Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Julia Taylor has officially left her all-female casting studio to start her own business.

Her first business was Ronald's "Moonstruck". She worked vigorously and resolutely, and immediately began to take the audition photos of all Broadway actors she felt suitable, and began to figure out whose experience and acting skills were more suitable for this movie.

Julia Taylor was a disciple of Marion Dolotti, who pioneered a new approach to casting in Hollywood. The latter is a former Paramount executive who is now the vice president of casting at Warner Bros.

So Julia usually pays attention to going to Off-Broadway to watch live performances, and she knows the abilities of those actors very well.

So she didn't recommend five actors at once, and let Ronald pick one out of them to play a certain role. Instead, it absorbed the ideas of Ronald and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley on the script, and then put forward the one she thought was the most suitable, and if the audition failed and was rejected, she would recommend the second suitable one.

Of course, before this time, Julia Taylor and Ronald first met the heroine Cher and the hero Nicolas Cage.

Cher is still in superstar style, wearing a white embroidered shirt, big waves of black curls, and a pair of stylish sunglasses.

"I really fell for your old fool, promised you to play some Italian, still a middle-aged widow, and my hair is gray and mixed..."

As soon as Cher entered the audition room, she slapped Ronald and started complaining.

"Don't complain, that's all at the beginning of the movie. In the second half, you'll be a beautiful woman. Besides, you've signed a contract, and it's too late to regret it now."

"Oh, hahaha... so I've got you stuck. It's really bad..."

Ronald and Cher were already acquainted, and they joked when they met.

Screenwriter Stanley Shanley and casting director Julia Taylor, who didn't know they were close friends, were joking and laughed.

"But seriously, is the male lead you found for me okay? Is he worthy of me?" Cher just sat down, took off her sunglasses, and jokingly winked with Ronald.

Ronald saw that she was in a good state of mind, and he didn't look as tired as he had just finished filming "Witches of East Town", but instead gave people a feeling of energy.

So he also joked, "Of course, Nick is an actor I've known for a long time, he's explosive, the heroine who plays with him, and those who can act think that he works well together.

I think you're going to have a lot of chemistry with him, and he's on screen, standing with you, as well as you were with Tom Cruise.

By the way, I haven't seen Tom for a long time, is he okay? "

Cher was clearly delighted, "Oh oh, then I'll have to try it, I'm looking forward to falling in love with a handsome guy on the screen, I haven't done enough romantic dramas in Hollywood yet.

As for Tom, I think he should be good, after all I haven't seen him for a long time. "

After speaking, she put on her sunglasses again. He took out a bottle of expensive imported mineral water from his bag and began to sip it.

"You and Tom...?" Ronald asked tentatively in her ear, seeing that her tone was wrong.

"We broke up, and I feel like his agent, Paula, is like his nanny. I suspect she's constantly trying to sabotage our dates.

I'm still very happy with Tom, but..." Cher made a helpless expression.

Actors are like this. When they are in love, they will be more enthusiastic than ordinary people, but the lifestyle of gathering less and leaving more also makes it easier for them to break up.

Especially when there is a dramatic reversal of star status on both sides.

Tom Cruise is getting more and more popular now, and Cher's singing career seems to have reached a dead end. She became famous in the 1960s, and her new songs seem to be less attractive to today's audience than before.

Ronald looked at Cher, her current state of spirit might be because she had entered a fighting state after being broken up. In addition, after the "Witch of East Town" just finished, she still carried some of the state in that magic drama.

This woman, Cher, is actually quite self-reliant and a model of American women's struggle for freedom.

Her father was a gambling truck driver and her mother was a retired model. His parents divorced when he was very young, and then his mother remarried and had a biological child with his stepfather. Cher became independent at an early age, trying to learn acting and singing while working as a waitress.

At the age of 16, she dropped out of high school altogether to start a career as a singer and met producer Sonny Bono.

Bono), became an instant hit with his help.

She later became Sonny Bono's girlfriend. Originally, Sonny wanted to make Cher a solo singer, but Cher had severe dyslexia and fear of the stage, so he dragged Sonny to form a combination of Sonny and Cher.

After that, when the "Sonny and Cher" group became popular, their famous song "I

Got

You

"Babe" was once the song of choice for people's weddings across the country.

By the 1970s, the couple had ventured into television, performing "One Hour of Sonny and Cher Comedy" together and winning a Golden Globe.

After Sonny had an affair and Cher divorced him, Cher's singing career encountered a new pop trend, and she gradually turned to her original interest, acting in movies.

And after the divorce, she has many famous high-profile boyfriend groups.

The male model many years younger than her, the British pop singer David Bowie, and the record company owner David Geffen, who was originally a man but fell in love with Cher at first sight.

