Week 31, Day 217 -“Art and About with Randy Carson”

“Art and About with Randy Carson”

Written by Joe Janes

8/23/09

217 of 365

Cast:

Randy, 30s

Ed, 60s

Fred, 60s

Irene, 60s

(Lights up on Randy seated at a card table with three microphones. He wears big, bulky headphones. Seated next to him, is Ed.)

RANDY

Hello, Vacationland. Welcome to Art & About with Randy Carson, your radio connection to the world of the performing arts in Ottawa County. I’m your host, Randy Carson. I’m here on stage at Stagecrafter’s Civic Theater which is celebrating its 50^th anniversary this week. With me today is Ed Vangeloff, the artistic director of Stagemaker’s . Welcome, Ed.

ED

Thank you, Randy.

RANDY

Fifty years! Wow! That is a long time for a community theater to be in existence. It’s a long time for anything to be in existence. Congratulations.

ED

Thank you, Randy. But I want your listeners to know, that I haven’t been around for the whole fifty years. (he laughs) I’m not that old.

RANDY

How many years have you been with Stagecrafter’s?

ED

48. I remember as a teenager seeing the Stagemaker’s first

production of “Our Town” and I guess you could say I caught the acting bug. I knew right then and there that theater was something I wanted to do in my spare time.

RANDY

And I must say, I’m probably your biggest fan, Ed. You’ve been in over 80 productions with Stagecrafter’s. What have been your favorite shows that you’ve been in?

ED

That’s hard to say. I like every production of “Fiddler on the Roof” we ever did. I played Tevye in eight of them. Every Neil Simon comedy we ever did has been a winner.

RANDY

Always a huge crowd pleaser. Which ones have you done?

ED

Uh, “The Odd Couple,” “The Sunshine Boys,” which is like an older Odd Couple, “Barefoot in the Park,” which is like a male/female Odd Couple. Very funny. All of them. I usually play the Walter Mathau role. And Fred Heckert usually plays the fussy, neat Jack Lemmon-y guy.

RANDY

Even in Barefoot in the Park?

ED

Oh, no, my wife played opposite me in that. In fact, it’s how we met. Isn’t that right, Irene?

IRENE(off)

No!

ED

No, it’s not, we met in high school. (to Irene) This makes a better story! We don’t do “Barefoot” as often as we do “Odd Couple.” We’ve done that one 10 times over the years and it’s always me and Fred. Which is funny, because in real life, we’re the complete opposite. I’m the tidy guy and Fred’s the slob. Well, ever since his wife left him over his drinking problem, he’s been the slob.

FRED(approaching, opening a beer can)

Did I hear my name? Is this guy feeding you a pack of lies?

ED(quietly)

We’re doing an interview for the radio, Fred.

FRED

Oh, yeah, sure, sure…shhhh-shhhhh. Hey, the girl building flats is hot. Meow. Shhhhhhh. (walks away, drinking)

ED

She’s in high school Fred.

FRED

Shhhhh! Don’t spook her.

RANDY

Now, Ed, with this being the 50^th anniversary of Stagemaker’s are we going to be seeing anything new?

ED

As a matter of fact, we are. We’ve tackled a lot of the classics over the years, like “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and “South Pacific”. This year, we’re digging even further back, and trying our hand at Shakespeare’s “Othello”. It sounds like we’re taking a big risk, but when you think about it, Shakespeare was the Neil Simon of his time.

RANDY

He certainly was. He did comedy and drama, just like Neil Simon. I understand you prepared a little something for us.

ED

Uh, yeah. Hey, Fred … we’re going to do the scene now. What you’re going to hear is me as Othello and Fred as Iago rehearsing one of our scenes.

FRED (re-entering)

She keeps Ed in line.

RANDY

Do you always take the male lead in all of Stagemaker’s productions?

ED

Um, well, it does seem to work out that way. But I audition like everyone else.

RANDY

And who’s directing this production?

ED

That would be Irene Vangeloff, my wife…

(in the background, the sound of hammering is heard)

IRENE (off)

Ray! Ray! Stop with the hammering! God dammit, Ray! Enough with the hammering! (The hammering stops.) Thank you.

(We hear a hammer being thrown down and some muttering from Ray as he stomps off. Fred has taken his oplace at the card table. Iago, performed by Ed, is played as if he were Walter Mathau/Oscar Madison and Othello, performed by Fred, is played as if he were Jack Lemmon/Felix Unger.)

