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Show Comedy doesn't come easily by BURCE MARGOLIUS Record guest writer Comedy is hard work. It requires re-quires precise timing and attention atten-tion to detail. The mere fact that one wishes to be funny or that one's friends laugh when he (or she) wants them to does not qualify anyone to make supposedly supposed-ly funny movies. A pair of recent video releases prove that humor is something not to be taken lightly. light-ly. Bye Bye Baby is an Italian-made Italian-made "romantic comedy" (spaghetti chuckler?) that misses being funny by at least the distance between Rome and Hollywood. The producers obviously ob-viously thought that, by hiring supermodel Carol Alt and starting with a mildly amusing premise, comedy would just happen. It didn't. Romantic comedy in particular par-ticular must have a plot. Plots, in order to be made into movies, must be written down in scripts. Then, the scripts must be polished and fine tuned. It didn't happen here. Now, don't misunderstand me. Alt is a beautiful woman. She appears ap-pears to have some acting talent, though she's going to have to work a lot harder at it than is evident evi-dent here. And, even though she's married to New York Ranger Ron Greschner, signing autographs at hockey games must get awfully boring. So I really wish her the best of luck with her new career and wish that she'd gotten it off to a more auspicious start. In Bye Bye Baby, Alt is a doctor doc-tor who's married to a wealthy playboy. His infidelities fanally cause her to throw him out and he takes up with a female pool shark played, with her usual lack of talent, by Brigitte Nielson. Nielson, who in real life if that term can be applied to her is married to former New York Jet Mark Gastineau, is listed in the credits not as a star, but a "participant." "par-ticipant." Thus is a new euphemism for bad acting born. Anyway, Alt and her ex-husband ex-husband start an affair and end up going on vacation together with their new spouses. It's an idea that had some promise, but the execution is much too Write your ad in 20 words or less-get a special rate. classifieds 649-9014 haphazard to get any laughs. Anyone who's literate enough to read this could listen to the first two lines of any scene and then proceed to write better, funnier dialogue. Equally disappointing is Checking Check-ing Out, a lame screwball comedy starring Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron, and Michael Tucker. The concept here is that the death by heart attack of Daniels' best friend turns Daniels into a raving hypochondriac. Unfortunately, the premise bites off more than the script can chew and the movie's a whole lot funnier to think about than it is to watch. Since we've seen variations on the dozens of Trivia Test It's good to know our old friends haven't bailed out on us; Steve Flor has returned to trivia to tell us that the passenger pigeon was eradicated in 1914; that the woolly mammoth provided us with ivory into the 1800's; and that lanolin comes from sheep. If you think you can answer the trivia questions ques-tions below, call us at 649-9014, or stop by the Park Record office in Pro r i mm nEtmmuTATion Mark Anderson, P.T. Brian L. White, P.T. Specializing in orthopedic and sports medicine rehabilitation and post-surgical rehabilitation. Knee & Joint Rehabilitation Hydrostatic Weighing Isokinetic Strength Testing Sport brace fitting Located at FSSSPESTCa ITELETO CLCT AT PROSPECTOR SOUAPE HOTEL An Official Training Center of the U.S. Ski Team access to the weight room, pool, whirlpool, sauna and steam. Phone for appt. 645-8080 Open Monday-Friday until 7:30 pm and Saturday mornings Serving Park City since 1984 A division of Mountainland Physical Therapy Inc. times, with everyone from Chester A. Riley to Rickey Ricar-do Ricar-do to George Jefferson convinced that he was about to die, there's simply no reason to sit through such a poor piece of work other than a whole lot of really bad ethnic jokes. Daniels' buddy dies after asking, "Why don't Italians have barbecues?" We have to wait through the rest of the picture pic-ture for the punchline. So as a public service here it is: "Because the spaghetti falls through the grill." Now you can spare yourself the 90 minutes of utter tripe and the very real possibility that Daniels' hypochondria is contagious. spector Square, at 1670 Bonanza Drive. The first person to contact us with the correct answers gets a free sandwich from the Main Street Deli. 1. What key is the most common for automobile horns? 2. Wooden clarinets are ideally made from what wood? 3. What state was once called Franklin? PAMl Cf IT physical timimPY Ml a Park Record Thursday, November 16, 1989 Page C3 The Park City Ambassadors would like to thank the following for making the Snowflakcrs Ball a memorable night: First of all to the people who showed upl You really made the show. 'T Place where we are tonight for this fabulous ball! Also, thanks to their staff. Steadman Catering for a great dinner spread. Le Beat-O for a crazy name and a great sound. Deer Valley Association Services for lots of white lights. Silver King Bank for a generous donation. PC ChamberBureau for support and lights and for Margie too. PC Ambassadors' Snowflakers Committee. Pat Block and Committee for decorations and to all the local merchants for their generous donations. Also, special thanks to: KPCW. the Park Record and PC Television for their support of the Snowflakers Ball! Thanks again, and come see us next year! Susan Staccy. Lew Fine. 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