Exploiting Hollywood 1980

The final shot of "Terminator" is beautifully shot. After the dailies were developed, Ronald was invited to Cameron's editing room to watch them.

"I think you will be a very professional candidate as a director of photography. Nowadays, the director of photography in America does not necessarily have to be an operator or a coolie. As long as you have a good aesthetic feeling and some understanding of the camera, you can Be a good photography director." Cameron praised sincerely.

"Ronald wants to be a great director." Gale corrected from the side. Cameron sometimes didn't pay much attention to this. If a director who has made many blockbuster movies is asked to be the director of photography, people who are not familiar with it may think he is belittling.

"We are old friends. Jim is actually right. If I hadn't had the opportunity to write scripts and become a director, I might have developed a career in photography."

"Click!" Cameron pressed the lens shot by Ronald, then quickly picked out the motor sound and wind sound from the sound material, aligned them in sync and fixed them with tape.

"Why do you still use this old-fashioned editing tape?" Ronald was a little surprised. "I have a new tape here, which is very easy to use, and one editing port will not eat up one and a half frames of film."

Ronald recommended using Walter Mersey's new editing tape, which covered less than a third of a frame of film at each cut, allowing the film's rhythm and breathing to remain intact. It can be said that the director and editor fell in love with it as soon as they saw it.

"I've heard that it was invented and manufactured by Walter Mersey. But he's not in America recently and I can't contact him." Cameron is a technology enthusiast and found a dealer by himself.

"Let me call his home." Ronald called San Francisco to find Mersey's wife to buy it. But I was told that Mersey was still filming "Return to Oz" in the UK and there wasn't much left in stock.

After saying something nice, Ronald bought the last two rolls of stock from Mrs. Mersey and asked Cameron to send a check to the other party. Merzi refused to open a factory because of the small dosage. I hope his filming in London goes well.

The time soon came to the weekend of the second week of June.

Ronald is in the box office section of The Hollywood Reporter, looking from the bottom up.

"Streets of Rage" and "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​starring Diane, both had box office drops of over one million, and faced the embarrassment of being forced to cancel their releases within a month.

Ronald's "Break Dance", MGM's film schedule has been gradually reduced in theaters due to the release of three new films. The weekend box office has dropped below 2 million, with only 1.6 million left.

But the report sent by Cannon showed that,

The box office of newly released movies in second-tier theaters in big cities and rural theaters in small towns continues to surge. Everything was going really well and it was going down very slowly.

In total, the box office of "Break Dance" has not decreased but increased, and is back to more than 4 million. The total box office is close to 40 million.

Up above is "Break Dance's" arch-rival, the Orion-released "Hot Street Kid." This movie had a lot of buzz before its release. Orion secured 1,400 theaters and began intensive advertising in major media.

"Five.2 million." Ronald looked at the box office figures and felt relieved.

"Hot Street" claims to be a real "Break Dance" movie. There are many attacks on "Break Dance" in various advertisements, but in the end, it did not have a box office of 7.8 million in the first week of the opening of 1,000 Break Dance theaters. . The average box office of a single museum is only half of his own.

No matter how much film critics led by Roger Ebert brag, it is impossible to compare with him at the box office.

Further up, the box office of "Star Trek: The Search for Spock" has quickly fallen to 9 million. "The Raiders" still maintains a box office performance of more than 12 million, and it is worthy of being a major production jointly produced by Spielberg and Lucas.

"Hey", Ronald saw "The Raiders" along the way, and there were actually two movies on it. The weekend box office is actually higher than the work directed by Spielberg?

I want to move my eyes up with my fingers, there are two new films!

The second ranked one has something to do with Spielberg!

It was Chris Columbus, whom Ronald knew, who served as the screenwriter. The teen fantasy horror film "Gremlins" was shot by Spielberg's Amblin Pictures and released by Warner Bros.

Ronald looked at the details. The director of this film is one of the leaders in his directing career, Joe Dante. The heroine is the black-haired beauty Phoebe Cates, whom she discovered herself.

"Joe Dante, forget it, otherwise shouldn't I have asked myself to make this movie?" Ronald knocked his head. The actors, screenwriters, and producers were all his acquaintances. How could Spielberg not do it? Didn't you think of yourself?

Maybe there are fewer contacts, Ronald thought. No wonder these big-name directors and stars live together in several affluent communities in Los Angeles. Just the contacts who often attend parties can help them find out a lot. information.

Unlike when I often go to New York, I live in an apartment in Los Angeles instead of a separate house. I am not as close to Beverly Hills as possible, so I am far away from the circle. Ronald made up his mind that after receiving the share of "Break Dance", he would consider moving into a better independent large house, where he could at least hold parties.

"Gremlins" was released in 1,500 theaters in its first week and grossed 12.5 million.

If Ronald's finger goes up further, which movie can be more powerful than this?

