Exploiting Hollywood 1980
Chapter 230 Shocking the Top Leaders
More than a dozen elite pilots from the real Gun Flight Academy looked at each other, and no one was willing to speak.
Fighter pilots are all members of the disciplined forces and are unwilling to publicly admit that they want to go. But who hasn't thought about flying over the tower and scaring the masters inside?
They were unwilling to speak up and take on this action that actually violated the discipline, nor were they willing to give up this opportunity, which would reduce a great story to brag to their sons and grandsons in the future.
"It's still the old rules, draw lots." Pete Pettigrew grabbed a handful of straws from the refrigerator, took a pair of scissors on the table, cut one of them, and then held it in his hand after aligning it, and let all pilots draw lots.
"Stupid, you come too, you are also a pilot." Pete specifically called Bozo.
"Uh..." Bozo looked at the short straw in his hand, and everyone looked at him enviously.
This stunt flying action of flying over the tower at a low speed and shaking the people inside, any qualified F-14 pilot can do it.
Everyone looked at Bozo enviously, and one by one came up and put the straw in his hand. Then they hugged him one by one, and everyone pinned their hopes of venting their anger on the high-ranking masters in the tower on the idiot.
"Roger, I'm glad you're here."
When the crew was preparing the camera, Ronald happily hugged Roger Corman, his guide in the film industry.
"Hey, you asked me to play a naval officer, how could I not come? You are really nice, and you often ask me to play such interesting roles."
Roger Corman was very happy. Now he is a producer of low-cost exploitation films and domestic distribution. His life is very comfortable, but he has been working for more than 30 years, and it seems boring.
When the young men who graduated from Roger Corman's university invited him to play a guest role in a movie, it was his happiest moment.
"This is your uniform," Ronald handed over an officer's uniform, "and this is coffee, I let them cool down."
Coleman put on the naval uniform and looked at himself in the mirror, looking very impressive.
"We only have one chance. They charge $7,800 for each F-14A operation. And the cameras and radio systems. If we do it again, I will be overspent."
"Don't worry. Jack Nicholson and I are classmates in the acting training class." Roger Corman is very confident. He is very good at playing a small role.
Ronald handed Corman another cup of hot coffee, and the two chatted about some things in the industry.
"The Gods Must Be Crazy" ended its long run, and it was released state by state, and got very good results, earning more than 30 million US dollars in America.
Although Corman's new company "Concord Pictures" did not get much commission from this kind of run, it also made him a bite.
Because the lawyer team that acquired New World made a move when distributing Corman's new work and did not fulfill the contract terms when acquiring it, Corman is suing the New World company he founded.
On the other hand, Corman did not find a suitable low-cost film distributor, and he could not sit still and began to let Concord Pictures start to get involved in the distribution business.
"The Gods Must Be Crazy" just gave him enough income and conditions to rebuild and maintain a low-cost national distribution network.
"In the future, we should introduce more foreign films. American audiences still need this kind of wonderful foreign commercial films, but they must be English films. Young people nowadays can't stand subtitles more and more." Coleman always talks about movies.
"Okay, the assistant director will tell you when to perform, and he will count down in advance to remind you." Ronald saw the assistant director gesture to him, knowing that the pilot Bozo was ready, and hurried out of the tower.
A camera was set up inside the tower, facing Roger Corman standing in front of the window, and shooting towards the blue sky outside the large glass window behind him.
Ronald walked to another high tower next to the tower, which used to be the Navy's confrontation center. "Attention, all departments, prepare for real shooting!"
Ronald's shots this time involved a large range, and he picked up the radio walkie-talkie to give orders.
The radio of the confrontation center intervened in the headphones of each camera crew, and then also connected to the microphone of Bozo in the fighter cabin.
"Received the order," the idiot heard the initial order, "My direction is 0-9-0, requesting to return to the field, fly over the tower."
"You sob, you have been looking forward to this day for a long time." Consultant Pete Pettigrew laughed at him on the radio, "Agreed!"
"Camera ready!" Ronald then ordered.
Cameras in various places began to turn on the film motor, hit the clapperboard, and aimed at the direction where the F-14A would appear.
"Boom boom..." The low engine sound came. This batch of F-14A has been replaced with General Motors' new engine. The tail nozzle is no longer the black of the Pratt \u0026 Whitney engine, but the white of General Motors. The sound also makes people feel full of power.
The F-14A driven by the idiot in the distance, the variable wing automatically controlled by the computer, was turned to the forced folding position by the idiot at low speed, and turned into a delta wing shape.
The F-14A changed from a high-altitude predator to a low-altitude light swallow. After folding its wings, it returned to the airspace above the airport at a very slow speed and flew towards the tower.
Ronald looked down from the large window. The idiot flew the F-14A Tomcat very low. Looking down from the high-level confrontation center, this big guy passed under Ronald.
What an amazing experience.
The rumbling engine shook the ground inside the room where Ronald was.
"Five, four, three, two, one..." In the tower, the assistant director counted down.
"start"
Roger Coleman picked up the intercom and said a line, "The traffic at the tower is very high, and the general request is rejected." Then he picked up the cup of cold coffee and pretended to drink it.
"Boom boom..."
The F-14a passed by the window behind him and turned, revealing the two engines under the belly.
Roger Coleman was holding a coffee cup. He was frightened by the rumbling engine and the shaking of the ground. His hand shook and a cup of coffee fell on him.
"This sob." Roger Coleman shook his coffee-stained hand and smiled helplessly.
