Word: ralph
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ralph D. Crosby Jr., Corporate Vice President and General Manager B-2 Division Northrop Grumman Corp. Pico Rivera, California
...friends, Ralph is the most upset by what he considers Nicky's betrayal of the group and the neighborhood. "All she wants from you is your cock and your coke," he screams at the love struck Nicky. His words are refreshing because, though vulgar, they capture the essence of Wendy's good-hearted, but casual, approach. His toughness simultaneously hides and accentuates his desire to protect Ralph...
...attain a semi-documentary effort-lessness rarely seen in the movies. A pair of excellent cameos by two Federal Hill residents--one a tailor who admonishes one of the boys for a "funny money" deal, the other a pawn shop owner who, after sizing up a stolen ring, tells Ralph to take the ring, get out and not come back--relax the occasionally awkward machinations of the plot and makes the Hill feel real...
...Federal Hill" refuses to take the easy way out. Near the end of the film, Ralph answers Nicky's question, "I wanted to leave the Hill, can you believe that?" with a characteristically brash reply, "So let's go. We'll just go, anywhere." Given what's gone before, the audience knows that's impossible, Instead, after a final, chilling shot, black and white blur into the realistic gray of masonry cement...
...last "cultural" conservative left with substantial support from the religious "pro-family" movement, now an important Republican constituency. Ironically, Ostling says,Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole-- who is generally perceived as a political moderate -- now has an inside track with those voters. Today, Ostling notes, Christian Coaltion director Ralph Reed dubbed Dole the "front-runner" for his support of anti-abortion efforts. Reed mentioned only one other GOP candidate, Texas Sen. Phil Gramm, whom he prodded for keeping mum so far on "families and values...