European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Big screen director Howard has a Winner with parenthood by Chuck Vinch staff writer "., director run i inward Knees the Universal Law a governing the relationship Between parents and kids Thi a always love Virther but May not always like each other. In / vent Souc. In offers up i wry touching Story of mums dads sons and daughters that will rive you a new appreciation of the ton Cpl m family. This is a classic movie. Cinema ensemble efforts ran he Tricky hut i Invar a has assembled such a High powered cast there s almost too much Talent or one film that it would be been hard for him to fail. My h of lilt movie i enters on Frank Robards. His san Gil Steve Martin Mil grandson Kevin of Ywit old Asen Fisher i rank was an aloof dad upon taking Young Gil on a mandatory ome a year nth it sem Outing i i is an usher to Wale h the kid while his Homo eve Fly his buddies. Gil is determined not to a Emieal the sami1 mistakes hut he s i anxious for Kem to lie Normal the kid a l be Normal Al All Martin shows that his acting Talent is i i per than anyone1 could be dreamed when he1 was doing stand up comedy Wilh an Arrow through his hear. I le1 does a great Job Eil spotlighting Howard s assertion that parents despite having the1 Best of intentions just Cah la help but pass pm their own kids its there1 Are Huny other to be Savoured. There s Mary St huh us teas Martin s wife trying to Cope with his West As Martin s Sisler is a single uhf flying Loh pm Avo teens Martha Plim Tui Fotio is in the madness r Boyfriend Keanu Reeves Aftret uhf Phoenix it s her re pressed son who is suffering from a father figure1. Rounding out ihe1 line Kman family Are i rank s prodigal next i clo will son torn i Lule e1 Anel daughter Susan ii Earlcy Koa whose husband Rie k Moranis is d to make their i year Milel daughter .1 Genius and thus has Ivr retailing Kafka solving e Ompie a math problems and learning k.irate1 not Eine,1 be Fine is waste d by any Eif the at lors Wheir they Lake their turns in the spotlight. These arc very likable Charae lers inel you Hud yourself Moling Uncle Buck is top draw by John Horn associated press in a summer stunner the lightly regarded Lohn Cindy Kennedy univ Eca has knocked out heavyweights like . Rie abyss and Isi a fees of u in Lii claim the Nei. 1 spot Al the a e Kend Bex oliiei1. According Lej figures released this week by i Xhu Obilor relations inc. Director Lohn Hughes Luik /c1 pm k grossed $11.11 million in its debut weekend. The movie stars Cindy As a Peculiar relative1 struggling to baby Sil ins Nephew end two nieces. Kern i Loward s / ire in Sirjue finished second after two weeks in first plate. A bittersweet commit Pitary on the american family i Sieve Martin and Lason Robards. It had weekend tie be t sales of $7. Million. The underwater spi e Lacunar Tow Aliyssa ton Linuell 10 Geni rate steady la ism is in third with a Box Oulu e Lake of $7.2 million but it has yet to claim the top Posi Liun on the charts. I he1 movie to i Lams and Mary Ili Alickh Maser Aentonio trapped on the Ocean floor in a special elects Laden epic. A Molliei aft in. The new Vietnam movie starring Michael Fox and Sean Penn opened with a starkly unimpressive $5.2 million in wide release to claim fourth place. Directed by Brian de Palma of War tells the Story of the rape and murder of a vietnamese girl by a group of . Soldiers. A inti wry Tafoi s.i/a-. The1 romantic come Civ pitting Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan As Best friends who become lovers finished fifth collecting $ 1.0 million. 11 was followed in sixth by a Ellwel Ivi a Jon 2, the Aclicin-advenlure1 sequel with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover Whie h grossed $4.5 million. In seventh was the drooling polite comedy Jinni for , featuring Lorn i tanks on receipts of $ m million. In eighth was nigh Lauri. On frn Street 5 the dream child which fell slur ply from its opening week Lake of so. 1 million to $-1.1 million. The film s so percent drop in attendance in its second week of release indicates thai f Reddy Krueger s final demise May arrive sooner rather than later. Rounding out the top 10 were in ninth with $3.4 million and the new Disney family film Cheeld i in 10th with $2.6 million. it Rule opened weakly in 12lh place with ticket sales of $1,9 million. Both Youni Fife a with australian import Yahoo serious and lock up with Sylvester Stallone dropped out of the top 10. For them to make Somr sense out of life1, when has Martin of Berver s. Is so. Me particularly Worth tire he performances of the three main Kiels Prim item reee11. And Fisher. is not a raucous Romacly. These Ripe by i eme la gain and Aba Loo has seime1 belly laughs Bill llii1 Best parts of the film Are warm e Hue Kle s r her than loud yuks. Some pe/ople1 May Neil like1 the1 let wordless s on Sirh n Ron i be Elire Clor a Esit sneling but it s a remark ible1 Evjue lie e1 set to a lilting Meloeny thai has the1 i an mini a crowded room slopping briefly Ember of the family. Are is becoming one great humanistic Lyone who can shape a Story like1 this into such a satisfying movie without Ever becoming or c Onde a ending obviously know s hat he s he gels three and a half stars schedules unavailable because of computer problem idling of movies showing this coming work it cafes Heaters were not available. Non con for Mitt teen Lloyd Dobler Lohn Cusack makes a Call in say any thing the Story of a fellow who sets his sights on the most Beautiful and Brainy girl in High school Lone Skye also stars. The film is coming to the