"Cut!" Ronald confirmed on the radio that the shooting was going smoothly and stopped the shot. At this point, all the scenes that did not involve fighter jets have been filmed. Next, the crew will contact the Navy and go to the aircraft carrier on mission to shoot the scenes that involve the aircraft carrier for a week.
…
"We will have a meeting here every weekend from now on to discuss the progress of each of Paramount's production groups."
Paramount Chairman and CEO Frank Mancuso held a weekly meeting. This is his new rule. Every vice president in charge of production must attend this meeting. At the meeting, he must check the progress of each preparation and filming crew to keep everything under control.
"Ronnie, Mancuso really wants to discuss the filming progress of Top Gun. I will wait for his call outside the conference room. We will argue with each other when the time comes."
Many producers of the film crew were snooping outside the door of the executive conference room on the top floor of the Paramount Building, including Bruckheimer and Don Simpson.
Bruckheimer found a phone to inform Ronald. There were several payphones in the corridor in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows. Opposite were the executives in the high-rise building. They were literally on the highest floors. office.
"How is the filming of Top Gun going? Did Val Kilmer suffer unfair treatment on the set again?"
After more than an hour, Frank Mancuso finally addressed the filming schedule of "Top Gun." At the beginning, he wanted to show that he knew the details of the crew's filming, and told the details of Val Kilmer's filming on the crew.
"There is no unfair treatment. Ronald's shooting schedule and budget are in compliance with the requirements. The crew is progressing smoothly. We are negotiating with representatives of the Navy and will go to the Indian Ocean for filming next week."
The person who answered him was Ned Tanning, the vice president in charge of the "Top Gun" project. He knew from Ronald that this would happen, so he mentioned the value of Ronald's warranty and not overspending.
"But I heard that Ronald did some unfair things on the crew. At such a young age, could he shoot such a complicated scene as an air battle? We have some old directors at Paramount who worked with John Ford back then. If you have watched news documentaries about the Battle of Midway during World War II, wouldn’t it be better to let them capture the momentum of the navy?”
Frank Mancuso started picking on Ronald's inexperience again.
"His ability to photograph modern jet fighters was recognized by Don Simpson and Bruckheimer."
"They have made two blockbuster films, but one is a musical and one is a comedy action film. For a special drama like aerial combat, we still have to respect experience." Mancuso gave another reason.
Ned Tanning cursed in his mind. Mancuso had a strong ability to seize power. By intervening in the filming, he wanted to gradually gain control of the production power. In this case, it would be better to find himself in charge of production. What does that mean?
This person is very boring. He is afraid that his production skills are not good enough, but he also refuses to delegate power to producers. He is always vacillating between delegating power and losing control, and taking it back and failing to make good movies. He is bored.
"This is not only the consensus of the two producers, but also the consensus of the Navy." Ned Tanning said neither softly nor hard.
"People from the navy?" Mancuso lowered his head and looked at Tanin from above his glasses. His brows were furrowed, as if he was questioning the credibility of Tanin's words.
"The Navy's liaison officer Matthew is here. We are about to discuss the details of shooting in the Indian Ocean. We might as well ask him to talk about the Navy's ideas." Tanin pushed the matter to the Navy.
"Okay, please call the gentleman from the Navy." Mancuso pressed the intercom and asked his secretary to invite Matthew in.
"Matthew, hello. I am CEO Mancuso of Paramount. Can you tell me what the Navy thinks of Director Ronald? Is he qualified to shoot the Navy's fighter jets? Is he experienced enough?"
Matthew was wearing a white tuxedo and sat upright at the far end of the conference table.
"Sir, Secretary of the Navy John Lyman, and the Pentagon generals, unanimously agreed that only Ronald would be allowed to shoot fighter jets and aircraft carrier footage, and he was the only candidate unanimously approved by the Department of the Navy and the Pentagon.
Only he can produce fighter flight effects that the Navy is satisfied with. If you want to replace him, we will consider and evaluate this cooperation project separately. "
"Ah..." Mancuso took a sip of coffee, "Ahahahaha... It seems that the Navy has great confidence in Ronald. This is also our hope. We hope that Paramount and the Navy can reach a long-term cooperative relationship."
"Sir, I am only responsible for the liaison between the Navy and the crew, and explaining the Navy's position to outsiders. As for the long-term cooperation you mentioned, it is not within my authority. I will report to my superiors."
"Uh, okay... Thank you Matthew, please go out and have a rest. We still need to delay for a while."
Mancuso was in a bad mood and quickly finished the remaining project evaluation. He picked up the phone and called his friends in the political circle to inquire about the situation.
"Frank, don't think about Ronald. This time, the Secretary of the Navy supported this film project after receiving a hint from the Deputy Commander."
"Deputy Commander", Mancuso was stunned. The Deputy Commander of America actually took action to manage this matter? It seems that it is very difficult to intervene in Top Gun this time.
However, the Deputy Commander does not have any real power in the American system. He is just a symbolic spare tire and undertakes some ceremonial visits. The real power is held by the President.
Mancuso thought for a while, then picked up the phone and called the Rat Pack boss, Frank Sinatra. He is of Italian descent like himself, and one of the President's best friends in Hollywood.
"Hello... Frank, it's me, Mancuso."
...
"Hello, it's me, Ned," Ned Tanin called Ronald back to his office after the meeting, "Just to let you know, get ready to go to the Indian Ocean."
Tanin took out a glass of brandy and poured himself a glass. Ronald's opportunity to give him was just in time, and Mancuso's efforts to intervene in the production were officially rejected. As long as his intervention this time is ineffective and the project he leads can sell well, he can gradually dominate the future Paramount and decide on the production of all movies.
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