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CADILLAC MAN Directed by Roger Donaldson; Screenplay by Ken Friedman...
...program has sparked an uproar because he declines to offer the same discounts to any non-Christians except Jews, whom Jackson said he includes because they believe in God. Even so, David Friedman, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, has urged Jackson to drop the program. Says he: "I want him to see there is something wrong in asking customers to declare their religious affiliation and to treat them differently according to that...
Theirs is a terrific comic duet, and writer Ken Friedman has backed them with a rich chorus of disapproval, including all the customers and salesmen also trapped in the showroom. Director Roger Donaldson, who has had his ups (No Way Out) and downs (Cocktail), is in his best voice here. It is the lower-depths snarl, angry and frustrated. It provides Cadillac Man with a steady bass line and makes it a rarity among recent films -- a comedy that is in touch with a recognizable reality...
...philosophers and journalists, both in Israel and abroad. "The most important commodity in life, which I apparently lack, is wisdom," says Peres. "David has it. How different things would be if everyone were like him." Think of Hartman as a "philosopher therapist," says the New York Times's Thomas Friedman. "One goes to him as to an oracle. He is the Israeli we wish they all were...
...second round was highlighted by Kincaid, as well as Dave Friedman's phenomenal turnaround--chopping 14 strokes off of his first round of 96 for a second-round score...