Word: showing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...while all of Harvard's line-up didn't show up to meet the 'Wick--three starters stayed home with injuries or illness--all its problems...
...simply to a referendum on gamesmanship, not leadership, then Bush should win. Since James Baker took charge of the ill-focused campaign in August, the Bush forces have consistently outflanked, outthought and outfoxed their Democratic rivals. "The Republicans punch a button every four years, and all the old pros show up," says longtime Democratic wheelhorse Robert Strauss, chafing on the sidelines. "The Democrats bring out a bunch of bright, gracious people, who reinvent the wheel." Until the exiled John Sasso was summoned back on Labor Day weekend to become the de facto head of a triumvirate that includes campaign manager...
...real distinction in Joel Oliansky's script, as in Eastwood's direction, lies mostly in its refusals. Focusing on the last three months of Parker's life, starting with a suicide attempt and ending with his sweet- smiling death as he watched a TV variety show, it flashes forward and back within this period, as well as through times past, jaggedly riffing the contradictory themes of amiable self-destruction in life and fierce self- transcendence in art, making no attempt to resolve the mystery or the irony of their presence in the same human composition...
Yeah, the film could be a lot funnier. Few of the jokes have anything to do with the situation. Most are sight gags and double entendres, and a lot have to do with Elvira's cleavage. Though this sort of humor is usually enough to carry her TV show, it is not enough to carry a feature-length film...
Still, there are a few hilarious moments, such as the reading of the will, which turns into a game show-style showcase of prizes, and the witchburning scene, at which three Brownies show up with marshmallows and sticks. Moments like these will make Elvira worth seeing, provided the horror queen is your cup of blood to begin with. If she isn't, this movie won't change your mind...