David Geffen once had a very ugly breakup with her, and as much as he loved, he hated as much. This Jewish guy was very disrespectful, and sent a lawyer's letter to ask for all the jewelry and gifts he gave Cher during his relationship.

Cher fully showed that she was an independent woman who grew up in the hippie era, threw her jewelry back to David Geffen without caring, and called him a miser in the media.

After such a big breakup, Cher was not at all chaotic. In the 1980s, she continued to hunt young male stars in Hollywood.

Maybe it's her unique charm that is too attractive to the fledgling young people. She also hooked up with three new Hollywood bodies, Val Kilmer, Eric Stoltz, and Tom Cruise.

All are handsome guys who make American girls scream. Who knows but none of them can escape the charm of Cher who can be their aunt.

Maybe after breaking up with Tom Cruise this time, Cher found this hippie spirit again, and burst into a powerful fighting force. After a little dress up, she exudes infinite charm.

Ronald admired in his heart that this state of mind was simply too suitable for the transformed heroine Loretta.

Now as long as she guides her and can play the state of the hapless widow before, the film will become very convincing.

"It doesn't matter, our hero is enough to make you forget Tom." Ronald gave Cher a sense of expectation. Nicholas Cage will come to audition soon. It is very important for Cher to have a good impression of him. .

Ronald called Cage in advance and asked him to come up with all his skills, making sure that Cher was full of expectations for the shooting.

"Hi Ronald. Hi Cher, I'm your fan."

Just thinking about it, a young man with messy hair, wearing a leather jacket and jeans, walked in from the door and greeted everyone present.

When Ronald saw it, his face turned red with anger.

I saw that Nicolas Cage's hair was divided into three pieces, no piece was standing straight up, coupled with his exaggerated way of speaking, it was like a drug abuse, mentally ill homeless, fresh from the garbage. I found some leftover cakes in the bucket to present treasures to the beautiful Cher.

"Fuck, what happened?" Ronald clearly remembered that he asked Cage to take out everything, which impressed Cher.

"Ah ha ha ha ha ha……"

Seeing Cage's appearance, Cher burst into an earth-shattering laugh. Professional singer, laughter also has vocal skills, penetrated the distance, directly into Ronald's ears.

Ronald was disturbed for a while, and a blood flowed through his ears to his brain. He felt a buzzing sound in his ears, as if announcing that the "Moonlight Sultry" crew suffered a serious failure.

"What the hell are you doing?" Ronald yelled at Cage with red ears.

"How about it, did I come up with all my plans as you said?" Cage was still speaking in that exaggerated German expressionist way. He tilted his head and widened his eyes, as if Still proudly waiting for Ronald's compliment.

"Hahaha... It's really good. It really is a complete plan." Xue Er interjected, she actually admired Cage.

"I got someone to read through the script for me, and in my head Ronnie is just such a bakery owner with pent-up passions, that's what he is."

"I told you, Ronald. Cher will love the way I act, ahahaha, I'm so happy. I finally have a female star who appreciates my acting. Hahaha..."

The two actually hit it off and began to discuss their understanding of the characters.

Ronald immediately calmed down. Sometimes the aura of the actors is really strange. Two people who are a bit crazy, when they are together, they are actually very harmonious.

This is really Shenjingbing's aunt opening the door for Shenjingbing, Shenjingbing is home...

"Do you know why I must insist on Cage to play Ronnie?" Ronald told Cher about his casting experience.

"Because of the role of Ronnie, I was a little crazy. Because my brother came to see me working in the bakery, he accidentally cut off his palm when he was talking. After that, I always hated my brother Johnny.

When Johnny asked Loretta to inform him of his wedding, he wanted to get revenge on his brother who could get his dream lover, and had a relationship with Loretta.

Loretta wanted to forget all of this, and when he was having a good time with Johnny, Ronnie invited her to the opera again, awakening the spark of feminine love in this woman's heart that had not been extinguished.

Finally, when his brother Johnny recovered from his mother's terminal illness and wanted to break off his engagement with Loretta, an unlucky widow in Italian culture, he proposed to Loretta again.

All kinds of plots make the role of Ronnie look very crazy. What I want is an actor who can act insanely and can be accepted by the audience. And Nick is my first choice, so glad you like him too. "

"Of course, I feel very comfortable playing with him." Cher put on her sunglasses again and began to look up and down the crazy Cage.

"I'm so happy, the last movie, with Kathryn Turner's type of actress that's the way to go, was so miserable."

The two began to act out some dramas together.

The results of the audition were of course happy. Julia Taylor said to Ronald, "Looks like what you learned in the casting studio was well applied. You're born to do this kind of drama, Ronald.

These two actors set a great tone for the film, and I started adding other 'materials' on top of that. "

"You are really amazing, Ronald. When I wrote the script, the heroine in my mind was Sally Field, but now, Cher's effect is actually better than I thought." Screenwriter Shanley also Especially agree with Ronald's casting.