OTHELLO (exasperated)

What do'st thou thinke, Iago?

IAGO

Thinke, my Lord?

OTHELLO

Thinke, my Lord? Alas, thou ecchos't me; As if there were some Monster in thy thought Too hideous to be shewne.

IAGO

Men should be what they seeme.

OTHELLO

Thou do'st conspire against thy Friend, Iago.

IAGO

I do beseech you, To let you know my thoughts

OTHELLO

What dost thou meane?

IAGO

Who steales my purse, steales trash:

OTHELLO

Ha?

IAGO

Oh, beware my Lord, of jealousie, It is the greene-ey'd Monster, which doth mocke The meate it feeds on.

OTHELLO

Iago, Iago, Iago!

IRENE (off)

And scene!

(Sound of a beer can opening. Fred gulps down his drink during his next line.)

FRED

That felt good… I liked that…Should I gay it up more? That always gets laughs.

IRENE (off)

You gay it up any more and we’ll have to loan you my heels. Ha!

ED (to Irene)

I think I should do this with my hand more. You know, gesture more, like I’m acting.

IRENE(off)

Whatever you want, honey.

RANDY

Well, that was really exciting, Ed.

ED

It’s an opportunity to offer our audiences some culture and it gives me a chance to really stretch as an actor. I get to wear blackface.

FRED

We don’t do minstrel shows anymore, but we do still have a lot of make-up left over from those days. So, it’s good to put it to use.

RANDY

And you’ll be walking in the footsteps of some many great actors who have put on blackface for that role. Orson Welles, Lawrence Olivier…

ED

Yeah, and that guy who was the bartender on “The Love Boat”.

RANDY

He probably didn’t wear the blackface.

ED

Who knows. I wasn’t there.

RANDY

This is Randy Carson wishing Stagecrafter’s a happy 50^th anniversary here on Art and About with Randy Carson. I’ll be seeing you in the front row.

(Blackout)

Week 31, Day 216 -“A Member of the Church of God”

“A Member of the Church of God”

Written by Joe Janes

8/22/09

216 of 365

CAST

Yvonne, 40s

Larry, 40s

Mikey, 6

(Lights up on Yvonne and Larry sitting in their living room. On the floor, Mikey draws on a piece of paper.)

YVONNE

I don’t see why God can’t be a woman.

LARRY

God created ”man” in “his” image.

YVONNE

Just because they don’t have gender-neutral pronouns in the Bible, doesn’t mean God is not a woman. Or, for that matter, gender-neutral. Why does God have to be anything?

LARRY

God is a man. Jesus was a man. Our minister is a man. God is a man.

YVONNE

Whatever. (She sighs.) What are you drawing there, Mikey?

MIKEY (showing his parents)

It’s a picture of God… and that’s his penis.

(Yvonne glares at Larry. Larry grabs the drawing and crumples it up embarrassed. Mikey has no idea what just happened. Blackout.)

Week 31, Day 215 -“The Unicorn and The Vengeance”

“The Unicorn and The Vengeance”

Written by Joe Janes

8/21/09

215 of 365

CAST

DeFarge, 60s

Jacques Three, 20s

The Vengeance, 20s

Jacques Two, 20s

(Lights up on Madame DeFarge sitting in her rocking chair kitting with gnarled fingers and smoking a pipe. Jacques Three is behind the bar pouring himself a mug of wine.)

DEFARGE

Don’t drink all the wine, Jacques Three.

JACQUES

I shall only drink what will fit in my belly, Madame DeFarge. The rest may stay in the barrel.

DEFARGE

You are no good to us drunk. We may need you to run errands.

JACQUES

I run better on wine.

(The Vengeance enters out of breath. She is a small woman with an eye patch.)

VENGEANCE

Madame DeFarge.

DEFARGE

The Vengeance. We nearly gave up hope of your return.

VENGEANCE

I travelled along the shadows. That takes longer.

JACQUES

Wine?

VENGEANCE

Don’t mind if I do.

(She swipes his mug from his hand and drinks with great thirst.)

DEFARGE

The king has been busy.

VENGEANCE

He has. And he is about to levy a new tax on the poor to pay for the extravagances of the rich. He shall announce it tomorrow from his balcony.

