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...considered and promptly rejected the galactic carrousel notion was California's Muller, a scientist obsessed by periodicity. If a familiar cosmic mechanism could not account for the cyclic nature of extinctions, he decided, something completely different would have to do. During Christmas break in 1983, Muller and fellow Astronomers Marc Davis of Berkeley and Piet Hut of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton were brainstorming about stars and periodicity, when Muller noted that more than half the stars in the galaxy are thought to be binaries (pairs of stars that orbit a common center of gravity). Suppose...
...four are catcher Marc Sullivan, son of the club's co-owner; catcher-third baseman-outfielder Dave Sax; third baseman Steve Lyons, and righthanded pitcher Mike Trujillo...
...then kicked him out, only to be forced aside himself a few months later. (Richard had another stint at Fox, and coproduced such films as The Sting and Jaws.) While other studios, like Paramount and Columbia Pictures, were being swallowed by conglomerates, the purchase by Davis and his partner Marc Rich seemed to presage a return to Hollywood's good old bad days of iron rule...
Director Tony Simon and Producer Leslic Tamarabuchi do a fine job of blending an extremely talented cast into a more modern vehicle for the same theme. Marc Dolan as Rupert and Sue Kelly as Susan deserve especial praise for their convincing performances in difficult roles. Dolan does a fantastic job of portraying the intellectually keen Rupert while maintaining the credibility of the character. He succeeds remarkably in his role, holding the drama together in a lively yet composed performance. Kelly also succeeds in making the nerve-wraught accomplice a credible character...
...Favorite Marc Girardelli, the Austrian-born overall World Cup leader who is skilling for Luxembourg, finished third, and Egon Hirt of West Germany was fourth...