Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 806 Pauline Carr thinks the movie is good
"Richard Schickel, in addition to writing film reviews for Time Magazine starting in 1965, is also a film historian and star biographer. For Cary Grant, and James Cagney , Gary Cooper has a movie biography."

"Wait, what is a movie biography?"

Sitting in a cafe in Manhattan, Ronald was listening to Frank McPeak, a private detective opposite, about the background of the film critic who wrote extremely bad reviews. When he heard a new term, film biography, he asked.

"Aren't you from Hollywood? It's probably the kind of biography that doesn't involve the private life of the subject, but only writes about the movies he has filmed. It's for movie fans rather than fans."

"Oh, please continue." Ronald knew a little more about the background of this film critic with a typical Jewish surname, Schickel.This kind of biography requires the authorization of a big film company, but it does not require the authorization of the person and his family. It is clearly a good business for the biographer to make money by publishing books.That it landed in the hands of this critic reveals a few things.

"He himself is a university professor, a recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship at Yale University, researching the history of American movies, and the history of Jewish persecution in Eastern Europe before and after World War II. In addition to Yale, he also has research with the University of Southern California. Start teaching."

"Which movie studio is he tied to?" Ronald asked.

"Actually, he is more like playing a neutral role. On the surface, he treats all movies equally. In fact, he doesn't have much preference for most movies. It's just that for some movies related to Jews, he always It's attacking or praising."

Frank McPeak handed over another folder, which contained Richard Schickel's evaluations of Jewish-related movies over the years, all collected in it.

Flipping through the pages, the more Ronald felt that this Shekel was not simple.

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Two days earlier, Ronald had called Michael Douglas to complain that the Jews didn't follow the rules and their words didn't count.

Originally, I had negotiated a truce with the old men of the Jewish gang and stopped criticizing Ronald's "dirty dance", but this person came out again to slander.Finally, there was a personal attack on Ronald himself.

Michael Douglas went to his father to inquire about the situation, and then flew to New York himself to apologize to Ronald for the incident.

According to Douglas, it was the work of extremists among Jews who refused to assimilate into mainstream American society.No true Jew would take part in such obscenity in violation of the oath.

Michael Douglas assured that his father will tighten his control afterwards, and the major film critics in Hollywood will not attack "Dirty Dancing" other than "normal evaluation".

"Can you control it? Don't show up with film critics like this again, go to our public screenings, and then write something that attacks me personally."

These Jews always talk nicely, but they do something else.At that time, it will be said that they are extremists and have nothing to do with our mainstream Jews.

Ronald didn't want to be fooled again, it was enough to believe such words once.

Douglas also laughed. As the eldest son of the Jewish head of Hollywood, he certainly knows the games his ethnicity plays.But now Hollywood is no longer the right place to play this kind of game, and ethnicity is not as clear as it used to be.By the third generation of immigrants like them, many people do not choose to intermarry within the ethnic group, even the Jews are no exception.

"I can assure you that there's nothing wrong with film critics in the mainstream media, but you watch out for Richard Schickel. I've known him by name since I was a kid, and he has a strong circle at the New York Film Critics Association, like the New York Film Critics Association. The Post, these folks at the Washington Star . . . "

"Thank you for telling me." Ronald also felt the kindness of Michael Douglas. His list is tantamount to selling those people in the Jewish people who want to take this opportunity to make trouble to Ronald.

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Taking the list, Ronald called in private detective Frank McPeak to investigate the background of Schickel and several other film critics on the list given by him and Douglas.

Mr. Detective is very efficient. Judging from the documents, this Schickel is really not simple.

From the beginning, this was a fervent advocate for Jewish values, attacking anti-Semitism in society, and a cry for Jewish entry into American society.

The famous Hollywood director and actor Elia Kazan was highly praised by him.The reason is simply because Kazan, as a Greek immigrant, has joked on many occasions that he has a Jewish nose.

When the HUAC committee swept Hollywood in the 50s, it was originally an institution that opposed all extremist forces. Schickel was the founder of HUAC, Senator Samuel Dickstein, and swayed the flag.

Unexpectedly, when Hollywood really began to engage in whistle-blowing and everyone passed the test, the mainstream senator, who is mainly of blood, replaced Samuel Dickstein and replaced him with Senator Martin Dess from Texas. In charge of the work of HUAC.

The Texas cowboy Martin Days, in addition to his fanatical opposition to the infiltration of the Souvier Union, was also a fanatical anti-Semite.In the years when Hollywood's HUAC committee was in charge, not only were a large number of practitioners sympathetic to Sowell blacklisted, but many Jewish people were also swept away.

