Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Exploiting Hollywood 1980 Main Volume Chapter 56 Box Office Pillar "Thank you for accepting our interview, Mr. Kubrick." A reporter from "Rock" magazine, after much practice, finally interviewed Stanley W. Kubrick.

"Three years have passed since The Shining, I don't know what kind of new film Mr. Kubrick will bring us?"

"I have several of my favorite scripts in progress, we'll see."

Britain is Kubrick's second home and the reason for his mixed Anglo-American accent. Disgusted by Hollywood and the rising crime rate in America, he moved to Britain in 1961. Lived there ever since.

This time back in Hollywood, there is widespread speculation that it has something to do with his preparation for the next movie. So the reporter asked him straight to the point, but Kubrick slipped slyly.

"Which directors have influenced you the most in your career?"

"Ah, there are a lot of them, but it's the directors of the bad movies that I should be most grateful for. The reason I had the courage to work as a film director was because I watched all the bad movies of the 40s and 50s. I think, although I I don't know anything about the director's work, but I can do better than them."

"Is there a specific director?"

"There are a lot of directors who have influenced me a lot, like Chaplin, whose 'City Lights' is one of my favorites. Others like Max Ofirs, David Lane, Elijah Kazan, Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini have all inspired me a lot."

"Are there any directors that are closer to our era that you also appreciate?"

"Ha, Steven and I are good friends, and I like some of his movies. Also, there's a young man named David Lynch recently, and I like his 'Eraserhead' a lot."

"How is Coppola?"

"Hmmmm... lucky guy, his 'godfather' may be the best casting in the history of world cinema."

"Are there any younger directors that you are optimistic about?"

"Huh? I don't know, but there was a recent movie, 'Night of the Comet', which was very interesting. The director, Ronald Lee, was a sly guy."

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Ronald had no idea that Kubrick was really "complimenting" himself to the media.

He's happy to see the new weekend, "Night of the Comet" still holding up at the box office. Although the release of "Superman III" took away some of the theaters, the attendance rate of the remaining theaters was still quite high.

It would appear that theaters that decided to keep showing "Night of the Comet" would keep the film running for a long time.

Even Atlantic's president, Tom Coleman, was surprised, a situation rarely seen in his career. Cinemas that continue to show are concentrated on the east and west coasts, and in big cities in the central Great Lakes region.

Distributors in those cities reported to the headquarters after they went to the scene that there were many young women and some students who were obviously good at school, many of whom wore glasses.

Ronald and Tom Coleman discuss why it appeals to both groups. Young women are easier to understand. The real protagonists of this film are two sisters, and the story revolves around two young women.

This is quite different from the male-centric narrative that Hollywood has historically seen, and many people see their own projections from Regina and Samantha.

In the Americas of the 1980s, there was no need to be a vassal of a man, women could achieve a career on their own without preventing them from finding romantic love. This is simply an icon for young women.

But what attracted nerds, Ronald didn't understand until his cousin Donna called.

Donna specifically called Ronald to ask for the autographed photo of the heroine. They caused a boom in high school because of this movie, and many of them chose natural subjects.

Students in subjects such as physics, biology, geology, astronomy, etc. often talk about this movie with a lot of scientific elements.

As Ronald's cousin, Donna's social status in the school is rising rapidly. She needs autographed photos of the two heroines to consolidate the "social circle".

In American high schools and colleges, there are always some students who are good at science and are usually not popular in social circles. However, they themselves are quite grouped, and they regard the boys on the football team and the girls on the cheerleading team as brainless people.

Although they also want to squeeze into the most popular social circle composed of these "brainless people", they often can only play bridge and chess at home with nerds to relieve their boredom.

And the "Night of the Comet" made them suddenly become decent people in the school. There are always some students who ask them questions they don't understand. They will talk to their classmates about science, and even the cheerleaders will listen carefully. They talked about the relationship between comets and the solar system, and why the dinosaurs went extinct.

Although the real purpose of the cheerleaders is to get a cheerleading uniform and shoes like Samantha in the movie, when you go to the movie date with your beloved football quarterback, you will not have nothing to say except kiss.

The absolute number of these nerds is quite large. Usually, they always complain that the scientific details in Hollywood movies are inaccurate. Finally, there is a sci-fi movie of the past that can be roughly said. Night" contributed two, three, and four box office hits.

Ronald also made another trip to Sherman Oaks to test the theory. Indeed, it was the groups of young women who came to see the most, and the student-like people who generally wore glasses.

Those young women are not only high school, college students, but many are obviously already working. It seems that the story of this kind of independent women is not small for them.

"Your movie is still in the top ten at the box office. It's amazing." Karate coach Daryl Vidal came to Ronald's apartment again. He saw Ronald flipping through the Hollywood Reporter, the box office above. Leaderboard.

This time, Ronald invited him to discuss the trick, "Yes, it is estimated that he will stay there for two months."

