Entertainment Feb. 17,1991 Today is the 48th day of 1991 and the 59th day of winter. 1 I Today's history: On this day in 1972, President Richard Nixon left Washington for his historic trip to China. Today's birthdays: Marian Anderson (1902-), contralto-concert prtist; Hal Holbrook (1925-), actor; Jim Brown (1936-), football player-actor; Michael Jordan (1963-), basketball player. Today's quote: "I forgave the DAR many years ago.
You lose a 'lot of time hating people," Marian Anderson, on announcing her nearly 25 years after the Daughers of the American Revolution denied her concert space in Washington, D.C.'s Constitution Hall. Today's moon: Between new moon (Feb. 14) and first quarter (Feb. 21). Elected director LOS ANGELES (AP) Movie director Steven Spielberg was elected director of the Starbright Pavilion Foundation, which will build an entertainment center for hospitalized children.
Starbright Foundation, which grants wishes to seriously ill children, conceived the multimedia center. It will provide a worldwide network of entertainment, educational and therapeutic programming for children. Also elected to the foundation's board was Kathleen Kennedy, who helped produce "E.T., The Extraterrestrial," and many other Spielberg films. Handpicked fans TAMPA, Fla. (AP) David Copperfield may be a master magician, but even he couldn't fill the rows of empty seats for the taping of his CBS-TV special.
So production personnel started calling local temporary job agencies. Several hundred people showed "jup late last Iweek at the JTampa Bay JArts Center, jwhere they 3 were handpick- led to be in the But (dozens of Tampa's jobless who been 'isedafree Copperfield magic show and a minimum of four hours' work didn't make the cut. "They were drunk, They were unclean. They were rude and crude, and David Copperfield doesn't need that kind of audience," said production coordinator Karen Woods. "They should have known these are working people," responded Mike Burger of the Labor World temporary job agency.
DeVito's voice RADNOR, Pa. (AP) Comedian Danny DeVito's voice will be heard this on "The Simpsons" from the cartoon mouth of Herb Powell Homer's well- dressed, Harvard-educated older half-brother on the Fox network sitcom. "I liked the turns in the story," DeVilo said in the Feb. 16 issue of TV Guide, "with me as the rich, successful brother." The long-lost Herb is an auto tycoon who enlists Homer to help design a car "for the average man" in the show's Thursday episode. It will be explained that Herb's mother was a circus performer who gave him up for adoption before Homer was born.
Yellow ribbons NEW YORK (AP) Singer Tony Orlando, who made the story of a yellow ribbon a hit on pop music charts in 1973, has yellow ribbons tied on trees at his Los Angeles house in support of U.S. troops in the Gulf. He also has one on his car. Orlando, who recorded "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" with the backup duo Dawn, said in the New York Daily News ribbon-tying is popular because it's politically neutral. "It's pro the men and women who are over there.
I've seen people who disagree en everything polilical' nn thp rihhnnc he said. agree on the Fascinating 'killer 1 ANGELES (AP) Anthony Hopkins says he's fascinated by the civilized aspect of the psychopathic serial killer he plays in Jonathan Demme's film thriller, "The Silence of the Lambs." The British actor co-stars with Jodie Foster in the movie based on Thomas Harris' novel about Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter, who not only kills but makes meals of his victims. "I don't really understand what makes people like Lester tick, but he's certainly a fascinating character frightening," Hopkins said in an interview in the Orange County Register. Best of Ed "The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show" will be broadcast from 9 to 11 tonight on CBS Tevision Network.
Performances by legendary entertainers presented by Sullivan include left-right, Topo Gigio, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Judy Garland. (Ind.) Tribyne Sunday, Feb. 17 (Photos provided) SUNDAY MORNING AFTERNOON FEBRUARY 17,1991 8:30 I 9:00 Rsnfog 9:30 I 10:00 I 10:30 I 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 WWF Wrestling Challenge Show: Indiana Basketball High School Basketball IHSAA Pairings. Movie: "1984" (1984, Drama) John Hurt. A faithful rendition of George Orwell's futuristic novel that is well directed and beautifully acted.
It's also polemical and appropriately gloomy, with one torture' fhis Week With David College Basketball: Indiana at Ohio State. From St Joh Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Auto Racing: Daytona 500. From Daylong Beach, Fla. (Live) Coiiege Basketball: Ariz, vs Ga Brain Game "Ben Davis vs.
