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David Marmor, as the stellar editor of the Liberal Press, and Ishir Bahn, as his trusty sidekick, the chair of the homeowners' council, have sophisticated acting styles, but crude parts. They shout and wave their arms a lot in an effective rendition of two almost slapstick characters. Amory Downes as Mrs. Stockmann and Michelle Sullivan as her daughter perform competently...
...labeling Perot a "temperamental tycoon" and attacking totems of the "cultural elite," from Murphy Brown to Time Warner and its rap recording artist Ice-T, as out of touch with family values. Bush likes to pretend he finds such negative tactics distasteful. When encouraged to comment on his sidekick's speeches, Bush is careful to distance himself with such lines as, "You better ask Mr. Quayle." But the Vice President isn't free-lancing; Bush campaign chairman Bob Teeter personally approved Quayle's characterization of Perot. As a Quayle staffer puts it, "Bush's genius is that he's always...
Another interesting idea whose significance is unclear is the race and gender reversals among the cast. Actress Cori Lynn Peterson is cast as boy mechanic Billy Biker, Stranger's sidekick. Japanese Mr. Yamarama is played by Bryan Van Gorder, a white actor. "Frank" and "Hank" (Sarah Sidman and Vonnie Roemer) are two valley-girl types wearing black sunglasses and neon bolero tops...
Julia alternates between the roles of the author and his character. As Quixote, he rides around on his donkey with his sidekick Sancho (Tony Martinez), attempting "to right the unrightable wrong...
...what's the value in a stretched sketch about two heavy-metal heads -- Wayne (Mike Myers) and his sidekick, Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) -- who do a cheap cable-TV show from Wayne's basement? Well, it's sorta funny, and most genial: for all their ranking on parents and drooling over hot babes, Wayne and Garth are innocent kids wasting time creatively. "It's about two friends who have nothing but can make things fun," says the film's director, Penelope Spheeris. "Kids see this and say, 'O.K., I don't have much, but I can still have a good...