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THINK OF THE ICEMAN AS A SORT OF prehistoric Daniel Boone: a leather-clad outdoorsman, equipped with the Stone Age equivalent of a bowie knife and plenty of mountain know-how. Now imagine the reception the roughhewn pioneer might have got if he had shown up, coonskin cap and all, to greet the erudite Thomas Jefferson at Philadelphia's Second Continental Congress -- or if he had strode into the elegant court of Louis XV to mingle with the bewigged nobles of France...
...more laughs. Stiller is capable of turning out a dead-on TV or movie parody, like his takeoff on Cape Fear, with a grownup Eddie Munster as the De Niro-esque psycho. But he rarely settles for the frisson of a good impersonation; his sketches usually give the satiric knife an extra twist or two. In "Amish Studs," the leering host coaxes double entendres out of every innocent comment from chaperoned contestants ("I was impressed with his incredible plowing ability"). In "Legends of Springsteen," a New Jersey rock fan recalls the time when the Boss made a surprise appearance...
...priest named Jorge leads in a goat from the garage. The animal moves reluctantly, like a stubborn dog. As the chanting congregation beseeches the deity Chango to accept the animal, a santero, or priest, holds the animal's head firmly, stretching the neck with one hand. With a sharp knife he easily slices through the carotid artery. The animal struggles feebly. Seconds later, the goat's head is lying on the floor as blood gushes into each of the vessels...
...because there's a dogfight among the four middle-aged men whose tough job it is to cozen the consumer. The top salesman will win a Cadillac; runner-up gets a set of steak knives. And third prize? Ask the cool executive (Alec Baldwin), himself a human steak knife, who has dropped by to explain the competition. "Third prize is you're fired...
Stained with blood, McHugh and his accompliceswere arrested by police at 10:15 p.m., 10 minutesafter Raustein was pronounced dead atMassachusetts General Hospital. The knife wasfound under a car tire in Kenmore Square andRaustein's wallet was found floating in theCharles River...