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Directed by Carl Reiner Screenplay by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb and Michael Elias
...Sarah discovers Norman's and Annie's true plans, convinces her not to go away, and informs Norman's wife--Annie's sister--Ruth (Lizellen La Follette) of their adulterous intentions. To confuse matters, neighborhood veterinarian and nerd Tom (Paul Gottlieb) has romantic interests in Annie...
Norman describes Tom at one point as a man who has "never had an agressive thought in his little mind." That meekness in Tom's character occasionally shows itself in Gottlieb's portrayal, most notably in the first scene. On balance, though, Gottlieb slumps through his role well, with a humourous mixture of bumbling incertitude and maddening lack of perceptiveness...
...fact, Church favors a constitutional amendment that would outlaw abortion in most circumstances. He is also opposed to controls on firearms. But the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, a national group with an active chapter in Idaho, finds him wanting. Says its chairman, Alan Gottlieb: "There's no question that Steve Symms would be a better Senator on our issue. Church votes the way he does because he'd be tarred and feathered if he didn't." The National Right to Work Committee, Stop ERA and other single-issue groups are expected...
...PRAISE OF OLDER WOMEN Directed by George Kaczender Screenplay by Paul Gottlieb...