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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, April 19, 2001



Movie Openings

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From left, Tom Long, Patrick Warburton, Sam Neill and Kevin Harrington star in the drama "The Dish."

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"Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles": This is the third in the series about the rough-and-ready Australian with the disarming grin and dry wit. This time Mick (Paul Hogan) and Sue (Linda Kozlowski) head to Hollywood to investigate a murder mystery that leads to a movie studio. Also starring Serge Cockburn and Paul Rodriguez. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Restaurant Row Theatres, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui). (PG).

"The Dish": Based on the true story and set in Parkes, Australia, in 1969, this is a combination historical drama/comedy about a satellite dish installation that served as a relay between NASA and Apollo 11 during the historic mission to the moon. Along the way, a local blackout causes them to "lose" Apollo 11. Patrick Warburton plays the NASA scientist working with the Australians; Sam Neill plays the leader of the team. Opens tomorrow at Kahala 8-Plex. (PG-13).

"Freddy got fingered": When a man (Tom Green) is forced to move back in with his parents, he decides he likes it so much there that he refuses to move back out again. Also starring Eddie Kaye Thomas, Marisa Coughlan, Julie Hagerty, Anthony Michael Hall, Stephen Tobolowsky, Rip Torn, Harland Williams, Jackson Davies. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Restaurant Row Theatres, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Enchanted Lake Cinemas, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui). (R).

"Tailor of Panama": Based on the novel by John Le Carre. Harry Pendel (Geoffrey Rush), a tailor in Panama, is asked by a British spy (Pierce Brosnan) to listen to the conversations of the Panamanian generals and politicians he serves. But the spy doesn't know that Harry isn't who he claims to be, and the things he reports to the Brits aren't all that accurate, either. Also starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Gleeson, David Hayman, Catherine McCormack, Harold Pinter, Daniel Radcliffe, Leonor Valera. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Kahala 8-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex. (R).