European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse On video Stop ten video these were the top 10 videocassettes in . Rentals last week according to billboard Magazine. 1 pretty woman Touchstone.2 glory Ria Columbia. 3 teenage mutant ninja turtles family. 4 a amp Ahby video. 5 the Hunt for red october Paramount. 6 driving miss Daisy Warner. 7 the first Power Nelson. 8 bad influence Ria Columbia. 9 fire Birds Touchstone. 10 born on the fourth of july lop 10 videos sales were 1 pretty woman Touchstone. 2 Peter pan cartoon Disney. 3 teenage mutant ninja turtles family. 4 All dogs go to heaven Mem a. 5 the sound of music lbs Fox. 6 the Little Mermaid Disney. 7 Roger Waters the Wall a live in Berlin poly ram. 8 Star wars trilogy lbs Fox. 9 Jet sons the movie Mca Universal 10 the King and i lbs Fox. Cadillac Man rated r. On Orion Home video. Robin Williams May Well be in agreement with the los Angeles lakers on the proposition that you can twin them All. Coming off Academy award nominations for Good morning Vietnam and dead poets society it appeared the hyper comic could do no wrong. Alas he throws a Piston with Cadillac Man. Williams is far too inventive a performer to fail completely. But his talents Are Strai jacketed As Joey of Brien a charmless sex crazy car Salesman trying to service two mistresses a one a married woman fran Dresch Erthe other a Ditsy would be designer Annabella Sciorra a placate his a wife Pamela Reed and stay out of the clutches of a debt collecting mafia Boss Bill Nelson. Joey also faces an impossible sales quota or he a fired. The tedium of Joey a travails ends with a crash Tim Robbins smashes the showroom door with his Cycle brandishing an automatic weapon madly seeking the Lover of his wife who works at the Agency. Are hostage situations a Likely source of comedy after watching the nightly news you might not think so. Williams and Robbins strive mightily to make it work and almost succeed. The Rangy wild eyed Robbins impressive As the feckless minor leaguer in Bull Durham somehow ingratiate As the reluctant terrorist. But the two stars and the Large supporting cast get Little help from Ken Friedman a Iuster less script or from Roger Donaldson a haphazard direction. The filmmakers seem to believe that loud is funny. It ainu to. Bob Thomas a associated press total recall rated r. On Carol co live Home video. The year is 2084 and Doug Quaid Arnold Schwarzenegger enjoys an outwardly pleasing life with a Beautiful wife Sharon Stone and a regular Job As a construction worker. But Quaid is repeatedly haunted by dreams of another life on Mars which he can to explain for he a never been to the red planet. Or has he a visit to a unique travel Agency recall inc., which implants memories of fantasy trips that never actually occurred turns violent and Quaid suddenly begins remembering who he really is. Now he a the target of assassins As he rushes to Mars to Settle an old score. There a nary a Dull moment a roller coaster ride from Start to finish directed by Paul Robo cop Verhoeven with spectacular special effects that look almost As Good on the Small screen. Total recall is virtually total action a bustling Wall to Wall Sci-5 adventure. Jack e. Wilkinson. A United press International prancer rated g. On Nelson entertainment. This is a warm captivating Holiday family fable about a Little girl and a Deer and the meaning of Christmas. Jessica Rebecca Harrell is an imaginative 9-year-old who one Day finds an injured animal she believes in be prancer one of Santa a Reindeer. Times Are Tough and folks Are Touchy As Christmas approaches and Jessica a bubbly approach is often rebuffed even at Home where her widowed father John Sam Elliott is trying desperately to save his failing Apple crop and May have to break up the family. But when Jessica finds the Deer and secretly nurses it Back to health a to return him to Santa a things begin changing dramatically for the better. Jack e. Wilkinson a United press International video Sleeper of the week uhf rated pg-13 on Orion Home video. 1989. Silly tale with weird a1 Yankovic using his magic touch to turn a losing uhf ultrahigh fre. Quency television station into a Winner. One key to the channels newfound Success is the station janitor who transforms a Boring kiddie show into the hottest draw in the viewing area. And frankly Host Stanley Padowski is a lot More interesting than mister Rogers. Deedee Arrington Doke a staff writer Page 6 c to plus sunday november 18,1990