Ronald was in a good mood, "I came to you this time to ask, among the several martial arts you have practiced, such as karate, Wing Chun, and the Filipino stick, is there a type of standing on one foot, taking off on one foot, A foot attack move?"

"Why use such awkward movements?" Vidal didn't understand, what was the benefit? Such an attack has neither strength nor speed, and is easy to defend.

"Not only is there no benefit, but there is also a weakness. The reason is that before the final, the protagonist Danny was instructed by the coach of the other team to injure one of his legs with a foul trick. So he only has one good leg to use now. to launch an attack.

In karate, it is difficult to move after the leg is injured, and it may not be easy to use the fist to attack an opponent with good mobility. So Danny had to practice a trick to attack with one leg. "

"I see." Vidal touched his chin. "Actually, there is a trick."

"Oh, what's the move?"

"You know that I learned Wing Chun at the Zhenfan Martial Arts Hall founded by Bruce Lee, his Jeet Kune Do was not taught there, and several of Bruce Lee's apprentices monopolized the teaching of Jeet Kune Do.

But my master and Bruce Lee used to practice martial arts together, so I know some Jeet Kune Do moves. I once asked him for advice, he said that the biggest feature of Jeet Kune Do is counter-intuitive. "

Vidal first made a karate start gesture, with his left hand and left foot in front, and a heavier right fist and right foot in the back.

Then he took a step forward with his right foot, in a position where his right foot was in front of him.

"Look, the gesture of Jeet Kune Do is the opposite of all martial arts. His strong hands and strong feet are in front."

"Bruce Lee is right-handed?" Ronald recalled the stance in his movie, and it was only when he realized that Jeet Kune Do was different.

"Yes, his right hand is a strong hand, but it is placed in front. This way, he can hit the opponent with his strong hand and foot faster than the opponent."

"Not bad," Ronald understood.

"This goes back to a famous Bruce Lee-style trick that my master told me." Vidal returned to the stance of Jeet Kune Do, and his left foot suddenly lifted in the back, as if aiming at Ronald's kick. come over.

Ronald instinctively pressed the next letter with his hand, making a blocking gesture.

Vidal's left foot didn't kick out, it was a fake!

He kicked up with his right foot, standing on one leg, and kicked Ronald's head high.

Ronald's attention was on the opponent's left foot. He was caught off guard by this move and had to take two steps back to avoid it.

"This is the true meaning of Jeet Kune Do. It predicts your movements in advance, then uses false moves to mislead, and finally, according to your reaction, use the strong side in front to quickly intercept your movements, so he is called Jeet Kune Do."

"How did you practice this trick?" Ronald was very surprised. Just now, Vidal's left foot pretended to kick, and Ronald didn't notice any preparations for his right foot. Suddenly it was an explosive kick in the head.

"It takes practice. Didn't you say that you need a one-legged attack? I want to practice for a while. It's enough to make a movie." Vidal demonstrated it to Ronald again.

"If you want to mislead the opponent, you can actually use the punch to fake the opponent first. First punch the stance, aim at the opponent's head, and then kick the left leg when his attention is on defending his own head. The fake action. In this way, the opponent is suddenly disrupted by the defensive center, and his attention will be shifted to the next set.

And at this time, you kick the head again with this move, so that the opponent's attention and focus can be moved back and forth, and the opponent's defense can be completely defeated. This one-legged posture, in fact, the strength and speed of the attack are not good, only by misleading the opponent, can the attack effect be achieved. "

"Yeah." Ronald also took a Jeet Kune Do posture, but instead of putting his right foot forward, he placed his feet side by side, then raised his hands and placed them in front of him and close to his sides, as if two different Outstretched crane wings. The hands and fingers are gathered together to form a beak shape, ready to attack the opponent's head at any time.

Ronald then made a fake left-footed attack. With his center of gravity on his right foot, even if his left foot is injured, he can still do this fake action.

Finally, he suddenly took off with one right foot, kicked the opposite Vidal, and landed on one foot with his right foot.

Without enough time and height to complete the kick, Ronald nearly fell.

Vidal supported him, "You still need to practice. There is a trade-off between speed and strength. But your trick is very beautiful, and it works well in movies. What is the name of this trick?"

"White cranes hang their wings?" Ronald thought to himself. Could it be that in the tradition of Taijiquan, this move is actually used like this?

"It's called Crane Kick, right? Look at my hands, they look like the claws of a crane." Ronald raised his hands again, gathered them together and commanded the dance twice.

"Hey... Uncle..." Ronald imitated Bruce Lee's movements and voices.

"Hahaha, that's pretty good. To make a movie, you need a good-looking move. This crane hand, plus that front kick, is very entertaining."

"Well, in that case, you must add some reaction shots of the opponent, Johnny, being misled by the fake action." Ronald took out a pen and paper and began to draw a sketch.

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