Exploitation Hollywood 1980

"The end of sequel movies? Is the Hollywood blockbuster formula no longer powerful?"

Diane has recently resumed her hobby of making coffee. The coffee Ronald drinks for breakfast every morning is the espresso made by Diane using a coffee machine. This kind of coffee was invented by the Italians. It has an advantage: it only takes one sip.

Can drink it...

"Is it really true that the sequel movie is not liked by the audience?" Agent Richard asked after bringing the latest media reports, looking at the criticisms of last week's movie box office.

Although "Gremlins 2" has recalled many of the original cast, especially the sexiest and most beautiful Phoebe Cates, and is still produced by Spielberg and directed by Joe Dante, the box office has plummeted compared to last week.

35%…

"Another 48 Hours" was directed by Walter Hill and Eddie Murphy returned, but it did not allow the two to achieve their desire to make a comeback. This week's box office dropped 44%, and critics called for the film to be exhausted.

Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, his new film "Total Recall" is very popular, starring Schwarzenegger and a blonde beauty. However, after he changed the director for the second part of his popular "RoboCop" series,

The box office fell badly. This week's box office dropped by 58%...

Coupled with the release of "Back to the Future 3" a month ago, sequel movies generally performed poorly in this summer's season. So much so that the media and critics began to feel that the era of sequel movies as a way to make money has passed.

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"Hey, this is caused by the lack of seriousness of the main creator. The producer (Joel Silver) took the lead. From the lead actor (Bruce Willis) to the actors who played major supporting roles for the first time, everyone held the same

The idea of ​​​​making a profit before talking about it is effective..."

Ronald doesn't think there's any paradigm change. The sequel is still a very powerful money-making framework. These are old problems that have continued since the collapse of the big studio system.

Because actors and directors are freelancers and no longer work for film companies to receive a fixed salary. Therefore, the salary will fluctuate greatly according to the sales of the previous film. For a blockbuster movie like "Die Hard", everyone will pay for the sequel.

Film remuneration has increased dramatically.

Only because the previous director was replaced, the new director still had to rely on sequels to build his reputation, so he was the most dedicated person in the crew.

"So you still agreed to go to the premiere of Die Hard 2?" Richard took out a small notebook and prepared to record it.

"Yes, I am also one of the investors and producers, so I still have to go there once. Besides, I agreed to Tom (Cruise's) invitation to the premiere of his new film. If I go to Tom's place, I won't go to Bruce's place.

, it doesn’t make sense.”

Ronald took the orange juice that Richard drank, poured it into his own glass, and drank.

"Honey, would you like some more coffee?" Diane has been in good shape recently. She made a few new outfits to prepare for this movie starring Tom Cruise and her girlfriend Nicole Kidman.

Wearing it at the premiere of the movie "Thunderbolt" is a way to announce his comeback to the public.

"I've had enough. I just drank orange juice. Give Richard a glass..."

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"Ronald..."

"Tom..."

This movie "Thunderbolt" is about the Nascar racing that American people love to watch. This is a track racing, and the appearance of the racing cars is also ordinary civilian vehicles, rather than the weird look of formulas. Ami

Liga people always have a strange confidence that I can win the game even if I modify it, so they also prefer this kind of game.

Because of this, the celebrities who came to the premiere today were dressed very much like people in a racing track.

Tom Cruise and his girlfriend Kidman were inseparable. The two even wore couple's outfits, both white fashionable shirts and jeans. Cruise wore a pair of black square-rimmed glasses, while Kidman held up

Wearing black Prader leather bags, the two of them appeared in simple fashion, which was very eye-catching.

Ronald and Diane are another match. Diane wears beige pants that symbolize female equality, a vest over a white office shirt, and her long wavy hair gives people the look of a successful female lawyer.

Feel.

Ronald wore a light-colored suit, paired with light gray trousers and Milan handmade boat shoes. He also looked like a Mediterranean business tycoon. The two of them dressed like successful prodigal entrepreneurs and his conscientious

secretary.

For a moment, the photographer's camera turned around and clicked the shutter on the two pairs of handsome men and beauties.

"Ronald, what do you think of this movie starring Tom?" the reporter also asked in a loud voice from behind. In this case, if the star is not directly related, it is okay not to answer. But Ronald's image among reporters

With a reputation for being consistently good and willing to cooperate with reporters, many reporters came to try their luck.

"Like you, I haven't watched the movie yet. I'll tell you after I finish watching it. But I'm always looking forward to Tom's movies. He's the best." Ronald gave a thumbs up to the camera.

