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PAOiU MEDIA MONITOR Marty raises hell in new film by Steve K. Walz New York--Marty Feldman has always been known as a madcap comedian who through the use of his rapier wit and 'Twilight Zone' eyes could make any person double over from laughter. His latest effort is a big screen spoof on America's growing electronic (TV) church called 'In G-d We Tru$t." Serious stuff But Marty doesn't see his work as a spoof at all. "I wish we could get rid of the word 'spoof or 'satire.' 'In G-d We Trust' is a fairytale for adults and is more of a farce than anything else. It attacks the business of religion. This is not what Christ intended. It's not a cynical reality. I think it's a very pro-Christian movie," said the British prince of humor and one time Monty Python collaborator. Feldman is quite serious about taking on the religious establish­ ment, even if it's veiled in a vehicle such as this. Thou Shalt Not Make Fun of Religion--is not one of the commandments he adheres to. "The heretic of today is the saint of tomorrow," Marty pontificated. "The church today spews out totalitarian dogma. My G-d, if Christ were alive today he wouldn't be Christian, and if Karl Marx were alive he'd demand a revolution." When reminded that many religiously touchy films during the past two years (including 'Life of Brian' and 'Wholly Moses') have tried to poke fun at Judaism and Christianity with only a fair amount of success, Feldman sermonized, " 'In G-d We Tru$t' was written before those pictures. We went through six different drafts before the film was shot. And once it was finished, the distributors all looked at it and passed it On to each other until Universal took it. Then it was a matter of scheduling. Everybody was waiting for the blockbusters that didn't bust any blocks." Being that this was Marty's first picture in which he starred both in front of and behind the camera lense, Universal was understanda­ bly cautious. More gospel Aside from the targeted mock­ ery of prime-time religion, Marty is pleased with the way he conducted himself from both ends of the camera. He added, "My comedy has a point of view not a flair. It's a craft not a practice. I'm not quite yet a director since I haven't paid my dues. But I do like inducing a performance out of an actor. Acting in my case is rather cathartic and orgasmic. I'd like for people to think of me as a good craftsman with integrity. But, I also wouldn't mind being the richest socialist in the world either!" Yes, he's very political about money too, but that's another story for another time. TV COMTUUM H«yiCII IMC Marty Feldman checks out a scene from his latest picture, 'In G-d We Tru$t.'