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Corinne Glanville takes a look at 'Junior,' a way-out comedy
with a bizarre genetic twist which opens at the MGM on 2 December Windows
Ivan Reitman is the Canadian born director and producer of Junior. His films to date have grossed more Doors Soffits
than two billion dollars. His name seems synonymous with not only making money for the film studios, Fascias, etc.
but also giving audiences entertaining films. Junior looks like being another winner.
Also carpentry
Reitman worked with Arnold scientists who takes over Hesse's Also opening on 2 December,
Schwarzeneggerthrough Kinder- University research facilities after Tim Burton's The Nightmare & joinery
garten Cop and Twins and they his grant is cutoff. Unbeknown to Before Christmas is an animated
obviously make a good team. all, the embryo is one of Thomp- film made with creepy puppets. Ring Nathan on
Schwarzenegger is a forty- son's own, affectionately named It's set in a place called 430279
something research scientist Junior and kept in the deepfreeze Halloweentown and the hero is
called Alexander Hesse. He gets until she can get away from her Jack Skellington - a skeleton in a
much more than he bargained for dedication to science long enough black pinstripe suit. There's a rag
when an enterprising gynae- to become impregnated. doll, Sally, who is being kept a
cologist (Danny De Vito) 'Damn selfish man stealing one virtual prisoner by a crippled
persuades him to become the of her eggs' is her first reaction Frankenstein figure, not to
first human test subject for a when she discovers the truth. But mention the two-faced (literally)
wonder drug that ensures healthy she can't resist Arnie and the film mayor whose face swivels
pregnancies. De Vito needs an follows his hilarous progress around, allowing him to smile or
embryo and steals one from through his pregnancy. snarl. It seems the main purpose
Oscar-winner Emma Thompson Women will sympathise with and pleasure in life of
playing the cack-handed British him, men will shudder at the Halloweentown's residents, is to CINEMAS
thought of what he's going scare each other.
through. Until, that is, Jack stumbles SATURDAY
Junior is a great PG film forthe upon Christmas Town and he
COOKS whole family. It gets down to the 'kidnaps' Santa Claus and plans MORNING
MOVIES
T.V& facts of life in a amusing, to take over his role. The FOR KIDS
unconventional way and peals Halloween puppets think
away pre-conceived ideas with Christmas will be improved if they
VIDEO its witty use of the cliches around can hijack it and make it scary.
'starting a family.' It makes a change from 'A White 3 December
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