MEDIA COOL
Sure, it’s incredibly contrived—but I mean that as a compliment in the best possible sense. It’s contrived in the same way that, oh, say, And Justice For All or The Karate Kid were contrived, and there’s a very good chance that those two left you feeling great.
MEDIA COOL
This month’s Media Cools were written by Steve Appleford, Holly Gleason and Bill Holdship.
THE PRINCIPAL
(Tri-Star Pictures)
Sure, it’s incredibly contrived—but I mean that as a compliment in the best possible sense. It’s contrived in the same way that, oh, say, And Justice For All or The Karate Kid were contrived, and there’s a very good chance that those two left you feeling great. The good guys are real good, the bad guys are real bad—and, after some suspense, the good guys triumph. Jim Belushi (who with this and the great Salvador under his belt is becoming a fine actor) plays a high school teacher who screws up royally and suddenly finds himself the administrator of the worst, most crime-ridden school in the middle of the city’s worst, most crime-ridden ghetto. “No more!” proclaims Principal Belushi—but first he must defeat the leader of the school’s worst, most crimeridden pack. It’s violent—but this seemed to be the summer of celluloid violence, and it doesn’t seem nearly as graphic as Best Seller or even Stakeout If you’re willing to suspend a little disbelief for two hours, this could leave you feeling great. B.H.
BORDER RADIO
(Coyote Productions)