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...team up, and the case of the missing puss-puss predictably leads them into a tangled web of blackmail, murder and all the other sordid goings-on that the back of any good dime novel promises. This set-up isn't half bad, pairing a slowed-down gum shoe with a hanger-on from the age of Aquarius. As a mere thematic gimmick, however, it's not too much less than half bad, and risks making you wish that directors would cut out these nostalgic and unimaginative throw-backs to the classics. But extra dimensions fast begin to fill...

Author: By Mark T. Whitaker, | Title: Dyspepsia and Dark Alleys | 3/5/1977 | See Source »

...stuff about his being perfect is simply not true. No way. Rumor has it around Hemenway Gym that he can't hit a drop shot and chew bubble gum at the same time...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Big Fish in a Big Pond | 2/18/1977 | See Source »

Bright yellow foul-weather gear and gum-soled shoes were common sights in Harvard Yard. Many students reported difficulty in walking in the slush...

Author: By Judy E. Matloff, | Title: Students Slip and Slide As Harvard Ices Over | 1/11/1977 | See Source »

...potential with .prehensile enthusiasm. It will soon be possible to drink King Kong cocktails made from grenadine, orange juice-and bourbon-from an ape-shaped Jim Beam bottle. For kids there will be stuffed monkeys in three sizes, board games, knee socks, T shirts, lunch boxes, chewing gum and a King Kong candy bar. Though most of this stuff will go on sale too late for Christmas, shopkeepers seem to be taking the news philosophically. After all, with Producer Dino de Laurentiis already at work on King Kong, Part II, the monkey business is likely to continue for some time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Greening of Old Kong | 12/27/1976 | See Source »

...head in The Exorcist and aged Marlon Brando in The Godfather. They come with a packet of powdered gelatin, which when melted in hot water becomes Flex Flesh and can be shaped in a variety of plastic molds. The skin-thin horror mug is kept in place with spirit gum and can take makeup. New York's Pressman Corp., which makes the sets, has sold some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Odds & Trends | 12/20/1976 | See Source »

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