Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 668 Top Gun Revision Preview

  Diane quickly ended her days of filming in "The Demons Are Raising Chinatown". After spending a few days with Ronald, Diane flew to Tokyo to pick up a new commercial.

  In Dongying, the movie "Street of Rage" starring Diane is still being shown in theaters, and the video tapes are also very popular. Her appearance in "Street of Rage" was also drawn by cartoonist Ishiguro into his own comic adaptation OVA cartoon "Wireless Zone 23".

   Coupled with the admiration of the cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, Diane is now very popular among young people in Dongying, and can be regarded as the first beautiful girl idol in America. Even her diamond jewelry and Miss Buddha's cosmetic advertisements were also well received.

   The so-called west is not bright and the east is bright, this time Diane went to Tokyo, and one of the three major local media, the Asahi Shimbun interviewed. Ronald jokingly asked her to start learning some Japanese so that she could go to Dongying to make movies in the future.

   sent away Diane Lane, and Ronald picked up Kelly McGillis.

   Her new film failed on Broadway. Unlike a movie, it often takes half a year to a year to see whether it is successful or not after filming. The success or failure of a new Broadway play is a matter of a week after its release.

   McGillis's new work was tragically eliminated off-Broadway a week later. She didn't want to go to Off-Broadway again. She simply resigned, gave the opportunity to B, and came to Hollywood to watch the preview of the revised version of "Top Gun".

   McGillis could have two drinks and they wouldn't go downstairs in the hotel. Ronald brought half a case of Coppola wines, and the two slept in the executive suite for two days

   McGillis's legs are not too long, in fact, they are the traditional American woman's figure. However, she is very good at using clothing to cover up her shortcomings and highlight her advantages.

   On the queen-sized bed, McGillis's white, tender toes rubbed slowly on Ronald's leg.

   "I feel so much better, the Broadway failure was like a sledgehammer, and it hit me very hard."

   "Don't go to Broadway. When Top Gun is released, you will become a female star that is sought after by thousands of people, and your movie script will be soft at that time."

  Ronald is well aware of the benefits a blockbuster movie can bring to a protagonist. The "Longwei Kid" he directed before, brought countless pursuits to Elisabeth Shue and Ralph Mazio.

Ralph Mazio even went to make a movie with electric guitars and people fighting. The Hollywood producer used the impression that Daniel's character brought to the audience to transfer the karate in Longwei Kid, the whole transfer. Became a guitarist in a rock band and made a film for him.

  If it wasn't for Elizabeth Su's missteps, she would go to Harvard University and give up working hard in Hollywood in order to get a useless degree. I'm afraid I can also receive a heroine in one or two major productions. If she's lucky enough to have another blockbuster movie, she'll be a trendsetter like John Hughes' muse, Molly Ringwald.

   It is said that Ringwald's hairstyle for short hair will cost her $2,000. It can also attract teenage girls across the country to start dyeing red hair.

   "Hahaha, you are really interesting. I like how you look confident." McGillis obviously didn't believe that this popcorn movie could help his acting career. She came up again and hugged Ronald tightly.

   "Don't you believe me? When the time comes, I'll let you experience the power of my sledgehammer." Ronald hugged her.

   "Why don't you let me experience your sledgehammer now." McGillis winked, and now she desperately needs the comfort of the handsome guy.

The TV in the living room is just playing Coppola's godfather "The Godfather". The old man at the opening wedding was singing the famous folk song "A Bright Moon in the Sea (C\'eLaLunaMezz\'" in Italian. oMare)”

   "Mom, I must get married...

  My daughter, who am I looking for for you?

  Mom, I let you decide...

  If I bring you the cobbler, he will come with his hammer...  

  If he likes him, he'll keep hammering you with a hammer..."

   In the evening, McGillis finished taking a shower, put on a white shirt and wanted to go for a drink.

   "Stop watching TV, let's go to the bar below."

   "It is reported that the commander-in-chief will postpone the State of the Union address televised speech..."

   With a snap, McGillis turned off the TV with the remote control and dragged Ronald to the bar below the hotel.

   "Cheers!" Both of them ordered a big beer and drank it to replenish their energy.

   The bartender came over and presented two cocktails, "I'm sorry, could you please be quieter, many guests are in a bad mood today."

   "What kind of bar are you opening here?" McGillis was dissatisfied.

  Ronald put a few bills on the table and asked the bartender to buy a bottle of scotch, so he might as well go back to the hotel room to drink it.

   McGillis, with wet hair, put on the white bathrobe he changed into after the shower, and Ronald and Ronald slowly drank and kissed while holding wine glasses.

  …

   After noon the next day, the two woke up groggy from the bed.

   "Drinking mistake." Ronald looked at his watch, took a shower and put on his suit, then shook McGillis awake, "Come on, it's almost time for the screening."

  "You help me pull the zipper on the back", McGillis also took a shower, put on a dress, and the two went to the lobby hand in hand.

  …

  In a large theater in West Hollywood, the audience for the preview is entering.

   "Don, Jerry," Ronald greets two producers.