Park Tudor' NBA Basketball: Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks. From Madison Square Garden. (Live) South Africa Civil War (Part 1 of 9) Simon ft Simon "Play Movie: "Jagged Edge" (1985, Drama) Glenn Close egalEagles" (1986, Comedy) Wild, Wild West A newspaper predicts a famed magician's death the agent Movie: "The 39 Steps" (1935. Sutpense) Robert Godfrey Tearle. Movie: "Wonder Woman" (1974, Movie: "The Sea HawT Adventure) Cathy Lee Crosby, Ricardo Montalban, Andrew Prine.
ndy Griffith Barney (eels he's hexed. Movie: 'The Drama) McQueen, Kathryn Harrold, Eli Wallach, Movie: "House Shadows" (1970, Horror) Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett, Grayson Hall. Movie: "Night of Dark Shadows (1971, Horror) David Selby, Lara Parker InnlfCnrV ..) W.V. Grant! Abundant Superchar- High School Basketball: IHSAA Tourney Draw. Auto Racing: Daytona 500.
College Knight Rider "Knight Wrestling: WWF Spotlight. Columbo "Try and Catch. Entertainment Tonight (In College Basketball: Indiana at Ohio State. From St. Joh hristopher I Campus Sunday Today A IOOK at war humor on TV, radio and in the movies.
NBA Basketball: Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks. From Madison', Square Garden. (Live Movie: "Sing Your way Home" (1945, Movie: "RoadAaent "Bride by Mistake (1944, Comedy) Laraine Day, Alan Marshal, Marsha Hunt. Movie: Mystery) Melvyn Douglas, Conrad Nagel Virginia Bruce. Movie: I'Day-Time Wife" (1939, yrone P( Comedy) Jack Haley, Anne Jeffreys, Marcy Perils ol the Darkest Jungle (Part 7 oH 2) Movie: "The Magnificent Ambersons' (1942, Drama) Tim Joseph Cotten.
1952, Western) Tim Holt, Comedy) Joan Davis Power, Linda Darnell, Madama Butterfly Puccini's tragic opera about a callous American navy man who Movie: Bobby AlPacino. Mystery) Reginald Owen. Alan Mowbray. betrays his Japanese wife. (R) Bobby Jones Gospel Dead Comics' Society one Night Stand Dumbo's young Comedians Mouse uooa Morning Mickey! Horn Disney, With Love "The Return of the Shaggy (1987, Comedy) Gary Kroeger, Movie: "Wee Willie Drama) Shirley" Temple, Victor McLaglen, June Lang, (1984, Fantasy) Romantic scenes compiled trom bisney's classic animated features.
'In Stereo) Waring, Michelle Little, College Basketball: Xavieii at Dayton. From Dayton Ohio. (Live) Tennis: U.S. Pro Indoor Final. From Philadelphia.
Best 01 Encyclopedia Series highlights. (R (In Stereo)d BIDir A baby elepnant is abandoned wonderful Wizard of Oz King plans evenge. movie: -Hunaway nsw lorn selleck. An une (arce in which Tom Selleck is an inept hero cop who Movie: "Ratboy (1986. Comedy-Drama) Sondra Locke, Robert Townsend, Gerrit Graham.
'PG-13' (Adult language, adult situations) Chimps: So Like Us A look at the chimpanzee. Movie: 'Tap" (1989, Drama Sammy Davis Suzzane Dougl (Adult language, adult situations) Sammy Davis Suzzane Doudias. (In Stereo) "PG-13' Movie: "Nate and, Hayes" (1983)'PG 1 chases runaway robots. Gene Simmons, ol the rock In Stereo) 'PG-13' Movie: "Iron Eagle II" (1988, Adventure) Louis Gossett Mark Humphrey, Stuart Margolin. 'PG' (Adult language, violence) inree Amigos (1 Chase, Steve Martin, Martin language, adult situations, violence)'g Going Hollywood: The War Years (R) Movie: Cassidy and the Siindance Kid (1969, Western) Paul Newman, Robert Ridford, Katharine Ross.
