| Show v v' V 'I --- my -- - V vr v vr wer - - V 11 4 51 The Salt Lake Tribune t't A o ' 4: '' i a - — t i t : ?-- I ( t ''' 1 ' Vk '' 'i t '"' I ' f' 1 r ' - ':' ' 1 to - -- Murphy turns new ground in 'America' 1388 1 Friday July I I c 1 1 4 ' -- - 3 - r 1 i I - 4 ‘ t -- 3' S11 r' - t (t rstteit 5 7i--- 'd Vt V 44' ' t'71 ilk ) A t ' t 1 ° " '- 1 i if ? i itk '- ' ' A 'i' 0 i - '' i -- - ' ii '" ' t:''' J:4 - 04 t i t' I ' A v- st '' ''' i ':' 40 ' 3 '''''' 001 k 7!i' ' ‘ 1'00 ' fe' - " loot 4vddsorit 5 1 Y ' o'' 'I b ' 'à - i 'I x ' '‘ 1-- ' lek'' ii 4 :! 4 Wi'l ' 1- 4 J 's 1 ‘ 1-- - t 4 1r " el' 'AP ' :: f i''4 ' s'''kI'' ' 4' '" t sil‘ - k - f 'I —i k '1101' ' 4 4'"'ati': ' 1:':':: ' $4iiii: 1 - PL ' - '4 ) 1 11 ' P i '7 it '' i' io f : $ It X ':i 40 i:' iti' ' ''I tkf ' ' ' - to- 4 ' 11 4 ' e IA 1 i: " - it" 1 - - Si:1 : 1 - l't 7 !! 41 '''Dt l'-'- i - ' 1'1 '' ' '')--i-o 4 ' r't 4 0 i" 1 11 t 4" : - 4or 0 ' i ' ' fs - -pt 1 vi I 4fr ' '''' ' ' tote it" 4t' IA tr4-- 454' ' é ‘ ' 'IT - A t '"4' 4 1'4 14 kte'"- - 4 1: -7 "9 e :41 ' ' 4 0 ti - '- '' - Nit'' 7'11' lk : ' ' t- :1 Film review t 1- - - — 4 -- —- By Terry Orme Tribune Film Writer In more ways than one "Coming to America" is an about-fac- e for Eddie Murphy The first time he teamed with director John Landis in the hilarious "Trading Places" he was the pauper who became the prince Now ifs the other way around '' ' r 2 '' ' 1 : :5 ' is a change of pace for wise in movie "Coming to America" new Eddie cracking Murphy The character Prince Akeem But the more significant change is that Murphy is not the streetwise profane character of his earlier films No his Prince Akeem sole heir to the throne of a mythical African kingdom is sweet educated enlightened and philosophical What's more he likes women for their minds (Now that's a change!) It is the peripheral characters who give "Coming to America" its raunchy qualities Murphy who conceived the basic story-lin- e is its Leading Man Murphy's Prince Akeem is about to be engaged A marriage to the beautiful daughter of an aristocrat has been arranged She has been brought up to be the wife of a king to obey to serve That rankles the Prince Ile wants a wife who thinks for herself someone with opinions Under the premise of going to America to "sow his royal oats" Akeem and his servant go in search of the ideal independent woman someone who will love 'Fatal Attraction' tops video rentals 13"The Principal" 14"Hope and Glory" (Nelson) 15"Stakeout" (Touchstone) By The Associated Press The following are the most popular videocassettes as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine Copyright 1988 Billboard Publications Inc Reprinted with permission VIDEOCASSETTE RENTALS 1"Fatal Attraction" (Paramount) 2"Throw Momma from the Train" (Orion) 3"The Witches of Eastwick" (Warner) 4"The Untouchables" (Paramount) 5"Baby Boom" (CBS-Fox- ) 6"Overboard" (CBS-Fox- 17 "Innerspace" (Warner) 18 -- Barfly" (Warner) "Start Up With Jane 2"Callanetics" Fonda- (MCA) ) 3"Lady and the Tramp" (Disney) 4"Pink Floyd: The Wall" (MGM UA) -- 0"Can't Buy Me Love" 5 Jane Fonda's Low Impact Aerobic Workout" (Lorimar) B"Mickey Commemorative Edition" (Disney) 7"Star Trek IV: The Voyage (Touch- stätie) (MGM-UA- ) )2"Someone to Watch Over Me" RA-Columbi- 46 10"Jane Fonda's New Workout I (RCA-Columbi- Lorimar) ( Italy" (Sire) (Lorimar) VIDEOCASSETTE SALES I (Warner) 11"Fatal Beauty" he 20"Dirty Dancing" (Vestron) he kNuts" 8"Fatal Attraction'' (Paramount) 9"Madonna Ciao Balla: Live from Princess Bride" (Nelson) 1 19"Like Father Like Son" Running Man" (Vestron) trAdventures in Babysitting" (Touchstone) t-T- Home" (Paramount) (Tri-Sta- r) I"An American Tail" (MCA) Workout" (Lorimar) 13"Playboy's 1988 Playmate of the Year" (HBO Video) 14"Disney Sing Along Songs: You Can Fly!" 