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'Hot Dog' doesn even as typical By Margarita Pate "Hot Dog" is a movie about a young, good-looking guy, the basic all-American bov-next-door, who saves his money from working on the family farm to go to the World Freestyle Skiing Competitions in Squaw Valley, Idaho. On the way he picks up a pretty female drifter and together they set off for a week of fun and adventure. Oh, brother! This film isn't even a good T&A movie. Even a wet T-shirt contest in some redneck bar is totally devoid of sexuality. Typical of most of these movies is the basic abuse of alcohol and various other recreational drugs, as well as the good guy vs. bad guy conflict. In this picture, it's the United Qtotoc onoinct f Vi A nctrion r?hamr\inn agaiuoi iiiv, nuju iuii viiuinpiv/iii ? uv 'Hill Street' makin LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Casting the bit parts on "Hill Street Blues" is a lot like picking characters from a police lineup. The right types look like they could have done the crime. "We're looking for a definite city person, npbody who looks rural," said Lori Openden, director of casting for NBC's gritty cop show. "You must get a feel that they belong on the hill, that they belong in a lower socioeconomic level." ro r ' * t li o ^ olifnminn vy[ywiiutn i WJWCIJ inw v^cini wi 11 id 11 IWWIV, the blond, beach-boy type and anybody who looks like an actor." "For the purpose of the story line, the writers will write Latin, black or white on the script," Openden said. "Then 1 meet with the producers and director about the characters. When 1 audition, I want criminals who look like criminals. Our show doesn't have a lot of white-collar crime." Besides incorporating hard knocks and hot sidewalks into their characters, the irregular WELCOME TO ... /A) ^T?1 J ?^^^^FAMOUS J I VILLAGE SQUARE CE J SUMTER ST., ACROSS I GRANBY VILLAGE CTR., CI I OPEN 7 DAYS A W IuHivicnuuivi u \ REGULAF ? Our Regular 1/8 lb. G ? with Mustard, Our Se @ & Our Deli( # SANDY'! 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But even the skiing can't resur- !<! rect this inane movie. g some changes players on "Hill Street" must act with a passion and, often, a touch of humor. "Hill Street" gets highly trained per- ;j! formers because many actors are fans of the ';!> show and covet the roles. And, more than any other show, "Hill Z Street" hires black and Hispanic actors ? for roles on both sides of the criminal justice ;S system. > "We're real careful about bad guys not always being black or Hispanic," Openden <;!; said. "We rotate the criminals as much as we \\\ can. But the problem is that 'Hill Street' takes place in a ghetto, and certain types of Ij! people tend to live on the hill." ?;!; Openden, who helped cast the original )\\ "Hill Street Blues" pilot three years ago, 1; said much of casting was intuitive. <;!; She fought successfully for Daniel Travanti as the rock-steady Capt. Frank Furillo, although NBC wanted a bigger name. 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