It was released in 1,340 theaters, with a box office of 13.5 million in the first weekend, and the average box office per theater exceeded 10,000 US dollars.

"Ghostbusters! (ghostbusters)"

Another movie that I know.

I also drank beer with the Canadian screenwriter and star Dan Aykroyd, and made an appointment to have dinner with my Canadian colleagues working in Hollywood, but I forgot about it.

It was the last film that former Columbia president Frank Price agreed to before leaving for Universal.

Finally, comedy master Bill Murray was invited to star together with actress Sigourney Weaver.

This is the movie that Michael Ovitz, the president of CAA, worked hard to promote. From the screenwriter, director, to the main actors, they are all clients of CAA. Ovitz has long been interested in comedy-horror genre films, and this time he finally achieved great success with "Ghostbusters".

Suddenly, Ronald felt the pressure was rising. Two new films, two blockbusters in the second week, and "The Dragon King" to be released in two weeks would face the attack of the previous four blockbuster films.

Ronald picked up the phone and called producer Weintraub, "Jerry, did you see the box office results today? We have to do something."

Jerry took Susan Aikins with him and met Ronald in the office. They all felt that the challenge was huge.

Weintraub wanted to spend an additional half million on marketing the film. Ronald began to inquire with old friends to see if he could get another talk show or a movie interview before the release.

After discussion, the two of them split up.

Ronald rushed to CAA's office, where someone was launching streamers. Many people held champagne to celebrate the success of "Ghostbusters."

Ronald left the celebrating crowd and walked straight to Niceta's office.

"Rick! Do you also want to hold a celebration party like this?"

"Shh!" Niceta made a low voice, stood up and closed the door in the office.

"Of course I think your 'Longwei Boy' has also been threatened, right?"

"Of course, you have to help me think of ways to increase exposure. This movie will definitely be a box office success, but I'm worried that the current Ghostbusters and Gremlins are box office monsters and will swallow them up. Our exposure.”

"What do you think? What programs do you want to be exposed on?"

"Are there any major talk shows? Johnny Carson or David Letterman. Although I know their schedules are full, is there anything you can do?"

"I have a plan. I can get on both of these talk shows this weekend. Maybe I can also go to CBS News 60 Minutes."

"Ah? What can I do? Tell me quickly."

"You reveal your relationship with Brooke Shields, and then they will all come." Niceta poured herself a glass of wine and drank it.

"ah?"

"Hahaha, I fooled you."

Ronald realized that the other party was joking, "Brookee wants to graduate from Princeton, and she doesn't even accept movie offers."

"I know, can you persuade her? Her reputation is still very strong. Wouldn't it be a good time to go out and make a movie during the summer vacation?"

"If you can kick her mother away and become her agent, I won't object and will help you." Ronald actually felt that Brooke shouldn't give up her acting career, as she might regret it in the future.

"The time is really tight, I can't arrange it." Niceta shook her head and rejected Ronald's idea.

"Can I be on Bobbi Wygant's show?" Ronald thought of this female film critic, his own 'Fast Pace', who had been on her show before, and it was arranged by Universal at that time.

"I'll make some phone calls."

Niceta made a few phone calls to inquire about the situation, "Barbie happened to be recording a show in Los Angeles. She might be able to give you a gag, but she needs some gimmicks. It's just a medium-sized production released by Colombia, and there are no stars to join. She wants to fuck you, and she also needs some reasons."

"reason?"

Ronald thought and thought about all the participants in the movie.

Neither the male protagonist nor the female protagonist is a star. There are some second-generation stars in the supporting roles, but they are not up to par. Producer Weintraub gets into movies? But Bobbi Wygant's interviews have always been with the main creative staff only.

"Can I go on by myself without Brooke?" Ronald felt that he was still a successful director.

"It's very difficult. Your current movie was produced by Weintraub, and it's impossible for Columbia to use resources so actively."

"Then the only one left is Noriyuki Morita who plays Mr. Miyagi."

Ronald thought for a while and called the office of Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye on Capitol Hill.

"Mr. Inoue is busy working on his proposal in the Senate to adopt a new sterilization method for milk transported by troops stationed in Hawaii. The original bus sterilization method only lasted eight days, and soldiers in Hawaii and Alaska often drank sour milk. milk."

"Why can the senator only propose this kind of proposal?" Ronald wondered, "Then can I get assistance from Mr. Inoue's office?"

"Hello, I am Mr. Inoue's public affairs assistant. Who are you?" The call was transferred to Inoue's subordinate office.

"I am the director of a film about the history of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, Ronald Lee."

"Mr. Inoue has specially told you that after the movie is released, I hope you will send a copy to Capitol Hill for screening. Do you need his help with anything?"

"I hope Mr. Inoue can give me some help in promoting my movie, so that the actor who plays the Medal of Honor recipient of the Infantry Regiment can get an interview opportunity on a film review program."

"Bobby Wygant? She needs advertising for her show, right? I'll call someone at Sony."

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