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Soldier, poet and singer, with a whimsically ironic acceptance of his fate, Breaker approaches the dimensions of a Renaissance grunt. If the film that bears his name is perhaps a bit too much cut on the square, if its technique does not quite match its fine eye for moral distinctions, it is nonetheless another distinctive achievement from the fast-rising Australian film industry. -By Richard Schickel
...been the Bulldogs' starting tail back ever since. Says Hudson: "Herschel is what an offensive lineman works for, why you run those laps, push those blocking sleds up and down the field, sweat and grunt in the trenches - to see somebody run all the way." Walker sees things differently: "I have a lot of help. There's a great line opening the holes, and all the upperclassmen running backs on the team have helped me with hints on how to use those holes, showed me techniques in waiting for blockers. I'm good because the team...
Treves, a dedicated surgeon, has sought out John Merrick to study his deformities and to present him to a conference of physicians as "the most perverted and degraded form of a human being" he has ever seen. Because Merrick will only grunt and growl, Treves takes him for an imbecile: "For his own sake, I pray to God he's an idiot." But the doctor soon discovers that his specimen is not only intelligent, but well-read and inquisitive, a sensitive young man painfully aware of his condition. Refusing to return him to his sideshow master, Treves sets...
...mile mark I realized I was out in front, which worried me because I didn't know the course," Dixon said yesterday. "All of a sudden I heard Buck grunt behind which was music to my ears, and he took the lead...
...give his groundstrokes. He compensates by overswinging under pressure. Carefully tuned topspin dissolves into desperate flailing when he is faced with consistent, deep, professional offensive strokes. But given any opening, the kid attacks fearlessly, uttering pubescent versions of the Jimmy Connors "I'm kicking butt, Mom, really I am" grunt. His serve is already an explosive weapon. His mobility--though not exceptional--is adequate...