Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 453 Almost made a mistake
"Hey?"

Weintraub let out an exclamation, and then began to mutter something.

"Are you sure this is Pat Morita? I always thought he was just a comedy buffoon, and Miyagi needed a real actor to play him."

"Yeah, I got him to do some footage. If you think he's doing well, then we'll get him back."

Weintraub finally let go, "Okay, this one is really good. But I don't know if he can always perform so well. Is this the first time he reads the script? Or did you give him some pointers beforehand?"

"It's the first time I read the script, and he's pretty good. I think I can ask him to play with Danny, who we chose, to see if there is a chemical reaction."

"Okay, just invite him to try."

A few days later, the audition director called back the four candidates, and this time they read the script with Pat Morita. "

Weintraub auditioned for a second round with Susan.The four Danny candidates took turns reading the script with Pat Morita.

"Sure enough, Ronald didn't lie to himself. Morita's performance was stable and excellent, and he performed very well with the temporary pairing of the four actors. Dongying people speak English with a unique accent, and regardless of grammar or word order, the object is often advanced The inverted sentences all have the characteristics of people who were born in Japan."

Weintraub put down a big stone in his heart. He had to admit that the original director Avelson was right in choosing Morita.

And Ronald used this method to let Morita's performance appear directly in front of his eyes, which was more useful than saying it a thousand times.

"Very good, that's all for today, please go back first. If there is any further news, we will inform your agent at any time." Ronald said to Morita.

"Thank you. Thank you Mr. Weintraub." Morita bowed slightly, then got up to leave.

"Aren't you going to take this script with you? Maybe you will use it later." Ronald said, seeing Morita turned around, handing over a complete script, and winking his eyes gently.

Morita seemed to understand, his lips trembled with excitement.If there are no more roles, he will go back to Hawaii with his wife, host live canvassing activities for congressmen, talk about talk shows in bars, and carry the memory of playing a clown in the TV series "Happy Time" all his life, and tell his grandson about it in the future Grandpa's previous stories come alive.

Ronald's wink made him understand that this opportunity opened a narrow door for him again.

"Morita is really good. Now we have to consider Danny's candidate." Weintraub waited for Pat Morita to walk out of the room, stretched himself, and then said to Susan, Ronald and others.

"What's your choice?" he asked Ronald.

"I still like Ralph Mazio." Ronald rewound the videotape shot on the Sony VCR, connected it to the TV in the audition room, found the part of Ralph, and said to Weintra Bu said:
"See, even when Ralph is reading the script, his lines are very fluent. If he hadn't looked away from the script occasionally, you wouldn't have noticed that he was reading the lines."

"But Charlie Sheen is good too, he's more photogenic and he doesn't look Latino."

"But he's a real Latino, and his father, Martin Sheen, was originally named Estevez," interjected Dupont, the audition director.

"I know, but he doesn't look like one, and Ralph Mazio has a Latino face. And in your script, Danny Webb is Irish."

"I know, this has indeed caused trouble for the audience. So let's do this, let's change the name of the protagonist, and call it..." Ronald looked at Susan, "What is the name of the general Latino?"

"Hmm... let's call him Daniel? Daniel, and then give him a Latino surname."

"Then LaRusso, my gardener's surname," Weintraub went on. "Ralph might be a better fit, but it's not decisive. I think Charlie Sheen would be fine too."

"Jerry, but Charlie Sheen is still underage. If we choose him, our shooting costs will become very high." Susan Akins remembered what Ronald said, and hurriedly said in front of Weintraub Show it.

"You're right, Susan. I didn't expect you to get into the role so quickly, so choose Ralph Mazio." Weintraub took a sip of coffee happily.

"Then there's the question of the heroine," Weintraub asked. "Do you have anyone suitable?"

"These are candidates we are optimistic about," audition director Penny Dupont handed over a bunch of audition photos and resumes.

"Lee Thompson, Jennifer Gray, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elizabeth Shue..."

Ronald also leaned in and took the audition photos that Weintraub handed him over.

Lee Thompson and Elizabeth Sue are old acquaintances.Ronald was more inclined towards Lee Thompson.Her natural and smooth acting skills are more suitable for this role than Elizabeth Sue.Some subtle emotions between Ali and Danny must be good with a better acting skill.

