Getting Around in China, a special report tomorrow at 5.
Why did Newman pass up the Oscars but go to Cannes?
Who's on a honeymoon cruise with Mimi?
How many bonds does it take to catch a spy?
Is too much foreplay a TV no-no for Dr. Ruth?
Entertainment Tonight has a few tricks up its sleeve for Tuesday, May 12, 1987.
That type of fantasy is the best there is going around.
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And I'm Mary Hart.
Film star Tom Cruise secretly married girlfriend Mimi Rogers on Saturday,
and news in the entertainment world rarely gets hotter than that.
In a recent interview with Rogers, she talked about the difficulties
in having a relationship with a famous actor.
You know, you hear a lot of people say that actors shouldn't be involved with actors
because of the two personalities and egos and whatever.
But there's really nobody who can be as understanding and sympathetic to the problems
and the joys and the ups and downs.
I've got no complaints.
Mimi Rogers recently completed a co-starring role opposite Tom Berenger
in Someone to Watch Over Me.
Cruise is continuing pre-production work with Dustin Hoffman on Rain Man.
The hot news is out on NBC's fall lineup,
and the big story isn't just the shows that made the cut, but also the ones that did not.
After six successful seasons, Give Me a Break and Nell Carter's Sassy Wit
will not be returning to NBC.
Network's highly touted, expensive two-year commitment to amazing stories is also ending.
Lonnie Anderson's Easy Street, which couldn't find a home in any of its four time slots, is out,
as is Ed Asner's The Bronx Zoo.
The Cheers spin-off The Tortellis and Stephen Jay Cannell's Stingray won't be returning.
And mid-season replacement Roomies and network television's highest rated new series debut this season,
Nothing in Common, have something in common.
They won't be coming back in the fall either.
Perhaps equally as surprising as some of NBC's cancellations is the network's decision to move family ties.
The Thursday night hit will now go head-to-head against the CBS Sunday night hit Murder, She Wrote.
Five new shows join the number one network schedule.
Starbuck features Dale Robertson's return to TV as a Texas millionaire who solves mysteries.
A Year in the Life spins off from last December's successful miniseries.
And Whose Dad is a situation comedy about two men living with and raising one daughter.
One of the men is her father, but nobody knows which one.
Of course, as we continue, Lisa Bonet spins off the Cosby Show into a different world.
And Private Eye, a hard-boiled detective show set in the 50s, is new from the creator of Miami Vice.
Missing from the fall lineup, the much anticipated Beverly Hills Bunce, starring Hill Street alumnus Dennis Franz.
However, entertainment tonight has learned that NBC has gone ahead and ordered 13 episodes of that show anyway.
And will use the show when and where it's needed.
Paul Newman's film version of The Glass Menagerie is one of the year's hottest entries at the Cannes Film Festival.
And today he held a news conference to answer questions about his adaptation of the Tennessee Williams classic play.
Mr. Paul Newman, raise that glass.
Director Newman was joined by his entire cast, John Malkovich, Karen Allen, his wife and leading lady Joanne Woodward, and James Naughton.
I think the festival can be very helpful.
And the people here can be very helpful to make these kind of films possible for us to do.
Because the only way we can get them off the ground right now, as I say, is to work for nothing.
The Glass Menagerie is Newman's first directorial effort in almost four years. Why?
It's dry. Very dry out there. It resembles parts of the Sahara Desert.
I used to think about the possibility of doing two or even three films a year.
Now I think I'm lucky if I find one script every two or three years that I want to do.
It's quite different than it was 25 years ago.
Newman went on to claim that his production is faithful to the original story.
You'll be able to see for yourself when the film opens in theaters this fall.
In a page out of P.T. Barnum, the Universal Tour created some publicity today for its new Miami Vice live action stunt show.
It was a death-defying leap from a 16-story, 200-foot-high building.
Your mind says you're going to die. The other half of your mind says, but I rigged it.
But once I get in the air, I'm pretty comfortable.
It's the worst part is coming off the top of the building, if you really want to know.
I bet. The new stunt show will become a permanent fixture on the Universal Tour this July 4th.
However, the record-setting 200-foot fall will not be included for obvious reasons.
Does sex on television have a point to make, or is it designed to appeal to the prurient interest?
Dr. Ruth will grade your favorite shows next.
And ahead, his name is Bond, James Bond.
Don't lose your head over it, but 007 is celebrating 25 years on the silver screen.
We'll have a tribute with Roger Moore.
Colorization, the computer enhancement of black and white films, has technologically come of age.
However, some of America's most respected directors went before Congress today to raise a moral issue over that process.
To them, it's not a question of whether it can be done, but whether it should be.
Some of America's most prominent film directors testified this morning before a Senate Judiciary Committee.
I don't want to argue here the relative merits of black and white versus color, because that's really very difficult.
But I think our premises here are clearer than that.
The first really is just to plead for the respect that any cultural heritage deserves.
And the second is terribly simple, and that is that it is morally unacceptable
to alter the product of a person's creative life without that person's permission.
