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...illustrations have appeared in TIME) and voiced and sung by Nathan Lane, Spot is a creature of indefatigable show-biz sizzle. In this expansion of the Saturday-morning show, Spot follows his boy Leonard to Florida, where Spot means to submit to the genetic-engineering experiments of Dr. Ivan Krank (Kelsey Grammer). The script, by Cheers vets Bill and Cheri Steinkellner, has a whirligig wit, and 11 songs crammed into its 67 minutes: that's more melodic content than in most Broadway musicals...
...story itself is not so complex. In a town by the sea, children are being abducted. The culprits are the diabolical Krank (a menacing Daniel Emilfork), his midget wife, his six identical brothers (all played by Dominique Pinon, the heroic clown of Delicatessen), and a pulsating brain named Irvin that floats in an aquarium. All are genetic experiments, and Krank has been aging prematurely because he is unable to dream. His solution is to set up an H.G. Wellesesque laboratory where he can try to extract the dreams of young children, unfortunately without success. Krank's henchmen are the fanatic...
...Krank" is the title of another book on base-ball. It is written by Thomas W. Lawson, published in Boston, and is supposed to be humorous...
...Assembly was held on Monday, 22d inst., for the purpose of appointing a committee to prepare resolutions of respect for the life of Henry Wilson, Vice-President of the United States. Gentlemen appointed on the committee were: Messrs. Sprigg, of Illinois; Deming and Ross, of New York; Krank, of California; Alspaugh, of Ohio...
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