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Whitby Free Press, 27 Jul 1972, p. 3

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WHi TBY FREE PRESSI Thursday, Juiy 27, 1972, page 3 en te rtaiq et guide 'Klute' Opens the Brock WHAT THE CRITICS HAD TO SAY ABOUT K L UT E "Ahaunting, intelligent and power- ful suspense thriller that is better than anyAlfred Hitchcock has turned out in ten years. A throat-clutcher that I urge younot to miss. KLUTE is a memorable experience- so interesting, so fresh, an d so suspensful! - Judith Chistie "A first rate example of the com- passionate thriller ... even m'ore im- portant it stands as a vehicle not only to di sp i ay the superior abilities of Don al1 d Sutherland but also to show Jane Fonda as an actress of rich and ripening talents. -Rex Reed ' Goin' Downm Afull-length, two-hour repeat pre- sentation of the award winning Canad- ian feature film, 'Goin Down the Road', will be telecast in colour, Wednesday, August 9 at 9 p. m. on CEC television. Produced in 1969 on a budget of $82, 000, 'Goin'Down the-Road' is director- producer Don Shebib's saga of two Maritimers a d r ift in Toronto, and the bitter realities they must face. it stars DougMcGrath and Paul SBradley in lead r o i es , wi th Hayne Eastwood, Pierre L a n g 1 o i s, Cayle Chernin and Nicole Mor in. In 1970 it won the Best Feature Film award of the Canadian Film Awards. So far it has been one of the biggest box- office grossers in Canadian film hist- ory, andhas also extensively played in the U. S. a The Road 'retur Will Pete and Joey make it in a big, tough city like Toronto? i As t h e f il1 m opens, they arrive in search of fortune and success, with an old, flashy car and $30 between them. Pete, the aggressive one, is unreal- i s t i c, aspiring to jobs he cannot pos- s i b iy ge t or hold. Joey, who hasn't m u c h get-u p -and-go, finds them both w or k - in a bottling plant - and sets about building a i ife around his pay c h e q u e. They become "Yonge Street drifters"wandering from downtown bar to downtown bar on Saturday nights. B u t Iife has unfortunate surprises in store for them, as things get tough- er and subtle changes take place in their c h a r a c ters. Pete, the dreamer, be- comes grim, tough-minded; Joey, unabl e to CBC to cope, finds refuge in beer and colour TV. Told wi th humour and pathos, 'Goin' Dowrnthe Road' was shot on location in an d ar oun d Toronto. McGrath, who p i a y s P e t e, brings a special under- standing to the role; born in Sydney , N.S., one of afamily of 10, hehas worked at various jobs from the age of ten, and once soId neswpapers to earn a living. Paul Bradley, Joey in the film, appears regularly in CBC-TV produc- tions, and was seen in the series 'The Whiteoaksof Jalna, as Vright, horse- man and family retainer to Renny. The award-winningscreenplay is by William Fruet, with music composed and sung by Bruce Cockburn. HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR aMcDonald Locations vCDONAL.DS BIRTHDAY PARTY ? MOshawa - Simcoe St. N. & Taunton Rd Please feel free to take advantage of FAMILY RESTAUR ANTS 579-2751 our full Catering Services Whitby - Whitby Mail, Thickson Rd. & Hwy 2 OPEN 10a.m. - 7DAYS-A-WEEK 728-6308 FREE PRESS, Thursdaye July 27, 1972e page 3 WHITB'Y1

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