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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1976

Page

19

Reynolds Directing Debuts With Gator at Local Theaters

Burt Reynolds directs for the first time in Gator a Louisiana style crime tale led by Reynolds and a strong turn by Terry Reed who also sings the title song. The film shot near Lakeland Georgia features a swamp chase with a two speedboat escape and marks Mike Douglas's screen debut.

Burt Reynolds Lauren Hutton Jerry Reed Jack Weston Mike Douglas United Artists Twin East Hollywood Gator Reynolds Terry Reed Gator McKlusky Bama McCall Reed Law Bank Lake Swamp Lakeland

Survive cannibalism drama tests audience limits

A Paramount Pictures release rated R advertises cannibalism with graphic scenes. The film portrays 45 plane crash survivors in the Andes who turn to cannibalism to stay alive, with graphic gore and weak character development. Filmed largely in Vail, Colo, it skews documentary in tone and omits key time details.

Vail Colo United Artists Paramount

Funds Authorized For Indian Projects

Mesquakie Indians plan a combined senior citizens center and day care facility west of Tama. A $393,500 HUD grant was approved, making design and construction imminent for a 56 elder and 60 preschool child center with nutrition, medical checkups, recreation, and daytime care services. The building is likely within a mile northwest of the Sac and Fox school.

Tama Frank Pushetonequa U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Omaha Pushetonegua Sac and Fox School Pushetonequa

Against a Crooked Sky at Eastown Twin Cinema

A Doty-Dayton production screens at Eastown Twin Cinema in Hollywood rated G. Richard Boone Stewart Petersen and Henry Wilcoxon star in a powerful family drama about a boy’s quest to find his kidnapped sister Charlotte and the sacrificial courage to save her amid harsh terrain and Cheyenne tribal tensions.

Richard Boone Stewart Petersen Henry Wilcoxon Eastown Twin Cinema Hollywood Sam Charlotte Temkai Ashkea Brenda Venus Molly Sutter Shannon Farnon Bear

Thursday's Theater Times Long Branch Show Town Ode to Boat

Listings show multiple venues with delays and times including Ode to Boat at 7 45 Farrier 9 and Class of 44, plus films The Gumball Rally Shootist Omen Gator Survive Chinatown Killer Elite The Outlaw Josey Wales Murder by Death Future World Against A Crooked Sky The Wild McCullochs with times across venues like Plaza Stage East Collins Marion and Cinemax.

Theater Times Long Branch Ode To Boat Farrier

Nude Rain Dance Brings Results

In Kidderminster England Keith Davies 35 appeared naked in public for a so called rain dance and was fined 18 dollars for indecent exposure after a dry spell ended.

Kidderminster England UPI Keith Davies Davies

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