26 - Wednesday, April 25, 1990 -

Crazy

Crazy People * (Paramount)
Rated Mature (at the Capital,
Richport, Station Sq., Eagle Ridge
and Willowbrook Cinemas)

he concept: Truth in

advertising. And the

truth is, this movie
stinks.

That’s the kind of line Emory
Leeson (Dudley Moore) would
appreciate. During a nervous
breakdown, the New York ad man
decides it’s time to level with
America. United Airlines’ new tag
is, ‘‘We Get Most of Our Passen-
gers There Alive.”’ A travel poster
for Greece proclaims, “The
French are annoying. Come to
Greece, We're nicer.”’

Well, you get the picture.

Realizing his partner is unhing-
ed, Steve (Paul Reiser) checks him
into a sanitarium for some rest.
While Emory gets intimate with
the jinmates fand i in particular

athy Burgess played by Darryl
Hannah), fhe ads he left at the
agency are mistakenly printed in
major magazines.

Of course, they are an instant
success, But everyone knows
Madison Avenue is a desert when
it comes to truth. In fact, only
crazy people would be honest. So
the agency enlists Emory and his

Schinkenspeck is always a

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sheet, but it includes something
for everyone, and selections
transgress the familiar to provide
diners with imaginative variations
on familiar themes.

Appetizers, for example, include
Herring Filets in Sour Cream
($4.95), Bouillabaisse Sampler
($7.50); Crabmeat Stuffed Won
Ton ($4.95).

| sampied a Schinkenspeck with
Figs ($4.95).

Though it sounds like some kind
of bizarre eyewear for barnyard
fowl, Schinkenspeck is actually a
fine, air-dried smoked ham similar
to prosciutto. But it is less salty
and has a less pronounced flavor.

The dish came artistically pres-
ented with Melba toast arranged in
a half moon shape above slices of
Schinkenspeck, which were stuff-
ed with lettuce, dried figs and
topped with delicate cucumber
triangles,

The ham and figs made a good
salt and sweet combination that

North Shore News

TIM
BELL

film review

fellow inmates to turn their mental
illness into healthy profits. Soon
the halls are alive with the sound
of fax machines. Patients who
previously could only say “‘hello,
hello” or talk incessantly about
Saabs, are now brainstorming on
their PCs to churn out copy like
mad.

Dudley Moore looks as tired as
the love story (perhaps Hollywood
should stop teaming hirn up with
such young female leads). Most of
the characters are copied from last
summer’s Dream Team. The story,
with its overwhelmingly cloying
music, is predictable. Honesty is
the last thing Crazy People has on
its tiny mind.

This is an insensitive film made
by people who, given a choice be-
tween the high and the low road,
would zather burrow.

The Gods Must Be Crazy **%
(Playhouse Video)
Jamie Uys combines anthropol-

was excellent atop the crisp
melba.

Pat's entree selection includes
lots of red meat dishes, but there is
also a number of interesting
seafood dishes in the regular en-
tree section.

The dishes are offered in two
price listings: one with soup and
salad ($15 to $18); one without
($13 to $16).

There is also a Chef’s Table
special section that contains some
more expensive ($16 to $23) and
more high-profile dishes.

Table Hopping sampled Jump
Fry Paella ($15.95) from the regu-
lar entree list and Petite Filet
Mignon and Lobster Tail ($21.95)
from the Chef's Tabie.

The Paella, a rich soup of
shelifiuth, white chicken chunks,
spicy sausage, saffron, peppers
and pilaf, proved to be a chalieng-
ing meal even for my wife, whose
abilities with knife and fork have
become the stuff of dining legend.

It was a massive portion, with

People should never be released

ogy with slapstick in a surprise hit
that ran for three years in Paris and
two here.

The story follows Xixo (N!Xau), a
gentle bushman who has no
knowledge of the world outside
his patch of the Kalahari Desert.
An empty Coke bottle, tossed from
an airplane, starts a chain of
events that disrupts the bushpeo-
ple’s simple lives. When Xixo is
sent to drop the bottle (a trouble-
some gift from the gods) off the
end of the earth, he encounters
the heavy people (white folks)
who chatter, fight and, in general,
give a pretty poor account of
themselves.

The film at times looks like a
home movie. But the humor and
satire on modern society, as well
as the intriguing lifestyle of the
desert dwellers, makes this an
easy-going charmer.

NORTH SHORE VIEWS
West Van Odeon: My Left Foot,
Cry-Baby, Bad Influence
Park Royal: Pretty Woman, Driv-
ing Miss Daisy, Hunt for Red Oc-
tover
Park & Tilford: Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles, Nuns or the Run,
Cold Front, Miami Blues, The First
Power, The Gods Must Be Crazy It
Showtime Hotlines: Cineplex
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hearty chunks of everything.

Qn my side of the table, the filet
was served beneath a bernaise
sauce. It was accompanied with
hand-carved mushrooms and a
lobster tail that had been brushed
with herb butter.

Overall, it was a good combina-
tion. The steak was precisely
cooked and decidedly delicious.

Vegetables included carrots
finished in honey and femon, rice,
green beans with red and yellow
peppers, and a baked tomato-haif
under melted white cheese.

And for those who demand a
sweet end to their meals, Pat’s will
not disappoint.

Its dessert selection is well above
average: Hot Linzer Crepes with
taspberries, almonds and whipped
cream ($3.95), Warm Fudge Nut
Pie ($3.50) Sparkling Baked Alaska
($8.50 for two) and more.

Service throughout the meal was

- friendly and efficient.

Pat’s remains spirited dining
with inspiring food.

Punchlines is one of the oldest com-
m edy clubs in North America. Found-
B ed in 1978 by comedian Rich
Elwood, ‘Western Canada’s Original
Comedy Theatre” and Mr. Elwood
are together a truly great Canadian
f success story.

i .
Rich Elwood

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