Word: comically
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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James Earl Jones shows an unexpected comic side as Akeem's royally out-of-touch father, who delivers such lines to his pampered son as, "I tied my own shoes once. It is an overrated experience." Shari Headley, as Akeem's dream queen, is pleasant, but her character is as upright as Akeem, which means that she is funny only because she is ignorant of Akeem's true identity...
...further identification is necessary. Addicts of the Ray Bradbury Theater and votaries of The Illustrated Man can immediately identify the author's unique blend of science fiction, comic horror and pure corn oil. In this newest collection of stories, Bradbury, 67, shows why his previous works have sold more than 40 million copies in some 20 countries...
...America, "the desire for a people's literature is satisfied in the comic book," Gordimer said. "But where I come from the situation is a little different." There are few commonalities between Black and white in South Africa, she said...
...year was largely bland and deadening, with artists and performers taking few chances. But occasionally it was punctuated by a few risky ventures that proved artistic victories: meritorious failures or, at the very least, comic relief. A few concerts, plays and works of art did reach out to observers, making them think, feel or just laugh...
...inside, which enables him to score a success in the toy business, then with a fetching co- worker, who falls in love with a man who is a boy trying to act like a man. -- Eternal cutup Hanks, 31, emerges in the film as one of Hollywood' s top comic actors...