Michael Douglas' father, Kirk, was almost banned from filming on the unpatriotic list.Fortunately, he has the full support of the Jewish gangsters behind him, and he has united with many wealthy businessmen with Jewish backgrounds to contribute money. This is how he kept the only Jewish male star in Hollywood.

This is also why later, Kirk Douglas was the first to hire the blacklisted seven gentlemen of Hollywood to write scripts for himself under pseudonyms, and he won the Oscar for Best Screenplay. It was picked up by Kirk Douglas.

The Jews, who can't steal chickens and lose money, had to change their course. Instead of pursuing Jewish cultural expansion, they used a more covert method to achieve class leapfrogging.

They began to invade the Hollywood production business and portray positive images of Jews in the movies.To some extent, they made movies that also had Jewish protagonists fused with some orthodox American Puritan values.

Kirk Douglas was a pillar of Warner Bros., and his character always went to church on Sunday (the Orthodox Jewish Sabbath is on Friday), celebrated Christmas, and always survived in the end.And those characters who did not integrate into the mainstream values ​​of America were all shot to death in the end.

And this Richard Schickel is those hard-core Jews who refuse to integrate into the mainstream.As soon as there is something in the movie that reflects the shortcomings of the Jews, he will jump out and shout "Anti-Semitism!"

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"It has been proved by all sources that there is a group of Jewish film critics who are waiting for the weekend when my film is released, and collectively release very negative comments on the film."

After reading all the detective's investigation materials, Ronald made some more phone calls, and asked his agent, Nisita of Italian origin, to inquire about the intelligence.

Based on various sources, Ronald is sure that there will be a wave of people hacking him when "Dirty Dancing" premieres.

So Ronald convened several executives of Daydream, and together with his two agents, held an internal meeting.Discuss countermeasures.

"It doesn't really matter. Our movie has a very good reputation in the audience's trial screenings. Their reviews can only affect the number of viewers who watched the movie in the first week. As long as word of mouth gets better, our long-term screening box office will increase. It should still be available." Michelle Cannold thinks so.

"No, why would we give up the first week to a competitor? And before the movie comes out, no one knows what the outcome will be. If the first week is bad, it's not impossible for us to travel in theaters for a month." "The general manager, Eddie, is more rigid. Although he is also Jewish, he is more angry than others when it comes to his company's income.

"Do we have any means of fighting back?" Ronald asked.

"Do you remember Pauline Carr?" Richard, the agent, interjected. He is also Jewish, so he was very active. He must defeat the bugs in his ethnicity, so that he can fight for greater success with Ronald. trust.

"Remember, the New Yorker's film critic. She also asked me to make a movie that reflects the reality of America." Ronald smiled wryly, reflecting the reality may not necessarily be possible, but it was reflected by the reality.

"Her prestige and status in the New York film critic circle are comparable to Schickel. Why don't you ask her to write a counterattack? Also, this movie has women as the protagonists of the narrative, since they played counterattack Judah's card, we can also play the women's film card."

Ronald pondered for a moment, it's not like he didn't want to invite Pauline Carr.But on the one hand, I went to her house last time and was educated by him with high expectations. This time the movie may not be able to meet the other party's expectations.

On the other hand, Pauline Carr has entered a semi-retired state, and the film reviews in the New Yorker magazine are not written every week. They only comment on movies they are interested in.

If Ronald hustles and asks Pauline Carr for a special screening, and waits for her to write a film review, but also to fill in the New Yorker page, the upcoming premiere may not be in time.

"Now all the resources we can mobilize are worth a try, Ronald." Another agent, Nisita, is of Italian descent, and he speaks more conveniently.

"These Jews have always acted in groups. We have to get along with each other to deal with it. One of our advantages is that according to the convention, film reviews have to wait until after the film is released. If we can postpone the film's release time, On the one hand, it can disrupt their rhythm. On the other hand, we can also release praise from film critics of equal weight to offset their influence."

Jimmy Reiner, who is in charge of the soundtrack of the music, raised his hand to speak, "I don't understand film marketing and distribution, but I have to remind you. Our record release plan is based on mid-July. In this way, the film can replace the record marketing activities .

But if you're going to delay the release of the movie, the record is bound to go on sale without the movie.In this way, we have to spend an extra amount of money to go to various radio stations to PR, and let the DJs there play new songs from our records. "

"Can't it be postponed until it's released together with the movie?" Cannold next to him asked, he really didn't want to give up the marketing method of albums and movies as each other's advertisements.

"This is not a movie release. You just need to get the approval of the movie theater. Besides, August is the end of the summer vacation. If you move to that time, the movie theater might be happier. The distribution channel of the record is determined a year in advance. Yes, I don't see a possibility of a delay."

