Word: switcheroos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Democrats may be trading blows in New Hampshire, but if you're looking for real hardball, keep an eye on the Republican presidential primary. While Pat Buchanan's ads have pounded away at President Bush for his no-new-taxes switcheroo and other failings, Bush has played Gentleman George so far, ignoring his upstart competitor and focusing on his own leadership and compassion. That's classic top-dog strategy. But don't forget the President's pledge to do what it takes to win. Bush's team is preparing scorching ads that target Buchanan as a pinheaded isolationist and protectionist...
Khouri's idea was, to borrow a term from old-time Hollywood writers, a nice little switcheroo -- logical, easy to explain and not too threatening in its originality. Moreover, the times were right for it. Everyone was complaining that there were too few good roles for women in American movies -- especially roles that permitted their characters to make their own decisions, control their own destiny. In fact, according to Mimi Polk, Thelma & Louise's producer, the movie did not "pitch well" to studio executives: "The script was full of subtlety that was lost in a two-sentence description." Polk feels...