(In Stereo 'PG' I Movie: "The Last American Hero" (1973, Drama) Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine. 'PG' (Adult language, adult Dennis the (Fifteen "The Dream Team" (1989) Four menta. patients on the loose in New York. II has its moments but there's a lot of down time in between them. Michae Keaton, Christopher Lloyd.
Peter Boyle, Stephen Fursl Movie: "Rocky" (1976, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith. (In Stereo) 'PG' (Adult language, violence) he Ape Man "(1932 Adventure) Johnny Weissmuller. avenge of the Nerds II: broker-turned-teacher turns a group of misfits into a first class soccer team. (R) War" (1984, Drama) Cedric Jourde, Julien Elie, Maripierre Arsneau-O'Amour. 'G Nerds in Comedy) Ri Carradine, Larry B.
Scott. (In Stereo) 'PG'- House lor all America Coast to Coast (R) Bill Burrud's Animal Seasons Odvssev IR) Survivall "Cities in Peril Bill Dance Outdoors American Cavalcade Movie: "King Kong" (1933, Fantasy) Fay Wray Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong (1960, Suspense) Doris Day, Rex Movie: "Tap Roots" (1948, Drama) Susan Hayward, Van Heflin, Ward Bond. MacGyver "DOA: MacGvver" Movie: "The Frisco Kid" Comedy) Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Leo Fucns, All-Amencan Wrestling SUNDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 17,1991 Movie: "Little Nikita" (1988) Sidney Poitier. Sidney Poitier does his best to save this soap-operatic spy story from sinking without a trace. His best isn't nearly enough.
River Phoenix. Richard Bradford, Richard Lynch Superboy regains his confidence rr to Baby (1991 Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Re Movie: "What Evei Suspense) Vaness 3 Glover. Premiere. (In Stereo) Big Break Guest performer: Whitney Houston. (In Stereo) IQD Movie: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954, Science Fiction) Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas.
OLD Figure Skating: U.S. Championships. Featuring mer. cqmpetiton and a report on the dance competition, from Minneapolis. (Live) Oil) i 38 OLD CD O3D From Byrne Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, N.J.
from Torrey Pines Golf Course in LaJolla, Ca'lil. (Live) Warriors ing House remarkable killer whale is seen in action. (In Stereo) Rfl UinutM Rampling. Jack Warden. a pirate yarn that has all the necessary ingredients, including Errol Flynn.
Lusty and fun. Slay with it. Brenda Marshall. Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale. 'Atom of Dark Shadows" ffieTJead'ly Dares" Jerry's Funhouse Planet and the Plineteers Tom Byrne Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, N.J tolumbo Irom Torrey Pines Golf Course in Calif (Live) CABlfc SfAIIONS NBC News ily America's Funniest Home Videos (In Stereo) Best Memorable television characters viewers love to hate.
(In Stereo) ot Nitional riphic(R) i Colors In Stereo) Lewis Can't Lose Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, (1984, Comei Paul Dooley. my Event. Robison Him 0 (In Stereo) Murder. She Wrote Jessica friend is accused of murder when her ex- husband is found dead, Real Life With Jane Pauley (In Stereo)g Expose (In Stereo)g Nature "The Gulf: Portrait of the War Zone" In Living Color Get a Life "The Silting" Very Best of Ed Sullivan Host Carol Burnett presents a look back at the classic 1948-71 variety phow, featuring celebrity memories and (oolage of original performances. Movie: "Love, Lies and Murder" (1991, Drama) (Part 1 of 2) Clancv Brown, John Ashton, Sheryl Lie.
Premiere. (In Stereo News Masterpiece Theatre' Favorites" (R)g With 20th Anniversary G. Wash! Hidden Video Movie: "Brewsfer's Millions" (WK. Comedy) Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee. Joylent Green (1973, Science Fiction) Charlton Heston, Edward G.
Robinson Leigh Taylor- Young. ilscovery linutes i Leonard Repass itereol Movie: "War of the Worlds" ttK3, Science Fiction) Gene Barry, Ann Robinson. Les Tremayne Murder, She Wrote Taxman Cometh" of Bel-Air IBC News Killer Discovery I Killers" Sunday Best (In Stereo) Home Videos Real Life AMC A4E BET COM DIS ESPN HBO LIFE MAX NICK SHOW TDC TNN TNT USA (3:00) Movie: The Magnificent Ambersons' Silver Screen: James Earl Jones 13:00) Movie: "Bobby PeeriiefcT (1977) Al Pacino. Paid Program Dead Comics Program Society Movie: "The Judge Steps (1949) Ann Sothern. A judge finds" happiness as a roadside stand cook.
