Mazama High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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’Africa’ Out of Africa was the winner of the Oscar for Best Picture. It starred Meryl Streep and Robert Redford and was directed by Sydney Pollack (director of Tootsie.) The film was the story of Karen Blixen Usak Din- eson, the name which she wrote un- der) a Danish aristocrat who ran a coffee plantation in Kenya from 1914 to 1931- The movie was taken from Dineson's txxjk. Out of Africa. The Color Purple Though it didn’t win any Oscars. The Color Purple was a big film of 1985-86. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Alice Walker. Both the book and the movie were equally controversial. It is the story of Cclie. a black girl in Georgia at the turn of the century. Celie has had two babies by the man she believes is her father, had the babies sold to African missionaries, and been traded in mar- riage to a widower with four kids as a punishment for cruelty. The movie starred Whoopi Goldberg as Celie. Whoopi was named 19«5's best ac- tress by the National Board of Re- view. Popular Films The most popular movie of the year was definitely Back to the Fu- ture. The movie, starring Michael J. Fox. was produced by Steven Spiel- berg. Michael J. Fox stars as Marty Me Fly who accidentally travels 30 years back in time. Among other popular movies of the year were Wit- ness, starring I larrison Ford as a New York city cop who must solve a murder concerning a young Amish boy; Prizzi's Honor, starring Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner, about two hit '‘men who fall in love; Cocoon, directed by Ron Howard; and Commando, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. A STEVEN SPIELBERG FILM Ake WfelkeA Pulitzer Pnat Winning Story JANTZEN BEACH 748-6984 JANTZEN BEACH EASTGATE 248-6975 2025 SE 82nd THE FOX 248-6986 833 SW BOWY Movies -173

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Movies Oscar Winners This year there was a wide variety of Academic Award winners. Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Rcdford won seven awards including the Oscar for Best Picture. Sydney Pollack, who directed Our of Africa, won the Oscar for Best Di- rector. The Best Actress award went to Geraldine Page for her perfor- mance in The Trip to Bountiful. Wil - Iiam Hurt won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Best Supporting Actress went to Anjelica Huston for her role as mafia princess in Prizzi's Honor. Don Amcche won the Best Support- ing Actor award for his performance in Cocoon. The controversial film. The Color Purple, had received 11 nominations, but won no awards. Director. Steven Spielberg, tailed to gain a nomination for Best Director. Some felt the movie was ignored because of the controversial issues while others felt it was due to the fact that the film's cast was made up mostly of black actors and actresses. K K S I) 0 N A TRUE STORY. ROBERT MERYL REDFORD STREEP Out Of Africa Rocky IV And Rambo 172-Movies Rocky IV was one of the year’s most popular movies. In the film Syl- vester Stallone returned as Rocky in the fourth installment of the Rocky films. In the movie Rocky must face his greatest challenge yet — the Rus- sian fighting machine Ivan Drago. Sylvester Stallone also starred in the equally popular Rambo: First Blood Part II. Stallone stars as Rambo who returns to Vietnam for revenge.

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FADS A variety of tastes Though American's still eat hot- dogs and apple pie. a variety of new tastes have emerged. Pizza is still on top; in fact, it has become a staple of the American diet. Yogurt be- came fashionable. Not Yoplait, but the kind that tastes suspiciously close to ice cream and requires at least one or more toppings. Along with the switch from ice cream to yogurt came a smaller discovery - - that flavored sparkling water tastes almost the same as pop. Yet. Coke and Pepsi remained the popular fa- vorites. A new snack was also dis- covered. Small, fruit flavored gummy bears, gummy worms, and gummy feet, became popular. 174-Fads Coca-Cola Fitness Coca-Cola had a shaky year. Coke lovers were shocked when the com- pany introduced a new formula. T- shirts saying Coke was it could be seen everywhere and a National Head- quarters of Old Cola Drinkers was formed in protest of the new formula. The company decided that they might have made a mistake, so they re-intro- duced Classic Coke, and left new Coke on the market. One success was the introduction of Cherry Coke, which was readily accepted by the public. Fitness was not merely a fad or passing fancy this year, but a way of life. Health spas, aerobic classes and body building clubs sprang up every- where. For high school students there were a variety of choices. If p.e. didn't appeal to you. you could take either aerobics or weight training available at Mazama. If losing weight in front of your classmates was unappealing Jaz- zercize or Flex Fitness Center was al- ways available. All in all the fitness craze is great for our society. Perhaps being healthy and fit will be ingrained into our lifestyles.