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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 24 Nov 1982, p. 15

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While Jekyll would appear to be a disciple of the New Celibacy, much to the frustration of the hospital adminis- trator's daughter he's engaged to, his drug- released alter ego is a It's a last laugh that typifies the off-beat and often downright bi- zarre sense of humor predominant through- out the movie. Stevenson’s basic premise of two con- trasting personalities existing within the same person is about all that is retained by the writers of Jekyll And Hyde . . . Together Again. From that starting point. they have developed a free- wheeling farce that parodies contemporary trends in fashion, music, sex and even medicine. Movie "ViOW Last laugh typifies bizarre Jokyllllidillyelle WESTMOUNT PLACE WATERLOO A BABY BEEF LIVER Smothered in onions and beef gravy. Hash browned potatoes and vegetables. can? KID. A bowl of our delicious homemade soup. A bowl of tossed green salad. SUPER SUPPER SPECIALS Served on Saturday: a Sundays from s to " pm. The movie consists of a slap-dash collection of almost non-stop vi- sual and verbal gags. predictably of widely varying impact. In both technique and content. the picture bears a strong resem- blance at times to the recent Young Doctors In Love. sexual gymnast with a particular lust for a young punk singer. Some of the humor in Jekyll And Hyde seems primarily intended for those who have an in- depth familiarity with Mark Blentleld'e researching of a secret formula to alter man's state turns the dedicated doctor intova wild, womanizing, lewd, crude and extremely popular and hideous hipster in Paramount Pictures“ “Jekyll end Hyde . . . Together Agni." Ul the current California social scene, but this is a film which exploits so many different sources of comedy that there is literally something in it to amusejust about ev- erybody. 7 The performance of one Mark Btankfietd in the title roles is proba- bly the movie's most engaging feature. Looking at times very much like Marty Feld- man, Blankfield's dual portrayal is a tour-de- force in physical humor, to a consider- able extent in the mould of slapstick co- BE SALISBURY STEAK Topped with mushtooms and beef gravy. Choice of potatoes. vegetables of the day. DAILY MARIA" medians from the lent-film era. Other characters in the picture are pre- sented in acceptably funny fashion by actors whose names won't likely be readily recog- nized by the general movie-goipg audience. Some of the gags are pretty gross, many are completely predict- able, and certainly a lot are hammered home without a trace of subtlety or refinement. but overall Jekyll And Hyde . . . Together Again provides a good- ly quantity of laughs. si- Waiter Stewart, at " pm. in whose book Towers of Turret lounge on Gold: Feet ot Clay, was top floor of the Stu harshly critical of the Union Building. Canadian banking sys- freshmen: and tem, will speak next versalion will it Tuesday at Wilfrid his presentation. Lauder University. -- ,, - Wilmer . to speak at Laurier OPEN: “on, Ttttts., Thurs. 11:30 MIL-2:30 um. 4:30 mum-10:30 pm Fri. 11:30 asn.-2:30 p.m.. 4:30-1:11) a.m., Sat. 11:30 a.m.-12:w midnight Sun. tt:30 ant-10:“) pm. CLOSED 0N TUESDAYS. 160 UNIVERSITYAVE. W., WATERLOO (Neat to u otW) i ttattt4ie SHRIMP, EGG ON RICE ste. s; an, SALTED CHICKEN ON RICE I: " j, il DIM-SUM will be served for lunch f, V? XE m on Saturdays and Sundays _Ltgtduk PHONE 888-6600 . tatpfhtor oftheStttdeat Union Building. Re- freshments and con- versuion will (allow his presentation. Chinese style BBQ & Seafood Featuring sizzling Hot Plate Come in and try our chef's Hot Pot Specialties. A Ar-, COMBINATION DISH FOR ONE . 5295 Your Choice Each BEEF mm WITH Cr'"sse't'd e BLACK MAN ON RICE ijifei 8.8.Q. PORK BEAN CURO ON RICE imam “mu ErEifiirm15it Laurier Bookstore. mainly as a way of Introducing Laurler students to some of Canada's top writers. Earlier speakers in the series were Alice Munro and Pierre Ber- ton. Margaret Atwood will speak at Laurier March Is, 1983. PAC,L°

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