European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Short takes i Quot Baton 0f tort pm. Three bungling kidnappers x Natch a baby from a mansion Only to Nave the toddler give them the slip and Lead the Klut Zes an a. Wacky and perilous Chase through the City. Joe Mantegna and Lara Flynn Boyle aaa Bavart Mill cop Iii r Detroit police detective Axel Foley returns to Southern Cul Tornia to inv Iti ate a crime ring at. Wonder world amusement Park. Iddie Murphy and Hector Elizondo to City Tell Skoro ii fg-j3. Our Urban cowboys Are ready for another adventure this time in search of hidden Gold. Billy Crystal and Daniel Stern. A a Lafal Slat pg-1j. Daria Carvey tries to Deal with a Peculiar problem of waking up each morn Itig with. His memory being wiped clean As he ducks danger not knowing Why everyone wants to kill him. Claar and Prasant Dangar pg-13. Harrison Ford As Jack Ryan finds himself once again drawn. Into global intrigue. This time he s up against a co a Lubian drug Cartel. With Ann Archer end James Earl Jones. A a a. Cap Satot Paraon pm. Chevy chases Home life is wrecked when he has o help the police stake but his neighbor suspected of being with the mafia. Thai Cowboy Waypg-13. Sonny and Pepper Rodeo cowboys from new Mexico walk through a lonely god forsaken wilderness that some Call hell arid some just Call new York City. Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland. V Craa fyn pg-13. Spike Lee moves in a new direct lion with this deftly observed touching and often funny View of the life of a Brooklyn family during the �70s. A. A Tea Crow r. Based on the popular underground comic Hook sensation of the same name a dead musician rises from the grave to avenge his Fiance s murders. Starring the Ute Brandon Lee. A Ndola Lut mar pm. Two surfers journey around the world catching the biggest and Best Waves. Robert Weaver arid Patrick o Connell a a Paw Yaap Man r. Entered around a murder trial Insl Ca military courtroom Jack Nicholson and Tom cruise give powerful performances Waara a Tea Flint Antonoa pm Steven Spie Trock brings the modern Stone age family to the Silver screen with. John Goodman and Rick Moranis. To. Farroat jump fg-13. Tom Hanks plays a simple Man who becomes an All american football player a decorated War hero and a prosperous businessman. Kaaa a. Quot a. The full Leo pg-i3. Harrison Ford is on the run for a murder. Tommy Lee Jones. Kaaa. Cutting Ivan with dad pm Ted Danson plays an sex con who s blackmailed by his estranged son Macaulay Culkin to go straight. Mono Moon in Vagapg-l3. Nicolas Cage plays a commitment shy private Eye who loses his Fiancee Sarah Jessica Parker in a poker game to a. Vegas card shark James Caan. A. In Tea army now pm. Pauly Shore joins the army reserves for the bennies and the regular salary. Reality kicks in when he becomes part of a Mission in. Solving actual combat. It. Tea inkwell r. A Black teen Ager and his experiences at a social Center on Martha s Vineyard in the 70s arc the focus of this tender and offbeat coming of age Story. Larenz Tate and Joe Morton. A Lura Aalo bark pg-i3, Steven Spielberg s Spe tac ukr Dinosaur extravaganza his raptors and Brach to Nauru and More of my than any movie in recent memory Kaaa. A Tea lion King g. Disney s newest animation it magnificent entertainment music by Elton John top a. A a a Lehtla Buddha pm. A unique Story of an american family that goes on a spectacular journey where past and present meet. Keanu Reeves and Bridget Fonda Tea maak pg-13. Jim Carrey a  Bank clerk is transformed into the weirdest super hero of All time when he dons his mask. A a1a a Vorlick pg-13. Mel Gibson stars As the charming Cun Man with a Knack forgetting in and put of trouble. Aaa a pc pg-13. A renegade dorm sets out to defy the  ill fellow students. Jeremy Pireu and David Spade a1a. Tea or Loncoa and Tea Goblin g. In this per factly pleasant animated feature Princess Irene Ven lures out of her protected tensile Ope. Day. And discovers there Are goblins out there. Literally. Worse they re  take Over her fathers kingdom Manai Amanca Man pg-13. An out of work Adver rising executive Danny Devito ends up As teacher to a class of army recruits. A now Wolta and Tea Savan Dwarf g. The very first feature length animated cartoons is re re. Leased. 