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...Area. Roper is no Dirty Eddie; he's a negotiator, who has to ingratiate himself with the malefactors before he can blow their heads off. This offers plenty of chances for Murphy-style comedy, none of which writer Randy Feldman or director Thomas Carter bothered to exploit. Except for a decent scene where Roper mimics a white bandit as a test for his galoot partner (Michael Rapaport), there's no room for Eddie to be Eddie. It's as if Carter thought the project was a smooth vehicle that Murphy could simply ride in, when it's really a hunk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weekend Entertainment Guide | 1/17/1997 | See Source »

Nervous exhibitors expect Disney to exploit every potential selling point to whites. But Disney acknowledges there's a limit to what it can do. After all, the company can't put up billboards that say white people, this movie's for you! What the company has done is preview the film for free, on a double bill with its 101 Dalmatians, in an effort to generate good word-of-mouth--the most effective advertising of all. Another lure for audiences is the movie's sound track. Unfortunately for Disney, the record wasn't shipped by early November as planned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: TESTING THE FAITH | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

...they aren't the only ones to exploit different gender, race and geographic voting blocs. Of the five tickets, two are of different genders and two are of different ethnic backgrounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Candidates Run on Tickets | 12/7/1996 | See Source »

This is the 1990s. Candidates go negative. They uncover each other's weaknesses. And they exploit them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Hopefuls Mobilize Their Campaigns as Elections Approach | 12/6/1996 | See Source »

...have the Harvard name here. We can exploit this name. I think we can exploit things and do things more creatively." Justin E. Porter '99, emphasizing the potential bargaining power of the council...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Overheard at the U.C. Debate | 12/6/1996 | See Source »

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