| Show - i 1 4 IA DESERET AR NEWSTHE SALT LAKE 'IMMUNE ME& PMWED 34 MARCH 1992 i - i 4 CPA OT01 4 41v ry Caatterhte Oflando Sentinel T 1 p Thing' oozes success on TV ‘ T Hinman A ---- - ' t '' ‘ i - i e t kl! i A ie- t z:Vt1' 4' i o i x e -- Jo —- root-cover- ed - 'N'i - - i )4 't 41 '' '0 0 ' — k'1 '4 7- t A 1" NC' y gr - )'' - 1 1 DC i1 I 1 1 Comics hope 1 1 1 ) ' - ' it I ' :' - -- p - 1 s4 t -i-e t 'I - 71 i' ')1-- : tl' ' 1 - -- N 41 1 A : 4 :A ' foot-5-inc- g ' -- -- - ' t le - - - a good-gu- comic book charthen acter with the movie version of "Swamp Thing" starring Dick Durock as the title character Adrienne Barbeau and Louis Jourdan Us lan himself was a comic book buff who had been moved by the DC Comics character of the early '70s "I said 'I know if we breathe some life into it it will hit a chord with the public It's a modern-ag" beauty and the beast story' says "He was more human than any of the humans he dealt monster" y out-of-pri- "Swamp Thing" as the TV versions of the story go possesses the heart and soul of Alec Holland a Louisiana biochemist who developed a formula that could regenerate plant growth In a lab explosion caused by the villain Anton Arcane Holland is drenched in the potion catches fire and throws himself into the nearby swamp n e waters Emerging as a formidable if hideous freak of nature "Swamp Thing" becomes a Guardian of the Earth continuing to fight Arcane and other bad guys and hope for a cure that will one day restore him to human form His powers include the ability to breathe life into the dead and to change the climate evoking lightning and rain for instance It is a much simplified treatment comic book of the series but the most marketable interpretation says Michael Us lan a principal in the New York production company Batfihn Productions lan and his partner Ben Melniker who also were the executive producers of the blockbuster film "Batman" are the adoptive parents of Swamp Thing In 1982 Batfihn resurrected the Us-Ia- n with" The film which received a lot of plugs from film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel and huge ratings when it aired in syndication on television did in fact find an audience DC Comics revived the print series in 1984 and a cottage industry has since grown up around it "As a result of that growing hoopla" Us lan says "Swamp Thing just refused to die" Bath 1m produced a sequel to the first movie "Return of Swamp Thing" in 1989 following which Swampy appeared in public service announcements for the environmental protection organization Greenpeace Us lan and Melniker are also executive producers of both the animated Fox series and USA's series Batfihn is award-winnin- g live-actio- n Knight-Ridde- r happens" Italie Zinnemann's last film "Five Days One Summer" came out in 1981 and it took the next 10 years for this most meticulous of craftsmen to complete his latest project: his autobiography He had planned on having another writer do it for him didn't like the results and decided to do it on his own That he didn't know how to write was just a temporary setback He taught himself and finished the book calling it with cus- - NEW YORK (AP) — Before the film world honored him as the — ) i I thoughtful steady hand behind "From Here to Eternity" and "A Man for All Seasons" director Fred Zirmemann had to learn a few lessons about being on the outside As a young man he fled from the of his native Austria He arrived in Hollywood in 1929 anxious to make documentaries but rarely had the chance Zirmemami spent much of the next two decades directing "B" movies at MGM including one about a boy who talks to his horse Tired of the inferior scripts he was receiving he finally refused an assignment A friend urged him to change his mind The studio suspended him brought him back and eventually set him free "It's true at that time films were with a happy Mainly and sweet naive and very ending kind of sickening I thought sometimes" the director a Academy Award winner said during a recent interview at a Manhattan hotel "I felt for grownups I had something more important so I developed in that way It's kind of natural but it's always subconscious You don't sit down and say 'I will now make serious movies' It just anti-Semitis- m I 1 I ' 1 I 1 4 i get bigger and bigger and become huge And there's the other kind that gets smaller and smaller and shrinks — I'm the other kind" A man his slight build offset by the sharp angle of his profile Zinnemann writes only briefly about his personal life (he has been married more than 50 years and has a son Tim) and even less about his actors' lives The director remains protective of his stars acknowledging the personal problems of Montgomery Clift Spencer Tracy and others but declining to offer details What matters is their craft he says how he brought out the best in such talented but insecure individuals soft-spoke- I Nik -- ) yt4 Ilr 1 yo n 1 s 1 I 1 I 1 4 1 I I ) I 1 1 — tr't 1 i I Aii:1 ! 