When a great American director like John Huston says he doesn't want his superb mystery,
the Maltese Falcon, made into a color movie because that makes this hard-boiled Bogart film silly-looking,
they couldn't care less what Huston wants.
The colorizers also tell us that a viewer can simply turn off the color and see the film in black and white.
The fact that the man who made the film wants no one at all to see it in color means nothing to them.
Finally, they say we live in a democracy and the public wants these films in color.
But if members of the public had the right to demand alterations to suit their taste,
the world would have no real art. Nothing would be safe.
Picasso would have been changed years ago and James Joyce and Stravinsky and the list goes on.
It's sort of ironic that in the United States, which is a country which gave filmmaking basically to the world,
the artists, the filmmakers, are the least protected of all the civilized countries in the world.
I hope that some kind of law can be passed that will protect the rights of artists, all artists,
but certainly motion picture artists in our case specifically, against any kind of tampering with the director's film
after the director has made the film.
Representative Richard Gebhardt will introduce a bill in the House tomorrow,
which provides to artistic authors of motion pictures the exclusive right to control material alterations,
including colorization of their films.
In yesterday's installment of our special series, Less Violence, More Sex,
Dr. Ruth Westheimer spoke about the importance of sex on television in general.
Today, she gets specific as Rob Weller has her examine the sexual situations on several popular programs.
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Dr. Ruth, last night we talked about the difference between love and sex on television.
Tonight, let's talk about the difference between the sexes.
What do men find sexy on television and what do women find sexy on television?
It used to be said that a man can always look at a woman and see her whole body,
look at her breasts, look at her buttocks, her legs, and that a woman only looks at a man's eyes.
I think that when people watch television these days, women look further down at men.
You mean at their neck or at their chest?
No, no, no, I mean much further down.
And I think that in today's world, probably women sit back in their chairs and they say,
hmm, this guy has very nice buttocks or this guy has beautiful hands and there's nothing wrong with it.
Four points.
Very sexy, the way you're saying it.
Thank you, Ruth.
Sometimes in some shows, like Cheers between Diane and Sam and between Maddie and David on Moonlighting,
it goes on forever.
Can people get sick and tired of watching foreplay and can it backfire on a producer?
Can it fizzle out?
I think so.
I think that if somebody uses that foreplay as a bait or there comes a moment that somebody's going to say,
either do it or don't do it, it's the same in a real relationship.
If you are in a relationship and you are teasing all the time, this relationship is doomed.
Will you marry me?
No.
Now this is L.A. Law.
This is Ann and Stuart.
Yeah.
They're not married.
Yeah.
But they like each other a lot.
Do you think, I mean, if you're not too, you know, tired, could they be doing it again?
She is taking the initiative.
She is telling him how she feels and she's also taking the initiative by saying that she wants more.
That's great.
Now, from my point of view, I want them to get married tomorrow.
I want them to have children and I want them to show to the world that good sex can also lead to a good relationship
and to responsibility in raising a family.
I love you.
They're not married.
But I'm not so sure that she really wants to be there.
This young character sets an example now for other young soap opera viewers.
She learned to say no.
Glenn, wait.
What's the matter?
I can't.
Great.
Fabulous.
Dr. Ruth, for our last episode, what have you saved?
Tomorrow, you and I are going to discuss some issues in human sexuality that are still taboo.
Along with television taboos, Dr. Ruth will voice her opinion on fantasy and promiscuity.
When less violence, more sex continues.
Tomorrow, John is on location with actor Michael Caine in the Caribbean.
He talked about whether working on Jaws 4 was fun in the sun or a lot of hard work.
And on Thursday, Mary takes us to the playgrounds of the stars.
Our first stop, the sun-drenched days and moonlit nights in Cancun with Alex Thicke.
Travel arrangements furnished by Pan American World Airways.
Pan Am flies to more places in Europe than all other U.S. airlines combined.
Expect more from Pan Am.
It's been 25 years now since the dashing secret agent 007 first charmed his way into moviegoers' hearts.
In that time, the 16 Bond films have brought us deadly villains, beautiful women, and ingenious weapons.
To salute those past adventures and to introduce us to the latest actor to portray Ian Fleming's super spy,
former Bond Roger Moore is hosting a television special.
I think he got the point.
1962. That was a year a chap called Bond, James Bond, first appeared in the cinemas.
Bond's is a world of danger, of super villains and romance.
We've had some interesting times together, Ling. I'd be sorry to go.
Sean Connery appeared in seven of the first 16 assorted films about the superhero, who always managed to get the girl.
That type of fantasy is the best there is going around.
Roger Moore, who acts as guide through tomorrow's ABC special celebrating the Bond legacy, made seven films before calling it quits.
He took the character less than seriously.
I find that type of screen hero rather non-real, and so the only way I can do it is by asking the audience to laugh at it along with me.
For 25 years, audiences have been living and fantasizing along with James Bond, making the series one of the most successful in movie history, in spite of several changes in the lead role.
Timothy Dalton assumes the helm this summer in The Living Daylights.
Who are you?
Bond, James Bond.
The Bond producers are hoping for better luck with Dalton than they had back in 1969 when the role was assigned to George Lazenby. Who?
