Word: er
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...after the first half-hour the movie documentary detail thins out, and the film gets mired in a conventional drama of generational conflict. Sterling Hayden, as the aging king (of New York and eastern Pennsylvania), wishes to pass over his violent and ne'er-do-well son (Judd Hirsch) and grant his title to his grandson Dave (Eric Roberts). This young man is more interested in joining the American mainstream than he is in defending the traditional way of life, though he hates his father, if anything, more than his grandfather does. When his father attempts to sell Dave...
Lover? Partner? Bedmate? The answer is none of the above. The word for it is "erum," coined from good old American tongue-tiedness as mothers told their friends, "He's my daughter's. . . er . . . um . . . er...
There are, of course, bright spots. Enter Tom Prewitt, making like Andy Hardy in pursuit of any young creature in a chastity belt. As Nicholas, one of two ne'er-do-well brothers intent on complicating the plot, Prewitt cuts through the lethargy of the first scenes with an energetic and mischievious performance. Michael Bierer as the blustering, bureaucratic mayor Hebble Tyson leans toward exaggeration in comparison with other characters, but his haughty huffing and sorrowful snorting lend a badly needed comic touch to scenes which would otherwise fall flat...
Motorists enjoying the balmy Indian summer driving weather that has persisted in many parts of the U.S. have sometimes had a shock when they decided to "fill 'er up." At some service stations, especially in the Northeast, NO GAS signs hung on the unleaded fuel pumps; other signs set limits on the amount a customer could buy. Almost everywhere, meanwhile, prices have been creeping up instead of slipping back as they usually do after the peak travel season...
...anything to your ball club after a game like that. They stormed back, but it was a tough one to lose, er, tie," Restic said...