Word: necks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Before the Diller-Eisner team left, it had already moved Paramount neck- and-neck with Warner for Hollywood's No. 1 studio slot with such hits as Flashdance, An Officer and a Gentleman and Raiders of the Lost Ark. In Diller's final year, Paramount's profits hit what was then an all-time peak of $109 million on revenues of $986.6 million. The duo left behind one monster hit, Beverly Hills Cop, which subsequently brought in $235 million. But the Paramount stable also included such nags as King David ($5.1 million) and Explorers ($9.9 million). Paramount's market share...
With a quarter of the season gone, the revamped Sixers are neck and neck with the Boston Celtics, as usual. Since Center Moses Malone transferred to Washington, bulky Forward Charles Barkley has become the dominant figure. After Maurice Cheeks, a whirlwind guard, Erving, at 36, continues to perform probably the third most important role, shifting almost exclusively to the backcourt. By his standards, Dr. J's game has become subtle and subdued. "Man makes plans," he says. "God laughs." But he can still play...
Although the season has just started, the matmen have already sustained a fistful of physical injuries--a broken hand, broken finger, bruised neck, torn ribs, sprained ankles--that have kept a number of wrestlers out of action for lengths of time ranging from three days to six weeks...
...issue was sparked by the October 27 fight that put 10 people in the University of Massachusetts infirmary with cuts and bruises and left student Yancey Robinson in a neck brace...
...late John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy and other SNL types. The Landis picture screened before the seminar, An American Werewolf in London, is a comedy-horror riot, simply plotted and masterfully executed, and laced with the kind of suburb-smart dialogue that engenders instant identification, from Great Neck, N.Y., to Encino, Calif...