not quite funny enough to chuckle over and not quite dramatic enough to be taken seriously (7th week) Note: Mild (although frequent) language mild sensuality Fox Garvey: Daily at 1:15 3:15 5:15 730 and 9:45 (except no 1:15 or 3:15 shows Sun) today-Sat Late show at 1130 Blade Runner (R) Stylish derivative thriller that is a futuristic morality tale with Harrison Ford a top-notch hired killer called out of retirement to track down and eliminate six androids foe new almost indistinguishable from humans Thought-provoking and compelling odyssey through the art decoart decay neon-lit hell of Los Angeles to foe year 2019 (6th week) Note: Considerable bloody violence mild language me rough word Tewne West: Dally at 130 4 7 and 930 10 Cinemas East Daily at 130 4 7:15 and 10 ETJ The Extra-Terrestrial (PG) Wonderfully entertaining emotionally satisfying and adventurous romp about the friendship between a 10- yearold boy and a short squatty well ugly alien from a distant planet who finds himself stranded on Earth accidentally Beautiful Inspiring touching A modern classic (8th week) Note: Mild language some scary moments for young children Crest: Daily at 12:45 255 5:05 730 and 10 Tewne West: In two theaters daily at 1230 2:45 5b 730 and 10 Firetox (PG) Clint Eastwood is a top pilot by his New Reviews The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas R) It sounded like a match made in box-office heaven: Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton in the film version of this bawdy Broadway romp and stomp But tons of both are going to come away wondering whether the devil made them do it Mias Mona proprietor of the notorious Chicken Ranch which has been making mm out of boys since 1910 Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd who looks foe other way about her illegal operation and dallies with her every afternoon But for all foe individual sensuality they have there is no spark no warmth no intimacy in their relationship They convince us they are acquainted much less longtime lovers Director Colin Higgins has tampered too much with the play beefing up foe between Miss Mona (PG) iatner)is (William Shatner) is Admiral Kirk back aboard the MAN MAS MADE HIS MATCH NOW IT'S HIS PROBLEM HARRISON FORD KENNY ROGERS is Brewster Batter His racing career was going in reverse until six car-crazy kids joined his pit crew and put him back on the track Heavyweight Hit! 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