LAST
CHANCE
COLLEGE
April 1, 1987
JanitorS set to strike
Condo ms hope to stiffen bookst ore sales
by Louie Louie
SCORCH Dissassociated Editor
A strike has been announced by LCC' s custodial and
maintenance workers as a result an impasse that developed
with the management of Housekeeping /Custodial Services.
Dissatisfaction with LCC policy which allows some departments to do their own cleaning contributed to the stalemate.
"We felt that it was unfair for some people, such as Val
Brown of the SCORCH, to take work away from us. They do
whatever they feel like doing, but they don't have to do
things like scrub toilets and clean up the shredded paper in
the Administration offices. We want to be able to clean up
everything and get overtime," says Oliver "Ollie"
Ogelthorpe, spokesperson for the custodians.
Negotiations are scheduled for Friday, and the group says
that unless their demands are met, a truckload of the shredded papers which have been taped meticulously together will
be delivered to the SCORCH office on Monday morning.
Juicy tidbits
Ken Hedrick and Vicki Miller
by Smelli Hay Day
SCORCH Tyrant
In a last-ditch attempt to
bring itself "out of the red"
before the end of the fiscal
year, the LCC Bookstore is
having a '' Spring Fling'' sale
on lingerie and condoms.
The sale features the latest
line of lingerie in shades of
"herpes" pink, "rash" red,
and "funeral" black (for
those with the AIDS virus or
planning to be caught having
an affair).
Condoms will be on sale,
as well, cheap by the dozen
and cheaper by the gross,
"for the active man or
,woman,'' says a bookstore
spokeswoman . But she cautions students not to get
overzealous and buy too
many. "Sorry, no buy
backs." And for the student
on a limited budget, "Buy
Why is Oral Roberts 'deathly' silent?
by Lulu Splash
SCORCH Disassociated Editor
Some of Oral Roberts' followers claim that he was not
''called home'' yesterday, March 31, but that he has been kidnapped by beleaguered administrators at LCC.
However, the evangelist may have died yesterday after failing to reach the $8 million that he says God ordered him to
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raise, or "God would strike him dead."
''Maybe God is doing more heavenly housecleaning ,''
Evangelist Pat Robertson said this morning after hearing of
the disappearance.
Roberts has not talked to reporters since Sunday, March 22,
when he went into his Prayer Tower to fast and pray. He was
to have appeared at a press conference at 9 p.m., March 31.
According to an anonymous source, LCC Administrator s
decided at a closed Executive Session to abduct Roberts, and
to blackmail him into conducting fundraisers for the college,
which has been hit hard by budget cuts.
"They appreciate his innovative fundraising methods, and
they have some really disgusting information on Roberts.
Besides, he was able to get that $1.3 million from that dog
track owner, and could do the same for LCC," says the informant.
LCC administrators refuse to comment on the allegations.
by Nyeta Nadazilch
from us and recycle your rubbers!"
The sale will run through
the first week of Spring
Term, and the store will stay
open all night. Loggers are
welcome.
I don't count around the SCORCH
Human Potential instructor Victor Peabody was misquoted in last week's paper, or so he claims. We have to
print it even if we don't believe it.
Peabody was quoted as calling fellow instructor Iris
Sweet "a g-- d--- liar," although Peabody insists he on y
called her a '' d--- liar. ''
see Juicy, page 2
Mock nuclear war 'sound'
by Smelli Hay Day
best for the college,'' she
Rep. Beater DeMazio,
D-Oregon, recently introduced a bill to the US House of
Representative s that would
Federal
the
prevent
Emergency Management
Agency from cutting off
Oregon's disaster planning
funds because the state
refused to participate in the
agency's mock nuclear war
test.
But according to LCC Miscommunicati on Specialist
Flyen' Mohawkop, "The college is so worried that a
nuclear war might actually
occur and adversely affect
our FTE and tuition that
we're going to go ahead and
adopt an emergency plan
anyway. I, personally, don't
know about the validity of
this plan for the students -but I've been assured that it's
says.
A significant part of the
proposed plan includes a
Resourceful "Entire Area"
Collection Tearn (REA CT).
