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Ford Stars In “Great Movie Stunts : Raiders Of The Lost Ark” narnson r ora, wno stars as the intrepid, swashbuckling hero In diana Jones in the Stephen Spiel berg--George Lucus adventure thriller, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," stars in and hosts “Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark," a new one-hour special that provides a behind-the-scenes look at that film's most astonishing stunts and pays tribute to a collection of the world's great movie stunts and stuntmen, to be broadcast Mon day, October 5, at 8 p.m. on WBTV, Channel 3. Ford narrates the special, which surveys a wide range of feature films, 1930’s action serials, and si lent movies that inspired or contributed to "Raiders" principal stunts, while Glenn Randall, the film’s stunt coordinator, and Terry Leonard, Ford's stunt double, de monstrate and explain how some of the stunts were filmed. “Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark" focuses on three of ‘i^atti Austin Continued from IB an entertainer was not tor her. Witfrbags paeked she- went back - home to New York to think things over. It wasn't long after she had returned before Ms. Austin was asked to sing background. Agree ing to sing, Ms. Austin began her new career as a background vocalist. With time and freedom which Fatti Austin had not known, she turned her musical thoughts to songwriting. When Ms. Austin played some of those songs for a friend. Bill Eaton, he showed them to Kalph McDonald who was re cording an album for Creed Tay lor The result was that Ms Austin's songs landed on Taylor's album and Ms. Austin landed up on CTI Records Recording her own material, Ms. Austin produced —t^uir nlhiimr nn CTI- "End of a Rainbow,’’ “Havana Candy,” "Live At The Bottom Line," and "Body Language " More recently, Ms. Austin has performed lead vocals on four tracks on Quincy Jones' latest album, "The Dude"; ' Razz Ma Tazz,” "Something Special," "Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me," and "Turn On The Action." This ven ture has resulted in her own debut release, "Every Home Should Have One," and a vow that Quincy Jones made 27 years ago to record his favorite protege was realized. "Every Home Should Have One"_ features 10 cuts and spotlights Ms. Austin at her best Standouts on the LP include four Rod Temper ton compositions, “Do You Love Me, "Love Me To Death," "The Genie." and "Baby Come Home To Me." featuring Ms Austin and Luther Ingram. As the background caree^ades away Ms. Austin has founa? permanent place in the foreground ■ Births— Sylvester Klaekmore Jr. 1609 Cummings Ave ..Boy William Wells 113 Grandin Rd. ...Girl Suliman ,M. Kl-Amin 308 Grandin Rd. ...Boy Brent Massey -<981 Ridgley Dr. . . Boy James J. Worley 4134-J Firwood Ln... B<jy the principal stunts in the film; the death-defying truck chase, the hairbreath escape from the colos sat speeding boulder, and Indiana— Jones' dexterous wielding of the bullwhip to extract himself from one desperate situation after an other. Clips from feature films and serials illustrate the cinematic antecedents of these stunts: the trick chase, which was derived partly from a famous scene in John Ford's classic western • Stage coach."; the rolling boulder es cape. which Was modelled on a -Republic Studio serial. "The Spy Smasher Returns." and the bull ship wizardry, mainly drawn from "Zorro" serials. Stunt coordinator Kandall and stuntman Leonard demonstrate some of the technical difficulties and hazards involved in doing the stunts. The special is, in part, a pageant to the romantic, dangerous world of Hollywood stuntmen Tribute is paid to the countless unsung stunt • doubles" who have risked life and limb over the years to create the illusion that Hollywood s stars do everything from falling off horses to plummeting out of airplanes Clips are presented from a wide variety of films, such as "Hooper." "Freebie and the Bean," "How the West Was Won," "The Lion in the Desert" and "The Stunt Man." The special also includes excerpts from nearly a score of Republic Stu —thus' serials, including such cliff_ hangers as "Manhunt in the Afri can Jungle." “Zorro Rides Again." "The Man With The Steel Whip " and "G-Man Versus the Black Dragon." ("lips from silent movies such as "Steamboat Bill, Jr and "The Black Pirate" provide fur ther background for the special FM 98 dial the station with -—-“THE—_-_ WINNING COMB I NAT I ON" tm MEETUSAT ... North Park Mall 101 Eastway Drive 12 Noon-4 p. m.__ Radio Station WPEG \ HIGHWAY 29N • P.O. BOX 128 • CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA 28025 (704) 333-3057 WPEG- VERY MUCH A PART OF SUBURBAN RADIO GROUP- COMMUNICATION EXCELLENCE
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