Word: breakaway
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...film that blossoms into a smash entertainment. Last year it was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Two years before that it was Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Both were a bit loud and raucous for some people, but this year Hughes' offering has a universal appeal and looks like the breakaway hit of the season. Home Alone, released on Nov. 16, has already grossed more than $50 million, and is causing jubilation in the executive suites of 20th Century Fox. "The figures we're getting, from both big towns and small towns, are telephone numbers!" exclaims Tom Sherak, < Fox's head...
...family's on vacation, and a son ingeniously copes with burglars. Writer- producer John Hughes and director Chris Columbus turn out the first breakaway holiday movie...
...great majority of the game, the Terriers blueliners denied Harvard any breakaway chances...
...Cadets matched the Crimson's score with a breakaway try and conversion. Harvard opened up a 10-6 lead off Peter Wilensky's first try, but the Cadets counterattacked with another breakaway try. Neither team was able to convert, and the half was a stalemate...
...Crimson finally broke out of its offensive slump in the final period, but bad luck intervened. Ted Donato shot wide on a one-on-one breakaway early in the final stanza. Peter Ciavaglia faked out three defenders but missed wide on an empty net. It was a frustrating night...