Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"I'm coming back from Philadelphia. On average, I receive five to ten phone calls every day from people who want to contact you. I can't do much here anymore. The director made 'Awesomeness' look like a cartoon..."

"Okay, I've given up. Fox can do whatever they want. You and I tell Executive Producer Joseph Farrow, don't put my name in front of the title, just sign a normal producer The location of the person is good.”

Niceta could no longer stay in Philadelphia. Ronald recommended "Crocodile Dundee" to Paramount, and it swept America as a dark horse in the first week.

Everyone is attracted to this character who is kind-hearted and has the innocence of an Australian country bumpkin. They want to watch the drama about an Australian country bumpkin who comes to New York.

From the perspective of a foreigner, especially Mr. Dundee, who can fight crocodiles with his bare hands, was raised by aborigines, and is full of primitive wild charm, he looks at the bizarre big city of New York and makes a lot of jokes. It also gives the domestic audience a special sense of superiority.

Hollywood executives were suddenly shocked to realize that Ronald could not only direct, but also produce, and he also had a very high eye for selecting finished films.

Some people remembered his experience as Roger Corman's buyer when he bought the Oscar-winning foreign language film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears." Suddenly, everyone wanted to chat with Ronald and see if he had any movies worth recommending in his pocket.

Unable to do so, Niceta came back from the Philadelphia set and began to deal with these matters for Ronald with all her strength. Except for the particularly important person who called, everyone else blocked Ronald's journey on the grounds that he wanted to concentrate on preparing the movie and preparing to join the team.

They had no choice but to leave their contact information, hoping that when Ronald was free, he might think of them who were still waiting for him and be interested in letting them call him for a chat.

Of course, some good friends are not subject to this restriction. Including the two stars of "Crocodile Dundee", Paul Hogan, and Linda Linda Kozlowski.

"The ending of the movie, as you suggested, is now very popular with American audiences. Linda and I went to many movie theaters to secretly watch the audience's reaction. In almost every scene, they were in the last scene where Dundee and Sue hugged each other and reunited. When the time comes, cheer and applaud.”

Linda Kozlowski put her arm around Paul Hogan and sat on the couch, chatting with Ronald over a glass of champagne. Like the female reporter Sue Charlton in the movie, she fell in love with Paul Hogan, the actor who played Crocodile Dundee.

“Yeah, I loved that ending, especially the scene where Sue takes off her high heels and goes after Crocodile Dundee.

Although we knew in our hearts at that time,

You wouldn't film a tragic ending in a commercial film, but our hearts were still in suspense. The scene where we took off our high heels to pursue the true feelings in our hearts really moved the female audience. "

The speaker was Gale Hurd. Ronald brought her in with Jim Cameron. Several good friends, who were the creators of blockbuster movies during this period, held a small informal celebration party in a luxurious house arranged by their agent Richard.

"Yes, the control of that section is very good, and it is very skillful. The emotion of the filming is too much, and the audience will easily think it is fake, but if the rhythm of the ending is not in place, it will waste the wonderful performance of the actors."

Cameron also commented on the ending of the movie.

Jim Cameron's "Alien 2" has already grossed more than $70 million at the box office, but last weekend's box office was close to $1.5 million, and it looks like it can still last a week or two in theaters. The couple has already begun preparations for the next film.

"That was Ronald's idea, hahaha." Linda Kozlowski started laughing.

It was a small gathering and no more people were invited. A few of Ronald's friends just chatted quietly.

Everyone started talking about the movie’s box office estimates.

Cameron's "Alien 2" will be offline soon, and it seems difficult to break the 80 million limit.

Ronald's "Top Gun" is still very strong, with a box office of more than 3 million yuan every weekend, and has accumulated to 140 million yuan. It is very hopeful that it will last in the theaters until next year.

Paul Hogan's "Crocodile Dundee" has a huge reputation and seems to be a masterpiece with at least 70 to 80 million potential.

"It's actually hard to compare, but I'm still optimistic about Ronald's Top Gun." Paul Hogan, like the character, also speaks an Australian brogue. However, this is an improved accent that retains regional characteristics and removes difficult parts. It is not difficult for Americans to understand.

Everyone looked at Ronald, wanting to hear what he had to say.

"I don't know, have you actually discovered it? For a movie with a strong box office, if it is released in a fixed number of theaters and screens every week, for example, a thousand theaters, the box office results will be similar for everyone."

Several of the principals picked up the newspaper and read it.

Sure enough, "Top Gun" and "Stand By Me" both steadily fluctuated around 3 million on weekends. This kind of movie, if we use the analogy of human age, it belongs to the prime of life and can be output stably for a period of time.

The three movies, "The Kid 2", "Alien 2", and "The Evil Husband", have all fallen below 1.5 million after being released for about ten to fifteen weeks. These three movies have all reached the stage of old age and will be offline in a week or two after falling below one million.

