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Show 6M The Salt Lake Tribune Friday, January 21, l'W Of people who cling to dreams fly Terry Orme Tribune Staff Writer It s rare to gu to a movie these days that has characters who resemble actual people, people who live down the street Equally rare in current films are such basic themes as the human capacity for compassion and goodness. "The Trip to Bountiful fills both Film review bills. It is a movie which speaks knowingly and eloquently about its people and places. It is a movie about how three people come to find that, if they try, they can live together in peace and mutual respect. This is also a movie with an uncommon blend of humor and pathos. There are some very funny moments in this story, and there are others that beg a good cry. Geraldine Page is Carrie Watts, a character who defies definition. On one hand, she is an elderly woman who evokes sympathy. She is a virtual captive in the small, Houston apartment of her son and daughter-in-law- . On the other hand, she knows how to manipulate people, how to get - Jansen, Max Robinson, Diana Van Fossen in The Importance of Being Earnest. HOLLYWOOD (AP) "Iron Eagle," another in a series of military-them- e movies about maverick Americans beating the odds, grossed $6.1 million to take first place at the box office on its debut weekend. The Color Purple," riding a wave of critical and acclaim, jumped to second place in its fifth week of release, grossing $5.7 Museum honors televisions Masterpiece Theater - ments of 36 of the 80 miniseries broadcast since "Masterpiece Theater" was introduced Jan. 10, 1971 with "The First Churchills." A number of stars from past presentations, including Susan Hamp- - NEW YORK (AP) The Museum of Broadcasting will begin a retrospective Friday to commemorate the 15th anniversary of public TVs "Masterpiece Theater." 'The exhibition will include seg " has audiences screaming, of stomping their feet and making enthusiasm. Roger Ebert Chicago Sun Times an extremly production! well-crafte- word-of-mout- h e million for an 84 percent increase. The Warner Bros, release boasted a average of $10,237. Last week it was No. 5. Out of Africa fell from first to third place on a gross of $5.2 million, pushing Jewel of the Nile" down one box-offic- long-runnin- per-scree- n "OUT OF THIS WORLD. Step aside, Chainsaw Massacre, Archer Winsten becomes the leader." New York Post must-se- e shire who appeared in three, "The First Churchills," "Vanity Fair" and "Barchester Chronicles," and Jean Marsh and Simon Williams from the g Upstairs, Downstairs, will attend a birthday gala on Jan. 20. The museum exhibition will include several seminars, including one featuring Alistair Cooke, the series host. taxi-whistl- a soaring and sweeping romance. The look of this film is overwhelming, its grandeur, its magnitude. Meryl Streep gives her finest performance, unlike any other. d Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle What she wants is a trip to Bountiful, the farming community where she was raised and where she raised her children Carrie wants to go home Standing in her way is Jessie May (Carlin Glynn), Carrie's Jessie May harasses daughter-in-laCarrie for her government check, treats her like a child by admonishing her not to run in the apartment. "Too early for hymn singing," Jessie May when the old tells her mother-in-lawoman begins to hum to herself. d While at first, Jessie May appears to be selfish, if not shrewish, one can t help but think that Carrie occasionally adds fuel to Jessie May's fire by purposefully doing the little things that get on people's nerves when living in tight quarters. Caught in the middle of all this is Ludie (John Heard), Carrie's son. too, is a complex character. He suffers the guilt of not providing an affluent life for his wife and mother. He suffers the guilt of not being a father, of not having a family and a home of his own. But he's a decent human being who tries hard to do Lu-di- what's right. It is Carries journey home that gets us involved in this story She shows up at the train station and is told that there's no such place as Bountiful She goes to the bus station arid is told that the bus just doesn't stop there anymore. She buys a ticket anyway, to the closest town. As she travels, and shares her memories of Bountiful with a young, newfound friend named Thelma (Rebecca De Mornay), we hope that her dream is still there, that her home still stands. Geraldine Page takes us inside this character named Carrie Watts. We get to know Carrie like we get to know a good friend. Page illuminates her pain, her unhappiness with how life has turned out. At the same time, we share Carrie's joyful recollections. And we see things that Carrie the playful doesn't even see herself qualities that endear her to us. Written by Horton Foote (Tender Mercies" and "To Kill a Mockingbird") and directed by fellow Texas native Peter Masterson, "The Trip to Bountiful" is a rare and moving film. all With excellent performances around, and beautiful cinematography by Fred Murphy, it tells a rich story about people who cling to their dreams. Iron Eagle leads box office this week Wilde and Earnest at PMT Oscar Wildes farce continues until Wednesday with from left: Joyce Cohen, Jim their sympathy, how to set them up so that she can get what she wants notch to fourth with a gross of $4 million. ox, "Troll began at No. 9 with $2.5 million, while Disney's holiday of 101 Dalmatians rounded out the top 10 with $1.8 million. Here are the top 10 films at the box office this past weekend, with distributor, weekend gross, number of screens, total gross, number of weeks in release and estimated production costs. Figures not available are indicated by 1. Iron $6.1 milEagle, lion, 1,080 screens, $6.1 million, one lion, 1,756 screens, $113.7 million, eight weeks, $31 million. 6. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddys Revenge, New Line, $3.3 million, 614 screens, $15.1 million, six weeks, under $2 million. 7. "Spies Like Us," Warner Bros., $2.9 million, 1,410 screens, $52.5 miP lion, seven weeks, 8. "Runaway Train," Cannon, $2.6 million, 959 screens, $3.6 million, one week, week, n-- Tri-Sta- r, n-- The Purple, Warner Bros., $5.7 million, 561 screens, $26.1 million, five weeks, 3. Out of Africa," Universal, $5.2 million, 923 screens, $41.4 million, five weeks, $30 million. 2. Color n-- a. 4. "Jewel of the Nile, 20th Century-F- $4 million, 1,433 screens, $50.9 million, six weeks, $20 million-plus- . 5. "Rocky IV," MGM-UA- , $3.8 mil- n-- n-- a. Troll," Empire, $2.5 million, 959 screens, $2.5 million, one week, 10. 101 Dalmatians, Buena Vista, $1.8 million, 1,039 screens, four weeks, $25.6 million, $3.6 million (in 9. n-- a. 1961). 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