Upon learning of a nuclear
attack, the members of this
committee will' grasp
students firmly (two per
committee member), leap into LCC helicopters, escort
the students to their various
SCORCH Tyrant
banks, and return to campus,
with funds intact. (Once
funds are collected, students
may be discarded).
After all funds are safely
inside the campus, a
radiation-proo f dome (now
under construction) will rise
from its underground position, competely sealing LCC
and it's funding.
"The college doesn't intend to introduce the plan to
the public for discussion, as
we aren't sure it would have
the student's support. They
don't usually fully understand the issues, and end up
making a stink over nothing.
And the president doesn't
want any controversy so near
the levy election. But we're
confident this is the right
decision. With careful planning, there will be life after a
nuclear war -- for LCC, at
least," assures Mohawkop.
Where's
that
dog?
UFO finds
landing
spot
SCORCH
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Muckraker murdered
SAPPIES host telethon
by LuLu Littlehill
SCORCH Disassociated Editor
. The LCC chapter of the Self-Centered Apathetic Persons of
America (SAPPIES) will host a benefit telethon today, April
1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (All lines will be closed from 10-10:15
a.m., 12 noon to 1 p.m., and from 3-3:15 p.m. for breaks).
"We thought that it would be nice if we could raise money
for our cause, and get a little attention from the media,
without having to stay up all night," says SAPPIES
spokesperson Rufus P. Hickenbottim III.
SAPPIES depends on contributions from its monthly
telethons to fund a variety of group activities.
"There's all those other organizations out there that have
telethons to raise money for other groups, but no one was doing anything for us. So we decided to do it ourselves," says
Huckenbottam.
The SAPPIES organization is "totally dedicated to selfaffirmative action through creative assertiveness, accelerating
personal evolution, effectiveness, enlightenment, and the advancement of optimum self-awareness," Heckenbattem
adds.
For more information, and to place pledges, call (503) SAVASAP.
by Samantha Quaker
SCORCH Staff Writer
LCC TORCH Lead Reporter Robert Wolfe
mysteriously collapsed in the Center Building
Lobby Tuseday, March 31, at 2:53 and 44
seconds p.m.
A group of students gawked and stared,
while others tried to administer CPR
(Continous Pumping of the Ribs) but completely failed to revive him.
At least one student had the brains to call a
rescue unit, but it was detained by an unruly
group of faculty and college administrators
who refused to allow them near the scene.
Witnesses said that they overheard the
faculty members shouting phrases like,
"He's a pain in the butt," and "the rodent
finally got his just desserts."
An autopsy performed by the Culinary
Students of LCC revealed that Wolfe died of
multipule tiny puncture holes all over his
body.
An anonymous caller phoned the police
and told them that a voo doo pin doll -- identical to Wolfe's description -- was found in
the parking lot next to the Administration
Building.
The police have no further leads, and are
giving up the search completely.
A police spokesperson said in an interview, "It's obvious to our department that a
lot of people are glad to see him dead. So
why sould we waste our time and the taxpayer's money investigating a well-justified
murder?''
LCC ~est damn place'
by Jeff Opie Moisan
SCORCH Staff Writer
Recently, Lane Community College was named by the
Wall Street Diary as "one of
the best damned places in
the world to work."
As a result, applications
from all walks of life have
begun pouring in.
Donald Wegan, former US
chief of staff, who applied for
an ASLCC post, says, "I
think I can do a real good
job."
Thanks for the $, suckers
Brother Bob writes
forum by Bor Draw
Forum by Brother" Bob
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Student Body Head Honcho
SCORCH Head Goof Off
Over the last six months of writing for the SCORCH, I
have reported on many stories of great importance and
meaning to members of the campus community. Some of
these stories have been interpreted as critical to the administration and Board of Education.
But one thing that has never been discussed is why I tackle
all of these issues. Some might surmise it is out of a sense of
higher duty and public service. Others might say I have a
deep-seated rage at injustice and stupidity, and feel compelled to point out examples of these odorous traits in those
around me. Well, I need to dear the air and tell the truth.
