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'Rich Kids look at By David Baker G*m*c0cfc flm CiWo Robert M. Young's Rich Kids tackles the important issue of how children are affected by their parents' divorce with style, wit and compassion. The seeminalv ar bitrary choice of title and the lack of an effective advertising campaign, however, have condemned the film to an undeservedly short run (Thursday is its last day). The picture is told from the point of view of two 12-year-olds, Franny Philips (Trini Alvarado) and Jamie Harris (Jeremy Levy). Jamie's parents are divorced and Franny's are planning to split as well, so the two have a great deal to talk about whenever thev'rc able to sneak off together. Unfortunately for them, on one rendezvous, they are discovered sharing a bath by seven parents, step-parents and lovers. The en suing arguments show the adults tc be more immature than the children, who calmly leave the scene and go for a walk. The movie is full of such paradoxes, the most delightful of nrKt/ik ll^Li J ! wTTTCT!CoTTTCS IU llglll UUHIlg a Franny-Jamie wrestling match. As the two kids are rolling around fibi Jm ?: Kathryn Walker, Trinil .'touching< immature on Jamie's father's waterbed, a giant television screen in the i background is showing an old Godzilla movie, with two monsters ' grappling in much the same way 1 as the kids. Young, however, photographs the. kids from such rwlrl ontfloo that tllAl* unuuiilinM v?? uiiqivo Mia i. UICU WICSUUI^ appears to be lovemaking. This in i turn disorients the viewer to the point where the monsters seem to be making love too. By pointing out the similarities - between an act of love and an act of I hate. Younc has created a sppnp that, if it was part of a hit film, I would be remembered as a classic. I 1 One of the reasons Rich Kids i works so well is its wealth of fine acting. Alvarado and Levy are i excellent as the children and each I of the adult roles is filled no less , ably. Kathryn Walker, as Franny's mother, is especially fun to watch. > She's beautiful to look at and wiicuici a line is guuu ui uau, nci i sultry voice gives every word the precise intonation needed to make it sound as if it had been written by a master. In a few years, the lady should be a star. On the tecluiical side, the film is very well executed, with Ralf D. Bode's dark, moody photography jj| sLMWI $M%Mm, WsM-Jt ' Q/vardo and topical parents creating, alternating tones of sadness and hopefulness, and Craig Doerge's score highlighting almost every scene. Rich Kids is funny, touching and topical, and in these days, that's no small accomplishment. I ATLANTIC I I Thunder Buns I finishing School I ATLANTIC II 1 Tn ? ?ln? Iai?m iH Iiuiniui fcvim : , Teenage Pajama I jJSbSHJ j Chick i Am rVC vi rn i Ft You've worked hare and you've earned a reward. And were going to give you on With this coupon, yc I | can buy a Chick-fiM I - I .-^1 I gyNHiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiBiiiiBiiiuni I Gnahk-ilt s | for clubs, | fraternities and | social organ izat i CUSTOm STYLED I T-SHIRTS I 2767 ROSEWOOD D I 254-938Q II n jL/auy VJ Today'^Junior F Yesterday's Designer Je I ^ discount"PRI I Ann Klein Reg. $36.oc | Evan Picone Reg. $34 1 Pentimento Reg. $26.< a . ? - - - Ii i^evrs Keg. 5^.00 I Levi's Corduroy Blouses Pe |' ,-k Sweaters SI | VelourTops 1 * Allweather Coals u<?. i ! Mastercharge, Luyuwa -fil-ASai dYourCh esOrCol mt Only $1 < !;? | sandwich and either 1 j our golden brown fries f | or our homemade ^ ? <= ~ - > o \ ft I Hi COUPONHi HB i T-Sfeidfc;/ I <Xj | i r\r\t* I i ^ utlet fit I ashionsat j[j : ' I an Sale fe/ I """i /y\I .00 $221 /\ \ I 30 $l7| / / / \ \ I $11.991 I ' \ \H $11,991 I I \ }'j " i \ 1 s.irts | 2000 Blossom SI. I block from Hurden I I57G Sunnyskie l>riv<? - off Foresi Drive K S(>8 Our I 'rice $35. OO j ys. visa - Monday-Saturday. 10 am-tipm I idwichg toice i le Slaw I 1.19. J cole slaw for just $1.19. If Either choice is a per iea compliment to m Qikk-fil-A, the &] Unique Sandwich of ? America. A boneless B breast of chicken, lightly fried and f? served on a hot, but- B tered bun. (Jmmm, i immm U/Kaf a nc*_ : i V*J SMI Mi? I ?Ui U IVi I0J ward! "This offer Is " , good through Mm OCt. 27, J ft% 1979 8 IM4Mc I This offer good only at the* locations: g| Woodhill Mall g ^Columbia Mall m w , Dutch Squares p> I