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Interview Reynolds disc his successes, By David Baker the Aca< FHm Critic REYNC GAMECOCK: To what do you attribute good pc the success of the Smofeev and the Bandit Grant tl films? the perf REYNOLDS: The first was just a lot of luck GAMEC and a lot of really nice people getting People': together and having a good time. And it REYN( showed onscreen. I hope that's what's going than an (/ihannan tuitVi thic nno tnn I'vPdPl VVT liuppvil TT A VII Vi HO VHVj vv/v. - ? v ? GAMECOCK: You don't think Smokey II is GAME< a comedown after doing films like Starting when y Over? make a REYNOLDS: I've consistently said that I'll REYN( do three pictures for the public and one for not gon me. I did that one for me, so now I'm doing have a three more for the public. hard w GAMECOCK: What made Starting Over don't a special to you? thathai REYNOLDS: I loved doing Starting GAME* 71 (Starting Over) was as artistic and everybody was nominated, inc not me. So ! think I'd better go back Over . It was closer to me than anything you did I've ever done. It was very hard for me to REYN< expose a lot of those areas that I didn't want Nickelc to expose. Quite honestly, I expected to get Long L< a lot more scripts like that after that picture GAM and I haven't gotten any. Parton GAMECOCK: Do you consider your per- version formance in Starting Over to be your best Texas? work? REYN< REYNOLDS: It was as good a work as I've packag ever done. It was as artistic as I'm ever she did gonna get and everybody was nominated, unless including the camera, but not me. So I think talk to 1 I'd better go back to jumping cars. Maybe In fact, that's what the public wants. Obviously, GAME that's what the Academy wants. becom< GAMECOCK: Were you disappointed that REYN IT 1 Wednesday f u I J Thursday-Satu Monday's oMainland t f f. J! I amv vnn Kv VI11J |/MUUVV? J VM VJ V1UU ^ LDS: Well, they pass by a lot of [ "Z'^ , .. - ::"... jple. There's a guy named Cary iat they passed by - until he joined ime factories. OCK: What do you think of the Choice Awards? LDS: The People's Choice is better Oscar. And the reason I say that is jr won an Oscar. OCK: What carries the most weight ^11 'ro HfwiHina whpthpr nr not to specific movie? LDS: At this point in my life, I'm la do any more films unless I can ;ood time. It's just too damn much irk and it's too painful when they me out right after you've worked OCK: What were some of the films iiBKisSl e-^Mf * laJMP^^SssE*- iBM ? S.;V^S as I'm ever gonna get tf^"Brl"jil"olds as luding the camera, but to jumping cars.' ?Burt Reynolds 1't enjoy working on? M LDS: I didn't have any fun on BL ieon any I didn't have any fun on At ^ st Love. And it showed. I CCOCK: Is it true that you and Dolly are a package deal for the film of The Best Little Whorehouse in i 10% of LDS: That's not true. The only i was I said I wouldn't do it unless it and she said she wouldn't do it . HI did it. It was no collusion. I didn't | 3 er about it and she didn't talk to me. ^ I haven't talked to her yet. 20 :OCK: What made you decide to We have 3 large , .. i on smaller sizes. )LDS: It sure as hell beats working. ~ 2009C ilcome^F p" lUMJimi 'mmin ihtwh ?WB iwri %b 6ro Happy H( rday 1f)0 IHCF fron Tuesday's Dick goodwill Quintet ;?^*?? ?*?i > ?... *. i.I t?.?t./yy/.A'jLikA.i 9k "^^WBK V!7;^-ctv^O ^^MkS^ 4^^IHBflHK?9i&: ? ^M^^^HraPSStf9B9BIH^^II^^HBB fe;a|j^ ^mp jP - ^fMHinBHB 'Xvlf^"?^/-- ' &*&&&%: ^L. :^^^^Hp^sHf 2, y ZS-^J h>Z-r--31 > '' ^SR^HRIHHMn Si^^^^^pF:'' =~rV/T j "T-- ] Bandit in the sequel to his 1977 blockbuster, 'Smokey and ?I ? ""SMss 736 Harden St., 5 Points ? 254-3599 ?. AM A Mtf nilM?UA^A ??llilU M run miy rui uiasc Willi villa ou (sale items excluded) RE SEASON WARM-UP SALE 10% off on Selected warm lips i% off on Hardback Books selection of shoes in stock with some special deals 1 T-> hetk! rryfxl Greene Street * J r n isby Qroup 3ur from 10-12 edible l^robs i Atlanta, Ga. | Coming in Seotember v_/ A l Delbert cMcClinton I