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Harvard Assistant Coach Phoebe Trubowitz lost to Jody Landis, 3-0, in the first round, topped Janie Coolridge, 3-1, in the consolation, but then defaulted to Ellie Pierce in the next round.
As usual, Martin (who wrote the script with Co-Producer Lorne Michaels and Songwriter Randy Newman) plays a fellow with misplaced confidence in his own shrewdness; Chase, for a change, plays a stupid man; Short is pretty much along for the ride, though he has the best actor's moment...
AND THAT WAS it: superstition made metaphysical reality, through artful and intelligent craftsmanship. Landis is far from the most offensive practitioner of this cinematic strand--few could equal Steven Spielberg's contributions to mass know-nothingness--but it is unfortunate to watch so much talent put to so little good...
Indeed, Morrow and the children perished in pursuit of another pithy Landis message against intolerance. Morrow played a Middle-American bigot who miraculously finds himself placed in the positions of the Blacks, Jews, Asians and others he hates. In the end, Morrow was to be redeemed by his experience, but...
Throughout his seminar and the reception for students that followed, Landis unconsciously reiterated his central theme. To the legions of sycophantic admirers who asked for tips on entering the movie business, Landis repeated that directing is "greatly overrated as a profession. There are no rules." Some in Hollywood might wish...