Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 143 Under the Premiere

The lights in the theater came back on, and the audience looked at each other, and then began to discuss in low voices, which eventually merged into a continuous background noise.

After discussing with Antonia, Ronald got up and went to the back to check the situation.At the entrance of the screening room, the director Alan Parker's face was ashen and frightening. Under the shadows, his face looked like an amphibian animal, spitting out swear words that never repeated from his mouth.

Producer David da Silva was wiping sweat with a handkerchief. After wiping sweat from his forehead, he turned the handkerchief over and wiped sweat from his neck again, and the sweat came out of his forehead again, like a water-soaked Sponge, when squeezed, water will come out.

"This is an unacceptable situation. We made two 2mm copies in total, and one was damaged during the first screening. You have to be responsible for compensation." Alan Parker grabbed the person in charge of the cinema and began to chatter about How expensive a 70mm copy is.

Ronald glanced in through the gaps in the crowd. A man was sitting on the ground with a towel covering his forehead. Blood was still oozing out, which was scary.

The man is the projectionist. He may be careless, or he may not have been fully trained. After loading the copy into the reel barrel above the projector, he forgot to lock it.

After the high-speed motor was turned on, the shift of the center of gravity caused the film to be torn off, and the whole film flew out and hit the wall, and the shaft of the film winder's center of gravity also flew out, hitting the wall alone and rebounding, hitting It hurt the projectionist's forehead.

"Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. Nearly 1000 spectators and guests are outside, so let's think about how to show it." Ronald pulled the producer David Da Silva and said in his ear.

"Yes, yes, can the film still be picked up? We need to continue the screening." David Da Silva reacted, if the premiere cannot be shown, it will really be on the headlines of the news tomorrow.

This kind of headline is not the kind that film marketing needs.

The person in charge of the cinema discussed with his subordinates, first lifted the injured projectionist out, then changed to another projectionist, and began to pick up the film on the spot.

Ronald shook his head and walked back. The aisle was surrounded by spectators.

"It's really unlucky, there was an accident at the premiere of the movie." Ronald said in a low voice.

"No, this is a good omen." The one who spoke was Menbert, who was also watching the fun.

"Huh?" Ronald looked up and saw that it was Diane Lane and Burt, so he chatted with them.

"In Hollywood, an accident at the premiere is generally regarded as a great omen." Bert has been a teacher in acting training courses for many years and knows quite a lot about Hollywood.

"The first was Clark Gable's 'It Happened One Night', which had a screening accident at its premiere. As a result, it not only sold well at the box office, but the film also won the Oscar Grand Slam. The best picture, best director, best actor and actress, The five most important awards for best screenplay were won together."

"Then there is 'Gone with the Wind'. It is said that there was a screening accident at the premiere, and it still holds the record for the largest number of viewers. It also won four of the five Oscars. Ronald, I heard that you also signed As a screenwriter, I think you also have a chance to win an award."

The three laughed and returned to their seats.

"It was a screening accident, and it will probably start again soon." Ronald said to Antonia in a low voice.The two waited peacefully in their seats hand in hand.

After 10 minutes, the lights dimmed again.After MGM's lion's roar, the film that followed was shortened by a cut. Ronald felt the picture jump and skipped the subtitles of Alan Parker's work.

After the opening of the movie, there is a subtitle of "selection audition", and then there is a shot of the protagonists accepting the entrance interview.

Ronald felt that Alan Parker didn't tell a complete story, nor was it a group scene, but interspersed with fragments of various characters according to time.

The movie cuts a lot of shots of the sports student played by Ronald participating in the art school admission interview, leaving only a dozen seconds.But it was also a complete joke, and many viewers laughed out loud.

Then there are the subtitles of "First Year", "Second Year"... "Graduation", which divides the film into different parts in chronological order.It's a bit like a visual "Facebook", which cuts together the life fragments of art school students from admission to graduation.

Ronald participated in the filming of the entire film and did not participate in the post-production. He never expected that Alan Parker would cut the entire film into such an appearance without a complete story.Can the audience like this kind of mosaic movie?

It's hard to say, but according to Ronald's secret observation, at least a few singing and dancing clips are still very exciting, and the audience can't take their eyes off them.But when it switched to those plots that exposed the dark side of society, the audience went to the bathroom one after another.

After the 2 hours and 20 minutes of the movie, without Barbra Streisand this time, the audience spontaneously began to applaud, which lasted for several minutes politely.Ronald didn't know for a moment whether the audience applauded for the wonderful plot, or because the long movie was finally over.

Ronald and Antonia agreed, and hurried to the bathroom to queue up to listen to the audience's instant feedback.Ronald was in the men's room and Antonia went to the women's room.

