Word: booted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other European country, went to Hollywood entertainment, especially Disney and James Bond. But in 1981 there were significant local advances. A low-budget expose of youthful degeneracy in Berlin, Christiane F., became the biggest German moneymaker in the nation's history; and right behind Christiane F. was Das Boot (The Boat), a $12 million U-boat melodrama. Now, these two films and three others are entering American release, with hopes high and cinematic intelligence flaring. Make no mistake: the Germans are here...
...Boot takes another plunge into the black pool of memory and finds-surprise!-flinty nobility. Actually, no surprise for anyone who feasted on the submarine movies of the 1950s. Here is the dogged captain (Jürgen Prochnow), navigating g the straits of political bureaucracy ""and a bungling high command. Here is the wild-eyed wraith of the engine room (Erwin Leder), who "cracks" during one crisis, then performs heroically in the next. Here are the hide-and-seek battles, the claustrophobic tensions, the respect for a valiant enemy. As with David, the novelty here is getting the inside German...
...money currently collected from impoundment fines goes to pay for towing service, Teso said, but with the boot, towing isn't necessary, so the city keeps the extra money...
Trying to drive the car with the boot on it will not only damage the car extensively, but, if caught, makes the driver liable for a $500 fines, Teso said. A mechanically inclined person might be able to remove the boot, within a few hours, but would probably get caught in the act, Teso said...
...boot is part of a streamlined effort to collect delinquent parking fines, made possible by a statute passed as part of the 1982 state budget, which allows city officials to impound cars directly instead of waiting for a court order, Teso said...