Word: throwed
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...million wouldn't come close to buying Schwarzenegger's body, not even for a single movie. He asks and gets twice that price, and the moguls know it is a fair deal. He will show up on time, throw his beautifully beveled body into every scene, take direction conscientiously -- and when it comes time to promote the picture, press the flesh till fingers go numb. "Arnold loves being a movie star," says Ivan Reitman, his director on Twins and Kindergarten Cop. "He approaches the role with great gusto and charm. He is a throwback to the classic movie stars...
...Rick figure this time is Jack Weil (Robert Redford), a professional poker player aware that people tend to throw caution (and money) to the winds when their way of life is about to be radically altered. The Ilsa stand-in is Bobby Duran (Lena Olin), who lures Jack into doing a little light smuggling for her and then for the longest time resists being lured into an affair with him. Her reasons are sound: she is grief-stricken when led to believe that her husband (Raul Julia) has been murdered by the Batista regime, and she is in shock after...
Though many expected the company to throw in the towel, AT&T stunned Wall Street last week by proposing the biggest acquisition in the brief history of the computer industry, offering to buy Dayton-based computer maker NCR for $6 billion. When NCR rejected the initial, friendly offer, its suitor shocked the business world once more by launching a hostile takeover attempt. In a face- to-face showdown with AT&T's board members in New York City, NCR management vowed to resist. But industry analysts generally believe that the big telecommunications firm will ultimately prevail, strengthening...
Says another regular looking at the huge crowd, "It's getting a little full right now. You just say excuse me and when he doesn't move, you throw him one of these." He makes the motion of giving someone a forearm...
...Crimson never really found its shooting touch, scoring at a 39 percent clip on the night. It was even weaker from three-point range, sinking only 3-of-16. But Harvard played a fundamentally sound game, committing only 15 turnovers, tallying 20-of-26 from the free-throw line and getting great ball movement...