JACQUES

It is time to let his royal blood pour from that balcony!

DEFARGE

Calm down Jacques Three. Jacques Two thought the same thing.

VENGEANCE

As did Jacques One.

DEFARGE

We must not be hasty.

JACQUES

What should prevent me from walking right up to him with my unicorn and slitting his throat?

VENGEANCE

Your unicorn?

DEFARGE

His knife.

JACQUES (taking out his knife)

The infidel shall kneel before my unicorn.

VENGEANCE

You may wish to give it another name.

JACQUES

I think not. It is sharp. It is pointed. It is singular. It has the thrusting power of a horse behind it. (He pats his arm.)

VENGEANCE

And he will double over with laughter before he has the chance to double over in pain from its “thrust.” I prefer the quick and mighty speed of my pistol. Named for the sound of thunder. I call it The Clap.

DEFARGE

The clap?

VENGEANCE

Like a clap of thunder. Boom!

JACQUES

I would rather give a man my unicorn than the clap.

(She looks puzzled.)

DEFARGE

It’s a venereal disease.

VENGEANCE

I would rather give the king a burning sensation than a pony.

DEFARGE

You both have mighty weapons, just don’t talk about them just before using them.

JACQUES

My unicorn would stop his tongue (He makes a slashing motion across his throat) and then my “pony” would drink from his bubbling red stream.

VENGEANCE

My clap would explode in his chest and spread throughout his body till his blood dripped out in painful fits and starts.

(Jacques Two enters.)

JACQUES TWO

Still plotting the death of our highness?

DEFARGE

Jacques Two!

JACQUES

We thought you were dead.

VENGEANCE

I saw your body fall.

JACQUES TWO

I did come upon the king in a royal procession through the village square. I did sneak through the crowd and stealthily slip down through the roof of his carriage. Face to face with the king, I whipped out my pee-pee.

JACQUES

Your sword?

VENGEANCE

Your gun?

JACQUES TWO

My…pee-pee. I wanted to show the king that he was no better than any other man. That if you strip away our clothes, we are all the same and should be treated equally. Perhaps I should have not had my fill of wine beforehand.

(DeFarge looks at Jacques Three who hangs his head.)

DEFARGE

And how did the king respond?

JACQUES TWO

He showed me his pee-pee. The royal pee-pee. It…. was quite impressive. Much like a young man’s forearm. With a grip. Without saying a word, I lost my argument. I threw myself from his carriage in humiliation and my head struck a rock along the street. I lay unconscious for a few minutes, but did not get up for several days. I was deeply embarrassed.

JACQUES

You had an opportunity to kill the king and you did not take it? You coward!

JACQUES TWO

Until you have seen the royal unit right in front of your face, you cannot speak to me about cowardice. Twas not cowardice. It was reverence to all that is holy.

JACQUES

Your impotence shall answer to my unicorn. (Jacques Three comes at Jacques Two with his knife.)

VENGEANCE

Not before I give you the clap! (Vengeance aims her pistol at Jacques from behind. Jacques Two looks at her, then back at Jacques Two, he breaks out laughing. He quickly doubles over. Jacques Two stabs Vengeance as she shoots Jacques Two. They fall. Jacques Two looks at the carnage. DeFarge continues knitting.)

DEFARGE

I told them not to talk about their weapons before using them.

(DeFarge whips a knitting needle at Jacques Two who is hit in the chest and falls to the ground. DeFarge takes another needle out of her bag and resumes knitting, barely missing a beat.)

DEFARGE (continuing)

Like that. Where am I going to find a Jacques Four?

(She keeps knitting. Lights fade.)

Week 31, Day 214 - “Stop SHOUTING"

“Stop SHOUTING”
Written by Joe Janes
8/20/09
214 of 365

CAST

Mel, 20s

Julie, 20s

Cal, 40s

Evelyn, 60s

Viv, 30s

Bruno, 30s

(Lights up on a crowded El train. We see Mel getting on and sitting. Down the way and across the aisle from him in another seat is Julie with headphones on. Cal, a businessman, stands reading a newspaper. Evelyn, an older woman with a shopping bag sits next to her adult daughter, Viv. Bruno, in a red beret and white t-shirt, stands near the door. Mel sees Julie and texts something to her and sends it. Julie gets the text on her iPhone, reads it and smiles over at Mel. She sends something back. He reads it and smiles and sends something back to her. She reads it and texts something back to him. He looks offended.)