1. A. Spaak r. Hold on fur electrifying action  bus filled with passengers careens through the los Angeles freeways Keanu Reeves arid Dennis Flop.  a a a surviving the Gama r. Sadistic Hunters become the hunted. Rutger Batter and ice to. 1. Takanaga mutant ninja Turt Laa Iii pm. The. Turtles Are Back. 3 Nln Jaa kick Back pm this sequel finds the three Young and deadly american dudes in Japan trying to Rescue their Grandfather and find a Cave of Gold. A. A Uttira Aroma k. A clerical  a Young lady As Roommate to two students in Ine College dorm. Lara Flynn Boyle and Stephen Baldwin. True Llama a Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in the reality action thriller that features Jamie Lee Curtis As lie wife he could lose to his Job. With Tom Arnold. Aaa a. A Whan a Man Lova a woman r. A ripping love Story about the ravages of alcohol and abuse. Meg Ryan is the vivacious wife and Andy Garcia is the faithful and Loving husband. Aaa Wolf r. Jack Nicholson gets excited when he a bitten by a Werewolf. With Michelle Pfeiffer Kaaa Wyatt Tarp pg-13. This Saga a tips up the legend of the old West with the Mautha came to symbolize Itiat it All stood for. Kevit Costner and Dennis 1 , a a compiled irom Wito Toporis. Star ratings by. _ Chuck Vinch. Tristan Seymour Cassel charms Rosie Perez with his financial shrewdness in the romantic comedy it could happen to you Chuck Vinch staff write Ron movies it could happen to you rated pm k k k a a must s69 a a a a a Worth your time Quot Quot / a  passable entertainment a coming soon to a video outlet near you and you can wait in a society that can turn genetic Low Enders like Joey Buttafuoco and Johari Wayne Bobbitt into Rich celebrities does the idea of living a morally upstanding life still matter anymore it matters to Charlie Lang Nicolas Cage new York City cop who does something most of us would Call crazy. He gives away half of a multimillion Dollar lottery Jackpot to a waitress he hardly knows simply because he wants to keep his word in it could happen to you related stories on pages 22 and Quot 23. As Angel Isaac Hayes the narrator of this Saga shows us in this films Early scenes Charlie is the kind of Guy who seems wholly out of place in this Day and age. He a a Good listener a hard worker loves kids has patience and common sense. Arid he a so resourceful that he delivers babies on transit buses he does have one Cross to Bear however a his Hairdresser wife Muriel Rosie Pere she bemoans his Lack of ambition and berates him for his Contentment with  life. Char. Lie who plainly tells her that he a not 7 going to change realizes they have nothing to say to each other anymore. A a in a can and she a Home shopping network a he says. One Day at lunch Charlie realizes he does no to have enough Cash to leave his cute waitress Yvonne Bridget Fonda a tip. So he tells her that if his lottery numbers hit he a split the prize with her and if it does no the la return tomorrow with a tip. R the ticket hits for $4 million and Muriel is hardly overjoyed to find that Charlie has Given half of it away to a stranger. Charlie is even More perplexed about the Media firestorm he has sparked. A i made a Promise and i kept it a he says bewildered. A most people would have done the  that a the Point director Andrew. Bergman and writer Jane Anderson make a most people . One of the few people who might have done the same is Yvonne a slightly ditzy but pure of heart soul who is a lightning Rod for bad Luck much of it sparked by her estranged husband Eddie Stanley Tucci. While Muriel a fits about the Money escalate Charlie and Yvonne slowly very slowly acknowledge their Mutual attraction. As does everything in our litigious nation these Days this three Way tango de am orc ends up in court. Muriel gives a fabricated sob Story in an Effort to gain control of All the Money including what Charlie has already Given to Yvonne. This is where the film begins to misfire. These late scenes ask viewers to buy into a level of naivete and altruism on the part of the cynical denizens of the big Apple and i was bom there so believe me pal i know from cynical that pushes the Story from fanciful whimsy into outright fantasy. Even so by that Point most viewers will have forged an emotional Bond with the characters a you reall want to Root for Charlie and Yvonne a that will probably be Strong enough to put weigh the silliness of the late scenes. Cage has made his reputation playing nutty types. To play this straight Arrow he has to soften the More robust edges of his style but he still does solid work Fonda who has one of the Best smiles in Hollywood gives Yvonne a fluttering insecurity that plays nicely off her Gamin Beauty. If there a a Fly in the ointment its the grating Ferez who turns Muriel into such a screeching shrewish caricature that you wince whenever she son screen. _. _ the film is As Frothy and lightweight. As a romantic comedy gets but the Appeal of Cage and Fonda the deft touch of director Bergman and the reassuring message that virtue is not dead Are enough to boost 7f could happen to you. Sunday september 4, 1994