Word: chiselers
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...increasingly indulged himself in carving. Since 1965, he has spent his summers at Forte dei Marmi near the famous Carrara marble quarries. He sometimes spends whole days tramping over the quarries to find the right piece of stone. "I like the actual activity of carving. With a hammer and chisel in hand, my worries go, and I begin to whistle and sing without knowing...
...this proceeds pretty much as expected, but begins to drag when the gags rarely rise above overplayed puns (Wife: "I haven't finished putting on my face." Husband: "Did your chisel break?") Predictable references to topical material (Dane refusing to fight the Grendels: "My lottery number is 360") are no relief. Fortunately director Fred Carmichael has done an admirable job in milking every bit of humor out of a sparse text and occasionally sparse talent. Christopher Tunnard is a particular disappointment, short of comic timing and vocal talent. Jack Olive, on the other hand, has the vigorous, obscene Hotrocs well...