MEL

Hey. There’s no need to shout.

JULIE (taking off her headphones)

What?

MEL

There’s no need to shout!

JULIE

I didn’t shout. I texted you.

MEL

You used all caps. Shouting.

JULIE

Oh, no, I just really meant what I said. I wasn’t shouting.

MEL

All caps. Shouting?

CAL

Yep. Shouting.

MEL

All caps?

VIV

Shouting.

EVELYN (to Julie)

There’s no need to be so rude.

JULIE

I wasn’t shouting. If I wanted to shout, I would have used an exclamation point.

MEL

Punctuation. Great. Treat me like I’m stupid.

JULIE

All caps does not mean shouting. If I used all lowercase letters would I have been whispering?

MEL

Yes.

VIV

It’s more intimate.

EVELYN

Good for naughty talk.

BRUNO

Gotta watch the all caps, lady. I once sent out an all-office e-mail that was all caps. Didn’t even realize it. I had the “caps lock” button on. Upset a lot of people that day. Some of them went home crying. Ended up having to send out an apology e-mail. Still, got the cold shoulder from most everyone for weeks. Weeks. Ended up leaving because no one would talk to me.

(Julie starts texting, again. The train stops.)

MEL

Looks like I’m going to get an apology. (Julie hits the send button and walks off the train. He reads the e-mail.) Or at least a suggestion on where I can effectively store my Blackberry. It won’t fit there!... She knows that.

(He goes back to texting. BLACKOUT)

Week 31, Day 213 - “Had This Been An Actual Emergency”

“Had This Been An Actual Emergency”
Written by Joe Janes
8/19/09
213 of 365

Cast

Gordon, 30s

Chester, 30s

Ithamar, 30s

Dorf, 30s

Jackie, 30s

Nyima, 30s

(Lights up on Gordon sitting at his desk. Chester pops his head in.)

CHESTER

Hey, Gord-o.

GORDON

Chester.

CHESTER

You wanted to see me?

GORDON

Yes, come on in. Have a seat.

(Chester does. He has a rag sticking out of his back pocket.)

GORDON

What’s with the rag?

CHESTER

I noticed the windows on your car were dirty, so I cleaned them off for you.

GORDON

You really didn’t have to do that.

CHESTER

Oh, and hey. I got you something while I was at lunch.

GORDON

Chester, please-

CHESTER (handing him a plastic card)

I saw this and I thought of you. Spur of the moment thing.

GORDON

A $25 gift card to Wicker World.

CHESTER

Perfect, right? I know how crazy you are about wicker.

GORDON

I’m really not.

CHESTER

You have a wicker basket near your desk.

GORDON

That you gave me. Chester, the gifts, the good deeds, I told you, they have to stop.

CHESTER

Nonsense. You’re the boss. Just trying to keep you happy. If Poppa Bear’s not happy nobody’s happy.

GORDON

You’re fired.

(Lights go to black. Emergency lights come on as we hear a pulsing buzzer sound. Two cast members, Ithamar and Dorf, in gas masks and carrying batons, come out and flank the edges of the stage. Nyima enters dressed in regular show clothes. She signals for the buzzer to be shut off.)

NYIMA

It’s go time, people. This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill.

GORDON

I knew this would happen.

CHESTER

It was just a matter of time.

NYIMA

Ladies and gentlemen, do not panic. We have been alerted by the authorities that somewhere in this audience is a republican.

(She points at a conservatively dressed Jackie in the audience. Ithamar and Dorf come down and flank Jackie.)

NYIMA

You, ma’am. You are a republican.

JACKIE

What? Nonsense. It’s nonsense. Do I look like a republican? Would I be at a comedy show if I were a republican?

NYIMA

Then what party are you affiliated with, ma’am?

JACKIE

I am an American.

GORDON

Yep. Republican.

NYIMA

Bring her here.

CHESTER

Careful, she’s probably armed.

(Ithamar and Dorf herd her to the stage with their guns and secure her to a chair.)

JACKIE

I thought I was coming to a comedy show, not a Nazi rally.

NYIMA

Stuff a sock in it, Red. You’re busted. We noticed how you laughed.

