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...Stepfather's premise is that mass murder is a viable form of family planning--quicker than divorce, and a hell of a lot more fun, if your interests lie toward the macabre. Terry O'Quinn, playing the psycho Stepfather, has a proposition no one can refuse. He wants the perfect family, the American Dream, and if things don't work out...well, then, what's one dead family more or less...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: SCREEN | 2/26/1987 | See Source »

...cast thoroughly sore-footed and stinking, Stone began filming, without a break, and continued for nine straight weeks. "They looked mean," Stone says, "and they stayed that way." Roaming the sets, Dye ensured the authenticity of every detail, from Barnes' wicked dagger ("Worn upside-down for quicker killing," Dye explains) to the proper use of white plastic C-ration spoons. No one said "Over and out" on the field radio, and no one wore camouflage fatigues, which came into use after the period depicted by the film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Platoon: How the War Was Won | 1/26/1987 | See Source »

...talisman. One West Coast formula for doing so goes this way: first, "clear" the stone by washing it in ocean water (in a pinch, salt water will do). Then leave it outside for at least 24 hours so that rays of the sun and moon may penetrate it. A quicker, high-tech method is to pass an audiocassette eraser over each side of the crystal for half a minute. To program, after the crystal has been cleared, hold it in both hands and blow on it while making a wish. For good health, for instance, one might say, "I want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Rock Power for Health and Wealth | 1/19/1987 | See Source »

...Happy Hacker, he's too busy waiting for an unprotected copy of flight simulator to worry about operating environments. But at least the word processing is quicker...

Author: By Evan O. Grossman, | Title: A Handy Utility Program to Make Your Mac Shine | 1/7/1987 | See Source »

...They pass the puck so much quicker than any other team that we've played."--Army's Rob Riley...

Author: By Adam J. Epstein, | Title: MacDonald Mania Mauls McCormack | 12/17/1986 | See Source »

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