A ‘Harry and Walter’ don’t shine in Big Apple film By DANIEL GIAT There is nothing really wrong with “Harry and Walter Go To New York” — there is just nothing particularly outstanding about it. from the technical, through the dramatic, to the very backbone of the whole project. The film isn't special be au e from “The Sting" to “All The President's Men". we've been taken to the extremes of the crime genre. And in contrast. “Harry and Walter" is pure fun and games without any kind of com- mitment to the audience. The fact is. “Harry and Wal- ter" is a very decent film which r\'\\‘\:\'.\:x‘\. / g BIC l I: Q RIP I g -6 9 3 / / / O’ FRAN MDRIARTY tr) PAUL MDRIARTY .\‘_\'.\.'\X."\'.\‘.\Z\'.\. 4 fffffffffffffffflfi § PLAYBOY . On Sale Now 3\f,\...\'.\_'\'.\.'\3?\'.\'.\'.\_'_\.‘_‘ C\'R\KT X ‘~ '.\-.\‘.\’\',‘~ Z‘-".\'.\'.\.'\'.‘~;.‘ .X'\ PHONE II 203] 429-7652 CHAIN AND SF-‘ROCKET BICYCLE SHOP BIKES - PARTS ‘- REP/uns - ACCESSORIES T" \'_\'.\1'\.'\'_\.\ :\Z\'_\‘>C‘- .'.\\.'\'X\'.‘ \’.\".\».'.\ :\T.\:\Z\X\\’.\X.‘\'.\'.\ THE BEST PIZZA might have been considered out- standing twenty years ago for its cleverness. But today. when every crime-comedy or.actor team within it is viewed in light of “The Sting”, or Newman-Redford. it is too easy to become disappointed and ultimately dissatisfied. As a fact. the plot of “Harry and Walter" is at least as complex as “The Sting", and it relies less on the already estab- lished romantic value of its two stars. and more on real comedy. And although Elliot Gould has starred in light drama, neither he nor James Caan are in the least way experienced in comedy. much less slapstick. In other words. “Harry and Walter" is a much more respecta- ble film than “The Sting".Addi- tionally. if the film's unfortunate - title could have been salvaged before release, I am sure the film would be taken more seriously. One would not be taxed greatly to identify the sour rae in the HOLIDAY MALL. RT. 195 STDRRS. CONN. D6268 '. .\"_\'..\.‘\'.\.'\"..\..'K.\.'\'\”. \'.\'.\..'Y.\.’\'.\.'\N‘.‘ We Deliver Buy 4 get 1 free Bringing you up to date on the wonderful world, of higher education, the October issue of PLAYBOY features our ever-popular Campus-Action Chart. showing where the collegiate fun is (and isn't) these days. Plus our 1976 Student Poll on current student attitudes and behavior. guaranteed to knock you right off your preconceived notions. WILLINGTON PIZZA D,NZil()'NWNT "TU '51’! production — it is Elliot Gould. as usual. But if we must live with his feebleheaded and mooselike ex- pressiveness. and if that is all directors want of him although he has proved himself capable of better (Mash. Little Murders). it can only be considered a pity. So. we'll have to work around him. Gould and James Caan play a couple of aspiring Vaudevillians. Caan. however, is a bit of a thief. and a bungler of one at that. and he and Gould (Harry and Walter) are promptly escorted to the Penitentiary. There they meet and ply ser- vant to a dashing. aristocratic safecracker. Adam Worth (Mi- chael Caine: let us applaud his return to the cinema). who has the penitentiary staff under his thumb while he is conveniently detained in his plush cell. Worth is visited by Lissa Chest- nut (Diane Keaton). the editor of an underground newspaper who is out to destroy Worth's reputa- tion as a respectable criminal. She is shocked by Worth's op- pressive treatment of his two servants. and leaves. promising the two of them help once they are released. Harry and Walter oblige. in a very funny scene where they escape with a testtube of nitroglycerine as their only weapon. Worth is finally released. At the same time he realizes that his bank robbery plans have been destroyed accidentally by Harry 429-7433 Rt. 32. next tQ,Sundown Jfffffiffff §§§?3§J ‘OUTS I HIV!‘ 0! Id! IKH‘! I: Stllfififi \ S \ \ \ I \ \ \ \ I \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ I \ S \ S \ \ I \ oooaoooaaoloooloaoooooooooooal 4' l l l l l l l l Wednesday, September 22, 1976 Connecticut Dally Campus P339 7 Appearing with Diane Keaton, center, In “HORN ind w'“'‘‘' G“ l° New York” are, from left to right, Elliott Gould. Mlchfiel G““° ""1 James Caan. and waher_ But Harm, and wal_ pleasant distraction. But the dis- ter have cleverly‘ captured the l.m“"°" '5' l,lal’p'l-V‘ "Of 5° Ob’ robbery mans on a photographic nous as a relief mechanism. plate. newspaper's camera. The confrontation takes p using the underground In addition. the contrast be- tween Adam Worth's sexy so- lace phistieatioii. and the team‘s coni- in Shang Drape“. an elcgam plete ignorance of the leisure lite. Victorian restaurant‘ frequented is a matter in wliieli the audieiiee by the Cream of New York-S must also take sides. Because of underworld. Harry and Walter ""5: _ are Caught‘ along with Keaton‘ audieiiee iiivolvenieiit. there is a good deal of remini- and the boys must give up the “°°'" “ll “TM Sll"~"~”' photograph of the plans — but not without first making a print for themselves. As a revenge against Worth. tiliiis. original idea. Like "The Sting" and Like only a handful of recent "Hari'_\' and Walter" is a "Cliiiiatowii". "Harry and Harry and Walton along wnh Walter is more of a sereeiiwi'i- Keaton and her cmirc newspaper ter s film than a director s film. A staff. decide to “beat Worth to ""““"" ‘-“ l“‘<‘4“"° Mark R.\'d€‘” it" - in other words - to break into the bank and crack the most highly sophisticated safe in the world. The remainder of the film is the race between the two gangs. and Harry and Walter's success — or failure. Although there is little need through most of the film for comic relief - and at times that is all there is. which makes certain sequences silly and nothing more - the running subplot of Harry and Walter's aspirations as Vaudevillians makes for a very is relatively iiieffeetiial as a director. Rydell began as an actor. and may be remeiiibered for his regular role on "As The World Turns". More l'CL‘L‘llll_\‘ he created the role of a Jewish gangster for his friend Robert Altman iii the existential artistic Hot “The Long Goodbye". Rydell had never made a film with Gould before. although he has had the pleasure of having James Caan in his leading east. in Continued on Page 6 TONIOHT MEETINO FOR All THOSE INTERESTED IN WORKING ON The Nutmeg 7:00 pm Student llnion 2|li 7:30 office: UTCIWNWCILNWCIWC FREE PUBLIC LECTURE on the TRANSCENDENTALR MEDITATION progra m of MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI TONIGHT! Wed. Sept. 22 S.U. 101 _ l l l l l p.m. 316 Commons phone: 487-0582 fl —- Iit litli|