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Three archetypes for a modern mortality play. Alex Forrest, a career woman whose forcefulness sheathes a precarious ego. Dan Gallagher, a guy who seems to have embraced personal and career contradictions in a big, easy bear hug. Beth Gallagher, comfortable in her roles as wife, mother and natural stunner. But what if Alex is a creature of insatiable lust and leeching possessiveness? And if Dan's amiability has made him too soft to resist Alex's attentions or, later, to protect his family from her vengeance? And if Beth, supermom in disguise, is roused to confront the beast Alex...
...monster? Alex Forrest, creature of the id. And who are the heroes? An American family, right or wrong, weak or strong, Dan or Beth. And how does a film with no surefire stars, no space-age special effects, no ringing affirmation of the human spirit, no discernible pretensions toward art, no unanimous blessing from the critics -- and not a single teenager among its cast of characters -- luck into the national bloodstream? By tapping the current mood of sexual malaise with a cautionary -- indeed, reactionary -- tale about an errant husband, a faithful wife and a career woman unlucky in love...
During Moore's four years for the Bengals, he played as a center, guard, and tackle. He appeared on Monday Night Football and played in the 1982 Super Bowl, when the Cincinnati team lost to the San Francisco 49ers. But the sporadic starter sensed an end when line coach Forrest Gregg--himself a legendary lineman--left to work with the Green Bay Packers...
...family, different people take different satisfactions from the choir. Igelbrink, a vice president at Sperry & Hutchinson Co., arrives at rehearsal with his office face on, peering over his reading glasses, but begins to loosen up on Give Us the Wings of Faith. Chris Forrest, a computer consultant, delights in the camaraderie with professional singers...
...gray autumn dusk outside, with just enough rain to keep the streets and sidewalks damp. As the hour approaches, radiators click on around the church. "This is typical," Chris Forrest says. "Lots of mistakes and people thinking they can't possibly...