I like to raise hell. It is as simple as that. When the shit hits
the fan, I really get my jollies. The more embarrasement and
discomfort I cause, the more I laugh. I could care less about
causes and purpose, and other fancy ethical and moral
bullshit like that. I'm just in it to rake some muck, expose
some dirt, dig up a scandal. You know, make the headlines. ·
Of course, that's not the only reason I write. I also really
like to see my name in print (sort of like Val Brown).
Well, that's it. Just wanted to ·explain myself.
The best aspect of being
student body president is
learning how to spend excess
student body fees. Over Spring break, I spent $4000
worth.
I was able to broaden my
political horizons by taking a
trip to the Bahamas on
students' money. And I flew
first class instead of coach.
from Juicy1
After all, it's not my money. I
stayed at the Hotel Ritz, the
most expensive place in
town. No Motel 6 for me.
I also learned how to order
room service. Why pay the
regular price for a bottle of
booze when I can have it
delivered at three times the
price?
When I run for public office
after LCC, I'll know how to
waste taxpayer's money. Just
like the big boys!
page 1
LCC staff members who are interested in compromising the 1987-1988 student retention committee should
submit their applications by tomorrow.
see Juicy, page 3
Catty editor speaks her mind
Abstinence, m
f
onogamy, use o
Condon1s
Help Wanted
Page-2·The-SCORCH·
The Performing Arts
Department received applications, too, one from
Burce Fallsteen, who wants
to teach ''How to make your
first million by wearing
sweatshirts with no sleeves
and screeching a throaty roar
into a microphone."
The other comes for
Michael Yackson, who thinks
it would be a real thriller to
work here and specialize in
Pelvic Dislocation and
Reverse Horizontal Lunar
striding. Additional negotiation may be needed to incorporate Yackson' s single sequined glove, Jake, into the
contract.
TYRANT: Smelli Hay Day
DISASSOCAIATED EDITOR:
Lulu Splash
AMUSEMENT EDITOR:
Pugnatious Goodtime
DOOFY EDITOR: Foul Brown
HEAD MUG MASTER: Menis Pa/man
POWER BEHIND THE HEAD: Symore
Sidney
LEAD GOOF-OFF: Bobert l..Jlmb
PENCIL PUSHERS: Mabel Mavis, Spocie C.
Daze, Milicent Dillingham, Pug Goodtime
THE REST OF THE HOT SHOTS: Bobby
Lonsome, Sam Payton, Bill Outwards, Candice Birdwick, Dean Smelliot
SEDUCTION MANAGER:
Susie Stargazer
COPY CUTTERS: Foul Brown, Shameon
He'lltell, Pugnatious Cacophony, Robert
Wolfe, Cow Abrams, Kerry He'ssavery Spendall, Harry Scowling, Axman Swoon, Mable
Mavis, Bor Draw
PASSER-OUTERS: Loyal Ditzler, Zach
Highlife, Harmony Jones, Shameon He'lltell
PROVIDER (OUR HEROINE):
Plans Andgetsdown
IDEA CRYSTALIZER:
Slim Bunchafriends
HUNTER AND GATHERER: Yackie Scary
HEAD NAG :
Dorth Worthabunch
MOOSE AMONG MEN
Repeat Fussbudget
The SCORCH is a student-managed
newspaper published whenevers the staff can be
found sober enough to put the damn thing
together. News stories are written whenever
the writer has an idea, and are not necessarily
factual nor accurate. Fairness and balance have
nothing to do with reporting. These stories appear with a byline to indicate the reporter
responsible, but not all the time. News
features, because they are long-winded and boring, may contain some judgements on the part
of the writer. They are identified with a special
byline.
"Forums" are essays contributed by
SCORCH readers and are aimed at broad
issues facing members of the community. They
should be limited to 7.50 words. Deadline: last
Monday, 10 a.m.
"Letters to the Tyrant" are intended as
short bitches about stories appearing in the
SCORCH. They should be limited to 2.5
words. The tyrant reserues the right to put in
material that is libelous or invades privacy,
hack it in half, and misspell everything, as is
her nature. Deadline: last Monday, noon.