JACKIE

What? It’s a comedy show. I was laughing.

GORDON

You were laughing only after everyone else laughed.

CHESTER

You were cuing off of them. (Points to audience) You didn’t get our jokes.

JACKIE

Ridiculous. I laugh all the time.

NYIMA

What’s your favorite comedy show?

JACKIE

Oh, that’s easy. I love, love, The Cosby Show.

GORDON

Anything that’s on, oh, this century?

JACKIE

Nothing you would of heard of. I’m into some obscure, underground, edgy comedy stuff. Stuff you’d only see on cable.

CHESTER

Like what?

JACKIE

Jeff Foxworthy. Carrot Top.

NYIMA

You’re not helping your case. It is well documented that republicans lack a sense of humor.

GORDON

Except P.J. O’Rourke.

NYIMA

Except P. J. O’Rourke.

JACKIE

Who?

(This time a siren goes off. Ithamar takes off his gas mask and signals for the siren to be cut off.)

ITHAMAR

Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize to anyone in our audience who may be a republican. We know that not all of you are bad or without humor. And, regardless of our beliefs, you have every right to give us money and not get our jokes. We now resume our scene.

(He claps his hands, everyone runs off except for Gordon and Chester. Jackie remains strapped to the chair.)

GORDON

You’re fired.

CHESTER

But, why?

GORDON

You don’t do any work around here. You do me lots of favors and give me gifts I don’t need, but when it comes down to it, you don’t do anything. In fact, you put off doing things and work to prevent others from doing their work. You also lie about what you have been doing and about what others say they are doing. You and facts don’t get along. You’re like a republican.

JACKIE (sarcastically)

Ha, ha. (pause, then sincerely…) That was funny, right?

(Blackout.)

Week 31, Day 212 - "What Price Gory?"

“What Price Gory?’
Written by Joe Janes
8/18/09
212 of 365

Cast:
Glenda, 40s
Garrett, 40s
Dr. Patel, 40s
Derek, 30s

(Lights up on Garrett and Glenda, a middle-aged couple, holding hands in a hospital room, looking concerned. Derek lays in a hospital bed asleep. Dr. Patel enters.)

DR. PATEL

Well, Garrett, we have the test results. You are a perfect match for your brother. We can schedule the kidney transplant for this coming weekend.

GLENDA

That is great news.

GARRETT

I’m so glad my baby brother doesn’t have to worry about this any more.

DR. PATEL

This is a relatively simple procedure, very common. And you’re in good health. There shouldn’t be any complications. Do you have any questions?

GARRETT

Jus one. How much?

DR. PATEL

Well, your brother’s insurance should cover most of the procedure.

GARRETT

Right, right. How much to me?

DR. PATEL

I’m not sure what you are asking.

GARRETT

Glenda here got $8,000 for giving up some of her eggs. I only have two kidneys. Giving up one of them has to bring in a good chunk of change.

DR. PATEL

Garrett, I –

GLENDA

Pretty straightforward question, Doc. What’s the going rate on a healthy kidney?

DR. PATEL (closes the hospital room door)

What you are talking about is against the law.

GARRETT

So is smoking pot, but we all do it.

DR. PATEL

I have a prescription.

GARRET

I didn’t mean you, but I think you know what I’m getting at.

DR. PATEL

Let me repeat, it is against the law to sell or otherwise receive gifts for donating an organ. We could get into a lot of trouble here.

GLENDA

Bet Derek will think otherwise.

(She shakes him.)

DR. PATEL

We should really let him rest.

GLENDA

Derek! Derek! Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey.

DEREK

Hunh…Whuh? Um. Oh. Hi, Doc. What’s the good news?

GLENDA

The good news is that your big brother is a perfect match for a kidney for you, Derek.

DEREK

Oh… What does he want?

DR. PATEL

Derek, as I was telling Glenda and Garrett, paying for a kidney is against the law.

DEREK

Oh, I know. I know. And I know my brother. What does he want?

DR. PATEL

I have to put my foot down on this. This is unethical. You’re saving his life.

GARRETT

Which ought to be worth something, don’t you think? Keeps him kicking around another 40-50 years.

DR. PATEL

Any payment is not going to come from the hospital or from the insurance company. You understand that, don’t you?

GARRETT

Well, baby brother, what do you think? Did you still want to take that cruise to Cozy-mell this summer or are you not going to be around for it?

