Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 17, 1990, p. 10

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Page 10 THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday February 17 Entertainment Hulk bites the dust STAR SPEAK PI FRANK The Big Green Fella bites the dust in The Death of the Incredible Hulk a TV movie airing on Sunday Feb IB on NBC Bill who played the Hulks alter ego Dr David Banner in the se ries and two TV movies returns to star and direct Former Mr Universe Lou is also back as the not sojolly green giant Bill Bixby The original show had a successful run on CBS from to and the two TV movies about the Hulk earned big ratings In The Death of the Incredible Hulk Banner falls in love with a beautiful terrorist former Miss America Elizabeth and tries to cure himself of turning into the Hulk in stressful situations now looks a good years younger than his actual age Early on his good looks helped launch his career He began modeling in his late teens After a slew of TV commercials Bixby was cast as the perplexed voung man who played to the CRITICS CHOICE VIDEO Rentals Service Open Every Night Till 10 pn Any Carry In TV VCR VCR or Microwave Repair Ad Guelph St g a 8730754 HALTONHILLS FINEST SPOT Winston Church ton Ontario GOOEY good DELIVERY 308 St original ET on the popular sitcom My Favorite Martian That was fol lowed by a more mature role in the series The Courtship of Eddies Fa He also starred in the series The Magician and Goodnight It was during The Courtship of Ed die s Father that Bixby was encour aged to start a second career as a rector Besides episodes of that show his numerous directing credits in elude Rich Man Poor Man Book and Three on a Date is currently developing an other TV series in which he would play a medical doctor The previous Hulk movies cleaned up in the ratings Why are killing off the big guy in this one A Nothing successful on television is ever closed off I don want to give away the ending but lets just say death is a relative word when it comes to TV I can help but notice that youre sitting on a cushion What happened A I hurt my back while I was run through a field during shooting of the film I have to see a chiropractor two times a day I think it was really the strain that did it Besides acting I also directed and served as executive producer on the show I worked seven days a week shoot ing six and on the seventh I did all my producing chores Whew I get winded just thinking about it Imagine what it was like actually doing all that But I loved every backbreaking literally moment of it do you think that years af the Hulk series went off the air the TV movies remain so popular A We never talk down to the audi ence It was never just a kids show And it remains popular around the world I was in India and turned on the TV and there was Banner meta SAME DAY TAX RETURNS 101 Guelph St Georgetown 8772217 BURGER flfkfa Georgetown 2 BURGERS TWO FRIES STARTS FEB 12 Of mi QUICKPIK BRINGS YOU MACHINE W99prttlw witoflcuUdgn CARTRIDGE 199 Weekend or more This Weeks Specials HUMPTY CHIPS 59jiitu COKE OR PEPSI plus SI into the Big Guy What question are you most of ten asked about Hulk A When changing into the Hulk people want to know why his shirt and shoes rip off but never his pants And I say Because we re on TV Was any reluctance on part of tbe network to casting a for mer Miss America with no acting ex penence as your romantic interest in the film A Elizabeth Gracen she won the title in 1962 I think is going to be a major star The network did resist casting her They said Don t we need an actress for this role But I was so bowled over by her screen test and her natural talent I satd What she t know she can learn on the set Actually there wasn t that much to teach her She turned out to be a natural hTh Of IIALTON HOLDING LTD 8771234 AIRPORT SERVICE PARCEL DELIVERY DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS For Under 400 Across From GO Station 37 King St Georgetown 8773541 PRIME RIB Pudding STEAK SHRIMP BREAST OF GEORGETOWN CINEMAS 235 GUELPH STREET 8731999 CHICKEN 12i CHOICE Of DESSERTS Man 1 f CINEMA 1 NOW PLAYING A Comedy With Flakes Evenings at Sat Sun Matinee Hi CINEMA 2 NOW PLAYING LOOSE CANNONS Mi Evenings at 5 THE LITTLE SMASH WEEK Sat Sun Matinee at pm CINEMA 3 NOW PLAYING JOHNLARROQUETTE MhouSG IJiMMiSI Evenings at Sat Sun Matinee pm at 200 pm

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