"Goings on" serves as a bullshit corner for
the public, letting everyone have their two
cents worth. Bullshit related to LCC will be
given priority. Deadline: last Monday, lOa.m.
April 1, 1987
Earth worms trampled;
thousands mutilated each year
by H. G. Falcon
, SCORCH Wrong Fighter
Hundreds of worms are casually murdered
each week on the LCC campus.
Because of this, Save The Earth Worms
from Pedestrian Injury and Death, a local
worm rights group that prefers its initials,
STEWPID, visited the LCC campus last
week.
STEWPID spokesperson Anne Lida claims
that every time it rains, worms are forced to
leave the soaked lawns. "But when they get
onto the stone sidewalks, along comes a
callous student, and the poor worm is caught
between a walk and a hard place."
Lida says that STEWPID will be
distributing petitions during National Worm
Week. The petitions seek to force the administration to post worm crossings, and
special crawlway'' signs alongside all footpaths on campus.
The main emphasis of the petition drive,
according to Lida, is to ban the use of
footwear on campus sidewalks. "Research
shows that over 99.5 percent of all worm
stampings are done by persons wearing
shoes. Barefoot persons seem to take more
care with their strides.''
STEWPID hopes to convince school officials to hire a full time worm trauma coordinator, who would be responsible for
emergency aid to injured worms, and also for
community education on the subject of worm
safety.
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it's
by Susie Stargazer
SCORCH Seduction Manager
Aris (March 21-April
19): Wear your good
underwear; you may wind
up in an accident.
Taurus (April 20-May
20): Your bullheaded ways
could damage your relationship with your infant.
Admit you were wrong,
you usually are, before the
thing spits up on you.
Gemini (May 21-June
20): You can't seem to
m*e up either of your
minds today. Look to the
grafitti on the bathroom
wall for guidance.
Cancer (June 21-July 22):
You're extremely crabby,
and must have gotten up
on the wrong side of the
bed. Forget it. Go back to
sleep.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22):
You'll try, once again, to
be in the spotlight today.
Double up on your B
vitimins before going on
the prowl, or you may exequipment
perience
failure.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept.
22): See Scorpio.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
Today, · you'll lose that
balance and finally go over
the edge.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. I
FOUND: Plain Brown envelope containing photos of administrators in
compromising positions. Please
describe to claim at SCORCH office.
FOUND: IN MY Vegieburger patty one used hairnet. Please contact
Susan for return.
LEAD REPORTER, must be able to
write, and softshoe editor and administration.
LOST: MY virginity, only God
knows where. Still looking for Mr.
Goodbar, though.
WANTED: Vice President of Administrative Services - must be able
to justify $500,000 computer network.
LOST - One mother-in-law. High
mileage, cantankerous, no fun at
parties or anywhere else. If found, do
not contact me; just keep your hands
away from her mouth.
1987 LAMBERGHINI wanted. Will
pay pocket change and trade babysitting. Silver and red only.
LOST: ONE mind, somewhere oq
LCC campus. If found, please return
to the SCORCH office ASAP. They'll
know where to find the rest of me.
WANTED: COWBOY hat - kind
that will turn an Easterner into a
Westerner. Will consider a swap for
my ticket to the balance of this
year's exciting "College-wide Coffees."
LOST: HAIRNET, possibly while
mixing Vegieburgers in the Kitchen,
Reward if you don't tell my boss.
Cook.
STUDENTS WHO are in need of
sress, and would like a break from an
over-abundant social life, come to
work at the SCORCH. Misery loves
company. Ext. 2657.
SCORCH/ES: We all know it's you
folks who really run the show - you
just hide behind me when you need
someone to take the flack. Your
Tyrant
WANTED: REAL MAN. Must clean
and cook, enjoy my sense of humor,
and never need the car keys. Still
waiting.
MOOSE - we like your ad, but you
really shouldn't be afraid to take
credit for your work. Your devoted
slaves.
Aprill ' 1987
by Brother'' Bob
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SCORCH Head Goof Off
The SCORCH paper. will hold an All-Campus Coffee on
April 1, it was announced today.