"Also, the schedule of shows we have booked on MTV, and other TV media, if you want to delay the release, these will have to be rescheduled. We may not be able to find the right time to show the show to coincide with the movie premiere." Kano De also expressed his concerns.

"These are the details. The premiere weekend and the following five-day working days are our seed audiences. These people serve as our base, and their word of mouth will determine the number of viewers in the second week.

If there is no deliberate darkening, we can also bet on the audience's reputation.But if, as Ronald said, someone wants to release extremely bad reviews on purpose and jointly crack down on 'dirty dancing' in several media, you can be sure that our seed audience can really make us stand in the theater. By the third week? "

General Manager Eddie, it turned out that many of the cover girls under his staff participated in Hollywood productions. In fact, he was more experienced in theater distribution than Cannold, who was in charge of videotape distribution.

"In the week that was originally scheduled to be released, the latest 007 James Bond movie was released, as well as Orion's 'RoboCop'. I heard that the movie received a good reputation. If there is a large-scale Bad reviews..." Nisita whispered in Ronald's ear, he had a lot of internal information about CAA.

"So, Ronald, what do you want to do?"

All eyes were on Ronald.

After a long silence, Ronald came to a conclusion, he raised his head, "Jimmy, please give me a list of the expenses required by the DJs of all the radio stations that need public relations.

Michelle, you go to negotiate with the major TV stations about the possibility of moving our advertisements.David Letterman, and Barbie Wygant's show, I called them myself.

Also, you go connect me with Pauline Carr, Richard.We have a screening just for her.

Nisita, can you connect me with the three protagonists, Patrick Schwytz, Jennifer Gray, and Cynthia Rhodes, and ask if they can change the date of the marketing campaign? "

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"This is really a clichéd story, Ronald." Pauline Carr watched Ronald's special screening of "Dirty Dancing" for herself, and she began to criticize Ronald frankly.

"Good Times" in 1938 and "Morning Star" in 1958, to put it bluntly, are just like this.During one growing up summer, everything changed. "

"Paulyn, I know, this movie hasn't met your expectations of me... Ahem, but now I..." Ronald didn't seem to be very satisfied with the movie when he saw Pauline Carr. The wife asks for favors.

"But I really like this movie you made, and you know why?" Pauline Carr pushed her tortoiseshell glasses.

Looking at Ronald's confused eyes, Pauline smiled, "Because the version you shot is for girls to see.

Those old movies are often boys' versions. The male protagonist handles the love with the beautiful woman in a bumpy way, and finally finds himself in the rebellion, and finally returns to the mainstream values.It's a boy's fantasy of coming of age.

But your film, on the contrary, is a girl's dream.

I think little girls will love your movie so much, muscular guy with small eyes, hot dance, rich and enlightened father, stupid sister, all the best things they can dream of.

Your 'Dirty Dancing' is probably to girls what 'Star Wars' is to boys, fulfilling all their dreams of growing up. "

"So, are you willing to write good reviews for me with other film critics in New York?"

Ronald was overjoyed.

"Are there extreme Jews who are dissatisfied with you? They are always like this. If there is a slight negative portrayal of Jews, they will come out and shout anti-Semites. If the Jews cannot integrate into this new world, they still hold the old concept of no motherland. , many things are unavoidable. In my ethnic group, there are always people who can't see this."

Pauline Carr, who is also a descendant of Polish Jewish immigrants, is quite open to the negative plots of Jews in the movie.As long as she doesn't deliberately portray those Jewish stereotypes, she is completely acceptable for character creation from an artistic point of view.

"There are some people who want to jointly issue some extremely bad reviews when I premiere." Ronald nodded and admitted.

"Hey, Richard is here again. In this movie, the heroine Baby Housman's family is not even named as Jewish. This story is not inferior in any ethnicity. Why should it be like this?
Watching this movie should not be viewed from the Jewish point of view, but from the point of view of women's self-liberation.

You are in it, and you deal with abortion very well.Cynthia Rhodes' character is told by the doctor about her condition, and it's the woman, not the man, who decides whether to keep the baby. "

Pauline Carr obviously saw in the script, in the 60s Kennedy era, the kind of enthusiasm for women's liberation that was just beginning to emerge.She also came from that era, and had a similar experience when she was young.

"Don't worry, Ronald, you have my vote on this matter. All our female film critics in New York will stand by your side."

"Thank you so much for that."

"Also, what happened to your MGM movie? I'm in New York, and I heard rumors that you're getting closer to realistic themes. I'll watch it in advance."

"That movie will be released at the end of the year, of course I will invite you to watch it as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)