Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Ronald took over the newspaper, and Sisko's film review in the "Chicago Tribune" had no big problems, maintaining his ratings and reviews on the TV show. At best, it means that Ronald's films don't have much artistic depth.

The problem was with the Chicago Sun-Times. The PR beauty turned the newspaper to the page of Roger Ebert's film review column and said, "Look, there is a big problem with this film review."

One star for "fast-paced Richmond High", not recommended.

Ronald looked at the title, frowned, and continued reading.

"How could they do this to Jennifer Jason Leigh? How could they put such a fresh and cheerful girl in such a trashy movie? Don't they know they have a star on their hands?"

Ronald had a look of disgust on his face. This "they" were obviously scolding him as the director.

"When I walked into the theater to see 'Richmond High,' I didn't even know who Jennifer was, but I was completely smitten with her. And then, she and every actor in this 'so-called comedy' , were thrown into vulgar plot by the director."

"Let me be clear. I have nothing against vulgarity as the subject of a comedy film...and the director of this film, who has an 'absolute talent' for turning vulgarity into embarrassment, is artistically blind."

"What the hell did I offend this lunatic? Is there something wrong with him?" Ronald was so angry that he threw the newspaper down and asked the PR beauty, "Why did he say that about me?"

"Keep reading, this is the key." The beauty picked up the newspaper, handed it to Ronald again, and then pointed to the next few paragraphs.

"The film is a teen sexploitation film, with part of the humor coming from teenagers' awkwardness about sex. However, the film is so obscene that it was intolerable to teenage audiences.

I went to a sneak preview event held by a rock radio station. The audience were all rock fans. Some of the plots in the movie were disgusting even to rock fans. There's a difference between a teen exploitation film and a gynecologist instructional film. "

Ronald laughed angrily. This Albert, like a shrew, viciously abused and attacked himself in the newspaper. This was obviously not a simple personal grudge.

He then looked down, whose dirty money did Albert receive and throw dirty water on himself? In the end, the flaw is always revealed.

"The cast of the movie struggled heroically in this piece of trash. Rarely have I seen so many talented young actors cast into such a boring drama.

For example, Jennifer Jason Leigh plays a young student. She's curious about things between men and women, so the script immediately turns her into a slut who will sleep with anyone. We got to see her humiliated, let down, and embarrassed.

This director is a sexist through and through. From time to time, it pretends to insert some plots about pregnancy and abortion, falsely showing concern for women.

But for the most part, the director just tries to walk a tightrope between a teen comedy and a cheesy exploitation film that exploits talented actors.

But the movie could have been funnier if it hadn't mixed vulgarity with humor. Just like director John Landis did in the movie "Animal House" a few years ago..."

"Aha," Ronald exclaimed in a weird voice. He suddenly inserted a compliment to Landis. It didn't seem too abrupt. This bastard still knew how to use a typewriter.

Landis's "Animal House" was filmed by National Lampoon magazine and is full of vulgar jokes. How could it be more advanced than his own movie?

"Fast pace" is a true reflection of the life of high school students, and is slightly exaggerated. The name "Animal House" is a reference to the fact that college students' dormitories resemble pig houses. The nudity scenes in it were much more unscrupulous, and he actually thought that movie was more stylish. Who was blind?

"Jennifer Jason Leigh looks so young, fresh, cheerful and innocent...and Sean Penn and Phoebe Cates all contributed great acting skills.

The entire movie is a failure in taste, tone and editing - a good actor wasted on an objectionable plot, and the studio should have replaced it with a director with a proven comedic talent..."

"John Landis? Isn't he and Jennifer fighting the case of Vic Morrow's accidental death? What does Albert mean by writing this?"

Ronald finished reading the movie review, put it down and asked the PR beauty.

He couldn't understand it at all. This Albert praised the acting skills of several leading actors, especially the heroine Jennifer, and then disparaged his own directing ability. He also suggested that John Landis should be the director. Who is he?

"Although he obviously praised Jennifer's acting skills to a very high level, he tried his best to disparage the movie, which is still very detrimental to the box office in the central market. I will report to Universal Headquarters to discuss countermeasures.

In addition, we need to talk to Jennifer first. Did her family exert influence? "

I asked Jennifer, who was still catching up on sleep, and she didn't know why Albert was praising herself and Landis while trying to belittle Ronald.

"I don't know her at all, and I haven't asked my agent to do any film reviews. I've been busy with my father's affairs recently."

Jennifer tried her best to clarify that she was not satisfied with this movie review. Although it praised her a lot, if the movie is not a hit, what good will it do to the actress's career?

Ebert is just a film critic, not a director. His so-called appreciation for his acting skills is worthless in the industry.

"It's okay, Jennifer, this is none of your business. I'm just here to confirm. I'll be interviewed by a Chicago TV station later. Don't be affected."

The PR beauty also pulled Jennifer aside and began to tell her tips on how to avoid answering sensitive questions. This movie review was released this morning, and she will definitely be asked by reporters during interviews about the movie.

Ronald waited for her to finish speaking, then returned to the suite where the interview was being arranged with the PR beauty, and closed the door.

They both made phone calls.

Ronald called his agent Niceta to report that he had been innocently and viciously attacked.

The beauty from the public relations department also called the secretary of Universal Vice President Ned Tanin. He had promised that she could contact him if there were any problems during the film's promotion.

After a while, Tanin called first.

"Prior to his resignation, Tom Mount incurred a public relations expense of $20,000 to sponsor the Chicago Film Critics Circle conference, including two vacations in Hawaii."

"Yeah...I know."

