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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-03-16, Page 32Hi';Dywood Hotline By NANCY ANDERSON A magician or criminal? MANILA - "We've ei- ther created a wonderfully talented magician or a criminal," Caleb Des- chanel, director of "The Escape Artist," said in re- gards to the future of Grif- fin O'Neal. Griffin, now 18 years old, is son of Joanna Moore and Ryan O'Neal, brother of Tatum O'Neal, and actor who played the title role in the film Deschanel had brought to the Manila In- ternational Film Festival. Fred Roose, who with Francis Cuppola was exec- utive producer of "The Es- cape Artist," also accom- panied the movie to Ma- nila. "We asked Griffin to come with us,ry Deschanel said, "but Ryan ' wouldn't let him." In the Zoetrope produc- tion released by Warners, Griffin who was 16 when he was cast, played a kid with a talent for picking locks, for sleight of hand and for ARNY'S STUDIO 1 46 146 Main St. S. Mount Forest. 323-3254 EAGLES GREATEST HITS Vol. 2 10 of their best! GRIFFIN O'NEAL No door is safe from his invasion performing varied Houdi- ni -style stunts. To prepare for the role, he worked with a top es- capist and magician who taught him to pick locks so well that, according to the producer -and director, no office door in the area in which they were working was safe from his invasion. Roose had seen a screen test Griffin had made with Ryan when the father was planning to star in "The Champ" and was pushing his son for a co-starring role. "Fred (Roose) always backed Griffin for 'The Es- cape Artist,' " Deschanel said, "but I had reserva- tions. In the first place, he was under 18 and, for that reason, could only work four hours a day. "Also, he's a real Holly- wood kid who's had a rather difficult childhood, so I was nervous about him." However after Des- chanel and Roose had seen 400 to 500 professional chil- dren and another 700 or 800 who were non -pros and had even tested a child magi- cian, the director agreed that Griffin would be best for the film. "We didn't want a syru- py -sweet kid," Deschanel explained. "We wanted one with an edge to him, a little danger under the surface." Tatum helped her brother get the • part by reading lines with him, but it was Griffin's innate tal- ent which cinched his cast- ing. "There's something in his genes," Deschanel thinks. "Most of the time I was more like an older brother to Griffin, but sometimes I had to be a father and say, 'All right, now, Grit ...' „Griffin is a pretty re- markable kid," After the picture was finished at least a year ago it was tested through a lot of previewing as is Cuppo- la's way, and this slowed down its release. The release was further delayed, because the pic- ture had been made by Zoetrope through Orion through Warner Bros., and when Orion left Warners, it left the movie behind. "Warner's didn't quite know what to do with it," Deschanel said. "It's about a boy, but it's not a chil- dren's picture." t In any case, "The Escape Artist" opened last Novem- ber in Washington, D.C., to mixed but generally favor- able reviews and opened in New England in February. Whether Griffin matures into a major film star or a first-rate burglar, Des- chanel believes that mak- ing the picture was good for him. "I think he gained a lot of self-respect. It gave him confidence." By JAMES G. McCOLLAM Q. I would like to know what you can tell me about this game plate. It is signed on the front by the artist, R.I. Becker, and marked on the back, "Dresden China." A. Your plate was made around the turn of the cen- tury by The Potter's Co- operative Co. in East Liverpool, Ohio. It would sell for• about $25. Movies on Channel 4 FRIDAY MIDNIGHT -"BLACK SUNDAY". Stars Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern. The members of an Arab terrorist group, 'Black September', plot in Beirut to dramatize the Palestinian liberation cause by hitting Americans 'where it hurts, where they feel safe'. Their plan is to kidnap the "Goodyear" blimp, load it with high explosives, and have it explode over the Miami Super Bowl game to, assassinate. the United States' President and kill all the football fans at the game. SATURDAY, 11:30 P.M. -°'SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF". Starring James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan. When gold is spotted in the grave dug for a transient, a riot and a gold rush ensue. A stranger riding into town is named sheriff and takes on the local gang. TUESDAY, 9:00 P.M. -"THE OTHER WOMAN". Stars Ann Meara, Hal Linden. Hal Linden stars as a 50 -year-old wid- ower who marries a girl half his age and then embarks on an affair with an ebullient grandmother. Crossroads -March 16, 1983 -Page 17. ,0•0•414.1111,0400,.0-1 • 0. • Wed., Mar. 23 AFTERNOON 12:00 Barbara McLeod Show 5 Jeffersons 79 Leave It to Beaver 3 ' Cartoons 10, 8 Flintstones 13 Big Valley 7C News 6, 7 Midday 4 12:25 Agri -News 13 12:30 Agri -News 8 The Young and Restless 4 Wok with Yan 5 Body Moves 11 Definition 13 Ryan's Hope 7, 79 News 10, 3 12:35 Noon Report 8 1:00 Alan Thicke Show 13 Here's Lucy 79 Let's Make a Deal 6 You Asked For It 7C Days of Our Lives 11 All My Children 7, 8, 5, 3, 10 1:30 News 7C Micro Magic 79 As the World Turns 6, 4 ��` 2:00 City Lights 79 Dick Van Dyke 7C Movie, "Is Anybody There?" 