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...wasn't quick enough.' " Adds Fisher: "It was such a bizarre scene that I was speechless. Maybe I should have busted Burton in the mouth and thrown him out of the house." Maybe, but if Taylor was the Face, and Burton the Voice, Fisher was the Wimp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: A Hurricane and Two Survivors | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

...foil to Fine's growth from wimp to "man," the character of Mr. Eddie degenerates from a giant among men (Kiel stands over seven feet tall) to the movie's only loser, an ultimately weak and impotent "non-man." This question of what is and is not a man, posed repeatedly throughout the movie by him and a variety of minor characters unifies the storyline and raises it above the level of simple fluff...

Author: By David J. Waldstein, | Title: More Than Just T & A | 10/1/1981 | See Source »

...bedside manners, he disdains the personae of the macho and the wimp. Burt Reynolds is out - even to Burt Reynolds. Waiting around for the beloved to make up her mind is equally unwise. The role model here is Michael Caine, "a nice guy who isn't afraid to admit to the odd doubt, the sudden fear." A film critic, Schickel prefers to collect aphorisms from actors rather than philosophers. Dudley Moore is heard in praise of "the meaningful one-night stand." Woody Allen analyzes those who labor on their liaisons: "I always think they're wrong. The things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Notable: May 25, 1981 | 5/25/1981 | See Source »

John LeBoutillier, 27, youngest U.S. Representative, addressing the charge that he alienates senior colleagues: "On the comment I made about Senator Percy, I have to explain this. I did call him a wimp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 23, 1981 | 3/23/1981 | See Source »

Calling Freeman's resolution "a wimp motion." Park said that the assembly failed to adequately inform itself on the issue...

Author: By Rosalyn E. Jones, | Title: Proposed Dowling Review Questioned | 3/9/1981 | See Source »

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