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I THE WOODY WAY: Woody Harrelson stars as a cowboy Pepper Lewis i 'The Cowboy Way." isfiU i t? n -Dull oir< | I II j? One hot at the b( 1994 had a summer of hits and misses in the movie Industry. By STEPHEN BROWN Staff Writer Neither the best or the worst of times, the summer movie season of 1994 was still one of the biggest moneymaking seasons in history. Although there was no film that ? reached jurassic-sized grosses, many av> f Vi ai l? alim rrVlf 1111110 suaccucu Ull LI1C11 unil ilgllb. Some failed just as colossally. The surprise hit of the summer was Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump," the tale of a man with a low I.Q. who goes on to great success in life. Audiences were dazzled by the special effects which involved placing Forrest in old news footage so it appeared as if he were actually interacting with historical figures such as John Kennedy and John Lennon. But audiences were more (amazed by how adeptly director Robert Zemeckis and his incredible cast pulled off powerhouse performances in this crowd-pleasing epic. This extended history lesson of the last thirty years is a winning adventure, an intimate charI acter study, and a heartfelt romance all J rolled into one. * "The Lion Kine" brought adults and ^a a r , ^ MSe*^ softy?9ted "N* (1a i * ^ v. . ' ' iM&MS.-" Mail. Brii below to 1 for your f Septemb< i i I i GET $5 I BACK | ON | Columbia Mall Present this Coo/pon with your mall rece gift certificates. Redemption booth is locatec Offer good now tl To Get To G ?et to 277. Get off at Parklane Roe pea*" | Di?i*y | summer \ on# )x office i Goldberg and Jeremy Irons, the char- WL acters splashed to life in a world of vivid colors and high action. With musical J" production numbers by Elton John and "^l Tim Rice, this psychedelic safari has r= people all over the nation hugging their very own Simba plush toys and humming "Hakuna Matata," an African term for "no worries." "Speed" made Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock the new action stars of choice as they attempted to diffuse a bomb aboard a speeding passenger bus. Dennis Hopper makes yet another comeback as the explosive-toting villain. What may have seemed like "Die Hard"-on-a-bus was actually the most consistently entertaining action movie ? of the summer. In comparison, the flop "Blown Away" and the hit "True Lies" could not hold a candle to this blazing R( hit. Late summer winners include Susan Sarandon as a tough rookie lawyer th r<i;?* ? ill llie vucut, nai i laun r ui a taiung 111 reprising his Jack Ryan character in gu "Clear and Present Danger," and Jim as Carrey tooning it up as "The Mask." he "Maverick," the western spoof with th Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster, and A] "Wolf," with Jack Nicholson as a were- ar wolf, were moderate hits. Despite inex- sli plicable critical raves, "Wolf was most Ji likely not the film audiences hoped it er would be. Jot Enou Spendir v This S( A Nnf A 1 IV/t ? X Shop for all the th p to $10 in gift certificat ncr vmir rnall rpreints wil LJL^ J V/ VAX XXXIAXX X VVVX^/ VK/ T I X! the Customer Service Ce ree gift certificates. But' iy 5th. GET $10 BACK ON $100 Columbia Mall ipts and get $5 or $10 back in Columbia Mall I at the Customer Service Center in Center Court, nrough September 5th. olumbia Mall: id and take a right. Mall is 1/2 mil n '' ^ 111 UE COMEBACK: Arnold Schwarzer rue Lies." jjjjjB Wl flk m: JNAWAY HIT: Keanu Reeves is Jacl Since so many films were released is summer, there were plenty of duds the mix. Rob Reiner's "North" was ilty on all counts, especially of posing a comedy. The baseball strike didn't lp "Little Big League" or "Angels in e Outfield" make a homerun either, id early comedies "The Cowboy Way" id "Renaissance Man" didn't get a big ice of the movie grosses either. Even ilia Roberts didn't have the star powto propell "I Love Trouble" to the top igh It IT Lg ivion 3meste] nymort j migs yuu neeu es at Columbia th the Coo/pon :nter at the mall Hurry! Offer ends n i i I I I I I I i -n I I I I I I . ' ?i_ i e oil rigni. 20th Contury Fox iegger is superspy Harry Tasker in -? lw2.... \S&M 20th Century Fox < Travern in "Speed." of the charts. And "Beverly Hills Cop 3" and "City Slickers T probably signal the end of those series. Overall, it was a diverse summer Imn im nnfU'OAmAfUinrf frtv o\row;or?fl Tn lilicrup VT1U1 OUUICUUlig 1U1 CTC1JUUC. XI1 the fall we can expect to see "Star Trek Generations," Tom Cruise in "Interview with the Vampire,"Jodie Foster and Liam Neeson in "Nell," Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins in "Legends of the Fall," and more as Hollywood gears up for yet another successful season. ey r?