Tanks for the Memories

  

Directed by  Paul Krasny

Written by Richard Chapman

Synopsis:  Their former high school teacher asks Rick and A.J. to find some missing classmates for the class reunion.  The search for Rick’s  senior class president takes them to an armed camp they barely escape  alive.

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Review:

This is your basic fun Simon & Simon romp that  included the shot of Rick’s truck going into the puddle, the broken bottle  scene, and the tux scene during the show’s weekly opening sequence. 

About the only thing that really stood out for me was a difference in the brothers’  response to being beaten.  When captured, Rick is punched in the stomach quite hard, but holds his ground.  A.J., given the same treatment, falls to his knees. 

I just found it interesting that Rick found it so important not to blink when captured by the enemy, while A.J. was either unwilling or unable to do the same.  A toughness that resulted from Rick’s time in Vietnam and a weakness from A.J.’s relatively sheltered life?  Simply an example of Rick’s stubbornness?   Just a window into the brothers’ roles in childhood – protector and protected?  Or maybe A.J. just had a bigger lunch.  I don’t know, but it makes for  interesting speculation…

3 out of 5 Camaros

  

 

 

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