"This bastard. He even resigned and started trouble. This money was probably used to pay off the Chicago film critic circle. They probably wanted to promote Jennifer and suppress Ronald at the same time. Let Jennifer sue Spielberg. Pull et alien box office."

The PR beauty knew exactly what little moves Mount made before his downfall.

"But what happened with Landis?"

Then there was a call back from caa's agent Niceta.

"There's also the tactic of attorney John Landis, who is trying desperately to patch things up with Moreau's two daughters and avoid criminal prosecution. He's asking their mother to have the two Moreau daughters be part of his next film, Jennifer as the lead actor and her sister as the associate producer.

But now he has become the target of many accusations. Moreau's family plans to settle with the producer represented by Spielberg, and Landis will also bear criminal liability for investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have launched independent investigations into liability for the accident.

The insurance company also blamed Landis for the pyrotechnicians' instructions to make the explosion bigger and for the helicopter to "fly lower" because of the accusations from witnesses at the scene. Using this as a reason to make him bear most of the civil compensation, in short, he is finished. "

"Jennifer has asked her family and lawyers to quietly settle with Spielberg. He will not appear on the defendant list." Ronald said what he learned.

"It's a good thing, Steven is the baby of Hollywood now and everyone has to protect him.

The latest news I heard is that Steven has severed ties with John Landis after learning of Landis lawyer's tactics to drag him down. He refused to appear in any of the same projects as Landis and stopped taking his calls.

Maybe the film critic wasn't that well-informed, and Albert didn't know about these latest changes. "Nicita said.

"Well, that's bad luck for him. I'll retaliate rudely, and Universal will arrange a group interview with the newspaper for me."

"Take it easy, Ronald. After all, criticizing the director is one of the film critic's prerogatives. This is not a personal grudge."

"No, didn't you read his movie review? He called me a sexist person. This is already a personal grudge."

"This?" Ronald heard Niceta scolding the intern over the phone for failing to find reporting materials in time, "He said that to you? You bastard."

"Yes, let me read you a paragraph..."

Ronald read out Ebert's personal attack again, "This director is a complete sexist. He pretends from time to time..., hypocritical concern... Do you hear it? Do you hear it clearly?"

After hearing this, Niceta also became angry.

By attacking CAA's contracted director so viciously, does he still have any respect for the new company, which is a rising agent?

Well, it's true that he doesn't need to respect caa that much. Sometimes CAA has to bribe him to give a movie a proper review.

But these words are more than what a film critic should use, especially when it comes to projects from Hollywood's seven major studios. Do these film critics still have respect for capital?

"What is Universal's plan? What do you plan to do?"

"I'll beat the shit out of him."

By the afternoon, the Sun's film review had spread throughout the Chicago media. All newspapers and media, invited and not invited, gathered at the hotel to interview director Ronald about his reaction to Ebert's film review.

After all, it’s rare to see a review like this criticizing a blockbuster film from seven major studios by name. Now the director personally responds...

"Director Ronald will accept your joint interview, and then there will be interview time for the two heroines we have booked..."

"Who is interviewing the heroine at this time? We want to hear the director's response." The reporters gathered in a small suite, waiting for Ronald to appear.

"Director Ronald,

Ronald!

director! "

When the media saw Ronald appearing in front of them, they became excited and pushed forward.

"This is a reporter from the Tribune." The publicist asked everyone to calm down and clicked on the familiar reporter's name.

"Director Ronald, what do you think of some critics' evaluations of your movie?"

"I suspect that some of the film critics you mentioned have not gone to the cinema to see my film. Maybe he read plot excerpts from tabloids and was deceived by the distorted plot used to attract attention."

"Hey, you can't slander Roger like that. Mr. Abbott always writes movie reviews after watching the movie himself." A reporter from the Sun newspaper expressed some admiration for Albert and defended him.

"It's not your turn yet." The PR beauty tried to stop him.

"It doesn't matter. Then he must not have understood my movie. As a film critic, his understanding ability is not up to standard. I can provide a movie ticket and ask him to watch it again."

"What do you think about Roger calling you a sexist?" A reporter from another newspaper also ignored the etiquette of colleagues and directly called Albert's name.

"I think he's a discriminator."

"You can't say that about Mr. Abbott." The Sun reporter began to argue again.

"So he can say that about me casually?" Ronald glanced at the reporter, reached out to the PR beauty, asked for a copy of the Chicago Sun, and started reading:

"I went to a sneak peek at a rock radio station, and the audience were all rock fans. Some of the movie's plots were disgusting to even rock fans. There's a difference between a teen exploitation film and a gynecologist's education film. .”

"I have every reason to believe that Roger Ebert discriminated against rock fans and he discriminated against gynecologists. He discriminated against the taste of rock fans and against the noble profession of gynecologists."

"Pfft... Hahaha..." The reporters below couldn't help laughing.

"You can't take it out of context like this. Mr. Abbott is making an overall evaluation of your movie. This is the freedom of speech and media freedom protected by America's First Amendment." The reporter from the Sun asked for the first amendment in desperation. Come to Roger Ebert’s defense.

"Very well, then as an American film practitioner and citizen, I can also comment on Roger Ebert's movies.

I think the movies he made are x-rated sexual exploitation films, full of sexism against women and obscene plots. What a waste of the acting talents of talented actress Dolly Reed Cynthia Myers. "

"Wow..." When the reporters heard the names of the two "Playboy" girls, they all started whispering to each other. It seemed that they didn't know much about Roger Ebert's "glorious history."

"You...you lied."

"Beyond the valley of the dolls, ask your idol Albert yourself, does he still remember his masterpiece?"

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