Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Ronnie, Diane got a movie heroine and is going to Vancouver to make a movie."

Ronald went to his aunt's house for dinner in the evening, and at the family reunion dinner on the weekend, Donna couldn't wait to announce the good news for Diane Lane.

"Oh, congratulations!" Ronald, without champagne, held up a Coke and congratulated Diane.

"What movie? Who directed it?"

"It's a movie about a girl punk band, just like the Rock High School you directed, Ronald." Donna said the answer first.

Diane raised an eyebrow, as if she wasn't satisfied with Donna's comparison of the low-budget exploitative "High School of Rock" to the big studio movie she was in.

"It was Paramount who invested $6 million and directed it by music mogul Lou Adler, called 'All Washed Up'"

The name Lou Adler is very familiar, but not in the field of music, but in the field of film, Ronald seems to have seen it somewhere.

By the way, isn't the name the executive producer of "Rocky Horror Show"? It turned out that the producer did not do it, and wanted to switch careers to become a director.

"He's a record company owner, but he's very artistically creative. I heard that Paramount wanted him to direct 'Breakthrough,' but he insisted on directing the punk story. That's what he's familiar with." Day Ann Lane's deliberately stern face could not hide her happiness.

"Hahahaha..." Diane, who was tickled twice by Donna, finally couldn't hold back, and the two little girls laughed together.

"Can we see Diane on the Vancouver set when filming starts next month? Mom?"

"Of course, dear, we haven't traveled in a long time," Aunt Karen agreed.

"Yeah," Donna and Diane high-five.

"Are you coming with us, Ronnie?" Donna asked again.

"I still have to go to class, and the sequel of 'Grease' has new changes, and the script needs to be rewritten." Ronald shook his head. Before the new year, he may have an extravagant expectation of traveling abroad.

"Then will your father Burt go to Canada with you?" Ronald asked Diane.

"Well, he'll go to the set with me."

Diane Lane is not a fool, a beautiful 15-year-old girl, of course she can't do such a silly thing as going to a foreign film alone. Burt originally accompanied Diane throughout the filming life.

Although the two still quarreled often, after living together, their dissatisfaction with each other has also improved.

"Who is the hero?" Ronald asked.

"There's no male lead, it's about a girl duo punk band. The other girl's parents are actors, daughters of Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd."

Ronald sighed, he'd seen the Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd movies. The pair played a married couple in "The Wild Angels" directed by Roger Coleman in 1966.

It was Roger Coleman's highest-grossing film in years, and Ronald was impressed. The hero is still Jane Fonda's younger brother, Peter Fonda, who rides a Harley.

"Her name is Laura Dern, and she's two years younger than me."

Two years younger? Born in 1967. Isn't that what you got pregnant while filming "The Wild Gang"? Ronald smiled.

Back in his apartment, Ronald turned on the lamp, looked at the "Son of Grease" script he wrote on the table, opened the drawer, and put it at the bottom. Ronald looked at the group photo of himself and Cameron, Gale, Roger Coleman, and other famous actors on the table, lost in thought.

Director Brian De Palma has turned down Olivia Newton-John's role in the new film. In this way, Olivia is equivalent to withdrawing from the film circle, and will not make a cameo appearance in "Son of Grease".

She originally wanted to use the stunt of reunion with her old partner John Travolta to attract some fans. Since only one person can participate in the role, it is not good for her.

And the original male lead, disco singer Andy Gibb was recently hospitalized and announced to leave his singing career for two months.

CAA's agent Richard told himself that he was actually sent to a rehab center for compulsory treatment because of an overdose of illegal drugs.

The fickleness of Hollywood can be seen in general. The biggest blockbuster all at once guarantees the cameo of the protagonist of the previous work, and it is a chicken-and-egg fight with the original male lead.

Paramount decided to take this opportunity to withdraw from filming, leaving the project to its brother company Universal.

The first thing Universal did after accepting it was to identify the protagonist as Timothy Hutton, a young actor who became famous because of the "Ordinary People".

Ronald saw it at Jane Fonda's party.

"Ring, bell, bell..."

Ronald picked up the receiver, and it was Rick Nisita, one of his agents.

"Ronald, Universal has negotiated with producer Sterwood, and Sterwood would like you to come back to Los Angeles to discuss the new story structure. Universal means to start over and bring the story forward immediately after the original. , or a story from the fifties."

"It's already October, and they have to re-develop the story. Is there time to start the project before the end of the year?"

"That's probably why Sterwood came to you, right? I asked the secretary to book the ticket for you. But this time there is no business class reimbursement."

"Okay, I'm going to school to ask for leave." Ronald muttered, the teacher of the ancient poetry course still attached great importance to sign-in, and gave a high score to daily sign-in and question and answer. If there were too many absences, there would be trouble.

"Also, Jane Fonda is back from the location after filming the Golden Pond. She wants to talk to you."

"This has nothing to do with me." Ronald didn't want to go.

"Go see her, Jane is not an unreasonable person." Nisita advised him to go.

"Okay, okay," Ronald agreed. The two have set a schedule for a trip to Los Angeles next Monday.

The next day, Matt Dillon went roller skating with him, and Ronald went with his cousin Donna. Diane Lane felt bored and didn't want to go. She had to wait for the winter to go to the ice rink in Central Park.

Dillon's main purpose is to date Brooke Shields. Ronald didn't say anything, he picked up Dillon and introduced Donna's identity, and then gave the two a Polaroid snapshot.

Matt Dillon signed "Dear Donna Make Your Dreams Come True" and signed his own.

This made Donna giggle non-stop. Having a cousin in the movie business, autographs for these teen idols are always one of the handy perks.

When they arrived at the roller skating rink, they were greeted by Brooke Shields and her mother Terry.

Matt Dillon is stunned that his date is coming with his mother, which is very different from what he imagined the "date" to be.

The reporters in the distance clicked the shutter and took pictures of the two teen idols together. Terry also brought a photographer to take pictures of her daughters Brooke and Dillon up close, and put them in a lot of couple poses.

Ronald noticed that Brooke was in full makeup, obviously ready for today's photo session. Unlike Dillon, who can only rely on natural red lips and white teeth.

Afterwards, it was Ronald's turn to greet Brooke. He also took out a Polaroid camera and, as usual, took a group photo of Brooke and Donna, signed autographs, and more.

Dillon over there has already reacted from the blow, and hastily rented roller skates and helped Brooke put them on. He also has the opportunity to teach Brooke ice skating. Terry couldn't say anything about this small physical contact.

Ronald also rented roller skates for Donna, and then dragged Donna slowly on the ground. The two who live in rural Staten Island have yet to learn the skill of rollerblading.

"Ronald, doesn't Donna know how to skate? I'll teach her." Brooke Shields changed into her roller skates, and she said in a graceful curve.

"Thank you, Brooke." Donna was very happy today, the American girl idol taught her roller skating herself.

Dillon's idea of ​​teaching Brooke also failed, and he slid over to Ronald and said, "Did you notice? The roller rink is closed today, just the few of us. Those reporters were also called by her mother, right?"

"You still don't know Brooke's mother Terry very well." Ronald laughed, "I said good luck to you."

"Hi bro. You should have told me earlier" Dillon slapped Ronald.

"I don't want to spoil you."

"Shxt" Dillon scolded, then slid to the middle of the roller skating rink, and had to focus on skating.