Ronald observed the male audience, mostly discussing the figure of the ballet actress, discussing the wonderful dance dance, and a few good episodes.

But no one discusses abortion, interracial couples, coercion into adult films, all of these deeply revealing negative aspects of society.They may not even be aware of the existence of these plots.

I'm afraid Alan Parker will be disappointed. What the audience prefers to watch is the explosive singing and dancing.Instead of this, it is better to remove these plots, at least it can be rated as a PG level, more song and dance dramas, and more box office.

The line for the women's restroom is much longer.Ronald was waiting for Antonia in the aisle when he bumped into producer David da Silva, who also came to eavesdrop on audience feedback.

"What do you think? Ronald?" David was a little nervous, and asked Ronald to relieve himself, hoping to get a reassuring answer.

"I think the audience likes musicals..." Ronald explained his observations and thoughts to Da Silva. "If you cut out the social negatives, maybe you can still get a PG rating."

"No, that's not the main reason." Da Silva explained the reason for the R rating, ""

"What? Swearing, there is no foul language in this movie?"

"Yeah, I don't think there's a lot of swearing, but the rating board counted 12 Shxt, 64 Fuxk, 13 Axshole, and 7 bxtch."

"Can't these be deleted or re-dubbed? If it can be rated as PG, there will be a lot of young audiences. Aren't these the main audience of this film?"

Ronald was a little confused.

"Director Allen insisted, and we shouldn't be too stalemate with him."

Da Silva looked a little regretful, "You don't know, Alan Parker's original cut version lasted 10 hours, MGM ordered him to cut it to less than 2 hours, and he wanted to keep the 4-hour release version. "

"It's... no movie theater will show it in 4 hours, right?"

"He wanted to make episodes two and two, but the publisher also thought it was a fantasy. After many negotiations, Allen agreed to cut it to less than 2 hours and 30 minutes. This is already his bottom line. If we still want him to cut out the foul language, Then he threatened to burn the film, preferring not to show it in America."

"..."

Ronald felt that the director was too obsessed with exposing the dark side of America. Like Roger Coleman, putting these real dark sides in the background can also have the effect of exposing, and there will be more It is not better if more people come to see your film to receive social education.

While thinking, Ronald heard Antonia calling for help, "Ronald, Help!"

Antonia was recognized in the restroom, and the female audience surrounded her, shouting the name of her character, Hillary, and asking for her autograph.

Antonia, who had never seen such a thing before, was frightened and ran away.In the corridor outside the bathroom, he yelled for Ronald to save him.

Ronald hurried forward, protected Antonia's surroundings, and led her to the lounge behind the front desk.All the protagonists in the lounge looked in disbelief. Before the opening, they were still passers-by ABC, and there were no reporters interviewing them.

Two and a half hours later, they could no longer walk, and they would be surrounded by spectators when they went out.

"Hahaha, I just said, you will become famous overnight." Diane Lane, who also hid in the lounge, was very proud of her foresight.

"So... the movie is a success?" Ronald thought to himself.

After comforting the frightened Antonia, Ronald went out to find the producer Da Silva to ask the protagonists about the evacuation arrangements.As soon as he went out, he was surrounded by dozens of spectators, and they all sighed in disappointment when they saw that he was not the lead actor.

Among the remaining people, Gene Ray was the first to react and locked the door.But he soon danced to celebrate his fame. Irene Cara played the piano in the lounge. They were all young people. Soon everyone realized that he was about to become famous and danced to celebrate.

Ronald found the producer Da Silva in the small VIP lounge on the other side, and told the story of the protagonists being blocked by the audience in the lounge to sign.

"I'm afraid they have to sign autographs for the audience. If this situation is avoided, the audience will be very disappointed." It was Brooke Shields' mother Terry who spoke.

Da Silva took it very seriously, and hurried out to arrange autographs and photos as souvenirs.He still has a bunch of lead actors to fill.

"I heard from my mother that you want to invite me to shoot a clothing advertisement. Is it the kind of woolen sleeve that is put on the feet in the movie?" Brooke Shields's clear and clear voice came.

"No, Miss Shields, Calvin Klein jeans."

"Jeans?" Brooke Shields lost interest in an instant.

"It's a tight-fitting style, very fashionable."

Brooke Shields regained her interest, "Mom?"

"Okay," said Terry, the mother and manager, "Ronald, please send some samples to my daughter first. Size 4."

"Okay, no problem." Ronald looked Brooke Shields up and down, a girl nearly 6 feet tall, wearing a size 4?Waist is only 26? (equivalent to a medium ruler 1 shaku 9)"

"And that woolen footmuff." Brooke Shields did not forget the fashion equipment in the movie.

"That's called a leg warmer, and I'll send it to you," Ronald said.

(End of this chapter)