10 Take 30, 8, 5, 3 One Life to Live 7, 11 Another World 13 2:30 Coronation Street 5 Capitol 4 Andy Griffith 7C Good Company 3 Wok with Yan 8 Galloping Gourmet 79 Pitfall 6 3:00 You're Beautiful 79 Capitol 11 General Hospital 13, 7 I Dream of Jeannie 7C Daytime Challenge 5, 3 Three's Company 8 The Guiding Light 6, 4 0 ... GLOBAL TORONTO 7 ... WKBW BUFFALO 7C ... WGN CHICAGO 0 ... CKNX W GRAM 3:30 Jeffersons 8 Soapbox 11 Kidsworld 79 Pink Panther 7C Coming Attractions 5, 3 Take 30, 10 90 _ CFPL LONDON 11 ._ CHCH HAIUIILTON 13 -. CKCO KITCHENER 79 ... CITY TV TORONTO 4:00 Daytime Challenge 10 Superfriends 7C Leave It to Beaver 3 Hercules 6 Eight Is Enough 4� Little House on the Prairie 8. 7 Movies on Channel 7 SATURDAY, 11:30 P.M. -"DESTINATION TOKYO". Cary Grant, John Garfield. Story of U.S. submarine 'Copperfin' under sealed orders to enter Japan's best guarded harbor to pave the wav for our bombing raids over Tokyo. SUNDAY, 11:30 ..i a.- 1111iH SIERRA". Humpnrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Arthur Kennedy. Exciting drama of gangster and girl he meets hiding out in the High Sierras, until police find them. SUNDAY, 9:00 P.M. -"THE FACE OF RAGE". Piercing emotional confrontation unfolds in this dramatic movie depicting the trauma of rape victims who agree to take part in an experimental therapy program, meeting face=` to -face with hardened rapists in an effort to learn what motivates the crime. Stars George Dzundza, Dianne West, Graham Heckel. MONDAY, 9:00 P.M. -"INTIMATE AGONY". Anthony Geary, Judith Light, Mark Harmon. The story of a con- servative community in which the revelation that one child has herpes leads to the discovery of wide spread promis- cuity among teenagers. Movies on Channel 8 THURSDAY, 1i:30 P.M. -"CHARADE". Stars Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau. Woman returns to her Paris home and finds her husband murdered and her home stripped of furnishings. She discovers 'her husband's cro- nies are looking for a large sum of money he has hidden. A man offers to help her but appears to be a member of the gang. Exciting plot twists until fadeout when solution is revealed. MONDAY, 11:30 P.M. -"IRON CURTAIN". Stars Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova. Noted American physicist pretends to defect to East Germany in order to learn an evasive vital equation dealing with Gamma five research, the secret to a vitally important new weapon. TUESDAY, 11:30 P.M. -"A SEVERED HEAD". Stars Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough, Ian Holm. WEDNESDAY, 11:30 P.M. -"MIDNIGHT AUTO SUPPLY". Stars Michael Parks, Linda Cristal, Scott Jacoby. A group of young car thieves donate their proceeds to California's impoverished farm workers in this Robin Hood type myth with a mask of today. LISTOWEL CHRYSLER NEW CARS • 50• USED CAR Lyle Johnson Cliff Ha'penny Floyd Binkley 1981 CORVETTE 8000 kms. Not winter driven. Save Thousands! 1982 GMC S-10 "DOWNSIZED" V6, 4 speed, 30,000 miles. Stock no. 1135A. '6350 1981 CHRYSLER ' ' K 4 door custom, front wheel drive, automatic, power steering and brakes, radio, tint glass. Stock no. 1183A. '6990 1980 HORIZON 5 DR. 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A New Beginning 3 The Facts of Life 5 Family Feud 13 Joker's Wild 4 Barney Miller 7C That's Incredible 8 Entertainment Tonight 11 Laverne & Shirley 79 That's Life 6 Lie Detector 7 7:30 You Asked For It 6 Square Pegs 13 Reach for the Top 5 Dance Fever 4 ' Don Cherry's Grapevine 11 Jeffersons 7C Family Feud 7 MASH 79 8:00 NHL (Minnesota at Toronto) 11 ' Tales of the Gold Monkey 13 Movies, "W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings" 79; "Tidal Wave" 7C The Genie Awards 8, 5, 3, 10 Seven Brides for • Seven Brothers 4 Real People 6 9:00 Movie, "The American Film In- stitute Salute to John Huston" 4 Fall Guy 13, 7 Love Boat 6 10:00 The Tonight Show 6 Citypulse Tonight 79 News 7C Dynasty 13, 7 National 8, 5, 3„10 10:20 Journal 8. 5, 3, 10 11:00 News 6. 13, 8, 5, 3, 10, 7, 4, 11 Movie. "At Long Last 1.ove" 79 . Soap 7C 11:05 Newsfinal 5 11:20 Local News 13 11:30 Sportsline 6 . Charlie's Angels 7C Family Brown 11 The Millionaire 3 Movie, "Midnight Auto Supply" 8 • Miss Jones and Son 10 Barney Miller 4, 5 Nightline 7 12:00 The Last Word 7 Hawaii Five -O 11 Hart to Hart 4 Movies, "Graveyard of Horror" 3; "Mc- Cloud: Night of the Shark" 6: "A Wed- ding" 13 Rockford Files 10 Highlights 5 12:30 Movie, "Virginia City" 7C 1:00 Movie, "Keefer" 4 Dick Van Dyke 11 News 7 1:45 Twilight Zone 3 2:15 Movie, "The Stranger" 3 2:30 Headline Service 4 3:00 Nightbeat 7C Night Watch 4 3`.30 All Night Show 7C 4:00 Movies, "The Aliens are Coming" 3; "Night Fighters" 7C Stamp show In 1852 The earliest exhibition of postage stamps as objects worth collecting was held in 1852 by Phillip Vandermae- len, a much -traveled geogra- pher, in his museum in Brus- sels, Belgium. In a picture frame he had mounted "a collection of postage stamps for payment of postage in use in the different countries of the world."