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p12 weekender august 3 1985 weekender rtainment skpatcouaiy dtrung weekender movie scene gutsy kids fill the screen by ian bailey fright night going to the movies these days is like watching a childrens crusade an endless parade of gutsy kids seem to be dominating hollywood movies after all weve had one gutsy kid go back in time back to the future another has challenged the military daryl while another has travelled to another dimension return to oz groups of gutsy kids have taken on the law the legend of billie jean and gone to the stars to confront jokester extraterrestrials explorers in fright night charlie william ragsdale is a gutsy kid with a rather local problem his new neighbour is a vampire as played by chris sarandon last seen in protocol jerry dandridge as the mons ter calls himself is a droll stylish fellow with a matching hunger for fresh fruit and fresh blood the latter being drawn from a succession of prostitutes he lures to his house during one of these sessions charlie spies jerry in supernatural action jerry sees charlie and with that the kid is a marked man jerry may seem pretty plain on the surface but cross him and he sprouts fangs talons and ruby red eyes hes in humanly strong flies can raise the dead to do his bidding and he hastwo goals mak ing charlies girlfriend amy amanda bearse his bride and murdering charlie of course everyone thinks charlie has gone nuts as he starts to take supernatural precautions his only ally is the cynical host roddy mcdowell of the late night movie show at a local tv station a washed out actor who starred in many of the bad horror movies he screens fright nights director and writer tom holland writer of psycho ii and cloak dagger seems to have set out to put the hoary vampire myth through the same creative wringer that robert zemeckis ap plied to time travel in back to the future the result is a movie that effectively veers between spoofing its villain and drawing him as a terrifying antagonist chris sarandon proves that he is the per fect performer for this as his vampire is superbly suave on one hand and downright feral on the other he is helped here by the films high- powered special effects from richard edlund the technician behind ghostbus- ters sarandon may be a few years removed from ragsdale the gutsy kid at the centre of the film but he is the most interesting performer on screen the other older char acter roddy mcdowell wrings his hands alot and sweats as he confronts his worst nightmares in dandridge but for all his antique cars are featured the witchurchstouffville museum is sponsoring its annual antique and classic car show aug 11 from 10 am to 4 pm there is no drivers fees and each driver will receive a dash plaque plus the chance of winning a peoples choice or drivers choice plaque there will also be runners up in both classes local bluegrass bands will be playing country music throughout the day and a hootenanny will be featured with any musician welcomed to join in there will be steam and gas engine de monstrations as well as craft demonstra tions the bogarttown womens institute will be holding a bake and craft sale there will be tours of the museum avail able food and refreshments will be served and the children can play at the nearby park admission is 2 for adults and children under 12 are free if it rains the event will be postponed until sunday august 18 the whitchurchstouffville museum is located on woodbine north of bloomington rd in vandorf for further information call 7278954 nicely depicted fear his character is never really developed although ragsdale holds attention as dandridge starts his campaign to murder him it soon becomes evident that he lacks the presence to hold the film together the same can be said about costars amy bearse and stephen geoffreys as a youth who becomes a disciple of dan- dridges and whose final fate is one of several plot holes in the movie none of these things really ruin the pic ture however they just blunt the edge on a film whose handful of riveting scenes makes it one of the more striking gutsy kid stories this summer aa v4 thor- nhill square thornhill square et the extraterrestrial a re- release of steven spielbergs 1982 classic about the most unusual best friend a kid ever had and also the most popular space traveller in movie history pg silverado an energetic western epic about four men travelling to a town called silverado in 1880 good chemistry between the four stars kevin costner scott glenn danny glover kevin kline makes up for a sometimes confusing plot pgviolencev4 markville the goonies kids will have the most fun with this soso adventure about seven kids searching for buried treasure in caverns beneath their hometown pg v4 mad max beyond thunder- dome a gripping combination of science fiction and action that puts mad max mel gibson the rambo of australia between two groups of world war iii survivors a group of bizarre misfits and a colony of kids aa national lampoons european vacation this comedy about a loony american family chevy chase beverly dangelo dana hill and jason lively who take a tour of europe occassional travels on the low road in the pursuit of laughs but the jokes and situations are whipped off with reckless speed and rein forced with an occasional malicious wit chase and company make the most of their material the european locations help aa vz sesame street presents fol low that bird a film featuring some of the characters from the popular chil drens tv show big bird stars with oscar the cookie monster ernie and bert mr snuf fleupagus plus john candy and chevy chase f roddy mcdowell stars in fright night as a former horror film actor who finds out that vampires really exist the movie vacciliates between horror and spoof and has many powerful moments talented acts wanted for annual talent show the third annual markham economist and sun search for talent is on every year the newspaper organizes a talent contest for the concerts at the pond which are being held every sunday night at toogood pond in unionville this year the talent contest will be held aug 18 lome hillier from the newspapers advertising department is coordinating the contest this year and he urges anyone withan act to apply he is looking for a variety of acts including break dancers garage bands and comedians depending on how many people enter the contest there may be auditions two years ago auditions were held but last year the contest only drew five entries mr hillier will chose five acts from all the applicants each will be expected to have a 15 to 20 minute program prizes which have yet to be announced will be awarded to the top acts the judges will also be announced at a later date groups should have as much as their own equipment as possible the deadline for all entries is monday aug 12 there is no entry fee for further information contact mr hillier at 2942200 the concerts at the pond are held every sunday night at 730 pm the events are sponsored by fred cox of unionville broadloom and interiors inc and murray edmunds of roofing by edmunds and co ltd in cooperation with the town of mar kham and the music performance trust fund tomorrow night lillian johnson will en tertain by the pond specializing in fresh fish meats pasta fine wines by popular demand lobster week august 5 t0 10 luncheon dinner specials live dixieland jazz saturday 3 to 7 39 mainstreet 4715670 53 main st n markham 2943181 of markham thursday august 8th shrimp night a night of seafood delights on the patio 3rd annual tropics day sunday august 11th noon to close the tropicanas island cuisine thursday august 15 new orleans night cajun creole cuisine norm bernad the acadians