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A "Bleary-Eyed Paean" to Dian Fossey

Film critic Stephen Schiff says the new biopic about the late zoologist, Gorillas in the Mist, is malarkey, with a script that shies away from the most compelling parts of Fossey's story. But star Sigourney Weaver shines.

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Other segments from the episode on September 29, 1988

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 29, 1988: Interview with Paul Krassner; Review of Was (Now Was)'s album "What Up Dog"; Interview with Bill Griffith; Review of the film "Gorillas in the Mist."

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