weap being reple power some near t the d Thun attack posed The Michigan Daily - Saturday, May 14, 1983-- Page 11 'Blue Thunder' aborts on takeoff (Continuedfrom Page e) leaving the white ones standing.- (Of not care enough about that message to pletely missing. Taking into account course, the red manikinsare the com- keep from glorifying the image he wan- the good things, I do not say that the ons for that matter, are seen as munists who are okay to shoot down, ted to condemn. film is really bad, only mediocre. morally wrong, why is the film and the white ones capitalists, who are While most films are necessarily te with scenes that glorify the innocent). We do mourn, however, as a In the film's favor, there is some ex- mediocre, I don't think this mediocre r of these weapons? For example, few of the white manikins are shot as citement; it is not a slow moving film in film is worth seeing. It simply doesn't ten or fifteen minutes are taken well in the demonstration. the sense of being tedious. There is make it as the "action film" it was sup- the start of the film demonstrating some violence, some nudity, some posed to be - the helicopter doesn't destructive capabilities of Blue This inconsistency in the message of passion, some gratification, a definite carry the show though it valiantly tries, der. In a simulation of a terrorist the film is understandable: while the movement and a definite conclusion; and none of the other characters or the k situation, the helicopter is sup- filmmaker wanted to have a serious and while most of these things are em- plot do anything but magnify Blue (to shoot down red manikins while message as a part of the movie, he did bryonic, we cannot say they are com- Thunder's inability to impress. Cafornian triumphs at pageant KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An aspiring dentist who became the newest miss USA says she'll probably use her winnings to set up an office. Julie Lynne Hayek, a part-time model from La Canada, Calif., won the crown Thursday night in Knoxville and -will go on to represent the United States in the Miss Universe contest July 11 in St. Louis. She won more than $150,000, including about $90,000 in cash and scholarships, a sports car, a mink coat and a Hollywood screen test. "I'll probably set up an office with all the money when it's all over," said the 22-year-old senior at the University of California-Los Angeles. She got 3 hours sleep before facing reporters yesterday morning. "It was so exciting," she said, sitting in bed and wearing her crown, sash and a red bathrobe. "You never think you're going to win. It's slowly sinking in." Fifty-one young women from all the states and the District of Columbia competed in the contest. Miss Texas, Lisa Gayle Allred, 21, of Fort Worth, was chosen first runner-up. Miss South Carolina, Margaret to be Allison Grisso, 21, of Columbia, was t he's chosen second runner-up, and Miss oy, is Louisiana, Pamela Jo Forest, 20, of e por- Baton Rouge, was third. Miss North ensical Dakota, Elizabeth Jaeger, 22, of Fargo, al with was named fourth runner-up. o. dy. It d Doc- On Tuesday, May 10, we ran a review ighter. of two books published by Crossroads person for tomorrow Ubi? and Eureka. These crazy books are available at Ulrich's and the pulent Inteflex office in East Quad (209 Tyler). atever We hope this helps you in your search knimal for these delightful works written for you by your fellow students. side of Akroyd and Brooks team up in 'Doctor Detroit.' MOVIE OF THE WEEK: The doctor is.. By Joshua Bilmes D OCTOR DETROIT is a slick piece of Hollywood filmmaking. The general practitioners of tinseltown have obviously spent a lot of time making sure its every element is in per- fect condition - and it shows. The film is smooth, carefully engineered, has a sountrack that screams to become a gold record and is truly a perfect sum- mer entertainment. It is just what the doctor ordered. The screenplay by Carl Gottlieb and others is another smooth piece of work. It is full of the many coincidences for which Hollywood is famous. It is full of laughs, some of which come at the ex- pense of logic and character. It does not matter, though, because the questions do not arise until the audience has safely left the theater after being enter- tained for a few hours. The cast which acts things out is a solid one, led by Dan Akroyd and Howard Hesseman. Hesseman plays a smooth-talking man who borrowed 80,000 dollars from the mob, which is represented by an overweight woman who runs Ma's Limousines. He uses the money to acquire a beautiful penthouse and a bevy of beautiful girls with alluring names like Jasmine and Thelma, along with a chauffeur, with the name of Diavolo. As Devo starts things off with a song, Hesseman sees Dan Akroyd taking his daily "walk." Akroyd plays an English professor at a college, of which his father is Chancellor, and which is about to go bankrupt unless it gets a big en- dowment check from a wealthy alum- nus. Shortly after that, Ma's men grab Hesseman and take him to Ma. She wants her money, which Hesseman does not have. To save his skin, he in- vents the character of Doctor Detroit who supposedly took the money and is starting to move to Chicago, which Ma considers her territory. She wants to meet the Doctor. Hesseman needs to produce. Hesseman, then, goes to dinner, where he and his harem bump into none other than the crazy professor who they saw while driving around earlier in the day. What a coincidence! Hesseman uses his alluring girls to get Akroyd drawn into the scheme a little bit. After he splits town, the girls and Diavolo manage to get our mild mannered professor further and further into things. He becomes Doctor Detroit. The girls help out Akroyd when the pressures of entertaining the en- dowment-bearing alumnus get to be too much. On and on it goes. None of it really makes any sense. The Dan Akroyd character especially is a mess. The filmmakers try having it Akroy both ways, one moment he has serious and the next momen playing Doctor Detroit. And b Doctor Detroit something. Th trayal is hilarious, but it is nonse to think that the man is a crimink any chance of taking over Chicag But this is, after all, a come exists to make people laugh. An tar Detroit generates a lot of lau It presses the right buttons. Al being in two places at once, disguises, crazy people, and an o penthouse. It even has the "wh becomes of ..." ending which A House made famous. The only flaw with the film, out its utter ridiculousness, is the fa Howard Hesseman drops out so He has a great talent for comedy he has exhibited over and over al "Soap", "WKRP", "Saturday Live" and others. Perhaps if h stayed around, the film could hav just as funny without having to re classic Hollywood coincidence a probability. At least Dan Akroyd is on hand entire affair. He, too, shows a n knack for comedy. Director M Pressman might not do anythin but he does the old stuff very wel tor Detroit is the perfect thing to an evening with. It entertains, an There's a long tradition of Holl doctoring behind it. ct that soon. which gain in Night he had e been sort to nd ira- for the narked fichael g new, 1. Doc- spend d well. lywood I Phone 764-0558 i i