"a ha ha ha……"

Ronald snorted, if he hadn't dreamed of these two actors in his dream, he probably wouldn't have thought of these two, would he? They are still so crazy, who knew the chemical reaction would be so good.

"This is Julie Boiseau, a Broadway and film actress, a very good actress. And she happens to be of Italian descent in Brooklyn, and I'm going to cast her as Loretta's aunt Rita."

Julia Taylor, the first supporting role to be introduced to Ronald, was the aunt.

"Take front and side photos, and turn around for the camera." Ronald politely asked Julie Boiseau to do a regular audition.

Her waist is a little thick and her eyes are a little bulging, but at first glance she looks like the kind of good aunt who loves the younger generation very much and smiles when she talks. It seems that everyone in America has such a person.

"Thank you," Ronald let the other party sit down and chat.

"I hear your accent, it's a very authentic Brooklyn-Italian accent, and it's all Italians I've seen. Marty Scorsese doesn't have a Brooklyn accent that's as authentic as yours. .how did you do it?"

Ronald chatted with her about the background and roles, but was particularly interested in the other's accent.

"Ha, it's actually pretty simple. The point of the Brooklyn accent, is that particular rhythm, they have a lot of linking, and the accent is not the same as the rest of New York. And the funniest thing is, they don't speak in this way. Accent is shame, but very proud to show their origin.

Isn't there such a thing? You can take a boy out of Brooklyn, but you can't take Brooklyn away from him.

As for Italians, it is mainly because Italians end in vowels, so Italian accents should emphasize vowels at the end of each sentence, and add accents skillfully.

The combination of these two methods is the famous Brooklyn Italian accent. "

Julie Boiseau showed Ronald several Brooklyn accents, giving the Broadway veteran a chance to showcase his linguistic talent , is a very interesting thing.

"Julie, I have an idea, I want to give you a salary in addition to playing Aunt Rita to teach and correct the accents of the other non-Italian actors on the set, I need them all to speak like you. "

"Ha, that's fine. But I'll be on the set from start to finish. Is it the actor's salary?"

"Of course, I'll ask them to negotiate with your agent for a head-to-head contract, and your actor's remuneration will be paid according to your entire time on the set."

"Hehe, of course there is no problem." Julie Boiseau was very happy.

Actors on Broadway are not like Hollywood. Except for the protagonists of a few famous plays, other actors like her who often play major supporting roles are not well paid. They came to act in the movie, mainly because Julia Taylor recommended that this movie is unusual, and the director has always won the general at the box office, and he will not be stingy in compensation.

The last time she got a big paycheck in a movie was in "Dance of the Dragon" starring John Travolta. Played Travolta's mother in the previous game "Saturday Night Fever", so the sequel has a way to make a good price.

The supporting roles of middle-aged and elderly women are so distressed. No matter how well you act, it won't bring you much salary increase.

This time Ronald can give double salary, it is a surprise.

"In addition, you have to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and we will also give you a non-disclosure allowance."

Ronald continued.

"What secrecy?" Julie Boiseau asked Ronald, squinting her eyes.

When Julie Boiseau signed the contract, Ronald said, "Because the protagonist Cher is dyslexic, we need someone to read the lines and let her learn it on tape. Otherwise she won't remember it. So many lines.

Since you happen to be her accent coach, I want you to read all her lines in a standard Brooklyn-Italian accent. "

"Oh, poor man, I've seen such a person before when I was in the experimental theater company. The acting is very good, a talented actor, but it's a pity that when I read the script, I get dizzy, and it takes a minute to read a line to understand it. what is.

In this way, he can't play the leading role with many lines at all, which is very regrettable.

Don't worry, I will do my best. "

Julie Boiseau recorded all of Cher's Loretta lines overnight.

Ronald was very satisfied after hearing it once and gave it to Cher.

No matter what Cher is doing next, she always wears the headphones of her Walkman, learning Julie Boiseau's accent in sync.

After imitating for a long time, I naturally memorized all the lines.

"You are a linguistic genius."

After three days, Cher will be able to perform Loretta's lines in large chunks in front of Ronald. And the lines spoken, the Brooklyn Italian accent is perfect. The startled Ronald looked at her and cried out loud.

"It's not difficult, I'm a singer. The way the lyrics are sounded includes a lot of rhythm, pause, and accent skills. I treat it as a song, and I can master it very quickly."

"Very good, when we find a supporting role here, we can start rehearsing."

"When? Next weekend? I have to take time off, Ronald, I have to be on David Letterman's late-night show, and I have to memorize the lines for two days. You know, dyslexia..."

"No problem, when it's over on your side, we'll have time to start again. There are still a few supporting roles on my side that haven't been confirmed yet. You can just set aside time after the show."

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