European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                M Universal Rosie of Donnell Rick Moranis John Goodman and Elizabeth Perkins in the Flintstones due May 27. Goodman Murphy Streep help heat up summer by John Horn a entertainment writer if you can describe a movie in a sentence Odds Are its coming out this summer John Goodman is Fred Flintstone. Bingo. The Flintstones. Eddie Murphy plays that detective again. No sweat. Beverly Hills cop Iii. Mel Gibson remakes the James Garner to Western. Easy. Maverick. The summer film season is packed with an Assort ment of no brainers Casy to sell sequels and lowbrow Star vehicles. Billy Crystal returns in City slickers and there a yet another carafe kid update without the karate kid himself since he Snow in his 30s. Watch for a movie version of Lassie and be warned now Keanu Reeves has the title role in Little Buff data. Nearly 60 movies will be released in the United. States Between memorial Day and labor Day. The most notable summer titles include Disney san Ima cd the lion King Arnold Schwarzenegger a $100 million Gamble True lies and the late comedian John Candy a last movie wagons East. Its the years most profitable season and the studios Arentt about to Gamble. A except a Little. In the years most surprising casting decisions a. Couple of Hollywood a most respected performers a Jeff Bridges and meryl Streep a Are setting aside their typically somber and often obscure screen images to Anchor two of the seasons highest profile movie thrillers. Following last years Little seen fearless and the Small Independent film american heart Bridges will Star in july 1�?Ts blown away As the Leader of the bos ton bomb  whose credits include the australian Story a cry in the dark and the epic out of Africa chucks her various. Accents to play an american Whit water guide in the action film the River wild due in August. Evict the method a Tress Streep even did her own stunt work. Audiences will have the last word on whether the calling against Type works. The movies directors Are confident it does. �?T1 just thought it would be a lot of fun to see her doing something so different from the perceived Persona that she has a  Hanson who directed Streep in the River wild Quot i m a big fan of meryl and i done to mean this to be pejorative but i Felt that Many times people have admired her acting and the characters she has played without identifying so much with those characters. And i thought if we could put her in a movie where the audience really gets sucked in to identify with her that we would have something that would really be  Streep plays Gail Hartman whose failing marriage to David str a thai is As turbulent As the rapids where the family vacations. The Ali Tiewater expedition turns calamitous when the hartmans meet up with bad Guy Kevin Bacon. Filmed on Oregon a rogue and Montana a Kooler Nai and Flathead Rivers the River wild Aims to turn the usual male action Story upside Down. _ _ Bridges previously played opposite Clint Eastwood in 1974�?Ts Thunderbolt and Light foot and Glenn close in 1985�?Ts jagged Edge. For the most part Hoy Ever the actor has shunned such mainstream roles in favor of modest stories driven by interesting characters and thoughtful screenplays. In other words nobody sees his movies. That May change this summer. In blown away a big budget Story from recently moribund mom Bridges bomb squad expert must outwit and survive a fiendish bomber played by Tommy Lee Jones. Universal Kevin Bacon and meryl Streep in the River wild. Between memorial Day and labor Day the major Hollywood studios and independents will release nearly 60 major motion pictures. Release dates Are subject to change and several films will debut in Sim item markets before moving nationally release to cafes circuit is pending May 25 Beverly Hills cop 111, Eddie Murphy. May 27 the Flintstones John Goodman. Sometime in june me lets Hope i make it Lina Werdmuller director i june 1 the Cowboy Way Woody Harrelson. June 3 Renaissance Man Danny Devito endless summer ii the journey continues Bruc Ebrown director. A june 10 City slickers 2, Billy Crystal go fish Rose troche director Speed Keanu Reeves. June 15 the lion King animated. June 17 getting even with dad Macaulay Cul Kin Wolf Jack Nicholson Michelle Pfeiffer airheads Steve Buscemi White Julie Delpy fear of a Black hat rap group . June 24 Wyatt Earp Kevin Costner. June 29 1 love trouble Julia Roberts. Sometime in july the Shadow Alec Baldwin . Squad Spike Lee producer. July blown away Jeff Bridges baby a Day out Joe Mantegna. July 8 Angels in the Outfield Danny Glover North Elijah Wood Lassie Helen Slater it could happen to you Nicolas Cage. July 15 Forrest Gump Tom Hanks True lies Arnold Schwarzenegger i Vida Loca Alison and cars director. July 20 Little big league Jason Robards Black Beauty David Thewlis. July 22 terminal velocity Charlie Sheen the client Susan Sarandon. July 27 milk Money Melanie Griffith. July 29 a Low Down dirty shame Keenen Ivory Wayans yellow dog Mimi Rogers the mask Jim Carrey Camilla Bridget Fonda. Aug. 3 the scout Albert Brooks. Aug. 5 natural bom killers Woody Harrelson Camp nowhere Christopher Lloyd karate kid 4, Pat Morita. Aug. 12 Clear and present danger Harrison Ford a troll in Central Park animated Jerky boys Kamal. Aug. 19 Andre Keith Carradine Corrina Corrina whoops Goldberg Brankman Damon Wayans. Sometime in August the River wild meryl Streep the Little rascals Steven Spielberg producer wagons East John Candy in the army now Pauly Shore de Wood Johnny Depp simple twist of Fate Steve Martin Little Buddha Keanu Reeves pulp fiction Uma Thurman Highlander Iii the magician Christopher Lambert Queen Margo Isabelle Dajani Barcelona Whit Stillman director. Sept. 2 its Pat the movie Julia  i. 1994 sunday Page 13