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- From: lsmith@myria.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith)
- Subject: Re: Has anyone seen this film?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.234149.26577@news2.cis.umn.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec17.075854.2543@inland.com> <adobrien.724934419@unix1.tcd.ie>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:41:49 GMT
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- In article <adobrien.724934419@unix1.tcd.ie> adobrien@unix1.tcd.ie (Austin O'Brien) writes:
- >In <1992Dec17.075854.2543@inland.com> deck@inland.com writes:
- >
- >
- >> Has anyone seen a new film starring Anthony Hopkins entitled,"The
- >>Efficiency Expert"? Siskel and Ebert raved about it and claimed it was a
- >>'90's version of the popular British comedies of the '50's (MAke Mine Mink,
- >>I'm All Right, Jack,etc). It involved Hopkins as the title character who comes
- >>to "straighten out" an Austrailian toy factory. This film hasn't shown up in
- >>the Chicago area as yet and I was curious about it.
-
- Odd, I thought both Gene and Roger were based in Chicago.
-
- >I believe the film is entitled 'Spotswood'.
- >
- >(But may be I'm thinking of a different Hopkins picture)
-
- Same movie, different title. Some marketing person probably didn't like
- Spotswood.
-
- The movie blew into Minneapolis-St Paul for maybe a week or two. The
- Siskel and Ebert review didn't get aired until maybe a month after the movie
- left town.
-
- Sounds like it would have been worth seeing. I'll have to look for it on
- video.
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- Lance "Cr2O3.2H2O" Smith | "I guess you're right. The town would be better
- (lsmith@cs.umn.edu) | off if you had never been born. Now, I'll never
- Formerly disgusted. | get my wings. Well, what are you waiting for?
- Now just amused. | Go ahead and jump!" _It's a Wonderful Nut_
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