The reception is open to all students, faculty, and administrators. It will begin at 2 p.m .. However, due to a lack of
funding, participants are asked to bring their own coffee and
.
refreshments.
"Gee, we'd like to serve coffee, but we can only afford
water," lamented Smelli Hay Day, SCORCH Editor. "And
it's warm water from that drain pipe in the field at that,'' she
added.
The lack of funding to even buy a cheap brand of coffee is
surprising to some on campus because of the fine record of
·d
nun
"', 0~t 21): Give it up. It's a
waste of money. You ain't
gonna get laid this time.
(Nov.
Sagittarius
22-Dec. 21): You will be
particularly obnoxious today.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.
19): Beware of that container that's been open in
your refrigerator for the
last month.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.
18): Your herpies will flare
up today, making you
sullen and surly.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March·
20): Quit blaming others.
You' re the one with the
problem today.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CASH PAID for scoops, inside tips,
illegal recordings, and illicit photos
regarding LCC administrators. Object: headlines. Contact Bob Wolfe,
SCORCH Lead Reporter.
Coffee features water
success the SCORCH enjoys. "We've won an award for best
community college newspaper for four of the last five years,
and are in the running this year, too," points out Ralph
Teeterson, SCORCH adviser. "And many of our individual
staff members are under consideration for national journalism awards," he added.
Members of the LCC Board of Education are not expected
to attend, because everyone knows that they are only in it for
the food, anyway.
A five-car accident on Eldon Schafer drive caused a
slight delay for some LCC students coming to classes on
Monday morning.
The drivers involved were taken to Sacred Heat
Hospital, but none were insured seriously enough to require hospitalization.
LCC's Mechanics Department offered to tow the
vehicles to the LCC garage for repairs, and they were
badly damaged.
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see Ju1cy
PREZ: (yeah you, Robby); you're in
too deep now. Either you do as we
say, or we tell all. The SCORCH.
BLUEFACE: YOU tan stop now. It
would be messy and inconvenient if
you harmed yourself. Coldhearted.
INTERESTED in joining a worthy
cause that will benefit no-one but
yourself? For information on SAPPIES (Self-Centered and Apathetic
Persons of America) or to make
pledges, call (503) SA V-ASAP.
I'VE worn my trenchcoat for the last
two terms; why hasn't Bob Wolfe
done an expose' on me?!! Flasher.
MR SLIME - I love oozing around
with you.
FOR SALE: Little brother, 17 years
old, low mileage, durable, needs
body work.
FREE: RAMON "he loves to flirt
with the ladies." I'd like to get rid of
him ASAP.
FREE TO good home, one husband,
shots included. Warm, affectionate,
paper-trained. Ask for Maggie at
434-7126.
DESPERATE FOR WORK?
DRIVEN TO HOPELESSNESS?
You're just the lost soul we're looking for!
The SCORCH is a student manipulated fabrication in need of
unsuspecting creatures.
You want pay? NO WAY!Work study or credit? FORGET IT!
Come talk to the editor now (if you can get her off the phone)!
Positions are going fast, so hurry up and
SCORCH IT!
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"jesus" all the
NO
SCORCH Doofy Editor time .
year wonder I talk
All
long Smelli like I do. So
Hay Day has I why should I
by .
Brown
edited, censored, and
cleaned up my
copy, but now
I want to say
some things
that have built
up in my files
could
that
never reach
the paper.
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guys
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lighten up,
hang
and
loose. You
doofs !
VAL
BROWN.
So there.
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Art with some taste
by Mona Pug
SCORCH Amusement Editor
Andy Warhol will roll over
in his grave. The LCC Art
Gallery's
Department
premier showing of Cafetartia
makes Warhol's Campbell's
chicken soup look terribly
unimaginative and outdated.
Originating as a final art
project by LCC art student
Conda Mintzs, the project so
appetized her instructor that
he arranged for the one-day
got
"We've
show.
something here with real
taste," says Burry Toe, LCC
art instructor.
Using the blues and reds of
pie, the yellows and oranges
of cheese and spaghetti, and
the multilple shades of green
at the saladbar, Mintzs applies each item meticulously
to her canvas to create a
mood of fullness and satiation in the viewer.
