August 25, 1989

A Flaky Masterpiece.

Guest film critic Owen Gleiberman reviews the home video release of "Naked Gun," the police farce produced and directed by the makers of "Airplane." "Naked Gun," which premiered on movie screens early last spring, was based on the six-episode TV program "Police Squad," which recently aired on cable TV.

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Owen Gleiberman

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Terry Gross

Other segments from the episode on August 25, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 25, 1989: Interview with Loudon Wainwright, III; Commentary on "world music"; Interview with Martin Cruz Smith; Review of the film "Naked Gun."

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August 25, 1989

23:16

Interview and Concert with Loudon Wainwright, III.

A concert with singer and songwriter Loudon Wainwright III. He writes very personal, eccentric songs that take a darkly humorous, sometimes caustic view of life. He first gained fame with his hit song "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road." His new album is titled "Therapy." (Interview with Sedge Thomson)

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Loudon Wainwright

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August 25, 1989

06:26

Introduction to Sounds from Across the World with Milo Miles.

Guest critic Milo Miles has a primer on world music, and he examines why it should, by all rights, be more popular in the U.S. than it is. Miles is the former rock critic for The Boston Phoenix.

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August 25, 1989

11:38

Martin Cruz Smith Discusses Writing about the Soviet Union.

Writer Martin Cruz Smith. His latest novel, Polar Star, is his sequel to his 1981 best-seller Gorky Park. In Polar Star, Cruz Smith revives Arkady Renko, the intrepid police investigator hero of Gorky Park. Smith is also the author of Stallion Gate, a novel about the making of the atomic bomb. (Interview with Sedge Thomson)

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Martin Cruz Smith

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A Flaky Masterpiece.

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Other segments from the episode on August 25, 1989

Interview and Concert with Loudon Wainwright, III.

Introduction to Sounds from Across the World with Milo Miles.

Martin Cruz Smith Discusses Writing about the Soviet Union.

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