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'Casual Actor brings Michael J. Fox stars in Columbia ties of War as Pfc. Eriksson, an ine: who wages a bitter battle of cor Sereeant and thp. rp.ct nf hie cnnad ? vent them from committing an atroci "Eriksson is a normal guy, an ord into extraordinary circumstances," I very sensitive and emotional person, by the end of the film that he ha understanding of what is right and w Fox says when director Brian DeF script, "I read it, and it troubled me i ing, and I saw that there was no waj sibly do it" But the project was impossible to my agent and said, 'I'm in,' and it w "I have always wanted to work > cause he's such a fluid storyteller. ] tor without robbing you of any fe making you think that you aren't i choices; he sets up an environment work." DePalma feels Fox brings strengi along with emotional depth to Eriksj ribly difficult role because the charj tremp. ncvrhnlntriral anH pmnfinnal r out the movie, and Michael had a tre integrity in everything he did," DePa Eriksson is the "cherry" of the s been in Vietnam for three weeks w wildering nighttime firefight, he beet a caved-in Viet Cong tunnel. As Eriksson struggles to free hi soldier closes in on him from under; Adapting "Being here a week before school starts helps with adjustments for new students, because they have plenty of time to get acquainted with their campus, dorm and roommate," Greenlaw said. The week's activities began last Sunday with a welcome presentaWEL I rt> 1 a _ _ n 1$iu on ail pei The G Y Live yes Bu Give yourself Order the 194 Simply fill < enclose I gm i ~ InM V89:90 LJ butl'c posta Name: SS#: Address: Mail form and payme The USC Columbia, SC 29 ties of ]/ i depth to cha Pictures' Casual- out to strike when xperienced soldier loose and saves his iscience with his Shortly after, Brc is he tries to pre- man with just a fev ty. killed by a sniper ir inary man thrown ful village. Brown'! 7ox says. "He's a a conflict that has n , and he discovers s a very definite When the group rong." range reconnaissan alma sent him the men they'll be takii md it was disturb- ? a young womar f that I could pos- they are out in the j Torn by his loyal resist, "so I called who saved his life, ent from there. conscience before I vith DePalma be- the girl. He'll guide an ac- But the others, eling of value or sergeant's will, and naking your own protective circle of I in which you can On the dangerou U.S. forces, Erikssi th and conviction from his comrade son. "It was a ter- enemy, tcter is under ex- "Casualties of Wi jressures through- sical tragedy, and i mendous sense of unique," DePalma s lma said. "Michael J. Fox quad. He's only and antagonist in a hen, during a be- abduction of a Vie )mes entrapped in one man tries to pi ing, ne saia. mself, an enemy During the pre-p ground and is ab- put through a fori Continued from page IB tion at the Koger Center for the Arts by USC President James Holderman and ended Saturday with a concert featuring "Hootie and the Blowfish" at the intramural field. 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Var' llenging role Meserve (Sean Penn) yanks him life. >wn (Erik King), the squad's radio v weeks left in his tour of duty, is i what had appeared to be a peace5 death fuels his buddies' anger at 0 boundaries. is ordered on a dangerous longce mission, Meserve informs his lg along some "portable R and R" 1 they will kidnap and rape while ungle. Ity to his squad, including the man , Eriksson struggles with his own Tying to stop them from harming willing or not, have bent to the Eriksson stands alone, outside the the squad. s mission, isolated from the other on suddenly has as much to fear is-in-arms as he does from the jr has all of the elements of a clasthat's what makes it exciting and aid. and Sean Penn play protagonist dramatic story that deals with the tnamese girl by a squad and how event the inevitable from happeniroduction period, the actors were n of military training, with two and behavioral expectations, as 40 percent of the University's behavioral problems involved freshmen last year, said Greenlaw. "Carolina Preview is the mama bird and the new students are the baby birds. When (Carolina Preview) is over, the students are goiCK! | j LS I I I highlighting | ~TTi57 1tr FOR HAIR 2002 Greene St. in Five Points Black r L. igam. ft memories, yearbook, m below, d mail! GC ok to the address below, s postage & handling). book through registration, osed is a check for $2 k to the address below. ierrior? Yes No (Circle one) 3 SOPH JUN SEN GRAD ice, PO Box 85131, ["HE GARNET & BLACK. I Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn stj Vietnam War. Vietnam veterans overseeing that train "We got into a grunt frame of m Fox said about the rigors of the traini say that the bugs don't know it's a doesn't know it's a movie and the ant a movie." Di*/\^n/*HAn ka nro r> in AjumhJ?1 C\Q O ^ x iuuuv^uuii ill npiu lyoo U ing to test their wings and some will fail. We have a string of nets under the tree to catch these students," Harrison said. He is referring to the many offices which contribute to keeping Carolina students physically, mentally and socially well. A few of SS-jgsfeSfgg TZCRYSTrc rRABTREE?? ?lEcDnEPARTMENTrERAMI I FUTONS! Experier Portable, easy to a Factory Direi Futon Cot Quality hand-cral white-washed oak * 718 Santee Avenue In 5 Points i m v ? wSKv t . ? >;Wm ? 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