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" Taylor and Katherine Reback script; Doug Draizin produces. See our Sneak Preview in our Dec. '96 issue. (Columbia, 2/14) Exploitips: A romantic comedy nicely timed for a romantic holiday, "Fools Rush In " will benefit more from its crowd-pleasing genre and odd-couple characterizations than from its leads, who though certainly talented and attractive aren't yet boxoffice A-list draws on their own. (This could change that.) To highlight the romantic proceedings, exhibitors can decorate their halls with bows of hearts, and do a contest tie-in with a local romantic restaurant offering a prize of dinner for two. FEBRUARY 14 Vegas Vacation Though no longer sporting the National Lampoon label, this "Vacation" puts the Griswold family on the road again for a typically ill-fated trip, this time to Las Vegas. Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid reprise their roles; Wayne Newton and Siegfried & Roy join the festivities. Stephen Kessler directs; Elisa Bell scripts; )erry Weintraub produces for Weintraub Prods. (Warner, 2/1 4) is ExplOitips: Of the many 2/14 openers, this the only one for adults that's presold (for "That Darn Cat'"), in the sense that kids, it's moviegoers know what to expect when you combine Chase with "Vacation. The Beautician and tlie Beast A street-smart New York hairstylist, )oy Miller (Fran Drescher), crosses paths with Boris Pochenko (former James Bond man Timothy Dalton), a foul-tempered despot who rules an Eastern European country called Slovetzia. It's comic confusion: When )oy is offered a job as tutor for the "President for Life's" children, the prez thinks she's an academic ready to help westernize his kids for a post-Communist world; )oy thinks they want a beautician. Cultures clash and romantic sparks fly. Ian McNeice, Lisa )akub, Phyllis Newman and Michael Lerner co-star for director Ken Kwapis ("Dunston Checks In"). Todd Graff ("Used People") scripts, and he produces with Howard W. Koch, jr. ("Primal Fear"). (Paramount, 2/14) Exploitips: Drescher's character and the film's plot seem designed to go down easy with fans of her current TV sitcom, "The Nanny," in which Drescher plays a former Jewish beautician who now works as a nanny to children ofa wealthy man. Although serious moviegoers are likely to say "oy, vey" and give this a wide berth, light-fare aficionados and even those ofthe older set who prefer the home fire's small screen are likely to give this a look. Fools Rush In this romantic comedy, two lovers who In could hardly be more different appear to be fated to be together. He comes from the cold corporate climes of Manhattan; she was raised in the fiery desert heat of Las Vegas. Their first night together makes them parents; their second, husband and wife. But what comes next? Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek ("From Dusk Till Dawn") star with Jon Tenney and Jill Clayburgh. Andy Tennani directs; Joan That Darn Cat In this Li[xiate of the 1965 Disney classic, "Casper's" Christina Ricci stars as Patti, a 1 6-yearold bored with her sleepy hometown until her tomcat D.C. (for Darn Cat) becomes involved in a mysterious kidnapping. Suddenly, Patti finds herself working with a novice FBI agent ("Cool Runnings'" Doug E. Doug). George Dzundza ("Dangerous Minds"), Peter Boyle, Michael McKean and Bess Armstrong co-star for director Bob Spiers (best known for helming British TV import "Absolutely Fabulous"); even more improbably, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski ("The People Vs. Larry Flynt") script, adapting the Undercover Cat" novel by The Gordons and a script by The Gordons and Bill Walsh; Robert Simonds produces. (Buena Vista, 2/14) Exploitips: This title was tentatively slated for this past summer and then fall, but the current slating makes good counterprogramming sense: Of its date's dozen-plus releases, "That Darn Cat" is the only one aimed at kids. PC fare for the family crowd, this has a cenain presold element: its known title, which will make boomer parents feel content about bringing/sending the kids. However, with Spiers and the AlexanderA(araszewski duo aboard, expect a certain warping of the original that could play well with adults— though this is most likely to remain primarily matinee fare. Trial and Error Out-ot-vvork actor Ricky Rome ("So I Man-ied an Axe Murderer's" Michael Richards) wants to give his best friend, a lawyer named Charlie Tuttle ("101 Dalmatians'" Jeff Daniels), the mother of all bachelor's parties. But Charlie's father-in-law-to-te first sends him to a desolate desert town to handle a secret family legal matter. Ricky and three pals arrive and take Charlie out on the town; the next morning, with his friend far too hung over to handle legal proceedings, Ricky heads to court to impersonate Charlie, thus beginning a wacky trial. Meanwhile, recovered, Charlie finds happy solace in his sad fate in waitress Pinky ("2 Days in the Valley's" Charlize Theron)—until bride-to-be Tiffany arrives. Jonathan Lynn ("My Cousin Vinny") directs; Sara Bernstein and Gregory Bernstein script; Gary Ross ("Dave," "Big") produces. (New Line, 2/1 4) Exploitips: Teaming Daniels and Richards (best known for his work on TV's "Seinfeld") holds humorous promise. But there's much comedy competition this holiday weekend. Roseanna's Grave In this comedy, a dying wife ("The Fisher King's" Mercedes Ruehl) has one last wish: that she be buried in her Italian village's graveyard. 24 Boxoffice
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