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Show June 2, 1995 ender Barriers ay C Woodyard ¢) 1995, Los Angeles Times ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney- land — where for 40 years the Jungle Cruise operators have resembled rugged outdoorsmen and the Snow White character has looked like, well, Snow White — has begun tearing down gender barriers for many jobs. In the past month, women have begun taking guests on the circu- itous Jungle Cruise past watersquirting elephants and stalking tigers. where only male guides had ventured before. And next month, men will begin relating the same fables as their female counterparts on the Storybook Landride. Park officials say they are looking at inviting women to work in someof the Magic Kingdom'sother male bastions — train locomotives, Main Street omnibus and the steamboat. It maytake as long is a year, but they say it will happen. The whole park will be unisex,” predicted attractions supervisor Bruce Kimbrell. “Therewill be nobarriers.” The change represents a major turnabout for America’s most famous themepark, whichcredits much of its success to a system of ‘casting’ (rather than simplyhiring) its peak seasonal work force of 12,000. The system implicitly dictates Receiving Rave Reviews that Ralph Fiennes, left, and his wife, Alex Kingston, right, arrive at the openingnightpartyfollowinghis starring role performancein “Hamlet” at New York’s Belasco Theatrelast month. The actor who received an Oscar nomination for the role in ‘Schindler's List,” received rave reviewsfor his Broadway performance Hitchcock Hits Still e@ “Psycho Anthony anet Leigh, John Gavin Miles @ Vertigo” (1958), James Stewart. Kim Novak and Barbara Bel Geddes. @ Rope” (1948), James Stew art, Farley Dall e@ Topaz” Granger and (1969), John John For. sythe, John Vernon andPhilippe Noiret e@ Frenzy” (1972). Jon Finch Plot” (1976), popcorn Only menhave beenhired play the parts of wisecracking boat jockeys on the Jungle Ride. Only women have staffed the sedate Storybook Landride, a children’s fantasy attraction in which they point out the miniature homes of characters from Disneystories. (Curiously, menoriginally ran the Storybook ride when it opened with the park in 1955, but were replaced entirely by women within a few years.) Eventhoughgender roles ed breaking down throughout society for both men and womentwo decades ago, Disneyland stuck to tradition, Bruce ara Harris, William Devane and Karen Black e‘The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1 ), James Stewart and Doris Day e@ Marnie” (1964), Tippi He: dren, Sean Connery and Diane And it might have stayed that way had Suzanne Barnabynot goneonvacation to Walt Disney Alec McCowenandBarry Foster @*Torn Curtain” (1969), Paul Newmanand Julie Andrews e from given rise to sexual stereotyping. Packing the Thrills ByMartie Zad (c) 1995, The Washington Post Fourteen hit movies by Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense whosetrademark stylish thrillers still influence film-making, are being released by MCA Universal HomeVideo The Alfred Hitchcock Collection” encompasses a wide swath of Hitchcock's work. Dir John Frankenheimer once said. Any American director whosays he hasn't been influenced by Hitchcock is out of his mind.” Titles ($14.98 each) in the collection e@ Rear Window” (1954), with James Stewart, GraceKelly, Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey and RaymondBurr @ ‘TheBirds’ (1963), Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Rod Taylor. Suzanne Pleshette. employees sellers to sweepers are “cast members” who act outtheir roles anytime they are before the publie — or “on-stage” in Disneyspeak. Their collective performances haye made the theme park thenationwide standard for courtesy and bolsteredits reputation, but casting may also have World in Florida in March Barnaby, an Adventureland ride operator with 15 years experience, saw women working as boat operators on the Jungle Cruise at the Orlandoattraction, a duplicate of Disneyland’s original ride. As soonas shereturnedto Anaheim, she asked a supervisor if shecould start working the ride here. Four days later, her request — Associated Press Disneyland hasgonethe wayof the ’90s. In the past, women gently guided guests through the Storybook Land ride (above), while the men toughedit out vith tigers and lions in Adventureland (below). But now they're taking a different route: the womenare headingfor the Jungle Cruise while the men are making room. was granted and she was handed two pages of well-worn jokes to memorize The Jungle Cruise hasa special allure for employees, since it is the onlyride wherethe rollicking, pun-loving operators are given somelatitudein their spiel. The job doesn’t pay any more than other rides or lead to faster promotions, park officials say, but it is an experience fewforget Ron Ziegler, press secretary to President Nixon, worked at Disneyland in the 1950s and used to entertain White House reporters with Jungle Cruise jokes.) Kimbrell points out that audiences have grown to expect women adventurers from movies like the Indiana Jones trilogy. Barnaby and 11 other women were trained for the Jungle Cruise. Theyjoin a ride staff of about 100, of which 38 may be working on anygiven day The women are expected to give the samecornyroutineas the men up to 30 timesa shift as they maneuver their boats past various jungle scenes. (“The only wayto stop a charging hippois to take awayhis credit card,” or ‘When you've beenin the jungle as long as I have, you begin to smell — danger, that is.”’) Guest reaction to womenguides is good, though Barnaby and the others have worked out a few snappy retorts to the occasional snide comment. “A kid will say, ‘I don’t want a girl skipper.’ I ‘At least if we get lost, I'll pull over and ask for directions.’ ” The men have generally been accepting, too, though there are oceasional grumbles. One male JungleCruiseoperator said, “The only gripes are bythe old-timers who hatetosee thefraternitydisappear.” So does this mean we can expect men to play Snow White or Tinkerbelle? “Trust me,” says a park spokesman, “there is never going to be any male SnowWhites.” Don’t Head to the Beach This Summer — Try Takingoff for the Theatre pictures, Disney offe live-action version ofits early animated feature. This time, the flying elephant is parachuted into Vietnam foster parents. To Die For — Besides her criminal psychiatry work with Batman, Nicole Kidman shows mur. derous tendencies this summer, A Wincer directs a cast that includes Danny Glover, RayLiotta who persuades somehigh school kids to do in her husband, who created the sublime]; ry slith ering beast for ‘Alien,’ is also aboard this S/F spellbinderabout ing a tiny, magical humanoid in this fantasy from director Frank Denis Leary, Doug E. Doug and Corin Nemec. Cutthroat Island — Geena Da- seems to be obstructingher rise. a genetically engineered Thing capable of assuming human form headthe cast, and the screenplay Continued from page 1 sorcery epic from Jerry Zucker (Ghost). Richard Gere dons ar mor as Launcelot and Julia Or. mondis the faithless destroyerof the Table Round, Guinevere Species — H.R. Geiger, who Roger Donaldson is at the helm and Ben Kingsley, Michael Mad. sen, Forest Wh er and Alfred Molina headthecast Nine Months — Chris Colum. bus (“HomeAlone,” “Mrs. Doubt fire") is the writer and director of this adaptation of a French film called “Neuf Mois,’’ oddly enough. Heading the cast of this drama of impending fatherhood are Tom Arnold, Julianne Moore Joan Cusack, with Jeff Goldblum and that Doubtfire babe, Robin Williams, in smaller parts. Indian in the Cupboard boy is given a cupboard contain Oz, Lindsay Crouse, David Keith Richard Jenkins and Litefoot is by Melissa Mathison (°E.T, — rk Territory — Solo stage star Eric Bogosian takes ona big villain’s role as the crazed mastermind who hijacks a majestic railroad train in the y Mountains, hoping to nuke the entire Eastern seaboard. Ste ven Seagal is back to save the country, Geoff Murphy directs a ast that includes Katherine Heigl as the good guy's niece and Ever Ete ult, ammilasaich a weekly supplement yrespendence may be ad res t' Ele Editor Sire, Salt Lake City, UT 8411 Managing Editor Editor Amy K ett McGill as the nut’'s lieutenant Operation Dumbo Drop — In one of the summer's big animal by five Green Berets. Simon vis and Matthew Modine cross swords with Frank Langella in the latest attempt to raise the sunken pirate genre. Renny Harlin (“Cliffhanger”), Davis’ husband. directs Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home — Two year: since Jason, played by young J son James Richter, moved heaven and earth to carry his beloved orca to his impossible leap to fre dom. Now the kid and the whale find each other agai) family vacation in the : Northwest. Michael Madsen and Jayne Atkinson are back as the playing an ambitious journalist Matt Dillon and Joaquin Phoenix are featured. Waterworld — This $100 million plus, futuristic tale of an allwet planet will have to run until Christmas to showaprofit. Kevin Costneris back with Kevin Reyn- olds (‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves”). This time our hero plays Mariner, a loner battling the Smokers and their leader, the Deacon, played by Dennis Hopper. Jeanne Tripplehor: id Tina Majorino are the loveinterest and a mysterious girl. The Tenderfoot — A newentry in the dumbness sweepstakes is this tale of a slovenly, crude, rude, stupid fellow named Max, accused of murder but bent on clearing his name. Daniel Stern, Jon Polito, Bard Sullivan, Ann Dowd, Anthony Heald and Tom Woodhead the cast, with Greg McCaffrey Stew Beeman directing Clueless — Amy Heckerling Production Assistant: Kathleen Doolin (‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High") directs and writes this comedy, formerly titled "I Was a Third-class pe tage paid at Park City, Utah 1 Send address changes to Circulation Department, P.O. 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Kelly Lynch, Russell Crowe and Stephen Spinella (of Broad way’s “Angels in America”) lend support The Babysitters Club — Another “thirtysomething™ veteran Melanie Mayron, turns to direct- ing with this tale of adolescent sitters, based on Ann Martin's books for teens Wild Bill — Jeff Bridges plays gunfighter lawman Wild Bill Hickock in the latest Western from Sam Peckinpah disciple Walter Hill (‘Long Riders’’), Out onthefrontier with him are Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane, Keith Carradine, Christina Apple- gate, Bruce Dern and James Gam mon. Untitled Michelle Pfeiffer Pro- ject Once called “My Posse Don't Do Homework," this fact based film directed by John N. Smith casts Pfeiffer as an ex-Ma rine, inner-city teacherin Califor nia, fighting to changethe system Andy Garcia, orge Dzundza Courtney B. Vance, Robin Bart lett and Austin Pendleton are in and out of the sroom in the film version of the book by Lou Ann Johnson. The Ties That Bind a young soldier who poses as the husbandofthe beauteous daugh ‘ ter of a vineyard owner. Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini and Angelica Aragon are featured in the American directing debut of Alfonso Arau, who ignited the screenin “Like Water for Chocolate. Virtuosity — Denzel Washington returns to the world of law anddisorder in this computer-in. from a foster family. First-time director Wesley Strick directs Daryl Hannah, Keith Carradine and Moira Kelly in this thriller Dead Presidents — The title refers to bills of various denominations, and the plot centers on the hopes of a gang of Vietnam veter- ans to accumulate a mountain of paper byheisting an armoredcar Allen and Albert Hughes(MenaceII Society”) direct, with an ensemble headed by Larenz Tate, Keith “Losing Isaiah," a criminal couple hatches plans to take back their child A N'Bushe Wright, ami family attorney and a county homicide detective on the run with assassins out to kill her. Andrew Sipes makes his directing debut in the first feature for super model Crawford. The $30 million thriller was originallyintend ed for Sylvester Stallone but probablywill not becomeanother BeverlyHills Cop.’ The Amazing Panda Adventure — A baby pandaand its mother look like the main attractions in this family drama filmed in the Chinese Himalayas. Ryan Tyler is a youth in Asia and Stephen Lang is the naturalist fatherinthis film directed by Christopher Cain Lord of Illusions — In Clive Barker's latest excursion into horror, a private eye battles the satanic Nix. Barker's in cludes Scott Bakula and Kevin J O'Connor Hackers — Teenage computer brains play games that land them in espionage troublein this America film from Iain Softley (“Back st includes post In a less humanistic version of David, Bokeem Woodbine and Chris Tucker, Fair Game — Cindy Crawford and William Baldwin play a Mi- teens Stevens and Lorraine Bracco, as well as younger faces |
