Word: humors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Madrid's writings are infinitely drier and more technical. Sample titles: Studies on Constitutional Law; Today's Great National Problems, The Challenge of the Future. Nonetheless, those who know the new President well say that he is also suave, self-assured and possesses a warm sense of humor. Says a Mexican banker: "He is soft in form but hard in substance. I've never heard him raise his voice, but he can be very tough." Says one of De la Madrid's advisers: "He is an orderly man. He is meticulous...
...Short Shelf of Tall Tales Fifteen volumes appeal to the senses of humor and wonder
...liked Airplane, here's your chance to get more of the same. If you didn't deign to attend a film so sophomoric, so silly, drop the pretensions and try this one; you may be pleasantly surprised. The movie's mainstay is its rapid-fire humor, and, even if only half the jokes hit theme, the film contains enough solid gags to have you laughing throughout the hour and a half show...
...Finkelman, writer and director, seems to specialize in sequels. His previous credits include Grease II; he had nothing to do with Airplane. Not credited as writers, although responsible for major revisions, are Mike Reiss '81 and Al Jean '81. No strangers to humor, these two, Reiss served as the Harvard Lampoon's president, and Al Jean was his Ibis, or second-in-command. Anyone who remembers Reiss's Ivy Oration in '81 will recognize the brand of rapid-fire humor that makes this spoof spunky, and Jean's specialty of "over-kill" humor fits perfectly into a film that...
...Martin. Eddie Murphy is first and foremost a character actor; his funniest skits on the TV show are when he becomes Buckwheat, or a stereotyped bad dude. In 48 Hours, he checks the manta of Saturday Night Live and straightforwardly portrays a cool guy with a good sense of humor. He injects a gritty comic relief without destroying all the tension built up by the scenes of violence and urban realism...