A feeling of imitating a film critic.

"What do you think of his performance in recent movies?" Another reporter wanted to make a big news and wanted to ask Ronald about Tom Cruise's "Born on the Fourth of July" loss to Daniel Day-Lewis.

"Tom is the best. When he was filming 'Top Gun', he was in the cockpit of the F-14A. When he was filming 'Top Gun', he was also in the driver's seat of a racing car. He is an actor

A model of personal practice..."

"Ronald, Diane!"

Afraid that a reporter would ask Ronald what he thought about Tom Cruise sitting in a wheelchair in "Born on the Fourth of July", he quickly put on a smile and pretended not to hear.

Dragging Diane into the cinema.

"Oh... look at the way they look at each other..."

The movie comes to a scene where the female doctor played by Nicole Kidman examines the body of the race car driver played by Tom Cruise. The two looked at each other in a close shot, and that kind of deep affection was not staged at all.

All the audience at the scene were convinced that this was the actor's emotional exposure.

When the intimate scene between the two came later, there was a burst of admiration in the cinema.

Nicole Kidman's face shape and facial features have the feel of a standard movie actor. Together with Cruise's handsome face and youthful body, the audience's hormones begin to secrete feverishly.

The screen magnified the most beautiful human body dozens of times and displayed it in front of the audience. Even Ronald and Diane, who were not involved, felt a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, the two leading actors are stars and are used to this kind of thing (Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's debut films both had nude scenes). They fell down and sat happily in the front seat,

The fingers were intertwined and they kissed each other from time to time.

"I don't want to see your passionate scenes on a public screen, Diane." Ronald couldn't stand the passionate scenes of the closest people on the movie screen.

"Hey, I don't want our child Roger to see his mother's footage when he grows up and reaches adolescence..."

After having children, Diane's thoughts changed a lot. She gradually agreed with his father Bert's values ​​and no longer wanted to do this kind of movie. Or else, what if people change after having children?

"Those Oscar judges just don't like me...Unlike you, the people in the Directors Guild vote for you. Our Screen Actors Guild just likes jealousy and internal strife, so an Irishman won the award..."

"Hey, your Screen Actors Guild doesn't like me either. The Directors Guild may let me get nominated, but the Screen Actors Guild decides who wins."

After the movie was screened, Ronald and Tom Cruise, two Oscar losers, began to exchange experiences of failure in the lounge.

"I don't think he is any better than me... The most important thing is the subject matter. In addition, the judges like disabled people. The character I play is in a wheelchair, but it would be worse without him..."

This was the first time that Tom Cruise was nominated for Best Actor this year. He did not win the award. He was very disappointed and had some thoughts on Daniel Day-Lewis who won the award.

Ron Kovich, played by Cruise, was injured and paralyzed in the war and almost lost one of his legs. Christie Brown, played by Daniel Day-Lewis, is a cerebral palsy patient who can only move one leg.

There is no way to make a fair comparison as to who has better acting skills. However, because Lewis has a more severe disability and has a better acting crutch, his acting skills are indeed better in the eyes of laymen.

As for those members with voting rights in the Screen Actors Guild, there are actually many laymen, and many more don’t want handsome guys like Tom Cruise to take advantage of their looks while also receiving recognition for their acting skills...

"Actors in Britain, especially drama actors, are taking advantage of us here. The same story happened in America, but it didn't feel as tasteful as what happened in Britain..."

"What's your next project?" Ronald couldn't stand it anymore. Tom Cruise's desire for an Oscar is no less than his own. If he continues to listen, maybe everyone will become depressed.

"Let me tell you, I also found a story that happened in Ireland, the British Isles, and America, and Nicole and I acted together..."

"Um..." Ronald was speechless for a moment. It seems that Tom Cruise is even more crazy than him, and has begun to combine the Oscar-winning formula with similar items. Irish elements, British elements, I give them both this time

Add it and see what else you have to say.

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"Tom invited you to direct the movie 'Far and Away'?" Back home, Diane changed into her pajamas and started talking to Ronald.

"I refused, this is not a field that I can direct..." Ronald was self-aware. This kind of Irish peasant uprising, the sons of tenant farmers resisted, smuggled to America with the landlord's daughter, and then experienced various hardships, and finally in

Oklahoma bought land and became a landowner in the New World...

This kind of plot actually doesn't have much drama. It's a costume drama, it requires a lot of investment, and it's difficult to make it look good.

"Nicole seems to be trying to persuade you through me, and Tom seems really..." Diane said a little worried.