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': S' 4 t2? 4 Nei t j - - Nt - :st :'' ) 1 ' :::: '' - ''-- '' : :1 ef :$ ! :' - ( : '''‘f 4 1 :::"::::::::'4cs'4'- - it li"110) tt dp 440 It '"o! - ik' 1 t 4 1 IA By Terry Orme Tribune Film Writer Like the blues tune whence it gets L ii A COO mount) BEST ROOM VALUE IN DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS d mean-spirite- simple-mindedne- -i D '': ottib' 0 prtsents OP -- — 17"Dirty Dancing" (Vestron) 18"The Untouchables" (Para 20"Kathy Smith's Starting Work out" (Fox Hills) street smarts g England's 'Stormy' movie a modern day film noir This piece of summer froth has very funny moments — particularly one bit where Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy reprise their roles from "Trading Places" But Landis doesn't (Disney) I9"Kathy Smith's Winning Work out" (Fox Hills) wise-crackin- perfor- and Trading Places" But you also see something else — a sweetness which signals a welcome change from the of his recent -Beverly Hills Cop II 48 HRS- mances in While watching Coming to America you miss the fire and energy of the well-know- n 1 4 the brain 12"Jane Fonda's Easy Going his earlier Eddie Murphy --- always sustain the laughs lapsing back into the predictable formulas This seems to be a transition movie for Murphy a move to get away from Akeem for himself and not his money Because of its name they pick the New York borough of Queens to do their shopping Over his servants protests Akeem checks them into the worst hotel in Queens He wants no one to suspect his wealth The prince finds his princess at a Black Pride rally She's the daughter of a successful fast-foo- d entrepreneur To get her attention be applies for work at the hamburger emporium her father owns and she helps manage Pretending to be poor he has his work cut out for him to wrest her from the arms of her rich boyfriend and protective father The success or failure of "Coming to America" rests in Murphy's ability to fill the role of a romantic lead Once you get past the idea that Murphy is making a concerted effort to change his screen image he manages quite nicely As Prince Akeem he's charming and affable at times almost suave "Coming to America" aspires to be a romantic magical fable At times the pieces fit nicely together Other times this movie lurches along pre cariously Murphy is joined by actors and both and all do good work particularly James Earl Jones as the gruff venerable king Arsenio Hall is delightfully devious as Semmi Akeem's flaky right hand man Shari Headley plays Lisa the woman who has both the brains and the look that Akeem seeks in a wife But the script by David Sheffield and Barry W Blaustein from Murphy's story develops the romance in fits and starts There's never much romantic fire between Lisa and Akeem The courtship is so predictable and cliche-ridde- n right down to the scene where Akeem subdues an armed robber in front of the woman he secretly loves The surprise ending is no surprise at all telegraphing its twist well in advance A few characters too lapse into cartoonish caricature especially Lisa's father (John Amos) who too often is afflicted with moneyon-the-- 1kAmft 7''1 |
