The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1991 Page: 13 of 16
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THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1991 13
Music
Tom (Ethan Hawke) is nervous on his date with Geena (Teri Polo) in Mystery Date.
Don't make Date
the focus of yours
BY LOUIS EVAN SPIEGLER
Mystery Date
Directed by Jonathan Wacks
I
t was a Saturday night. My
friend Darryl and I had finished
off an awesome dinner of Cajun
sea trout, corn on the cob and
Blue Bell ice cream. The fish was
dipped in butter and spices and
fried in an iron skillet for 3
minutes, the com was
microwaved for five, and the Blue
Bell was frozen. A totally
satisfying meal.
But something was missing.
We needed entertainment in our
lives, something to distract us
from the fact that the universe is
expanding and we're all going to
die someday and tuition is always
going up and the campos have
nothing better to do than bust
running bananas. So we went to
the movies. All we wanted to do
was see Mystery Date, a film that
had some interesting TV ads and
no Julia Roberts (did anyone see
Dying Young?). Problem: we
couldn't find Meyer Park 14.
Why? Because we couldn't get off
59 in time. Thank you City of
Houston. Have you tried driving
on the damn thing lately?
Well we got there two hours
later, in time for the midnight
show (our friend Mary knew the
way) and decided to slap down
our five bucks and take a chance.
It was worth it in a stupid sort of
way. The film is a lighthearted
version of Martin Scorsese's After
Hours. In that film, a character
goes on a date and has great
difficulty trying to get home. In
Mystery Date the main character,
played by Ethan Hawke (the
roomie of the kid who caps
himself in Dead Poets Society),
simply wants to have a romantic
evening with the girl next door.
His swift and sleazy older brother
gets him the right clothes for the
occasion. He also lets him charge
the entire evening on his credit
cards. Sound confusing?
Mystery Date is about
mistaken identity, valuable
pottery, Chinese proverbs, and
1959 DeSotos (they don't have
park, just an emergency brake.)
So cook some cajun fish, negoti-
ate 59, and go see Mystery Date.
It's nothing brilliant, it's even a
bit stupid and totally preposter-
ous but that's what makes it so
much fun. Especially if you get
lost on your way to the theater.
Best Bets Off Campus
Tours
The Eyeopener Commity will present the the classic Eyeopener
Tour, "Summer Reruns!" on August 25. Cost is $30 for Members •
and $35 for non-members. For reservations call 926-6368.
Art
The Lawndale Art and Performance Center and The Glassel
School will exhibit juried art in The Big Show on October 5. Call
528-5858 for information.
The Contemporary Arts Museum is showing the works of
Contempory Latin American Photographers through October 13.
The CAM is also having a sale at the Museum store through
August 25.
The Orange Show is a monumental work of folk architecture. It is
located at 2401 Munger, just off of 1-45 at the Telephone Road
exit. Admission is $1. Call 926-6368 for more information.
The Art League of Houston presents works by the award winners of
the "Domestic.Arrangements" contest. Admission is free. Call
523-9530 for more information.
Theatre
Dark Comers of the Street at Curtains Theatre. Tickets are $7. For
information or reservations, call 862-4548.
The Houston Museum of Natural Science will present the IMAX
flim "Blue Planet," through January 31. Tickets are $4.50 and
shows are on the hour.
Music
The Kerrville Folk Festival Too opens August 30 and will play
throughout the Labor Day weekend. Three day tickets cost $30 in
advance (before August 29). For information call (512)257-3600.
O
FROM PACE 11
52s, Fleetwood Mac, and Sly and
the Family Stone. There's two
girls and a mean-looking band
and when one of the girls croons
"I may be small but I'll kick a
hole right through you," you tend
to believe her.
As if all of that wasn't enough,
this very weekend happens to be
the weekend of the giant "Kiss
Alive" show at the Axiom, which
any native Houstonian could tell
you is the only seedy, smelly dive
in town with its own vintage Kiss
pinball game.
It's also the only place where
you can witness half a dozen of
the finest local bands thrashing
their way through a whole passel
of vintage Kiss tunes, recreating
live onstage what has not truly
existed since the glory days of
Kiss, way back when the rest of
us were tiny tykes, tuning in to
the TV on a Saturday night to
soak up the finest TV movie ever
made, "Kiss Meets the Phan-
tom." Go ahead, you've been
acting like a preschooler all week
anyway.
And finally, if you'll settle for
nothing but the best, you can
always spend the weekend
listening to KTRU, the only
50,000-watt radio station at Rice,
and the only station in the city
playing tunes you can dance to
while lying unconscious in a
gutter. What more could you
want?
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Zitterkopf, Ann & Howe, Harlan. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1991, newspaper, August 23, 1991; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245787/m1/13/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.