Word: fevered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...epidemic of illegal taping. Several potential blockbusters are being released in addition to Jedi, which last week rang up the biggest one-day box office in history ($6.2 million). Other surefire sequels: the 13th James Bond film, Superman III and Staying Alive, the follow-up to Saturday Night Fever. Says William Nix, who heads the antipiracy division of the Motion Picture Association of America: "These films have built-in demand for illegal copies. The damage could be the worst ever...
...Cohn's arrest last week, for conspiracy to import heroin and cocaine and for distributing both drugs, did not quite shock his friends. Cohn, 37, who wrote the magazine article on which the film Saturday Night Fever was based, led a night-crawling, drug-charged life in Manhattan. Said his lawyer, Andrew Maloney: "Mr. Cohn is no more than what too many other people are these days, an abuser of controlled substances. But he's not a trafficker." The Drug Enforcement Administration, after a five-month investigation that included hundreds of wiretapped telephone conversations, claims otherwise. Accused along...
Like X rays, UV radiation can alter cell DNA, producing the mutations associated with cancer. "Both UVA and UVB are carcinogenic," says Harvard Photobiologist Madhu Pathak. UV also appears to suppress the body's immune system. This may explain why certain viral infections, such as chicken pox and fever blisters, become more severe in the sun. And since the immune system is believed to play a role in preventing tumor growth, its suppression "may also be an aggravating factor in the development of skin cancer," says Dr. Margaret Kripke of the National Cancer Institute...
...memories of Saturday Night Fever suggest, Badham can be more than a high-tech hardware merchant. The first portions of WarGames are nearly irresistible. The reason that the mighty WOPR comes across as funny is that David, a bright high school lad (played by a very savvy young actor, Matthew Broderick, 21), accidentally makes contact with it while fooling around with his home computer. Boy and machine get to be friends, since they are both lonely and misunderstood. David is shy and sweet with his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) but is wary of his parents and is a troublemaker in school...
...which sold 1.5 million copies in its first month in the racks. The industry has high hopes for two new sound-track albums: the Star Wars sequel Return of the Jedi, scheduled to be released this week, and Staying Alive, the Bee Gees' follow-up to Saturday Night Fever, due out in June. Record executives are also excited about a new form of danceable electronic rock known as New Music. Latest hit: She Blinded Me with Science by Thomas Dolby...