Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 660 Hairstyle Problems

   There was only one day left, and Ronald needed to be fully prepared for the Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis **** scene.

   The first problem I encountered was Tom Cruise's hairstyle.

   In order to film "The Color of Money", Tom played the role of Vincent, a pool player and Eddie's apprentice played by Paul Newman. Not only did he grow his hair long, but the stylist gave him conservative long sideburns, in line with the image of Paul Newman in the original 1961 film "The Prodigal Son" and the popular social atmosphere in a small southern town.

   But in "Top Gun", Tom Cruise's "Lone Ranger" has a typical short navy hair, the length of the hair and the sideburns are typical military style.

   There's no way to get a haircut for this question, no way to reshoot for Ronald's day, shave Cruise's hair back short, then put him on a wig in "The Color of Money", or wait a few more months to grow it.

   Ronald didn't think of a good solution for the time being, so he had to go back to Los Angeles to make a long-term plan. See what a hair expert can do.

   The second problem is that the rhythm of the romantic story of the two needs to be reorganized.

  In the story shot by Ronald, the love story of Lone Ranger and Charlie has the original rhythm. They got to know each other in a bar, got to know each other's true identities in an airport class, and then broke out because of Charlie's criticism of the Lone Ranger's flying style, and then chased after the car and kissed.

After that, the Lone Ranger partner Dumb Goose's wife (starring Meg Ryan), in a bar, revealed that the Lone Ranger had a real love for Charlie, and the only remaining doubts and estrangement between the two were broken. Make a deal after dinner.

   Finally, after the Lone Ranger shot down three MiG-28s, he chose to return to Miramar Naval Base to be an instructor at TopGun School and meet Charlie again.

   One hour and forty-seven minutes in length, any shot has its own rhythm. To add the passionate scene of the two without breaking the original rhythm, Ronald was very brainy.

  Ronald has two options. One is to roll the bed after the first kiss. The second is that after the accidental death of Goose, Charlie came back to comfort the Lone Ranger, and the two of them would do good deeds.

   But these two inserts each have their own problems. The two people in front just kissed, and there was a lack of foreshadowing, and the emotional low point of the dead partner in the back was a bit abrupt.

"Let's put it in the front, otherwise the psychological ups and downs of the audience will be too great. It is understandable for Charlie to comfort the Lone Ranger with his partner's death, but taking advantage of the situation will damage the image of the Lone Ranger too much. Paula Wagner will definitely not let Shoot like this."

  Ronald took a look at Rick Nisita, who was working with his notebook in the seat next door on the return flight.

   "What? Is there any problem that I need to solve?" Nisita noticed Ronald's gaze, he closed the notebook and asked Ronald's thoughts. Now in his heart, Ronald's priority has faintly surpassed that of Francis Coppola.

   "I'm thinking about how to add that passionate scene. It's like a seesaw. If you put it down here, other plots will float up again. It's hard to do both."

   "I can't help you with this, do you need any script doctor? I can find William Goldman for you. He has a lot of free time now."

"I don't need it for the time being", Ronald knew the name of this guy. He used to be the screenwriter of good movies such as "Tiger and Leopard", "Distant Bridge" and so on. He is also a novelist, but he faded out after the 1980s. Hollywood, now does the occasional script consulting job.

   If you have any difficult questions, you can ask for advice. The difficulty of inserting passion scenes really makes seniors laugh.

"There is something you can do for me." Ronald remembered one thing, and he said to Nisita, "Orson Welles once asked me for one thing, he returned to Hollywood in 1958. No. 1 The movie 'Touch of Evil' was cut by Universal.

   He wants to find the original film, re-edit it according to his opinion, and see if there is a chance to re-release it, or release the video tape, sell it to TV stations, etc. In short, I want to make a movie with my ideas back then and meet the audience.

I know that nearly 30 years have passed, and there is little hope of finding the negatives. He once wrote a letter to the senior management of Universal, saying that he had read dozens of opinions in the first-cut version. I found the original, and I want to buy the rights to the screenplay of Gone with the Wind and republish it with Wells' letter, at least so that film students can see all his genius. "

   "No problem, I'll do it when I get back to Los Angeles."

  …

   "Film is like a seesaw, you put a shot here, and the rest will stick up, so add a weight here."

  Ronald murmured to the wooden board on the wall in the study, and finally he added the passion scene to the back of the passionate kiss between the two of them in the drag racing chase.

   But in this way, the relationship between the two seems to be progressing too fast. Ronald arranges another reunion for the two after the Lone Ranger's visit to Charlie's house.

  Charlie asks the Lone Ranger to go home, and the Lone Ranger gives up the beach volleyball to compete with the Iceman in order to make the appointment. But at Charlie's house, it turns out that Charlie is only interested in him getting up close and personal with the MiG-28. Feeling hurt, the Lone Ranger leaves alone.

