European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse James Caan and Bette Midler Star Masuso entertainers whose careers Span so years and three wars in far in boy Musi see a won i your thine passable entertainment coming soon to a video outlet near you and you can wait Bette Midler is a throwback to another Era a time when entertainers were bold and Brassy instead of just crude and rude. She a in Fine form in this funny and touching a and sometimes cynical a tribute to the performers who have travelled abroad Over the years to bring a bit of Home to american troops on the front lines of Freedom. Midler plays Dixie Leonard a big band Singer in an Andrews Sisters Type Trio. She a picked for an overseas Uso Christmas extravaganza Courtesy of her Uncle who is the gag writer for top drawer song and dance Man Eddie Sparks James Caan. The minute she hits great Britain she is pushed onstage with Eddie and a legendary act is born. They done to really like each other offstage but on stage his savvy performer instincts coupled with her exuberance flame red hair and Bawdy comic Talent have the gis rolling in the aisles. Soon they re up there in the celebrity pantheon with Burns and Allen doing their act on radio and television when they re not winging their Way overseas to entertain american Servic members in world War ii Korea and Vietnam. As might be expected the movie does no to take its cynical turn until the Vietnam Era. Throughout their careers Eddie manages to keep a sense of patriotism about it All. But when their act moves from the clearly defined a Good War of world War ii to the More ambivalent korean conflict to the surreal maelstrom of Vietnam Dixie becomes increasingly disillusioned about the part she has unknowingly played in the american propaganda factory and she pays a High personal Price As Well. Midler is a Joy to behold especially in the Early scenes belting out such big band hits As stuff like that there and several others with such Energy that she fairly glows. And when she tosses in some naughty for that Era banter the gis go nuts. A alone in the dark with thousands of men a there is a god after All a she tells a roaring crowd of airmen. This is clearly Midler a show and director Mark Rydill who also steered her through her Oscar nominated role in the 1979 film 77ie Rose keeps the spotlight steady. That a not to say that Caan does t hold his own. But he knows that in a production like this hell never be Able to Burn As brightly As Midler. So like the pro that he is he does no to try and his understated supporting turn is a Fine complement to Midler a High octane performance a even if his Mustache docs resemble a Caterpillar that crawled onto his upper lip and croaked. The movies most Gargantuan mistake is to have the Story told in Flashback form by Midler in old age makeup that is so ghastly it makes her look like something that has been ripening in the Addams family attic for a few decades. This is without a doubt one of the most atrocious makeup jobs Ever Pul on screen and its truly a wonder that Midler did no to realize it. It has a few flaws and More than a Little Schmaltz but for the boys also has a lot of heart. If you be Ever had your spirits lifted by an overseas Uso show you should have no problem giving this movie three i i Aki s thu at dams family rated pg-13. On the 25th anniversary of the Addams family a annual Sluice to bring Back Gomez a missing brother fester an imposter shows up planning to steal he family treasure. Ait american Tali not Oom fait rated g. The animated return of that lovable rodent has fico cd heading into the wild West to become a Tough Lawman. N tit Hood rated r. In the ghetto life is concentrated on survival. Stars ice cube and Cuba Gooding or. Child s Floy a rated r. Chucky the monstrous Little doll returns again to terrorize unsuspecting victims. Justin Whalin Perry Reeves. rated r. A Beautiful and intelligent attorney is caught in a dangerous situation. Barbara her shy Sam Shepard. Tao my Odoardi Tho Finol Nlght-�?�1000 rated r. First run. The Nightmare began on nov. 2, 1984, in the town of Springwood. Now All the children Are gone and it s time for a real Battle Between Freddy and a child psychologist. Stars a Colic Deane and Ricky Dean Logan. Who hard Way rated ran actor with a reputation of acting up researches an upcoming role As a cop by going to the streets with a real new York policeman. Michael j. Fox James Woods. Lata far do Nita rated pm. Com cd. Two men Frozen for 29 years in an Experiment must team to adjust to a world wildly different from the one they seemingly just left Stan Brian Wimmer and Pete Berg. Lei Larga rated r. . Carson stars As a Young Man trying to break into the world of to new. Mab atari rated r. A took at famous mobsters Lucky Luciano Meyer Lansky bugs Siegel and Frank costello. Christian Slater Patrick Dempsey. Habit Braak rated r. A Young Fri agent investigating a string of Bank Rob Erica goes undercover among the Maverick fringe who surf the Southern California beaches Stan Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. Tha pay Huat Flat rated r. A powerful businessman who ii involved with the Vatican staff in a web of corruption deals with a country priest who is elected Pope by mistake. Stan Robbie Coltrane and Herbert Lom. Fura Luck rated pm. Private detective Danny Glover is hired to find an Accident prone heiress who disappeared in Mexico. Glover thinks with the help of Martin Short an equally Klutzy person they might be Able to figure out where she is. Provided that old cliche a it takes one to know one Quot is True. Shout rated pg-i3. A hip music teacher in the 50i introduces the students at a repressive boys school to the Rock v Roll Era. Stars John Travolta and Jamie Walters. Stana 6am rated r. An undercover police officer joins a motorcycle gang to intervene with their plan to assassinate a High ranking government official Brian bos Worth Lance Henriksen. Truo la outly rated r. A Black Man gets a look at the world through Quot White eyes when he poses As a White Man to elude a mob Boss. Stan Lenny Henry and Frank Angelia. Also i Tho a arcs circuit of All dog go to heaven Kina Ralph the never ending Story ii the nut Crater Prince 101 dalmatians Peter pan. Ratio Fol Bingo ghost dad the rocketeer Star wan what about Bob ratio to to Dancea with wolves Doc Hollywood the doctor. Green card hot shout look who talking too mermaids regarding Henry return to the Blue Lagoon Robin Hood Prince of thieves soap dish toy soldiers. Ratio a Bac draft City slickers double Impact Lionheart. Misery one Good cop. 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