Word: dad
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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King, and Romero begin by using this format in a cleverly literal way. The film opens with a burst of dialogue breaking the stolid silence of some suburban Elm St. "I told you not to read this crap! Where did you get this shit?" an irate dad yells at his son cowering among toy monsters in the bedroom. The father snatches the latest issue of "Creepshow" from the boy's hands. The camera then focuses on the comic book as it lies in the front lawn garbage can, letting the wind-ruffled pages tell each story by segueing from animated...
...musical Pippin (Book by Roger O. Hirson, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz), now enjoying a lively and entertaining production at Dunster House. A rather curious musical, it is history deflated to suburban proportions, via Broadway. Pippin (Justin Richardson) is an average upper-middle class college overachiever; his dad. Charlemagne (John D. Langdon), a gruff executive type; Fastrada (Ann Henry), his mother, a matron right out of the Five Towns area; and Lewis (Mark Morland), his younger brother, the ancient equivalent of a dumb jock--a dumb warrior...
Natives of Burlington Mass., the Carruthers began skating when Peter was 11 and Kitty nine years old. "It was a realty big deal then to go sledding in the steels," Peter recalled. "It was also very dangerous, so our dad built us and outdoor skating area. "Now ages 23 and 21 the Carruthers spend at least five hours a day skating, lifting weights and working on flexibility and cardiovascular strength together...
...fairly won bothered Thorpe until his death, penniless and crippled by alcohol, in 1953. Last week, after a lifelong battle waged by his daughter, Charlotte Thorpe, 63, the International Olympic Committee announced that it would reinstate Thorpe's medals. "My next push," says Charlotte, "is to get Dad's remains [now in Jim Thorpe, Pa.] back to Oklahoma so his soul can rest...
...Dream tale of a poor kid who makes good. Thinking about De-Lorean's story, you had to admit that all the ingredients were there for an upbeat flick. A hardened father works on an automobile assembly line in Detroit. His son loves cars but wants more than his dad ever had, So with almost frantic determination, the kid makes his way up through the ranks of his father's company, becoming a major executive sports car design, and strikes it rich...