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Word: madcaps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that school has started again, I remember what fun the two of us used to have at Camp Koonawacha. Not a day goes by in which I don't think of our madcap escapades and humorous romps...

Author: By Joseph Menn, | Title: Platonic Dialogue? | 11/19/1985 | See Source »

Nonetheless, we are more than proud to present in this issue a range of pieces; from the politically profound review of Tony Lukas's new book Common Ground to the apolitically madcap round-up of area movies that Dewitt regularly produces...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From the Editors: | 9/26/1985 | See Source »

...recent PBS production of Titus, Andronicus (a.k.a. the Elizabethan Chainsaw Massacre) showed, a gutsy director can turn even Shakespeare's faults into virtues. Had Kilty focused his attention on energizing Labour's silliness with some more madcap excess, a merely promising production might have grown into greatness. As this is Kilty's second shot at the play, maybe the third time will do the charm...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: Love's Labor Pains | 5/24/1985 | See Source »

...fact that it was rated PG. The makers of the movie tried to cater to the child audience and the older crowd, but they sacrificed basic, good B-moviemaking in the process. Rustler's Rhapsody tries to sell itself so hard that it sells itself short. The wild west madcap parody is a building block which just cannot support such a deadweight movie. Without more, Rustler's Rhapsody becomes about as funny as a herd of cattle in Spurr, Texas...

Author: By Christopher J. Farley, | Title: Rusty Rhapsody | 5/24/1985 | See Source »

Close your eyes and you can picture that wisecrack coming from Carole Lombard or Rosalind Russell in a '30s screwball comedy. Moonlighting re-creates the madcap mood of those films with the help of two ingratiating stars. Cybill Shepherd as Maddie not only looks wonderful but proves to be an assured and ; appealing light comedian. As her partner in crime solving, Bruce Willis is more than her match. With his thick-necked macho charm, Willis brings a Bill Murray-esque tone of put-on to the witty patter. The show's dialogue is possibly the fastest on TV, the stories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Spring Sparring Partners | 3/25/1985 | See Source »

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