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Moviegoei LIGHTSCAME RARE ACTION STEPHEN BROWN Staff Writer MIXED NUTS it (out of four stars) A few holiday seasons ago, comic actor Steve Martin asked us to take a "Leap of Faith" at the box office. Now he provokes the desire for viewers to take great leaps of death as he and the ensemble cast crack open "Mixed Nuts," a wacky comedy about the misadventures of suicide hotline operators on Christmas Eve. ?**: i j: i xt t7_i /?oi ivjLiAeu n uus, uii w;ieu uy iNurd r>piiruxi x. oit*;pless in Seattle") is a loose, aimless attempt to translate the humor of the French cult film "Le Pere Noel est une Ordure" for American audiences. Steve Martin (Tather of the Bride") plays Philip, the hapless ring leader at the suicide hot?Mf jap ENTRIE Srwctotyi (3bec&m \ TOURNAMEN 3 on 3 BaskeH; in Gym 308 < Triples Volleyb in Gym 306 i 1 Mark you 1 Semi-Anni "LATE I ; ; Friday, Dece ? This event is open , Please bring 3 1 Weight Room o| until midmgh ! Find the Hiddc Reindeer for Pri This event is spoi Office of ; Register to win door p Carolina's Bookstore, I Sounds Familiar, Jeff ] ; T Actual events am ? rs should line circus. Difficulties pile up one by one as hi fiancee dumps him (1 didn't want to tell you thi over the phone. I really wanted to fax you," sh says), and he and his staff are being evicted fron their Life Savers office. Rita Wilson ("Volunteers") plays the dream; Catherine who hopes she will find a miracle t redeem her lonely Christmas. Although some times she is tangled in strings of Christmas lights she is constantly cheerful ("She could find th bright side of a plague"). Madeline Kahn ("Young Frankenstein") take the role of the bitter widow Blanche Munchnik the resident curmudgeon. Other associates an the landlord Stanley (TVs Garry Shandling), cos tume shop owner Grade (Juliette Lewis of "Cap* Fear") and her artist husband Felix (Anthon; LaPaglia of "Betsy's Wedding"). S CLOSE: Rec Aet 91it at 5:00fwn all r calendars noi ual USC STRI MIGHT AT 1 ?mber 9,1994 8 Blatt P.E. Cen and free of charge to all U ^our USC ID to be admitte Pen JHWfc ^ jfavL ?Jse Ji V CN / \uuu\ izes "isored by: Office of A.. Campus Recreation, G rizes generously donated by lussell House University Bo< Price Tennis Ski & Skate, US his schedule is for informational p d times may change due to fundinj -i^ r~ ii^>i il" U\f>i pass on M s As for the plot, there is none. "Mixed Nuts" s functions as a series of vignettes, sometimes ree lated and sometimes not, which occur on the a busiest holiday of the year. From phone callers who think they have called a sex line to other basketcases who get a hold of the address and make themselves at home, a wild assortment of people begin to congregate, much to Philip's dismay e "Mixed Nuts" is a hodge podge of throwaway jokes and witless situations. It becomes difficult to find a reason why so many great comic talents got involved in the film. After the latest "Pink g Panther" movie, flicks like "The Man With One Red Shoe, and now this mixed mess, maybe Holg lywood should lay off the French imports for a y while. Clever comic tenches include a touch-tone UPS ARE S ON NOW l up in the Office of Campus reation, 202 Blatt PE Center. Call 777-5261 for more information. * * rfyi???yy? ** <?? #*> HOLIDAY AEROBICS CLASS Free Aerobics Class beginning at 8 pm A in Gym 307 v - it's BACK! ESS BLOWOU HE BLATT" pm -12 midnight ter SC students, faculty & staff. ;d into the P.E. Center. Fun for Everyone in attendance I fee- Free Food, Music & Door Prizes Lcohol & Drug Programs, iAMMA & Pepsi. Addam's University Bookstore okstore, Peaches Music & Videc C Athletic Department & more! urposes only. g or programmatic decisions. artin's 'Mb phone prompt for when no one is staffing the sui- r< cide hotline and multiple exchanges of last year's s< fruitcake. But the gags simply do not add up. fc One of the film's comic highlights involves a tl drag queen who convinces Philip to dance. Their e tango sequence is an excuse for Martin to exhibit a] some of his trademark slapstick physical come- i dy, which is much needed amidst otherwise slim comic pickings. Adam Sandler of "Saturday Night Live" shows ce up as a hilariously annoying, ukulele-playing oi character who serenades Philip and Catherine ei as they discover their love for each other. His song, which he dubs "a work in progress," is one of the most spontaneous and ridiculously funny fi parts of the movie. tl: All the way through the film, and even through tl thp r*>?nliitinn nhmit flip mnoif r>f PVirict-maa oc ] 111 [il 11T'Jm [ r\^A/r Souti One-way f Atlanta Jc $49 _ Baltimore $99 Rah 1610 Greene Street 799-55 > The Carolina Chaplains Associatic * > The Carolina Chaplains Association promotes cooperation and fellowship ( the foundation of the diversity of > religious life at Carolina. All association members support th< role of healthy religious development as a significant part of higher - education. I All of the chaplains and counselors \ the Carolina Chaplains Association a c avauaDie ior counseling and spintual ft guidance. 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