European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse A a fall when leaves turn colors and films turn serious Bob Thomas associated pres writer still glowing from a hot though non record sum Mer the movie business enters the fall season with something a Little different from the High Bud gut body count films that dominated the past three months. The warm weather Box office produced some big numbers with die hard 2, total recall Dick Tracy and ghost passing the $100 million Mark. Daily variety s Art Murphy calculates the 1990 summer is Only 6 percent Short of last year s Siller which amassed a record $7 19 million. The surprises this year were a pair of romantic fantasies. Pretty woman $170 million and ghost climbing to $100 million in Only five weeks. Hollywood is hoping for More offbeat hits in the fall product which leans heavily on comedy and drama and less on violence there Are a few promising films among the fall Harvest postcards from the Edge meryl Strep and Shirley Maclaine As Mother and daughter in Carrie Fisher s novel directed by Mike Nichols. Awakenings Penny Marshall big direct ing Robert do Niro and Robin Williams As Amne Sia victim and doctor. Good fellas a mafia yarn based on the Book Wise Guy Robert do Niro and Ray liota directed by Martin Scorsese. White Hunter Black heart Clint Eastwood directs himself in a script based on John Huston s adventures during no filming of the african Queen. Pacific Heights a thriller with Michael Kea ton As a presumably Friendly neighbor of a Cou pie Olanio Griffith and Matthew Modine the rescuers Down under a new Disney animated feature and the first sequel Bob new Hurt and Gator repeat their voicing of special agent born to and miss Bianca dances with wolves Kevin j i id directing an epic of Western America Rocky v the final Bell with Rocky bal managing another fighter this tune it the fall season scorns a bit serious that s because Tho studios Trot out the dramas that might get lost in the summer and not com Idun tally that might contain potentials for Academy awards Homo of Tho Indio aft Onnet include Akira Kurosawa s dreams an into Preta lion of Tho great director Dro Amr with a mostly cast am Martin Scorsese y., inv on hmm go jul desperate hours a Lemarko us the i cum f Thill i with Mickey and Anthony Hopkins directed by the Deer Hunter heaven s Gate reversal of Fortune the Haus von re of Niy starring Glenn clo Jeremy Irons and Hun Zikor Avalon Barry i rain Man Contin iks his Eulogy of Baltimore i i o i a i Inola diner an tin men. Tex Asville Tei boil Danoux h s turn to i the last of the summer movies top Christian Slater in pump up the volume and lower Emilio Estevez left and Charlie Sheen in men at the two film s opened last week in Tho states. The last picture show with most of the original cast White Palace Susan Sarandon and James Spader involved in a mismatched sexual Advent lure state of Grace Sean finn re Una to his childhood haunts in now York a i 3 Kitchen Miller s crossing Tho in beat Toon Bio in vis raising Arizona icum h a mob oriented drama stalling b no Aiu . I indy con Ftp will a so play a major Rulo in a fall season Alice is Woody Allon s totem to comedy Witti a cast including Mia Farrow William ii Bruij lords Quigley Down under a so i c k Memphis Belle Maii Huw mod no and John i Lithgow in the world War ii air War. Narrow margin gone Hackman and Anne arc her flooring by Tram for mob hit men Steven King s graveyard shift another offering from the fright str
