Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 24, 1987: Interview with Mordecai Richler; Review of Dave Alvin's and John Cougar Mellencamp's albums 'Romeo's Escape' and 'The Lonesome Jubilee'; Interview with Ron Koslow; Review of the film Tough Guys Don't Dance.'

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INT.1: Canadian writer Mordecai Richler, author of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz and Joshua Then and Now, both of which were adapted into films. REV.1: Rock Critic Ken Tucker will review two albums, "Romeo's Escape," by Dave Alvin, and "The Lonesome Jubilee," by John Cougar Mellencamp. INT.2: Ron Koslow, creator of "Beauty and the Beast," the new CBS television series that modernizes the fable and sets it in the tunnels of the New York City subway system. REV.2: Guest Film Critic Michael Sragow, film critic for "The San Francisco Examiner," will review "Tough Guys Don't Dance," starring Isabella Rossellini and Ryan O'Neal. The film is directed by writer Norman Mailer and based on a Mailer novel.