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Word: chiselers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this proceeds pretty much as expected, but begins to drag when the gags rarely rise above overplayed puns (Wife: "I haven't finished putting on my face." Husband: "Did your chisel break?") Predictable references to topical material (Dane refusing to fight the Grendels: "My lottery number is 360") are no relief. Fortunately director Fred Carmichael has done an admirable job in milking every bit of humor out of a sparse text and occasionally sparse talent. Christopher Tunnard is a particular disappointment, short of comic timing and vocal talent. Jack Olive, on the other hand, has the vigorous, obscene Hotrocs well...

Author: By David Blumenthal, | Title: The Pudding The Boy Who Cried Beowulf at the Hasty Pudding this month | 3/5/1970 | See Source »

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