"I've always had a hard
time eating the food in the
cafeteria," says Mintzs, "but
after I applied the colors
available in cafeteria food to
my canvas, I realized that I
had discovered a potential
feast for artists.''
Highlights of the show include the works ''Inside the
Stomach,'' '' Cookie Stuff,''
and ''Lard Rainbow.'' A
group of six paintings create
a variation on the theme,
"Special Of The Day".
The premier showing of
Cafetartia will be at the gallery
April 1. Advance reservations are required, and no
one will be admitted into the
show without a body search
for forks and knives.
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TORCH Staff Writer
sure what happened,'' says LCC student Ken
Rustwick, a member of the men's track and field
team.
Rustwick and his companion, Liza James, ·
were doing their morning work out when they
were attacked by a flock of seagulls.
It seems that both Rustwick and James were
weari!lg jogging clothes with lime green and
fucia combinations when they were attacked.
According to Raule Valdez, Audubon Society president, seagulls, much like bulls, become
irritated when they see lime green or fucia, and
they may become livid if the two colors are combined (much like sharks in a feeding frenzy).
Although both runners escaped serious injury, they were treated for multiple puncture
wounds and scratches.
All students and faculty using the LCC running paths or track sould be cautioned to never,
ever ever, wear lime-green and fucia, together
or separately. ''You take your life into your own
hands when you run in those colors on campus." says Chair of the Health and P.E. Department, Sedrick Fairaday.
And the Office of the President issued a statement saying . . . . '' the college will not be
responsible for the well-being of any fool who
wears those hideous colors anyway.''
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by Foul Brown
SCORCH Doofy Editor
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Morris Hodad won this year's Belly Flop competition that is held sort
of annually at the main fountain on the LCC campus.
Women's champion Kristi Bearhold took home her first trophy in an
upset victory over Lynette Armhug, who has held the title for six years.
Hadad again_held on to his five year title by out-flopping challenger
Gary Toehead.
This year's judging was comprised of three faculty members and two
students. President Victor N. Millard served as a tie-breaking judge.
Contestants were judged by their attire -- the tackier the better -degree of difficulty, amount of splash, and distance of the ripple.
Campus Casualties a hit
by Mona Pug
SCORCH Amusement Editor
You've seen Deer Hunter
and Platoon, right? You
thought Hollywood war
movies couldn't get any better, right? Well, start
building your bunkers, kids,
because Campus Casualties
has hit the bigtime.
The movie is set in 1992.
Financial Aid is a thing of the
past, and only the rich kids
go to school.
The hero of the movie,
Johnney Biggun, comes from
a hardworking but poor
family. He works for the
litter-patrol on the Interstate
Hwy, but has dreams of
becoming a legislator so he
can finally get ahead in life.
"SPRING FLING"
SALE
• CONDOMS: cheap by the dozen
cheaper by the gross
"For the active man or woman"
• LINGERIE: th e latest line
REMEMBER:
"Spring term is sperm term."
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Glennis Pahlmann and Vicki Miller
The first scene opens with
Biggun registering for one 3
credit class, at a cost of $1200.
One evening after completing his homework, Biggun and his girlfriend, Holly,
compute the cost of his
education. The amount
enrages Biggun, and the action starts.
Organizing his friends,
Biggun declares war on
higher eduction. No one is
safe from the rocket bombs
and kidnappings that begin
to take place on every campus in the US. Midnight
raids on libraries and campus
bookstores, to access
valuable knowledge, become
a common occurance in
every city in the country.
Biggun is the underground
leader, with a will to win. His
character is both believable
and likeable.
The night war scenes are
very exciting, with bombs
and artillery lighting the
night sky. Many innocent
people get blown to bits, and
the importance of financial
aid really comes across. It is
difficult to sit through some
of the more violent scenes,
but as we saw in Platoon, the
truth is not pretty.
If you're wondering what
to do this Friday night, a trip
to the movies to see Combat
Casualties might be just the
thing. But beware, this
movie may be stranger than
life. Or then again ...
April 1, 1987