European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Swerving betwee euphoria and disaster by Bob Thomas associated press Ichard Pryor. Whose me Story reads to a Busy Day at the crisis Center has decided his existence is Well ordered Al Las. I Don l say Happy because in s dangerous Lor people to achieve happiness he said Bui i just feel that it s ail right. I always though if you weren t Happy then you were ii this sounds familiar that s because the Fryer Saga has swerved Between euphoria and disaster this Lime it s diff rank a says. Divorced four times a has married again to Flynn scalable and they have a 2-year old son Steven. Pryor complains mightily about the irritations of being a husband and father but one is never sure whether he a serious or simply working up routines for his next. Concert tour. And he appears heathy. He has gained Bach some of the lost weight that sparked rumours thai he had aids but he Atill looks thin. Of so i m not 6 feet 2, and i Don t weigh 215 pounds he grumbled. His health is Good lie reported coughing for comedy etl act. He said that a Large number of doctors could find nothing wrong Wilh me nothing that i could t Teli hem the source of his. Trouble if you want through what i went through in making these decisions you d lose weight too. Ii you want to lose weight go fall in love. Fall in love Wilh two women. I called Home one time end asked my Uncle please help me i be got this and i be got this Hie said you got a Tough one. I can l help you. Better you than me though " Pryor who is 46, talked of professional As we.1.1 As Persona matters during an interview at the Beverly Hills hotel he has a new film this month Par amount s critical condition. In which he plays a Hustler who poses As a doctor during a Power blackout and takes charge of a new York City Hospital. The movie has received less than favourable reviews from critics. 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He eventually played dives and bars throughout the country Honing his comedy skills wih the to ughes audiences available. At 30 a moved to Hollywood making his debut As Diana Ross piano Man in lady sings the blues a series Othi comedies As Well As filmed versions of his concert performances helped make him one of the highest paid stars in Hollywood however his films since 1980, when he was severely burned while freebasing have nol matched his previous successes. Jojo dancer was a bomb. I m glad i did Jojo. It helped me get rid of a lot of stuff. I know now How to make it better but then Hindsight is perfect he said. Firewater s millions was a Dud. I did t think Bressler s was Good 10 begin with i m sorry but Lay offered us the Money i was a pig i got greedy. It s very hard to turn Down x million Pryor has moved irom his san Fernando a Tey spread to a House in Bel air. My wife said there s no Way she would live in that she also has her own ideas about How his Soltice should be furnished he complained perhaps working up a new comedy skit. File Kurtt Pryor s in it finally in Ord alter a warm Bros. Him moving Pryor expects to prepare new routines and launch another concert tour translating it to film at the end he was asked if his wife and son would accompany him on the tour. Are you kidding she said. 01 course you know i la be with you. You Don t think i m going to let you go on the Road alone for six months forget it. That s How we met he said there used to be a time 1 could say you re no going on the Road that s Over. Have i got a Choice i Gol no Choice he sighed and added of Well. I did t marry a robot. 1 married a human rambo returns by Vernon Scott United press International up. There s going to be a it mob Iii and co staffing with Sylvester Stallone will be Richard Crenna very much a part of the string of Flambo hits who never expected to work in a movie series after live to series. Crenna plays col. Sam Trautman the Tough commando chief and the Only Friend of the killing machine played by Stallone. The actor s series history began on radio in our miss Brooks a role he reprised on to. He later starred it to s Tow flesh Mccoy slavery s people All s fair Ana ii tates two. On television Crenna was always a Good Guy. But he has made colonel Trautman something of an Enigma a. Man who Sands John rambo into perilous combat then pulls him Beck to civilized surroundings. Raulman brings to mind an animal Tamer whose charge sometimes runs amok. Trautman is one of the most Complex roles i be Ever played Crenna said. He s changed since first blood the first rambo picture. I played him As a sort old. Frankenstein. Rambo was his creation and the colonel watched in amazement As his creature performed. In rambo first blood part Iii tried to control what he was doing. It was something like testing an atom bomb. Rambo Iii is different trom the first two. In the new script rambo finds himself in the position o l saving Trautman cranny to awaiting the Tartof rambo i said considerable Effort is being made to find Safe Tocalino Sites for the film. He added thai some nought is being Given to reducing the violence inherent in rambo films. There has been a lot of political comment about the pictures especially the second one Crenna said grinning. There have been protests from the political left claiming rambo is a Symbol of the reactionary military response Wall hell rambo pict As Are about militarists. Trautman is not politically involved and i try nol to make him a military caricature-1 mafia Trautman As wednesday january so 1987 sympathetic As i can. I play him As vulnerable As opposed to a hard line Militarist who makes no a superlative actor with scores of movies and to films and an emmy award to Hia credit Crenna attempts to bring subtleties to the simplistic character of Sam Trautman. Playing him More than once has Given him Law Opportunity to expand the role Crenna was cast As Raulman Only after Kirk Douglas had agreed to play the Rote and then withdrawn at the 11th hour. Kirk � Decilon turned out to be my Good Fortune Crenna said. The script was sent to me at Home on a saturday. I liked the material. Then my agent called saturday night and said he had Good news and bad news. The Good news was they wanted me for Trautman. The bad news was Trie picture was to begin shooting monday i Lew to Colorado on sunday and reported for work. 1 was happily surprised when they decided to make rambo ii. Raulman had More to do in the second picture and will be seen still More in the second sequel. Alter she spectacular Box office Success of the first two i Felt there would be a third rambo. No one expected the second film would surpass the first at the Box office grossing almost twice As much. The secret to the films is they provide simplistic solutions to Complex Crenna is proud that the series has enjoyed global Success. They have been called jingoistic american films but they Are just As popular in foreign countries he said they Are loved in Japan and France which certainly Aren t warlike countries. Rambo films espouse More than american altitudes. People everywhere Are frustrated by the inability of governments to Deal with terrorism. Rambo can handle any crisis. He s a cartoon hero Superman and All the others rolled in one. We know rambo will save us. There is nothing real about him Hambo la fantasy. The killing Lelos was reality Rembo films Don t linger on death. The body count is enormous but we Don l see gaping wounds and corpses. They Aren t As violent As Miami vice. Personally i enjoy rambo Crenna said i Hope i la be doing rambo the stars and stripes Page 17
