Calling Chalfon Hill
For A Repeat Success
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BOAZ RIR SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
nlike their American coun-
terparts, who have made
a science out of it, Israeli
filmmakers rarely make
sequels. (They may be bad film-
makers, for the most part, but
they have a heart).
Asi Dayan is trying to equal
the success of one of Israel's most
celebrated cult classics, by mak-
ing a sequel to Chalfon Hill
Doesn't Answer, Maariv reports.
In Chalfon Hill Returns Home,
set to be released this summer,
Mr. Dayan will try to recapture
the zaniness of three reserve-
duty soldiers serving in the
desert.
If their conversations are even
half as insane as they were in the
original movie, Israeli audiences
are in for a treat. Just consider
this vintage piece of movie dia-
logue magic from Chalfon Hill;
Commander: "What will you
do if the Egyptians approach the
base?"
Shika (one of the three re-
servists): "What we did in 1956."
Commander: "What did you do
in 1956?"
Shika: "What kind of a ques-
tion is that ... what we did in
1948."
Commander: "And what did
/ you do in 1948?"
Shika: "Who can remember, it
was 30 years ago."
Israeli critics, however, were
not impressed. In fact, they hat-
ed the original movie more than
stale popcorn. 'There's no Chal-
fon in this movie ...," Maariv
wrote in 1976. 'There is a hill, but
it is not answering."
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Crime Pays Shekels
Israelis must be watching too
many action films. T a st year goes
down as the most criminally ac-
tive in the Jewish state's history,
according to Yediot Aharonot.
The crimes that dominated the
news included murder, kidnap-
ping, bank robbery and casino
gambling, Yediot Aharonot re-
ports.
The media paid a particularly
close interest to bank robberies,
which was up 200 percent from
1994 and 500 percent from 1993,
according to Yediot Aharonot..
Fifty-five banks, mostly in the
Tel Aviv area, were robbed by Is-
raelis of post-b'nai mitzvah ages
— from 16 to 80, according to
Yediot Aharonot.
The police have solved half of
the cases, sending 13 robbers to
prison for sentences ranging from
18 months to seven years, ac-
cording to Yediot Aharonot..
Last year also goes down as
the year Israel was introduced to
car-jacking, according to Yediot
Aharonot.
The car-jacker, Jeffrey Martin,
deposited the checks he found in
the car in a bank in Netanya,
Yediot Aharonot reports.
- When he returned to the bank
to sell the car to the bank's man-
ager, who had called to say he
agreed to buy it, Mr. Martin was
arrested by the police, Yediot
Aharonot reports. There were
also plenty of regular car rob-
beries last year. In fi et, it was a
record year, with most of the
stolen vehicles ending up in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip.
What's next for 1996? Well,
gambling may no longer be a
problem - - Israel is expected to
make casinos legal, Yediot
Aharonot reports.
As for bank robberies —
maybe next year, the banks will
start hiring guards. At this rate,
however, they may not be able to
afford to pay them.
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