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That's a roll of the dice "It helps to have ongoing media exposure" Reysen says Unlike the animated ehildren's series USA's "Swamp Thing" is written and produced for an older s audience of and young adults More true to the mood of the "Swamp Thing" comic books the series which also stars the 6- actor Dick Durock as "Swamp Thing" explores such themes as drug abuse teen-ag- e runaways religious cults and teen suicide Swamp Thing's best friend in the series is a teenager (actor Scott Garrison) and guest stars have included former MTV DJ Adam Curry radio personality Wolfman Jack and "Miami Vice" star Philip Michael Thomas Tom Blomquist another executive producer of the series says his job has been to increase audience empathy for a character that already has an extensive franchise For him that has meant delving into "Swamp Thing's" personal anguish over the tragic circumstances that left him less than human But one thread weaves all the "Swamp Thing" versions together "Iie is of the swamp a part of nature" Blomquist says "He protects it and is protected by it and that is a wonderful attribute for a teen-ager- - Cleziaki five-pa- rt 1 - USA Network's "Swamp Thing" Although "Swamp Thing" originated in the coroio! books 20 years ago recent media attertion to the character has elevated him from cult status to more widespread fame In addition to the USA show Fox Network aired an animated "Swamp Thing" series on Saturday mornings in 1990 and 1991 (Its producers are working to get the cartoon back on the air) The animated series was backed by Kenner Toys which introduced a full line of "Swamp Thing" figures and play sets last year and alSo sells the animated miniseries on videocassette Other "Swamp Thing" merchandise now or soon to be on the market includes pajamas slippers tennis shoes sleeping bags jigsaw puzzles and video games Nobody is claiming that "Swamp Thing" will ever be Ninja Turtle-ho- t but the creature's promoters believe the ecologically minded has as yet untapped potential among the national and worldwide audiences : "Kids especially tend to love this character" says Cheryl Rubin director of licensing for DC Comics in New York "You have a monster which kids like and you have âsuper hero which kids like He is a:combination of the two He's like live-actio- 1 - - 2 ''' — -i ‘-t- '6' l''' - '- - 4 N 1 actio- I ”" ' fe A:44 - I ' t 'Ill 11' ' It 0 k i n-addicted I v ' i t ' 014410::t O-t- r- - 4 ik Wmo - - 41 t VIN4 0 11 f V ZhN it1i l' ''''1 ' 2 --'- k 'at 7 i r- 11:' -'- e 1 V '' 1 z lev f '''I Ns '' 1 1 :iteiriN'ti - 1- k ''''' ' 4vls tit - - '‘ 0 - t --- 0r d I t w -- se-li- es 4‘ St:1:: 4 :- -- ' 0 ' ' t 1"- 1' ' i'" ' -- i'-- ' 11 1 1Val - - - 4 : k l's 74A x One of the newest attractions at Utuyersal Studios Florida is an artificlal swamp anchored with real Cypress trees and filled with 40000 gallons of water In the night a towering green creature rises out of the muck He Is a monster of mud and vegetation But his eyes are soulful searching human He is Swamp Thing This unlikely hero of the bayou is not to be taken lightly At Universal USA Network which began airing the show in 1990 is producing 50 new episodes of its series "Swamp Thing" — an unprecedented renewal order for a cable network The program airs at a pm Fridays and is repeated Sundays at 4 pm And the DC Comics-basecharacter affectionately known as Swampy is serious business not only on the back lot at Universal but on the shelves of toy and department stores everywhere Mom and Dad don't be surprised if your little ones — most likely your sons — come home soon beseeching you for "Swamp Thing" paraphernalia At least that's what the folks at I satact o VI et ft Etinat IIv711 it L 1111MoCILILV r 11164 k l ! 0 1 i x -- dM - u - - 3 E i I t : FA t 71 2953425 l0-- 6 PA E — - 1 ‘ ! k i - i f dIMVM As alko--1- 411EorE30040EEE-0-3A1-d- 1 443 i |
