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...Breland added, "My town has really turned out the troops." These days, ticker tape is scarce in Lower Manhattan, though a bit of the stuff was donated by Wall Street and some was imported from Connecticut. Mostly, the propmen in the upper windows threw down computer paper by the reel, toilet tissue by the roll and strips of shredded evidence. Even the boxers were warned not to wear their medals; in its brightest mood, New York is still a chain-snatcher's town. When too many spectators perched on construction scaffolding, the stand collapsed horrifyingly and 100 people were...
There is plenty more in store for Indy, Willie and Indy's pre-teen sidekick Short Round (Ke Huy Quan) before the end of reel one. A hairbreadth escape through the bustling back streets of Shanghai! A scarifying ride in a pilotless plane! A midair bailout in a raft that bounces them onto a steep mountain slope for a wild toboggan ride off a cliff and into a raging river whose rapids carry them to ... But you get the idea. An army of professionals-439 listed in the credits-has set the narrative motor purring in high gear...
...special format allowed the Crimson to remain alive and then reel off four Straight victories to garner yet another title...
...feds reel in the fugitives...
When he is out bowling in the first reel, Harry's vision suddenly blurs and his arm goes numb. And so do one's expectations for the movie. For grim experience warns that when otherwise hearty middle-aged males (Harry happily wields the wrecker's ball on construction sites) suffer alarming physical symptoms right after the opening credits, more than unemployment and a heart attack are sure to follow. The crisis will be the occasion for lugubrious but ultimately uplifting reflections on a number of important matters: aging and mortality, the relationship between men and women...