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Opinions on Current Productions JlATUJl REVIEWS<br />

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STAR WARS<br />

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125 Minutes<br />

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Science Fiction<br />

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Bel. May '77<br />

The spirit of Buck Rogers lives on as Writer-director<br />

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George Lucas continues to pay homage to that gentleman<br />

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of the 25th Century in a wow of a sci-li film. Using 70mm<br />

Panavision, with Technicolor prints by DeLuxe and earsplitting<br />

Dolby Sound, the Lucasfilm Ltd. production Is<br />

our of the must entertaining films of its type yet done.<br />

The special eliects. conjured up by an army of experts,<br />

are non-stop and the action is first rate. Few fantasies<br />

have been made with such a sense of humor and the script<br />

contains virtually every cliche to be uttered in a war film<br />

or adventure epic; the actors—especially Harrison Ford<br />

in a Chevy Chase-like performance—add to the fun by<br />

delivering their lines In an off-handed way. The pace<br />

rarely lets up. since the Gary Kurtz production moves as<br />

quickly as the serials from which it was patterned. Credit<br />

for the success of the film must begin with Lucas and<br />

continue down the lengthy credit list to DePatie-Freleng's<br />

master film effects. Shot in Tunisia, Guatemala,<br />

Death Valley i Calif .) and EMI Elstree Studios, Borehamwood.<br />

England. A symphonic score is by John Williams.<br />

Should be a very big success.<br />

Alec Guinness, Peter C'ushing. Mark Hamill, Harrison<br />

Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse.<br />

THE DAY OF THE ANIMALS VG<br />

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Film Ventures 97 Minutes Rel. May '77<br />

The topical theme of fluorocarbon sprays and their<br />

damage to the ozone layer in the atmosphere is the subject<br />

of producer Edward L. Montoro's latest offering.<br />

Action centers around the unusual behavior of domestic<br />

and wild animals caused by exposure to the sun's direct<br />

rays. Christopher George plays the stalwart leader of a<br />

group of hikers who set off into the mountains to commune<br />

with nature before hearing news of the danger.<br />

The group is attacked periodically in horrible and vicious<br />

ways by the crazed animals, keeping the audience guessing<br />

as to who will survive. Those that shine in the able<br />

cast are Leslie Nielsen as a wiseacre advertising executive<br />

turned mad by the radiation, Ruth Roman as a<br />

Beverly Hills divorcee and Lynda Day George as a TV<br />

anchorwoman. Director William Girdler gets the most<br />

out of every animal attack by building<br />

tension and suspense<br />

wherever possible. Better made and written than<br />

last season's "Grizzly," which was also produced by Montoro,<br />

the movie promises hefty returns. William and Eleanor<br />

Norton, authors of the Ballantine novel, also wrote<br />

the screenplay. The film is well photographed and has a<br />

superior music score by Lalo Schifrin. Highly effective<br />

animal and stunt coordination was by Monty Cox.<br />

Christopher George, Leslie Nielsen, Lynda Day George,<br />

Richard Jaeckel, Michael Ansara, Ruth Roman.<br />

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Lgj<br />

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Columbia

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