Ann Solhern. Alexander Knox, George Tobias "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1943, Western) Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Anthony Quinn. World In Action Challenge of the SMI (R) Paid Program Paid Program Movie: "The Black Stallion" (1979, Adventure) Mickey Rooney, Kelly Reno, Ten Garr. G' (3:00) Tennis: U.S. Pro Indoor Final.
(3:30) Movie: "Nate and Hayes Adventure) Tommy Lee Jones. Max Skiing: World Freestyle Championships (1983, Phipps. Michael O'Keele. 'PG' (Violence) Disease Disorder (3:30) Movie: "Starman lysis Jyperter Control '(1984, Science Fiction) Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen. Charles Martin Smith 'PG' (Adult language, adult situations, violence) Can't on TV Out of Control Fifteen Biography "Henry Ford: Tin Lizzie Tycoon" Paid Paid Program Air Strike Desert Storm American airmen.
(R) Paid Abbott and Costello Detective Anne Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables Anne's trouble in Kingsport. (R) gram Paid Program ijoice in the Lord Comic Strip Live Primetime "Mardi Gras" (In Stereo) News Instant Replay National Geographic Explorer Featured: re-enactinq Civil War battles; expedition through the deadly Amazon; swans on the eastern seaboard; human-propelled "ubmarine Sue Jenkins I Wayne Anderson Very Best of Ed Sullivan (In Stereo) John Funniest People Expose Stereo)r Crime Stoppers 800 Mysteryl "Poirot II" Sportsview Arsenio Hall (R) (In Stereo) Monsters Anonymous calls haunt a Network Earth Environmen- Beauty Breakthrough Dixon News Finney. 55 9 4 MyS ery) 50 Tt ase Movie: "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1991 ispense) Vanessa Redgrave, Premieref (In Stereo) Movie: "Love, Lies and Murder" (1991, Drama) (Part 1 of 2) Clancy Brown. John Ashton. Premieri (In Stereo' News News Reward The killing of a (Off Air) Jackson Today's FBI Movie: "Messenger of Death Lester Deal-A-Meal Lightmusic Entertainment Tonight (In Carol Burnett Shop at Home Cheers "Bar "Alien "(1979) Cheers "Sinbad the Sailor" (1947.
Adventure) Douglas Fairbanks Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn. Nippon: Japan Since 1945 "Being Japanese" Paid Program Paid Program Movie: "Benji the Hunted" (1987, Adventure) Benii, Red Steagall, Frank Inn. (In Stereo) 'G' Senior PGA Golf: Aetna Challenge. Final round Irom Naples. Fla.
Movie: "The Experts" (1989, Comedy) John Travoita, Arye Gross, Kelly Preston (In Stereo) 'PG-13' (Adult language, miid violence) lysis ombo- jroach to Gallstones 'Screwed" (1988, Comedy) aren Allen. Carol Kane. (In Bill Murray, Karen Allen, Carol Kane. (In" Stereo) 'PG-13 1 (Adult language, mild violence) Dennis the dventure) Jean Barr. Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette.
'PG' (Adull language, adult situations, mild violence) Family (arc Welcome Dare 'Listen to Me" (1989, Drama) rk Cameron, Looney Tunes War Chronicles (3 00) Sports Cavalcade Firepower (R) NHRA Today (In Stereo) if 35) Movie: "Tap Roots "(1948. Drama) Susan Hayward, Van Heflin, Ward Bond. 12:00) Movie: Frisco Kid" Dog House Australian Animals Adrift in Time "The Survivors" Wild and Crazy Kids Movie: Jami Gertz, Roy Scheider. llbve'and debate team. Be it resolved: It's bad.
Kirk Cameron. Jami Gertz, Roy Scheider, Tim Quill. (In Stereo) 'PG-13' Inside- Racing Motorsports Kisses Host Lauren Bacall takes a look at legendary screen kisses. (R) Swamp Thing I A. Hitchco*ck SpoitsCenter Preview Show Comedy Mind ARETE: Awards for Courage in Sports.
