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Show Page B10 Thursday, December 1, 1988 Park Record "Fresh Horses" is just another old nag by RANDY HANSKAT Record staff writer Fresh Horses is the worst movie I have seen in recent memory. Don't go see it. If you want to give away your money send it to me, care of the ParkRecord. There. Now that is out of the way, let's get to the why. Fresh Horses presents the story of Matt Larkin (Andrew McCarthy), a 22-year-old college senior from Cincinnati Cin-cinnati majoring in engineering. Larkin has a cushy, conservative life all lined up for himself. He will get his degree, marry the "right" girl, and go on from there. But one night he takes a dare from a friend and travels over the bridge which spans Ohio and Kentucky to a rural party house of a certain wild reputation. Evidently, Larkin wants a little excitement in his conservative conser-vative life. He finds it at the house in a chance meeting with Jewel (Molly Ringwald). Jewel is totally different from Larkin's world. She is rural, uneducated, poor. But she has a certain cer-tain sensuality that attracts Larkin. After trying very little to resist the urge to get with Jewel, Larkin falls into a relationship with the enigmatic red-haired country bumpkin. bum-pkin. There begins Larkins fall from grace. He dumps his fiancee, treats his friends like dirt, and becomes totally obsessed by Jewel. He sinks into a somewhat slimy world of half-truth half-truth and distrust, of backwoods Kentucky. From there, the story follows the complicated situation of Jewel and Larkin to its unfruitful conclusion a couple years later. The story of Fresh Horses, based on the play by Larry Ketron, has promise in the right hands. Obviously, Obvious-ly, David Anspaugh (who also directed Hoosiers) doesn't possess the right hands. That is a real disappointment, disap-pointment, since Hoosiers was an excellent film. Fresh Horses has the potential for steamy forbidden love, for a fight between doing what people think is right and what feels right. But Anspaugh and the script by Ketron fail miserably. First, Larkin's dissatisfaction with his current cushy life is never shown. Other than being a little late for his engagement party to his girlfriend, you have no reason to think there are any holes in his life which need filling. The relationship between Larkin and his fiancee is never touched. When Larkin goes to the rural house, you can't understand unders-tand his motives in the least. But he goes, so you try to stay with the flow. At the house, the attraction between Larkin and Jewel doesn't show on screen. Jewel looks more like a bag lady than any seductive force, and her lack of education makes you wonder what on Earth they can talk about. Larkin takes the plunge, however, and drops his formerly happy life like a hot potato. Never do you get the feel that there was any real justification for doing that. The fling between Jewel and Larkin never is developed enough to let the viewer understand why he would give everything up for her. And Jewel is distasteful. She lies. She deals with dirt bags. She may even be married already. Larkin never gets the straight truth from her, but evidently he likes the abuse. All around, he has good-natured friends trying to open his eyes, but he won't listen. That is a common movie theme, where guy or girl marries mar-ries someone his or her parents don't approve of. But in this case, you can't see how Jewel is worth it for Larkin. McCarthy is numb as Larkin. He shows about as much passion as an Idaho potato. Ringwald is far from V v, ' f b - !V. ? f.t 5- ' 1 v- .,;. 1 Vv f jn i ... Fine, furry friends RonGeorg This guy wasn't going to let the cold weather get to his head at the street dance on Main Street last wet kend. Everyone bundled bundl-ed up, though not everyone was so iiarnbo.int. Trivia Testt Mike Eichner picked up this week's trivia after a brief haitus. This regular trivia winner even debated one of our answers this vveek and since he's the only one who called, we'll give him the benefit of a doubt. He says Burt Bacharach wrote the score to "Aurthur;" and we agree that Steve Winwood played in Blind Faith, Traffic, and the Spencer Davis Group; and that R.E.M recorded their latest album in Memphis. If you'd like a shot at a free sandvich from the Main Street Deli, and you think you know the answers to the questions below, give us a call at (649-9014) or stop by the Record offices in the Park Record Building at 1670 Bonanza Drive (across the street from the Circle K in Prospector Square). 1. What famous actor was originally chosen to play Rick in "Casablanca?" 2. What film won William Hurt an Oscar in 1985? 3. What recent film was based on the 1948 flick, "The Big Clock?" y ,4 . V 7 My I .,i.t;-.,-, FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO "HOMICIDE AT THE HOT POTS": Carol Child, Leslie Coburn, Carole Sanders, Jo Ann Krajeski, Committee Raye Ringholz and Ed Britt Script Judy Howells, Frank Bell, Robin Riley, Gerry Groll and allother members of "The Cast" Jeannie Groll-Site Director and Our Fabulous Hosts Carole and Jerry Sanders and the Homestead THANK YOU! Park City Performances JoAnn Krajeski Molly Ringwald and Andrew An-drew McCarthy look pretty pret-ty slick in the press photos, but the critical consensus seems to be negative. It w as supposed to have been a turning point for teen star Ringwald. sensual, is actually closer to repulsive. She again proves that you need to read a few reviews before you put your money down for any of her films. It's not a good risk otherwise. other-wise. All in all, Fresh Horses is garbage, makes no sense and leaves a bad taste in your mouth. 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