Comedian Redd Foxx Sued Over Barbecue Sauce Deal
A $1 billion breach of contract suit in Rochester alleges Redd Foxx failed to promote the Redd Foxx Barbecue Sauce and Redd Foxx Seasoning Salt after signing an agreement in 1983. Granite Ltd. and William Thompson Productions Inc. claim Foxx did not appear in commercials or promotions.
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William Thompson Productions Inc
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America
TV Ads Tell Truth About Americans
Erma Bombeck humorously critiques TV commercials for misrepresentation and stereotypes. She notes car ads’ loud prices and exaggerated claims, mothers vs daughters, DIY home security, headaches in ads, credit card temptations, diaper babies, and fashioning aged glamour. She questions trust in market research and media labels.
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Carpenter finds vacation after Big Trouble in Little China
John Carpenter, director of Halloween Escape From New York and Starman, discusses resting from Big Trouble in Little China and describes the film as a mystical action adventure comedy kung fu monster ghost story. He cites Five Fingers of Death as inspiration and explains integrating kung fu into a cinematic motion ballet.
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Little China
Kurtie Russell
Kim Cattrall
Chinatown
Gary Goldman
David Z. Weinstein
W.D. Richter
China
Little
Ann Landers Advice Column Highlights Reader Letters
An excerpt from Ann Landers offers operator tips for answering service workers and letters about a genealogy marriage query. The column includes humor about obituaries and a plea for readers to write for personal replies.
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