Oak Park High School - Cambia Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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- The year of heroes and villains JJ 'g',fh':,yk -'N aff 435 'Q-f'B'f,A ig come back hundreds of :re among the i' 1 1 , Above, Steve Martin made his silver screen debut in The jerk. Left, Kramer vs. Kramer played to sell-out crowds for months. Below, Kermit and friends starred in their own movie and gathered fans. .I r ,W ,gg g f ,H ' -...K L- -L-f R THATS LIFE 12-13

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ff Copyright Orion Pictures 1979 cc ollywood Nights, a hobby or a habit? For years movies have been a favorite for dates or weekend activities, and 1980 was no exception. Light-hearted movies such as 10, Little Darlings, and The Jerk were good for spending a relaxing evening with someone good to relax with. Movies with heroes were popular, but choosing those heroes was not easy. A woman leaves her husband and young son. Can she and the man she left both be heroes? Kramer vs. Kramer proved that they could. In years past, a horse thief was considered a villain, but in The Electric Horseman , Robert Redford was wor- shipped not only by Jane Fonda, but by the audience as well. Though the heroes tried hard, villains came out on top a few times too. The villain took an unusual form as Joe Gideon bravely fought off death in the musical All That jazz . At home, audiences had a villain they could really sink their teeth into. J.R. Ewing was cheating everyone including his wife and family. A bad guy somewhat closer to the heart was Boss Hog from The Dukes of Hazard . It just goes to show, the worst kind of villains are the ones that win. 19 9-80 - , a ff wi' if 9 . 46 75715 if YAQ Above, Western Characters showed a big come back in movies and on T.V. Below, of the hundreds of movies released in 1979-80, these ten were among the most popular. . ,fi 1 4 A 'ggi .3 .ef,:.-ye , ,filsfix ' '13, 1, N1 . L .Mx 1 .at Y , Rx we e , . X ,S 1 i'ifi The M'-1PPef, ' ,Apocalypse Now ' ,All 'rhatcclazzc , c V c .,i.i XEBQQRL, giii, Coalminers Daughter Chapter Two it

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gi-fiftc. 151 .lf A PY 74, ,,. , -iff' gf' gflq, 5 -.--f , . . Susan Hicks, Barbie Bannister, and Donna Childress enjoy the K.C. Zoo. ang-out was a favorite term used by teenagers to describe their favorite place to go for entertainment or just to get away from it all. For Oak Park students, it meant a variety of ways to do your own thing. For the big spenders of the communi- ty, a night on the Plaza taking in a movie, shopping, or eating at a name restaurant became the in-thing to do. The sports fans cashed in by cheering at Royal's or Chief's games, and at King's games at Kemper Arena. If the mood was set for excitement and laughs, fun-loving students sought World's of Fun for entertainment. On the lighter side of one's wallet came the freebies or near-freebies such as, haunted housing, going to the zoo, or relaxing at a park. When the weather permitted, many Oakies were often seen in Loose Park or Oak Grove Park having a picnic or weinie-roast, playing frisbee, touch football, softball, or just lounging around. As summer drew near, many students could be seen basking in the sun's rays. The favorite hang-out was definitely Gladstone Pool where North- men could get a great mid-western tan and visit with friends. af,.rli.E.1.a....iLL5B.f,..J. - aff H4- akies go for the 1 i........- l.1. I 4 l E Above, Swenson's Ice Cream Factory is not exactly! the old malt shop, but it was still good. Below,l haunted houses and monsters drew people to theirl clutches in The River Quay. Upper right, Worlds of! Fun was more than work, especially on Grad Night.!