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...baby-boom generation gets older," says Ivan Reitman, who made his rep on R-rated comedies (Meatballs, Stripes) and whose latest hit is the PG- 13, non-kid comedy Dave, "there's a sense of greater maturity and taking more responsibility in the work we do. We have children and families. We worry about different things." And so we tell bedtime fables to our children and ourselves: little-engine-that-could movies that say everybody is exceptional. Maybe that's the kind of emotional cheerleading America needs. Maybe that's what passes for maturity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hollywood's Summer: Just Kidding | 6/28/1993 | See Source »

Wendy's lean burger never made it past the company's taste testers, but its double cheeseburger is selling well; in August the chain plans to unveil a Big Bacon Classic in new ads featuring portly founder Dave Thomas. Burger King, which saw its Weight Watchers line of meals flop, has enlarged its fish sandwich 45% and rechristened it "the Big Fish." Kentucky Fried Chicken, after a disastrous experience with skin-free chicken, is having far more success with Popcorn Chicken II, a breaded, calorie-packed, dark-meat appetizer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Fast-Food Pig-Out | 6/28/1993 | See Source »

...Dave is someone who doesn't do things by halves," Lane says...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: From 'Poon to Perspective, The Two Sides of a Paradox | 6/10/1993 | See Source »

What's a guy like Dave Kennedy doing in The Harvard Lampoon...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: From 'Poon to Perspective, The Two Sides of a Paradox | 6/10/1993 | See Source »

...know" is Kennedy's replacement for the less articulate "ums" and "uhs" uttered by most of us. It's very important for David that we "know"--about himself, about his views, about his life. Indeed, after a while, you begin to realize that Dave Kennedy, despite his intentions, takes himself quite seriously...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: From 'Poon to Perspective, The Two Sides of a Paradox | 6/10/1993 | See Source »

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