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...course, when a pelican who has been changed into a man and kung fu diva who wields a broom are just two of the zany people who help them figure out who they are, things are bound to get a little strange and a lot complicated...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Mum and Shah's Oddball Characters, Unusual Plot Keep Audience Engaged | 7/18/1995 | See Source »

When she joins Joe Wex (Pelican Man) in a playful flirtation, both he and Nikki Sell (Fat-Black-Knit-Sweater-Lady) are given a chance to let the good-naturedness of their characters shine...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Mum and Shah's Oddball Characters, Unusual Plot Keep Audience Engaged | 7/18/1995 | See Source »

...MONKEYS, A KUNG-FU DIVA AND A PELICAN MAN WHO WALTZES WITH A WHEELBARROW ARE JUST A FEW OF THE CHARACTERS FEATURED INMUM AND SHAH, A PRODUCTION THAT OPENS THIS WEDNESDAY AT BOSTON'S LYRIC STAGE...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Mum and Shah Blends Motion, Fancy | 7/7/1995 | See Source »

...American who has learned when to speak up and when to shut up in the white world. Perhaps the actor has learned too well; he simmers handsomely but rarely displays the informed rage he showed in A Soldier's Story and Glory. In his box-office hits (Philadelphia, The Pelican Brief), Washington cedes the fiercer emotions to his co-stars. No surprise, then, that Hackman, as a sociopath, gets all the high notes and good lines ("We're here to preserve democracy, not practice it"). If the performance consists largely of Hackman briskly massaging his scalp every few minutes, that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUMMER'S TIDE ROLLS IN | 5/15/1995 | See Source »

...Time to Kill, and the only direction Grisham can see is up. Each of his first three best sellers doubled the sales of the previous one. Total sales of his six novels to date: 55 million copies. Worldwide box-office take for the three movies (The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client) made from his books: $572 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GRISHAM'S LAW | 5/8/1995 | See Source »

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