My name's Bond, James Bond.
Now James, you can't pull the wool over my eyes.
The next Bond film will also bring on a new Miss Moneypenny, the no-nonsense secretary with a 25-year crush on Bond.
Actress Lois Maxwell departs after appearing in more of the films than anyone else.
Do you expect me to talk?
No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.
It'll take more than that to kill James Bond.
To 007. To 25 years of adventure.
The 007 special airs tomorrow night on ABC.
That's my favorite line. No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.
In our story we mention the two actors everyone remembers as James Bond.
Sean Connery was the first film Bond, and 00 Roger Moore recently turned over his tuxedo and pistol to Timothy Dalton.
Only die-hard 007 fans remember George Lazenby. He starred in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
And Trivial Pursuit buffs equate David Niven as Bond from Casino Royale.
And there is one more actor who has played Ian Fleming's Super Spot.
See, that I didn't realize. And you're wondering who it is?
Well, we had our own Secret Service crack research staff tracking down the identity of the sixth Bond.
On Friday, we're going to be checking it out. We'll reveal his identity to you.
Even though Sean Connery is no longer licensed to kill as 007, his movie characters are still battling on the side of truth and justice.
But the always energetic actor ran out of steam after he wrapped his last film, as Gene Wolf found out inside entertainment.
Gene. Well, you know, Sean really doesn't look like Bond right now.
He put on some weight to play Jimmy Malone, one of Elliot Ness's Untouchables, fighting Al Capone in the new Brian De Palma movie.
Here's how you get him. He pulls a knife. You pull a gun.
You send 20 years to the hospital. You send one a hits to the morgue. That's the Chicago way.
The film was screened for the press in New York last weekend, but Sean hasn't been feeling well, so he had to speak to print reporters by satellite from Seville, Spain.
I got this, I think they call it Valley fever or something in America, and I had it for nearly nine, ten weeks, and I just had to get out and try to recuperate.
And that's why I'm here and not there.
Advanced raves about Sean and the Untouchables should be good medicine. I've learned that...
Thank you. We'll take a break. We'll be right back.
Thousands. Millions. Zillions. And zillions and zillions of lights and lights and lights. Come see the light in the eye-boggling Main Street Electrical Parade every Saturday and Sunday night at Disneyland.
If you ask people what they value most, a lot of folks might tell you, time.
Celebrating a birthday today, actress Kim Fields is 18, actor Bruce Box-Lightner 37, comedian George Carlin is 50, composer Burt Bacharach 59, newscaster Howard K. Smith is 73, and actor Wilfred Hyde White is 84.
In today's People Post scripts, Rita Hayworth starred in more than 60 films and was known as the love goddess to her fans.
In 1979, she was diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease, which causes premature senility.
Last night, she was honored at a special tribute to benefit research on that illness.
Celebrities, fans, and friends filled the grand ballroom of New York's Waldorf Astoria to honor Rita Hayworth, now suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
The gala benefit also cited TV weatherman Willard Scott for his ongoing work to the cause.
About the best thing you can do right now with someone is to give them tender loving care and the same beautiful love that they nurtured. In my case, my mother nurtured with me.
The Hayworth benefit raised $1 million.
Pepsi-Cola thinks flying ace Chuck Yeager is the man with the right stuff, so they've made him the grand prize in a special sweepstakes tied to their Top Gun themed commercial.
The lucky winner will be Yeager's passenger as he flies a World War II vintage P-51 fighter.
It won't break the speed of sound, but it should be quite a thrill.
Before David Cassidy became a heartthrob for millions of teenage girls as co-star of The Partridge Family, he got his big Hollywood break on one of TV's most popular westerns, Bonanza.
In today's Hollywood memory, Cassidy remembers his first day on the set when for an impressionable young actor, the Wild West met Hollywood and Vine.
I'd seen the Ponderosa all those years and imagined how magnificent that must have been.
And as I walked to stage 21 with the script in my hand shaking, thinking, this is going to be magnificent,
I walked in and there before me on a sound stage was the Ponderosa.
Something that my mouth dropped open, I looked in awe, and there was Lorne Green, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker,
and the imagery of it, seeing those guys out there with the wind blowing in their hair, and the guys with the horses and the wranglers and stuff,
it all somehow or another fell apart for me. But that's the beauty of Hollywood, and that's the beauty of movie making, is that it is all imagery, and it is all illusion.
Horses with wind blown hair, is that what you were saying?
That happened to me when I was on the Universal tour. Wow, leave it to Beaver's House.
Oh yeah?
Yeah, great stuff.
I'm glad to know what excites you.
That's our show for today. We hope you'll join us tomorrow when Dr. Ruth predicts the type of sexual content we will and we won't see on television.
Surprisingly, she says that there will be no nudity on network TV for at least 20 years.
Today we're going to leave you with a clip from the ABC 007 special. It's a montage of classic Bond scenes set to the theme song from Live and Let Die.
We'll see you tomorrow.
Take care everybody.
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Then stay tuned for a great Tuesday night on NBC.
I should call you back.
Who are you?
I'm Bond, James Bond.