European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Charlie Sheen what you see is what you get or inn of turf Quot Charlie Sheen plays a Navy Seal left in a scene with Michael Biehn. 1 Rirs i in Sheen right helps pull an injured Biehn Over the Sand. At left is Rick Lawson co news service somehow this image of Charlie Sheen has taken hold in the american consciousness in which the actor is perceived As an arrogant vain and Overly moussed egomaniac equipped with a permanent sneer and plagued by a bad Case of the James Dean wannabees. Where does this stuff get started who could mistake the mumbling Wise acre who shows up for his interview 25 minutes late outfitted in sunglasses Fedora a sports jacket seemingly appropriated from the wardrobe department of a 1940s gangster melodrama and enough Gold jewelry to Embarrass a third rate Pimp Lor arrogant so what if he blew off the last few television interviews he had originally agreed to do. He s Here now right1?. For sure. Quot Well in t this just As imposing As life gets Quot. Says Sheen sitting Down in a regal looking chair in front of an Oak table where tape recorders reside to record his every utterance. Quot this is for the Golden globes right Quot not Likely at least As regards the new film we have come to discuss. Titled Navy seals it s an action film inspired by the heroics of the Navy s elite Seal sea air land commando assault teams. In it Sheen plays the cocky and reckless co commander of a Seal team that surreptitiously invades Lebanon to destroy some Stolpp u s stinger missiles Quot i wanted to do a film Aboul something the american Public knew nothing about something m which they knew Little about the subject matter its never been a movie before Quot Sheen says but there was a previous film about the seals titled the Rescue. Quot of the Kevin Dillon Deal Quot he says adopting a look of mild contempt. Quot did t see it t was Busy hat . Sheen o so is Busy in Navy seals and most of it is done with guns and grenades. To prepare for. The part Sheen co stars Michael Biehn and Rick Rossovich arid some of the supporting cast trained with real seals learning How to use Auto Matic weapons perform deep sea diving operations and Complete a Rescue Mission. Quot it was very Quick Quot says Sheen sucking on a Cigar. Quot six Days i would have liked to have More but there was no time. The training was to give us a look and Leel of How these Guys operate and see who they Are and what they re about. The physical stuff was Fine but he psychological stuff got weird because there s a Point where they really can t say anymore than they be said they la take you to the Edge and that a it. Because when they leave he service they have to a sign a document that says they will not talk about things that off Ciary happened you know7. Quot if was a drag for mesas Sheen exhaling smelly Smoko Quot because when i do research for films i want to knew ail the details \ want to know what it s like to kill somebody i was read Tor some real Cool stones about d1 at11 Sheen says he ties no particular effector fur a Eon films too Keg Only for scripts m which Quot the step i a . Neq r Ufi now he a s. He is looking to do a romantic comedy "1 need to do something with a Chick Quot he says a squinting Consi rationally Quot something with Juba Roberts. Maybe it s just me but i think me and her could stir up some s Quot before he reels in Roberts Sheen will have la finish work on a him with Clint e Astwood called the Rookie in which he plays the Hotshot new cop on he Force who is teamed with a Gruff on timer played by Eastwood and before its release at Christmas Sheen in seen in two much More Amdur films firs up is a coined called men at work directed by and co starring is brother Errn Iio Esi Evec in. Which the two Ajtay Wacky California garbage Neri who a Corpse on their morning rounds after that he ii be seen it a Ca Dence directed by his fatties Marlin Sheen Quot it s an introspective Story about a Guy who gets thrown in the Bug m West Germany with five Black Guys and it s about them versus the hated sergeant played by my father who also wrote the Story he catered As Well Quot been made the two films Back it track m what he Calls Quot an overdose Quot family i m spend Irig Christmas alone this year Quot Quot that would be a great answer to a trivia quis Hen. Would t it who is the Only actor la Ever appear in films directed by his brother and la ther7 do you think 1 am the answer la a Tri via quest,on7chi in / time will Tell Ful j f Jet to h >1 a i f if d i go n l id1-1 nigh n a it id. A it a rtt i do to it re to o a to stir Aai tag Vii Pur idl sunday August 5, 1990 to plus c Page
