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...Road Warrior, It's a Wonderful Life, animated cartoons by Warners Old Masters Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett, the complete works of Roger Corman. You have to be sharp to catch some of the references. At a meeting of gadgeteers, Billy's dad chats with Robby the Robot of Forbidden Planet as Spielberg tools about in wheelchair and leg cast; in the background is H.G. Wells' time machine (from the 1960 movie), which, two shots later, has disappeared in a puff of smoke. "This movie is its own triple bill," says Dante. "It's a remake...
Unlike 1980, delegates are no longer absolutely bound to any candidate, even on the first ballot. The so-called robot rule or yanking rule that disqualified defectors (literally yanking them off the floor) was abolished in 1982. Nonetheless, party officials say there is still a moral obligation of delegates to vote for the candidate who brought them to San Francisco. This tie is likely to be especially strong on some delegates whose travel expenses to San Francisco are being paid for by organized labor. Hart's chance of taking away delegates from Mondale is "just about zero," insists Mondale...
...SECOND EPISODE. of Leave It to Beaver was something of a history maker. Answering an advertisement in the back of a "Robot Men of Mars" comic book. Beaver and Weekly mail off $2.50 for a "Genuine Florid Alligator "But when the critter arrives, the two realize they have no where to keep it and are forced to slash it in the toilet tank...
...movie for Walt Disney. ("Toto, I really don't think we're in Kansas any more.") Dorothy will be played by Fairuza Balk, 9, a Vancouver schoolgirl who emigrated to Canada from her native California. There will be a host of new characters, including Tik Tok the robot and Billina the talking hen. Sounding already like a seasoned pro, Balk is not brought up short in the least by the prospect of filling Garland's ruby slippers. "I am Dorothy," she says. "I saw the film. Judy Garland was in one of my dreams and said...
...makes Max very jealous. (It's kind of like bringing home your first date and having your dad hit on her). Max boobytraps the professor's luncheon and watches the disastrous affair on a video monitor. As Max watches the professor propositioning Maggie to have sex with his new robot he is also watching a video-tape of the robot creation scene from Fritz Lang's Metropolis, while listening to an old blues tune called "Searchin' for My Love." This absurd overlapping of technology past and future with Max's discovery of the timeless facts of life lies...