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Word: bettye (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though the film does arouse occasional suspense, little is left to the viewer's imagination. Betty (Winger) and Mike (Mark Keyloun), two ex-lovers, attempt to rekindle a romance that blossomed while Mike was Betty's tennis instructor. Meanwhile, Mike and his friend Pete (Darreli Larson) while away the hours...

Author: By David H. Pollock, | Title: Winging It | 5/4/1984 | See Source »

The intertwined stories of the relationship between Mike and Betty and Mike's racy life in the fast lane could have added dimension to the fairly straightforward plot line. The problem, though, is that even after Mike has been murdered by cocaine dealers, the disparate stories never truly connect. How...

Author: By David H. Pollock, | Title: Winging It | 5/4/1984 | See Source »

EQUALLY PROBLEMATIC is the film's notable lack of character development. Most of the characters are one dimensional, performing gratuitous actions without motivation. Why Mike chooses, for example, to play white slave to a decadent Black homosexual remains a mystery, as does most of his entire background. Similarly, though we...

Author: By David H. Pollock, | Title: Winging It | 5/4/1984 | See Source »

When the characters do occasionally reveal motivations, they seem illogical and improbable. Why, for example, after months of being involved in another relationship, is Betty suddenly moved to sit by the phone on a Saturday night awaiting. Mike's habitually non-existent phone calls? Similarly, if Mike truly feels something...

Author: By David H. Pollock, | Title: Winging It | 5/4/1984 | See Source »

On more peripheral and personal matters, however, the campaign is downright nasty. "We knew it would be hateful and mean and expensive," says Betty McCain, Hunt's campaign chairwoman. Helms began a TV, radio and mail attack more than a year ago. It accuses Hunt of waffling on issues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: North Carolina's Costly Catfight | 4/30/1984 | See Source »

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