Word: sound
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...these visual gags are references to Hitchcock and in particular to his classic 1951 film Strangers on a Train from which the plot of the movie is partially lifted. But DeVito also has a strong instinct towards the comic hyperbole of the Three Stooges, say, or Bugs Bunny. The sound effects in the film are as exaggerated as cartoons. In one scene when Larry is scrambling to stay on a building ledge, the noise sounds like the sound Fred Flintstone's feet make when he accelerates...
...here I am, a senior, entirely finished with the core curriculum, and still unable to solve my early morning mystery. The hair I pulled off the toothpaste this morning was brown and about two inches long. Sound familiar? If you have any information that may be applicable to the case--or if you yourself wish to finally come clean--please contact me. I promise to ensure that your death is carried out in a painless and humane fashion...
...taken outside. Julie has encountered some rivals on its way to the toy stores. Mattel offers the precocious Baby Heather ($120), whose age can quickly change from six months to two years if its "grow up" button is pressed. Heather's blond head has several sensors that pick up sound, so it can turn and face the direction from which someone is speaking. Playmates, of La Mirada, Calif., has come out with Jill, ($150) a trendy twelve-year-old companion and raconteur. Telling a story about a haunted house, Jill might ask, "Should we go in the front door...
Among the most advanced -- and costly -- toys available for Christmas are the newest video games. Though a glut of games flattened the market two years ago, Japan's Nintendo has revived the market with souped-up graphics and sound that have lured players back to their screens. Nintendo's deluxe set ($139) includes a control deck that plugs into a television, two hand-held push- button devices, a ten-inch robot that reacts to commands through photosensors behind its eyes and a light-sensing video gun. As the battle rages, players can fire not only at the screen...
...toymaker, known primarily for its reasonably priced, traditional toys, is slipping into the deluxe market with its new PXL 2000 camcorder ($225). The lightweight video camera comes with a 4.5-in. TV monitor and allows a child to record about ten minutes of black-and-white video with sound...