"Hey, Oscar, I want it too..." Ronald murmured to himself, this matter, if it falls on others, it can be objectively analyzed, but if it falls on me, my director is not bad, why?

Didn’t win any awards? Is Rain Man or something like that really better than what I directed? Isn’t it just because the protagonist in your movie is a fool, which makes it feel better in the eyes of an outsider...

As soon as Monday's box office statistics came out, "Thunderbolt" only had a box office of 15 million US dollars in more than 2,300 theaters, and the average box office per theater was only 6,700 US dollars.

This result fully demonstrates that even the combination of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman does not have the box office power of Ronald's "Top Gun".

The scenes of driving a racing car are easily boring, and the audience is always switching between spinning circles and close-ups of the cab, which is far from the thrilling feeling of Ronald dealing with fighter jet dogfights.

Paramount's senior management has begun to examine what they have done poorly and is preparing to write a report.

Tom Cruise, passionate and mechanical movement. Nicole Kidman, a qualified vase with a decent career. The soundtrack is Hans Zimmer. The producers are also Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson.

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Is there any difference in the blockbuster formula of this movie? Is the competition too fierce? Maybe if "Die Hard 2" released next week does not do well at the box office, the audience will watch more of "Aspirations" on the racing circuit.

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"Don't forget to say that Bruce is the best this time..."

Diane changed into another set of clothes, this time in a black professional style, with a knee-length skirt and cute shoes. Diane also put her hair up, giving her the perfect look of a strong professional woman.

Ronald more formally put on a navy-style jacket with double-breasted metal buttons, a diagonal striped tie, beige trousers and cadet-style shoes.

This time the style of the two of them is closer to that of an alumni couple who attends parent-teacher meetings at Ivy League private universities and donates countless dollars to the school so that their children can study in college.

"Remember to remind me that this time there won't be as many interview questions as last time. If no reporters ask, I will have to wait at the door for a while..."

Ronald smiled and held Diane's waist, and the two got into Little Bud's car.

Sure enough, it was pretty much what Ronald expected. Today's premiere of "Die Hard 2" had several times more stars than "Thunderbolt", and they all appeared in pairs.

"Ronald, Ronald...you are finally here..." Joel Silver saw that the car had stopped and quickly came up and opened the door.

Others didn't know it, but he knew it. The test screening of "Die Hard 2" didn't perform well. In order to get more viewers to watch the movie during the opening weekend, he tried his best to find as many people as possible.

Many celebrity platforms.

But a premiere platform for other stars is not a good choice for A-list stars. Unless they are friends in the industry or work with the same agent, no one will want to borrow their fame.

For use in someone else's movie.

If Ronald hadn't picked up the phone and contacted a few people at the last moment when he saw that the movie he invested in might fail, he might have made a big fool of himself today.

20th Century Fox was already dissatisfied with him and Bruce Willis enriching their own pockets. If the premiere failed to invite enough stars and the box office failed, wouldn't it have to be thrown at them?

"Aren't they here yet? Let the reporter ask me first. I've memorized the answer." Ronald smoothed the back of his suit, then bent down to help Diane get out of the car.

"Ronald, Ronald, Diane, Diane..."

The reporters had been waiting for a long time. Except for the has-been star Stallone who just passed by, none of the celebrities who had been rumored to be coming did not come. Finally, Diane Lane came, and everyone went to take photos.

"Ronald, what do you think of Bruce Willis' performance in the sequel?"

"Oh, Bruce, he is the best. In the first episode he fought terrorists in a building, and in this one he fights terrorists at the airport. I don't know where else he can show off his skills in the future..."

"What do you think of Die Hard 2? What are your expectations as an investor?"

"This is all Joel's credit. I can only say that I like this story very much. The performance of the director and Bruce is an indispensable key to the story of this movie." Ronald let Joel Silver out.

, whether you make money or lose money, you still have to bear the blame.

"Julia...Julia..."

"Patrick...Patrick..."

While Ronald was busy avoiding difficult questions, two more luxury cars came behind the parking line.

Julia Roberts cut her hair short and hid behind her boyfriend Kiefer Sutherland. She seemed to have lost a lot of weight. The two of them didn't answer many questions and hurried into the cinema.

The car behind was Patrick Schwytz. He was in good spirits and came with his wife.

"Demi, Bruce and I are both good friends, and I am a fan of their movies." Patrick Schwytz was also a little surprised that Roberts did not accept an interview, so he had to make up for it himself and answer a few questions.

His and Demi Moore's new film "The Last Day" was about to be released. Ronald called him and proposed that the two parties exchange attendance at each other's premiere...