European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Short takes the Jur up the re pc. In Remote Kenya an assistant basketball coach is looking for the next superstar Kevin Bacon. A. Batman maak of Tho phantasm pc. An an irn a led adventure with anew villain and a glimpse. Into Bruce Wayne a past.  Narty Hybl Alloa pm Jim Varicy Heads a cast that also includes Lily Tomlin and Claris Leach Man in this occasionally hilarious Clunky dumb Movic Iza Tion of the Belov edly insane to series. I Blank chock pm. A 9-Ycar-Otd boy is mistakenly Given a signed Blank Check and fills in the amount for ii million. Miguel Ferrer. A blink r. A woman Blind at birth witnesses a murder after regaining her sight through a Radical operation. Aidan Quinn and Madeleine Stowe aaa. Blu Chip pg-13. Nick Nolte stars As a College basketball coach who must walk a Fine line in his recruit ment of new players. Shn quite o Neal makes his acting debut. Avi. Cabin boy pg-13, Darid Letterman contributes a hilarious Cameo Early on helping the movie Peak in its first 15minutes, ,. R. Car 94, a Tiro Ara Yout pg-13. David Johansen. And John Mcginley Are cops Gunther Woody and \ a Frances Muldoon in a reprise of the old to series. 0 p2i the mighty duo a pm. Once again an i Cractic Emilio Estevcz is coaching his Peewee ice hockey team. A a a. ,. The firm r. A Young lawyer gets caught Between his firm and the Fri. Gene Hackman and Tom cruise. Fro Willy pg-13, a Bay Jason James Richter with a troubled past Bonds with a killer whale a Moron Ansot an american Logon r. Wes Studi is Fie Roe As the legendary Apache War chief a. Tit a Otoway r. Alec Baldwin is a hardened Cosimi Nal who. Will do anything to get out of jail Kim Basinger is his wife and will do anything to help  shoot in the Mociln r. A serial killer is trips formed into a murderous electrical Force after a Power surge. Karen Allen Chris Mut key Wil Horneff. A a in Mon not a Fri agent Kevin Walker finds his meat love Marilyn song Henhe and his partner Matt Dillon Are assigned to Chinatown to arrest her father. Grumpy old Mon pg-13.  and Walter Matthau Star m this predictable formula comedy but it s fun to tee their chemist in. Aaa. Word Frog too Pq-13. Nicolas Cage is the special agent in charge of the secret service detail assigned to guard the widow Shirley Maclaine of a former . President. Aavik a a a a. Low party 3 a kids a play find themselves amid a whole new set of supporting characters. This one. Centers around a Bachelor party. A ill do anything pg-13. Part romantic comedy part. Skewering of Hollywood part tribute to actor Sand. Part prickly father daughter relationship. Funny and. Well acted especially by Nick Nolte and Albert Brooks  a. A a a a a . Tom Between two women Richard Gere wonders if he made the right decision when he. Comes to the intersection in his life. Sharon Stone Iron will pm. A Young Man enters a Cross country dog sled race to save the family farm. Mackenzie astir. Aaa. A a a it Joh and sulm. Pg-13. A Sappy Slaty about two Brothers who come front a broken Home and Are shut a tied Between households where they feel unwelcome. Ali Rotole Fork pg-13. Steven Spielberg s Box office smash Kaaa ��"�.��. Major a Algu ii pm. The inevitable sequel to the 19s9 baseball hit is a so so comedy. Charlie Sheen Tom Berenger and Wesley Snipes Recap their roles. A a. -1. A a a. A a. A a or. Doubt fro pg-13. Robin Williams disguises himself As a British Nanny and Gen s Job As Hii Chil a Dren s baby Sitter. Aavik 4 my Fathor Tho Moro pm. The tangled Story of a 14-year-old girl who tries to appear More mature by telling the boy of her dreams that her father is actually her Lover. Girard Depardieu Katherine Heigl and Dalton James. My pm 3 g. Now 13 years old veda Anna Chlum sky travels to los Angeles to find out about her Mother s life before she died. Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee. Curtis. A a a a a a a a a a naked own 33�?Tai-Tho final insult pg-13. Retired police it. Frank Drebin is drawn Back to undercover duty when he stumbles into a terrorist plot. Let lie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley. Aaa on Dodty ground a Steven Seagal direct Sand Stan Ai an alaskan Oil worker who is left to die in the Arctic wilderness after threatening to go Public about unsafe drilling practices. A a the wolfean brio pm. A new Orleans Law student Legal Brief sex mag men she writes be activities of a powerful Oil a the highest Levels of government a exposing the activities of a Powei Date. Jimilla Roberts and Denzel Washington. I world r. A thoughtful Quirky funny and becomes embroiled in a terrifying plot extending to went we f expos in the act Agate a a of Oren a a sad film about a fugitive the Young boy he lakes hos Tage and the Texas Ranger who leads the Chase. Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner. A a a Philadelphia pg-13. Tom Hanks Oscar winning. Performance As a lawyer who is fired when the firm finds out he has aids. Denzil Washington. The Rof r. Comedian Denis Leary is perfectly cast As a hapless jewel thief who kidnaps a bickering mar. Ried couple on Christmas eve and ends up being a hostage himself. A-4a. Shodo fond pm. Ati tinny Hopkins is excellent in this adaptation of William Nicholson s play about the love affair Between c.5. Lewis and Joy Gresham played by Debra Winger. A a Zlotor act 2i Bock both habit pm. Whoops Goldberg stars in a tired retread of the old formula. A Tornblon r. Overlong Western about the Earp and the Lampe its and the gun fight at the . Corral some stirring action but mostly aggressively unbelievable Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer. Aaa Doyno o world 3 pg-13. The adventures of Wayne and Garth continue with plans for a Rock conceit called Wayne Stock. Aaa a a. Won Roback a dinosaur1 Story g. The dinosaurs in Steven Spielberg a animated feature. The muddled plot Ana stolid pacing reduce a film that should Roar like a tyrannosaurus to one that whimpers like a Kitten. A a. A a Whitto fono 2t myth of Thowell Wolf pm. That half Wolf half dog super canine is Back with a new master Scott Bairstow id a less than riveting slut finely politically Correct adventure involving a starving american Indian tribe. A up it 31 a Erika Elc Niak plays a military prisoner guarded closely by William Mcnamara in the new comedy chasers. Wornor brat Chuck v1nch Stati writer on mov iks chasers rated r a a a Kaaa must see aaa Worth your time. A a passable entertainment a coming soon to a video outlet near you and you can wait complied trom wire reports. Star ratings by Chuck Vinch. The armed forces a or at least the Navy and marines anyway a Are mercilessly lampooned by a Veteran cast in director Dennis hoppers warped Little Gem chasers which will surely spark Many knowing chuckles among viewers for its dead on portrayal of the Petty aggravations of military life. The Story is a twist on the theme of Darryl Ponicsan a tragicomic 1970 novel the last detail which was made into an interesting but flawed cult film starring a Young cocky Jack Nicholson and an even younger Randy Quaid. Tom Berenger stars Here As Rock Reilly a seasoned chief Petty officer with a leathery face a Gravelly voice and a Chin sculpted from Granite. He comes Down on a temporary ditty assignment with Young Seaman Eddie Devane William Mcnamara Callow Supply clerk who is eagerly looking Forward to his discharge later that very evening. The duty is to transport a female prisoner named Toni Johnson Erika Oleniak from Camp Lejeune Back to their Home base at Charleston . Rock figures its an easy six hour gig which Eddie Hopes is True because his scam to bilk  Navy out of $ 150,000 As a grub stake for civilian life is a ready in motion. A but Toni uses every feminine Wile in the Book to give them the slip More than once and the movie lives up to its name As the two sailors Trail her All Over the landscape in a Cross country slapstick adventure. The plot is unadorned and not very original but its tone is boosted by hoppers Bent worldview which jives him to Craft such scenes As one in which Berenger has a prof Anely philosophical argument about Chili cheese dogs with a Man in a pig suit. Hoppers madness seems to infect everyone allowing him to draw vivid performances from surprising stars. Marilu Hehner is great As a Randy truck Stop waitress while Dean Stockwell gets a few Choice moments As an addled porsche dealer. Crispin  in a Long string of weirdly edgy performances As the nerdy paranoiac Seaman who is eddies partner in crime a manic Gary Busey also figures prominently in a fascinating scene of bureaucratic machismo As a Marine corps sergeant at the prison where Rock and Eddie Are to pick up their charge Hopper can to resist grabbing a Cameo himself. He steals the scene As Lazio a a Doggie Durkins a fast talking Cadillac driving Pervert whom Toni takes for a ride. Sons and daughters of Dixie be warned a Hopper s character is but one of several Smalt roles that will make southerners Giggle uncontrollably or simmer infuriatingly depending on whether they have a sense of humor. Mcnamara gives a guile Ful pc for manic. He has the kind of strut and Little boy most look that has propelled More than one career in Hollywood and with the solid work of the other cast members the movie moves along at a considerable clip. Elc Niak is the weak link. As an actress she makes a great Playboy com tenfold. But then she was hired for attributes quite different from those required for great acting performances. Only once does she have anything like an actual dialogue with another character and she struggles through a tinny and maudlin Reading. Her duty Here is to Flash flesh which she docs far More naturally than she reads her. Lines. Included is a sex scene with me Namara that is As hot As an r rating Al. Lows real structural cracks develop late in the film when the Story tries to explain the background of Toni s situation. Although it Wilts in the late innings some Fine performances make chasers an engaging if Low key film that will Appeal to troops of All services. It gets three stars. Amay 1,1994 sunday Page 21