In order to smooth the transition of the emotional scene, Ronald re-wrote another scene. The next day, Charlie and the Lone Ranger met in the elevator. Charlie told the Lone Ranger that although he mainly wanted to know about the MiG, he would not invite men. Go home and discuss technical issues.

   This has a foreshadowing, which makes the subsequent passionate scenes appear more logical.

   Arranged the script sequence and drew a storyboard. Ronald nods in satisfaction, now only Tom Cruise's hairstyle remains.

   "Ronald, McGillis flew over from New York, come and talk to her." The two producers, Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, called Ronald.

   "Okay", Ronald put the script and sketches in place, "Exactly, I've written the new scene for you to see."

   "You better come first." Bruckheimer's tone on the phone was bad.

"What's wrong?"

  …

   "Don? Jerry?" Ronald went to Paramount's production office, opened the door, and saw a blonde inside, it was Kelly McGillis.

   "What's the matter with you?" Ronald exclaimed. The two producers in the back were also sitting in chairs talking on the phone.

  I saw McGillis turned around and smiled sweetly at Ronald, "Ronald, long time no see."

   However, this smile looked very terrifying in Ronald's eyes.

   McGillis had not seen him for six months and cut his curly blond hair short.

The    is not very short, but it is obviously different from the light blonde, slightly curly and **** hairstyle during the filming of "Top Gun".

   "Why did you cut your hair short, Kelly?"

   Ronald knew where the dissatisfaction of the two producers came from.

"Why do you all say that? I didn't know you were going to reshoot after half a year?" McGillis was a little displeased, "I went back to New York to audition for a Broadway play, and it happened that they needed a role with short hair, so I cut it. short."

   "It's not too short, is it?"

   McGillis leaned forward and tilted his head to show Ronald the length of his hair.

   The blond hair is a little darker than before and rests neatly above the ears. Ronald looked down from above, there was still a little bit of fluff on his neck, and the snow-white neck and collarbone made his heart move.

   "Is there anything we can do?" Ronald asked Bruckheimer, looking away.

   "Don has contacted the best hair stylist and special effects makeup artist he can find to see if there is a remedy.

  …

   Soon the hair stylist came and started to use his tricks around McGillis.

   "I'm going to restore it to the point where I can't let the audience see the difference."

  Ronald picked up the bust of McGillis in the crew that was taken at that time, a photo that was supposed to be used as a promotional poster, and said to the two professionals.

   "Oh... OK"

  The hairstylist is a somewhat sissy male with a baseball cap and two beauty assistants. He froze for a moment at the request, then raised McGillis' hair with his hand to compare it with the photo.

   "Look at Ramsay's magic."

   After more than an hour, the hair stylist and his two assistants were finally busy with Kelly McGillis' hair.

   "Dangdang!" The stylist moved the mirror away for Ronald and the two producers to watch.

   "Well, the degree of curl is restored well, but it's still too short."

   "Is there any way?" Don Simpson turned to the stylist.

   "Two ways, either shave shorter and wear a wig." The hairstylist suggested.

   "Hmmmm..." McGillis shook his head at Ronald everyone in disapproval.

   Ronald looked back at the hair stylist.

"Either go find human hair of a similar color and texture, and give her strands of extension. It requires careful manipulation, and fresh human hair. We have to go to the site to do it for her, it will take about five hours, and it will only be finished. for a day."

   "Well, no." Now it was Ronald's turn to say no. He only had one day to shoot and five hours to get his hair done, and McGillis was not guaranteed.

   "Then I can't help, Ramsay's magic is limited."

   Ronald looked at him, then at McGillis. It's not good to be half-hearted like this. The audience will always see the flaws. If they are allowed to play here, they will be distracted in the next five minutes, which will greatly affect the box office and reputation.

   "What if you put a baseball cap on for her?"

   Ronald took off the stylist's hat on a whim, walked over to McGillis and put it on her.

   "No one says Charlie can't wear a baseball cap, right?"

   McGillis was startled, then looked at Ronald, who almost touched her nose, "Yes, Charlie can wear a baseball cap."

   "Hahahaha..., just do it, Ronald, you are a genius." Don Simpson laughed happily. "Who's that? You go to Chicago together and fix Tom Cruise's hair too."

   "When the time comes for the passion scene, McGillis is lying on the bed with his hair surrounded by pillows, and the camera will explain the past. The length is not easy to find." Bruckheimer is more careful, he added.

   "You are really a genius." McGillis smiled and looked at Ronald.

   "This so-called genius, is it an honor to invite you to have a drink?"

   Ronald is in a good mood.

   "Did you come here in your Ferrari?" McGillis flirted with his hair and brushed it behind his ears.

"as you wish."

   (end of this chapter)