Movie: "Runaway" (1984) Tom Selleck, An uneven farce in which Tom Selleck is an inept hero cop who chases runaway robots. Gene Simmons, of the rock 3 I Lifetime Magazine way is nis KISS, is his nemesis. (In Stereo) 'PG-13' Milestones in Medicine Physicians' Jrnl Dentistry Update (R) Movie: Comedy) Patrick Dempsey. Robert Ginty. Tasteless farce involving a college boy who decides to earn his tuition by servicing older women Patrick Dempsey.
Kale Jackson, (In Stereo) Looney Tunes Wild Thir the Wily Truckln' USA is "The World of rack Bear (R) In Stereo) Road Test Best of the BBC "America Home Away from Home" Bewitched Images of Another World Bobby Jones Gospel (R) oung Comedians Movie: "Blackbeard the saga of the, notorious 17th Century buccaneer who captures a beautiful girl with a fortune. Slightly ov Robert Nekton, Maureen O'Hara, William Bendix irdone. Revue For the IRecord Sp Bee Gees: Going Home Highlights of tht Grammy Award winners, including personal interviews and lootage from their recent reunion tour. Video Gospel SCTV Caroline's Comedy Hour Paid Program Stand-Up, jtand-Up .,0. i Prefer Paid Program Two Drink Minimum Blondes (1953.
Musical) Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn. Boxing: Michael Carbajal vs. Macario Santos. (Live) Movie: "Downtown" (1990 Comedy) Anthony Edwards. Forest Whitaker I Penelope Ann Miller.
(In Stereo) 'R (Adult Cardiology Update (R) Update Movie: "Family Business" (19, Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Marthev Stereo) 'R (Adult language, violence) Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House: "America Undercover" (R) Family Prac. pmedy-Drama) Broderick. (In Get Smart Dragnet Movie: "The Dream Team" (1989) Four mental patients on the loose in New York. It has its moments but there a lot of down time in between them. Michael Kealon.
Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Fursl American Sports Cavalcade (R) (In Stereo) Nature ol Things "Sea of Slaughter" (R) 2 ol 21 Movie: "The Mating Game" (1959, Comedy) Debbie Reynolds. Tony Randall.Taul Douglas. Murder, She Wrote "If the Frame Fils" Movie: William Sai (Crocodiles: The Deadly Survivors Inside- Bill Dance Outdoors (R) Movie: "Young Catheiine" (1991. Drama) (Pan 1 ol; Vanessa Redgrave. Christopher Plummer.
Maximilian' Schell. Drama Hart. Daniel J. Travanti In Stereo) Counterstrike "Thanos" (R) Best ol Movie: Fernwood 2- Night portsview. W5rid Tomorrow Jim Clark (Off Air) Mew Dragnet New Adaim 12 Movie: The Incident" (1943, Western) Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Anthony an Since 1945.
Paid Program iram Dead Comics' So Gary Grant: A CelebntU of His Life Most: Michaal Caine. PBT Bowling: Central Florida Classic. Movie: toper, Keifer Sutherland, Stereo) 'R' (Adult language, adult Prescribing Information Dennis Hi Kane. (In violence! Physicians' Jrnl Movie: "Halloween 5" (1989, Horror) Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Wendy Kaplan. (In Stereo) 'R 1 (Adult language, adult situations, nudily, violence) A.
Hitchco*ck 'Revenge of the Nerds II: dy) reo Robert Nerds in Paradise' (1987, Comed Carradine. B. Scott. (In Stereo 'PG 13 (Adult Unguage, adult situations) Some Enchanted Islands Bassmasters ill Celebrity (In Stereo)' JR) Green Acres Monica Piper: No, You Comedy. Winos "North American F- 86 Sabre" (R syiten 1e: "Sfary (1989, Drama) Matthew Broderick.
(In Stereo) 'K. IB, violence) Speed Beauty Truckin' USA (In Stereo) Movie: Ydung Catherine (1991, Drama) (Part 1 of 2) Vanessa Rjdgrave, Christopher Plummer, Maximilian Schell. Equalizer'! Re-Entry" Miami Vice "Bad Timing" (InJStereo) ielf- Improvement 'Out on Barf" (1989) Robert Marketing Systems of the BBC "America Home Away from Home Truck Power Trailer Camp Hollywood Insider Hidden Heroes (R) Movie: "Imitation ol Lana Turnei. faid Program.