   "Hello, Ronald. Hello, Kelly." The four embraced each other.

   "Today's preview was selected by the theater through a telephone survey. It was not specially selected by Tang than last time. We can better observe the audience's reaction today."

   Bruckheimer pulled Ronald to explain today's preview schedule.

   "Kelly...hey, hey..." Don Simpson smiled at McGillis, alluding to her seemingly close relationship with Ronald.

   "Hehehe," McGillis, pretending to be silly, greets two of the cast's supporting cast, Barry Tabb, who plays "Wolfman," and Rick Rossovich, who plays "Slider."

   "Tom", Ronald hugs Tom Cruise, who also came to the preview, followed by the inseparable Paula Wagner. He just wrapped up filming on Scorsese-directed "The Color of Money" in Chicago.

   Today's audition, the actors are basically present, except for Val Kilmer, who is in direct competition with Tom Cruise. The two not only compete for the position of Hollywood male stars, but also directly compete with Xue Er, the singer and movie star Amphibious, so the relationship is very poor, and basically one party will not appear where the other party appears.

  Eight months have passed since the filming of the film, and two months have passed since the reshoots. The purpose of calling everyone here this time is to give them a chance to familiarize themselves with the film shot last year and to warm up the upcoming marketing campaign.

   None of these actors have seen the film on the big screen. This time, he is also given a chance to watch the film in its entirety, in case he can't answer the reporter's question when doing marketing. Most of them have made one or two more movies, and a lot of "Top Gun" plots are forgotten.

   "Boom...boom..."

  The first white font to appear on the dark screen, produced by Paramount. A burst of bells reminded me that this is the theme song of "Top Gun".

   "By Don Simpson/Bruckheimer"

   The second line of subtitles is from two producers.

   "Ronald VleeFilm"

   The third line of subtitles is Ronald's turn.

   has worked hard in Hollywood for many years, and has continued to make movies that are profitable and sell well. Ronald is already a very useful director in the hearts of the studio's executives. That's why I gave him this honor.

   works of so-and-so are generally granted to the person in charge of the artistic aspects of the film. Many directors who hire mercenaries to shoot movies are not eligible to sign their works. Because in terms of art, they often have to listen to the producer.

  Only directors like Ronald who are deeply involved in casting, shooting, editing, soundtracking and other aspects of the film are eligible. With this power, basically, in the future, the producer will also be qualified to do projects where the producer leads the shooting of other directors.

"Tom Cruise"

   "Kelly McGillis"

   The next two lines of subtitles are for the male and female protagonists. Their names appear before the title of the film, which is also a treatment that Hollywood stars can enjoy.

   In the golden age of Hollywood, this was called online attribution. In future movie posters, the names of the two leading actors, along with Ronald, will appear above the title "Top Gun".

   Ronald Lee Works

  Tom Cruise Kelly McGillis

   Top Gun (TopGun)

   At that time, the header of the poster will probably be such a configuration.

   "On March 2, 1969, the Navy established a flight school for elite fighter pilots..."

   Under the background music of the theme song, the white subtitles explain the origin of Miramar Pilot School.

   "Today the Navy calls it the Fighter Weapons School...

   And the pilots call it...

  TopGun! "

   A line of large characters appeared on the screen.

   All the actors began to applaud.

   With this line of words, the black on the screen disappeared, and the deck of the aircraft carrier before the sunrise appeared.

   An F-14 Tomcat fighter, lying there quietly, with several deck non-commissioned officers walking around.

  Dangdang's rhythm was getting faster and faster, white steam drifted past, and the pitot tube of another Tomcat, like a needle, pierced the left side of the screen.

   "Van Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tim Robbins, and others gradually appeared on the screen.

  Fang Kilmer is in a row of singles, and the rest are in a row of two, or a row of three.

   The size, time, and location of these subtitles are all in a movie, showing the power of the participants nakedly.

   Meg Ryan, the last major actor to appear in the opening credits of the film. What follows are some of the leading experts, casting directors, editing, soundtracks, and the minds of the various departments gradually coming to the screen.

  Director of Photography, Kimball. The last department head is the director of photography.

   Producer, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer. The names of the two partners appeared on the screen again.

   The flame guard is raised, the start of the F-14 Tomcat slides into ejection position, and a burst of white steam rises.

   On the left and right, the afterburners of the two Pratt & Whitney fighter engines were turned on in turn, and the orange flames were sprayed back.

"boom!"

  The Tomcat's nose gear stumbled, and the catapult accelerated the plane to takeoff speed and slid forward quickly.

  The music changes, the slow and classical theme song becomes the "danger zone" of rock rhythm

   The flames from the two engines brought out the last subtitle of the opening.

   "Director, Ronald V Lee"

   "Oh oh", several actors cheered and began to applaud.

   This series of opening scenes has a coherent rhythm, and the connection is very imposing.

   Ronald leaned back in satisfaction and looked at the audience around him.

   "Huh? They don't seem to be as excited as the actors?"

  It doesn't matter, the next one is an aerial battle scene, which is guaranteed to be enjoyable for you.

   (end of this chapter)