And "Crocodile Dundee" has only been released for a week, and at the age of eighteen, there are endless possibilities.

"The difference between these movies is how many weeks it takes to reach that box office stage, so as long as you enter the club with a weekend box office of more than 5 million, you can basically count it as a success. And the total box office is actually not determined by each person. Weekly average box office, but how many weeks a movie can be released."

"Top Gun" has been in theaters for 20 weeks, and it is estimated that it will take 25 to 30 weeks before it reaches the current senior level of 1.5 million.

However, "The Dragon King 2" and "The Evil Husband" fell to this line in fifteen weeks.

"Alien 2" is just over ten weeks old and has already dropped.

The person who is most capable of being a key player in theaters in all of Hollywood is Spielberg. His "Jaws" and "ET" were both released for more than a year before they could accumulate prohibitively high box office numbers.

Cameron, Gale, Paul Hogan, and Ronald himself were all heading into producer territory. As an actor, you can just focus on acting. The director has to care about every aspect of the movie. Producers, on the other hand, have to consider the audience's reaction and the size of the market.

For a while, several people were wondering what factors allowed some movies to stay at the box office for a long time.

"Don't you think that what these movies have in common is that they all have a strong feminist tendency? Whether it's Instructor Charlie in Top Gun, Captain Ripley in Alien 2, or newspaper reporter Sue Cha in Crocodile Dundee Both of them are different from traditional female characters.

They are not foils to the male protagonist, but women with their own ideas and will. Even Kumiko, who is the most traditional "Kid Dragon", takes the initiative to show her love to Daniel-san, and is also able to take the initiative to point out problems with Daniel's character. "

"Hahaha, you're right, let's have a drink. Congratulations on our movie continuing to be a hit."

The person who just interrupted was Gale Hurd’s best friend Martha Coolidge.

This female director is the original director of "Valley Girl". She is good at everything, but she is particularly enthusiastic about the cause of female prostitutes. No matter what the topic is, she can eventually lead it to women's rights.

She originally replaced John Hughes' assistant director Howard Deutsch as the director of the new film "Some Kind of Wonderful".

But she also changed the script again and again for the sake of her ideals. In the end, all the male characters in it became sissies and clowns, and the female characters were placed in the center position.

This measure made producer and screenwriter John Hughes, a straight man from Chicago, very angry. After inspecting the crew once, I found that the actor's makeup was covered with black eye shadow and his hair was highlighted. I couldn't stand it anymore.

Hughes immediately recalled his assistant director Howard Deutsch because he said his script was not as good as Ronald's idea, and then raided the set the next day and fired Martha Coolidge on the spot.

Martha, who made a fuss to no avail, had no choice but to leave. Gale Hurd brought her to Ronald because he wanted to see if Ronald could give her a chance.

Ronald also couldn't stand Martha who kept her mouth shut. Originally, the prototype of this story was thought up by Ronald. An ordinary boy pursues a woman who is admired by all the stars, and finally finds that the girl next door who is his best friend is his perfect match.

In this kind of story, the male protagonist was made into a sissy, and there were hints of unclear sexual orientation. Ronald felt that even if he were to produce it, he would fire her.

After being interrupted by Ronald, Martha continued to speak, but Gail covered her face as she listened.

Ronald sent several friends away and picked up Helen Slater, who had just finished filming "The Secret of Success" and returned from New York.

Her hair was still short, and she hugged Ronald's neck happily as soon as she entered the door.

"What's wrong, so happy?" Ronald looked at Helen's big eyes with light overflowing, as if something very good had happened.

"I used the acting skills you taught me and paid great attention to Michael J. Fox's lines. Even the always strict director Herbert Ross praised me in the end."

"Really? How did he praise you?"

"Well, he said that I originally acted like a female soldier, but then she gradually softened and became less rigid. The interaction with Fox was very good, and there was a chemical reaction."

"Really? Chemical reaction?" Ronald put his hand on Helen's waist and started tickling her.

"Hahaha, are you jealous?" Helen Slater smiled happily. "It's the chemistry in front of the camera. There is a big height difference between the two of us. When we take close-ups with him, we have to put two pads in front of us." A plank of wood.”

Ronald burst out laughing.

The two quarreled for a while, and Helen lay in Ronald's arms and asked him what to do next.

Ronald knew that Helen still wanted to have the opportunity to accept some good scripts, but she was about to join the crew of "Dirty Dancing".

"Are you going to the Virginia Mountain Lake Villa to film? When I was a child, before my parents were divorced, I also went to this Jewish resort." Helen fell into memories.

"Otherwise, I'll go visit the class then."

"You can contact Little Bud and come if you want. But I will be very busy and may not have time to accompany you."

"It's okay, I just want to see how you are a director."

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