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Heavy metal barrage Bto h^town ^morrow T. . I 1,1 A ?? premier heavy metal groups In the music World today. Iron Maiden and Twisted Sister Will be performing in what promises. tobe a show of top-quality heavy metal. , Iron Maiden, a British band, was formed Jft |976 and began touring in 1980 after the release of their first album, "Iron When "Iron Maiden" was released in , 1980, the line-up included Steve Harris on D$vc Murray and Dennis Stratton on guitar, Paul Di'anno on vocals and Ciive Burr Oh drums. Maiden touried . t H. . If i4L ^ tn^ _tor yuaas albumi^ ' ' > THE FITINESJ : HP: "' ^9HHS ' ~ ** *v TH ;. urn . HIT SEMESTER MEMBERSHIP ? LOWEST PRICE IN 7 1 NAUTILUS AND AEROBICS CLASSES ^ Actors shine i By Andy Duncan Three weeks ago I would have described Matt Dillon as a second-rate Marlon Brando imitator, but I've changed my mind. The reason is "The Flamingo Kid," a charming bit of cclluloid that crept unheralded into the Christmas movie season like a surprise package under the tree. Garry Marshall directed the movie from a script co-authored by Neal Marshall. As Garry was the man behind such noisy TV fare as "Laverne and Shirley," no one expected him to turn up with a quiet, funny, sensitive little movie like this one. The year is 1963, and Jeffrey Willis (Dillon), a Brooklyn teen-ager, lands a summer job parking cars at a garish Long Island beach club. There he comes under the wing of fast-talking Phil Brody (Richard Crenna), a smooth operator who gets the kid promoted to cabana boy, dazzles him with his prowess at playing gin and fills his head with irir irxnr /\f Itfn i n f li? fiit lono \ c o rnci I It vnivin u i 111 v. ill niv. t?r>i lauv.. a ivjuii, Jeffrey decides to go to wck with Brody rather than waste his time in college, which leads to conflict with his father,played by Hector Elizondo. While this is going on, Jeffrey falls for Brody's stunning niece, played by Janet Jones, and copes with the many eccentric denizens of the beach club. It's a simple story, simply told, but the script is funny and the cast impeccable, right down to the smallest roles. Director Marshall daringly plays Dillon against type by making Jeffrey rather a good-natured klutz, and Dillon handles the physical humor remarkably well. On his first ~ . 1... i... ?> ^ VIMl IU IIIC L1UU, I1C Irtll I dUjU^I iniii^tii iu ail uncomfortable canvas chair, leading a neighbor to ask if he has to use the bathroom. At the Brody mansion, he oops a soap ball into his mouth, thinking it's candy. While sitting on the seashore rocks with his girl, he slips down a crack and gets stuck. Dillon has never been allowed to play this sort of thing before, but he has the same ability to do slapstick without becoming a v CHALLtlN<i[ l TBI TOTALLY *? FIT FAMILY I fl FITNESS CENTER INLY m 0^ ON MAIN STREET ONLY 4 BLOCKS FROM CAMPUS in surprising t buffoon and losing his charm that Cary Grant and Peter Sellers had. It's a rare talent, and he should show us more of it. Crenna, one of our most underrated ac tors, has a plum role here; his Hrouy is a creaturc of satin shirts, sunglasses and cigars whose sales pitches are so convincing he believes them himself. After bragging about one of his fancy sports cars, he changes his tune when Jeffrey asks to drive it. "You don't want to drive that," he warns. "It's got no windshield. Ever hit a bug at 180?" The third part of the triangle is Elizondo, ( /'/ | BraC"^' ^ !/'^^ ;^y , r= ' ' ' v, '* _^[ f^Ht^^Blr- <J Matt Dillon gets gin lessons from Richard Cre PA\ I B 2909 p,at 3102 Broad The National Stud Association says, <<TT A T 7T? I n/\ v n I ANOTHEI 1 ? choose between 75 c< |j ? pay regular Carolina || ? meet new people I ? see new places. fe For more information vis gj Room 108 een comedy who perfectly conveys the weariness and pride of a blue-collar father who can't understand why his son has suddenly, in his opinion, gone crazy. When he visits the club and sees that Jeffrey is ashamed of him, Elizondo's facc is a marvelous mixture of pain and rage. Finally, no discussion of "The F-lamingo Kid" would be complete without special mention of the daz/.ling Janet Jones. Forget the technical brilliance of "Ghostbusters" and "2010." Jones is without a doubt the year's finest visual effect. v10Bi,< 4 : ''}A{ ; j B&jgBiSp' mmL. P^^-?.' Vt'\^-]?^Y?. zlKf/2i7t~J/'~. nna in "The Flamingo Rni." f MORE? R( NECKLACES | ? Compare at $30 H ELRY WAREHOUSE? I ^ t Springs Rd. Decker Mall H I River Rd. 601 S. Main St. ? ent Exchange , FUN AT ^ a ^ jt nr fl I < (JAMFUb! || alleges and universities g] tuition |] ?it Russell House, West Wing, B or call 7-5116. I|