As for Jennifer Grey, and Sarah Jessica Parker, Ronald found something in common, both of them grew a big hump with a twist in the middle nose.

Ronald had met Sarah Jessica Parker, who had previously played the supporting actress Rusty in "Hearted."Her big nose is more eye-catching, and her already long face looks even uglier.

Jennifer Gray is okay, her nose is only slightly larger than the average, and the hump-like turning point is not very obvious.

"I think Jennifer Gray and Sarah Jessica Parker are very good, and the other two are also good. Let's call for auditions." Weintraub quickly commented.

"Hmm..." Ronald stroked his hair, of course he knew Weintraub's idea of ​​favoring his own ethnicity.Among all the candidates, these two girls are at the bottom in terms of beauty.

"I think this one is also good," Ronald pointed to another photo.

"Helen Hunt? I know her father, we share a rabbi." Weintraub looked at Ronald's recommendation.

"It's a Jew again." Ronald looked at Hunter's nose. It was okay and not too big, and the hump was not obvious.And there are not many Jewish features in appearance.It seems that he is similar to Helen Slater, a mixed race, and a secular Jew.

Most of the pious Jews in the world come from Eastern Europe, especially Poland, where a large group lives together in New York.The genetics of the noses of these Eastern European Jews are particularly evident.

With the key candidates, the audition director Penny Dupont began to mark the list, and she suddenly remembered an important thing, "By the way, all of our candidates, except Elizabeth Sue who was studying at Harvard, were all auditioning John Milley at the same time. Erth's 'Red Dawn', if they come to be selected, will likely have to sign exceptions."

"Exception clause?" Weintraub actually didn't understand the way these movies were shot.

"That is, if they, if they choose that side, they can refuse here."

"Okay, who called him Milius." Weintraub raised the weight of Elizabeth Sue in his mind.Milius is the screenwriter of many of Coppola's blockbuster films. Last year, "Conan the Barbarian" he directed also achieved very good box office results and is now the darling of Hollywood.

According to gossip, his worth as a director has reached 120 million US dollars, plus a rifle of any style he likes.

Several people discussed the key candidates and said goodbye.

But the next day, Weintraub called Pat Morita alone and asked him to meet at the company.

"Hey, Pat, please sit down." In the office, Weintraub asked Morita to sit down, and then chatted with him gently.

"I invite you to come here today. I want to tell you personally that you have been selected by the crew to play Master Miyagi. I may have made the biggest mistake in the world before and almost rejected you, the perfect candidate, so I think today I will It is most appropriate to come and tell you the good news in advance.”

"Oh, thank you, Mr. Weintraub." Morita looked very moved, and thanked Weintraub for his consideration.

"By the way, why do you have an American name like Pat?" Weintraub asked.

"This is the name of the priest who raised funds to treat my polio when I was a child. I am very grateful to him. In addition, my name is difficult to pronounce in English, so I chose an American name Pat."

"Oh, what's your Japanese name? I think the actor who plays Master Miyagi has a Japanese name. In this way, the audience will feel very emotional."

"My Japanese name is Noriyuki Morita."

"Okay, then I will sign Morita Noriyuki in the movie subtitles for you. You can ask your agent to sign the contract."

Pat Morita, who came out of Weintraub's company, found a phone booth and dialed it quickly.

"Hey, Ronald, it's me. Sure enough, Weintraub called me, and he said that he would formally sign a contract with me. Thank you." Morita choked up a little.

"Congratulations. If you are free next time, you can come and cooperate with the audition. We can discuss the details of the plot. You are Japanese, and there are some details about the life of Japanese people. If I write something wrong, you can correct it. "

"Okay. But there is one more thing. Mr. Weintraub asked me to sign Morita Noriyuki, saying that it would be tasteful. But my name in the Screen Actors Guild is Pat Morita. It is very troublesome to change the name. Can you share with him Just say don't change it."

"This?" Ronald thought for a while, and it was better not to go against such a small request from the producer. Anyway, Weintraub agreed with his opinion in the casting, although Ronald carefully disguised these opinions. It became Weintraub's own idea.

"Well, when the time comes, put a quotation mark on 'Zhe Zhi', so that the trade union and the tax bureau won't trouble you."

"Pat "Norizhi" Morita?" So Norizhi became a nickname, which should meet Weintraub's requirements.

(End of this chapter)