DR. PATEL

This is blackmail.

GARRETT

Call it what you like, I call it doing business, Doc.

DEREK

What do you want, Garrett?

GLENDA

Tell him, honey.

GARRETT

We want your house.

DEREK

My house? Where am I going to live?

GARRETT

Hey, I’m not heartless. You can have our RV. We won’t need it anymore.

DEREK

That mold-infested flea trap? You’re saving me from one coffin and putting me in another.

DR. PATEL

I refuse to listen to this. I’ll check the registry and see if there are any other potential organ donors.

DEREK

Wait. Doc. We both know I’m pretty low on the priority list. Garrett’s my only real chance. And he’s my only brother. He’s lived in that RV at the trailer park for over a decade. It don’t even run anymore. The house is my gift to you, Garrett. Not for the kidney, but because you are my brother and you’re too stupid to ever have a chance to live in a proper house on your own.

GARRETT

Now, you’re talking. Let’s do this thing, Doc.

DR. PATEL

Okay, then. The surgery is in two days. Don’t eat anything tomorrow. Be here Saturday morning at 6am. Any questions?

GARRETT

Need anything else?

GLENDA

I’ve got eggs!

(Blackout)

High Fidelity, HIgh Expectations

High Fidelity
Music by Tom Kitt
Lyrics by Amanda Green
Book by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed and Choreographed by Peter Amster
Piper's Alley
230 West North Avenue, 3rd floor
Route 66 Theatre Company

Originally a novel by British author Nick Hornby, but drawing more heavily from the Chicago-planted John Cusack film adaptation from 2000, comes High Fidelity, the musical. It's the story of Rob, the owner of a struggling record store trying to work his way through a trail of failed relationships in hopes to win back his latest ex-girlfriend, Laura.

What works well for the show is the environment. It's the story of a small group of friends connected by their love of music. They work in a record store by day and hang out at band bars at night. Putting it in a cabaret/night club setting is the right move. But I will say, if you're going to emulate a bar atmosphere, get a better selection of beer. No bar these characters would go to would serve a "carb free" beer.

This ambitious Route 66 Theatre Company production has its bright spots, but ultimately can't overcome the inherent issues in the story. First off, if your main character is a 40-something loser with a Hair Club for Men coif who still sleeps on a futon that doubles as his couch and is a douchebag when it comes to women, I'm going to have a hard time rooting for the dude. And when the love of his life is a 40-something lawyer who leaves him to find herself and then hooks up with an even douchier dude, well, she gets what she deserves.

If you have any familiarity with the original story, you may be wondering about my reference to the lead characters being in their 40s. They're not supposed to be. Even this production's website describes them as being in their 30s. One of the issues, is that the lead actors don't look it. They look old enough to know better and to have already worked out this stuff. The character of Rob, as written, is a bit of a jerk, but he's a jerk with charm and natural charisma and he means well and you cheer for him when he succeeds and you feel bad when he falls back. Such is not the case here. Stef Tovar, who seems like a competent actor, is miscast. The part of Laura, played by Tricia Small, is thin and underwritten, so its difficult to lay too much burden on her performance. What is definitely missing when these two are together on stage is chemistry. There's no reason for the audience to want them to get together, except to wrap up the show.



Behind the leads, is an excellent supporting cast full the spark and great singing chops one would expect from a musical about the love of rock and roll. Michael Mahler as "Dick" and Blair Robertson as "Anna" steal the show with the too few moments they have together on stage. Jonathan Wagner, in the thankless role of "Barry" that was a breakthrough for Jack Black in the film, does an admirable job and nearly brings the damn house down with the kick ass finale number "Turn The World Off."

Basically, the story has problems. A lot of telling us how people think and feel without showing us. It surprised me when Dick and Barry, the two record store employees, show up at the funeral of their boss's ex-girlfriend's father in the second act, but then I remembered someone mentioned in the first act that they liked Laura. Um, yep. There's a lot of that going on. These story telling flaws can only be overcome with super dynamic actors in the leads, which, they unfortunately don't have here.

Full Price, Discounted Ticket, Comp or Avoid Altogether?

Comp. If you get a chance to see it for free, go see it. I not, go rent the DVD and enjoy the movie's soundtrack, it's like listening to a freeform FM station from the 70s.