Word: kit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...above him, seemingly safe behind the walls of his estate, his entourage and his raging paranoia, lives the world's greatest action star, Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy), his sanity tenuously secured by devotion to a group that bears a passing resemblance to Scientology...
Bowfinger, perhaps the funniest movie for grownups so far this year, recounts the attempt of the desperate former to feature the fame-addled latter in his absurd project. Basically, this involves making Kit the star of a movie without telling him he's in it. That in turn requires Bobby and his crew to stalk and provoke the star into photographable action. Since Kit is at least half convinced that he is being plagued by space aliens, these intrusions add fuel to the flame of his pathology...
...screen character is a dislocating combination of yearning and take-no-prisoners opportunism. He's like a premoral child--appalling yet somehow charming. Murphy has the comic nerve to play stardom as a form of flat-out psychosis. His sweet side surfaces in the second character he plays, Kit's brother Jiff, whom Bobby hires as a part-time gofer, part-time stunt double, full-time victim of everyone's heedlessness...
...that they did respond suggests that a different brain disorder might have produced a different, equally therapeutic result. If that's so--and, more important, if it turns out to work in humans the same way it does in mice--then neuroscientists may someday have a brain-repair tool kit of astonishing versatility and power...
Even if your child is the picture of health when you leave home, traveling can make him ill, and romping in new surroundings can lead to minor injuries, so pack common medications plus a first-aid kit, and have both within easy reach in the car or on the plane. If your child takes medication regularly, bring more than you think she'll need, and carry a prescription to be filled on the road if necessary. If she's prone to motion sickness, those zippered bags come in handy. While some major hotel chains offer childproofing kits (among them: Radisson...