Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"On the ship, you can move freely in the area we have designated, but in some confidential areas, you must notify Sergeant James and he will coordinate with us." The captain of the Enterprise designated an action area for the crew, mainly the deck area, and a conference room, which was transformed into a flight control center.

"Regarding the take-off and landing shots of the aircraft, you must submit a report in advance, and our flight squadron will make unified arrangements." The navigation part of the aircraft carrier is under the control of the captain, while the flight part is under the control of the wing commander of the carrier-based aircraft wing. The crew also has to deal with two command centers.

"If there are no other questions, let us wish you a smooth filming."

Everyone raised their glasses, and then the senior officers left. They still have the Navy's cruise mission.

"So, is our money an extra gift to them? Their aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft are supposed to come to perform missions, and we still have to pay so much money." Ronald quietly asked the producer Bruckheimer next to him.

"Look at the bright side, it's rare that the Navy is willing to let us pay."

After dinner, Ronald returned to the bunk assigned to him. He was six feet two inches tall, and it was a bit cramped to sleep in the bed. The temperature in the cabin was quite high, and everyone was sweating a little.

The bunks that could only be slept in by these non-commissioned officers were allocated by the navy. The bunks for soldiers were even worse.

On the entire aircraft carrier, 6,000 people were busy to operate this huge combat machine. In addition to the people on the ship, there was another shift of 6,000 people on vacation at the San Diego Naval Base, rotating every six months.

Ronald left a few quieter cabins for the actors, who needed to stay in good condition the most. He and Bruckheimer and the director of photography Kimball squeezed into a small place, and there was a buzzing sound from some unknown machine next to them.

In addition to the noise, the temperature was also relatively high. Ronald woke up at five o'clock the next morning and simply went out to watch the sunrise on the sea.

"It's so beautiful!" Ronald looked at the sun rising from the blue sky and blue sea, took out his camera and took a few pictures, and wanted to wake up all the actors who were still suffering from jet lag and start shooting now.

On the Enterprise, the Navy gave five days of shooting time, and Ronald didn't want to waste every sunrise and sunset moment.

"Sir, you can only take pictures in the direction of the sea, not the bridge and antenna." Sergeant James, who served as a liaison, faithfully stopped Ronald from using the bridge in the composition.

"Then I'll use this director's viewfinder, without film, to see where it's convenient to frame. You come with me and remind me of any sensitive places."

"I'm happy to do that," Sergeant James accompanied Ronald, walking on the deck all the way, pointing out some sensitive places that are easy to leak secrets to Ronald. At the same time, he told Ronald which places could not be photographed, which places could only be photographed from a distance, and which places needed to be blurred, and told Ronald carefully.

The two returned to the officers' mess and met Tom Cruise and director of photography Kimball.

"The conference room used as the flight control center is very small, and the actors are probably sweating profusely." Kimball came to report.

"It doesn't matter, sweating is more manly." Ronald took orange juice and bread. The officers' mess was better.

"How is it, do you like it here?" Ronald asked Cruise at the dining table.

"Very good, I'm very excited." Tom Cruise was under the pressure of a million-dollar net worth, but he was much more relaxed when he arrived on the aircraft carrier.

"What happened?" Ronald asked Bruckheimer next to him.

"The pilots here only asked Tom for autographs." Bruckheimer said with a smile.

Navy officers and soldiers, especially naval aviation soldiers, are a very proud group of people. They rarely chase stars. Among several male protagonists, they only asked Cruise, who played "Crazy Boy", for autographs, and ignored Fang Kilmer and others, which made Cruise regain strong confidence.

"A!"

In the small cabin, the lights took up a large area. On the conference table fixed on the ground, a bald actor who played the captain of the flight wing was facing the camera and smoking a big cigar.

With his back to the camera, it was the actor who played the "Jaguar" pilot.

The captain of the flight wing was giving him a lecture. The Jaguar was locked by the MiG-28 missile in the air battle, and suddenly had a psychological barrier. In the end, it was unable to land on the deck of the aircraft carrier in the night sky environment after the sun set. When the Lone Ranger landed, he knew that the Jaguar dared not land at night, so he pulled up and took off again, accompanying the Jaguar to land safely.

Jaguar was still overwhelmed by the pressure. He thought of his wife and the children he had never met, and resolutely asked to retire.

Standing outside were Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards, who played the role of Goose. They couldn't squeeze into the small room, so they watched the filming outside.

"Are you dating that little beauty?" Cruise asked Edwards.

"Yes, Meg and I are very compatible." Edwards and Meg Ryan, who played his wife, were together on the set of Miramar Base.

Her role is also a catalyst for the plot. When she was in the bar, she told Charlie that the Lone Ranger fell in love with her at first sight, which led to the Lone Ranger and Charlie falling for each other.

Later, when Goose unfortunately died, she also came to the base to hand over Goose's dog tags to the Lone Ranger, so that he could carry on Goose's legacy and move forward.

Meg Ryan is also a college student, and has been shooting commercials to pay tuition. Her comprehension is better than that of ordinary actors. Anthony Edwards took the initiative and the two became a couple.

"What about you? Did you succeed in getting McGillis?"

"No, I kissed her in the movie, but her heart seems to be with someone else." Tom Cruise pursed his lips.

"Cut!"

"Oh..." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurried out to find iced Coke to cool down. One by one, their shirts were soaked with sweat, and their faces and foreheads were heated by the high-power lights, and sweat kept flowing down.

Only Ronald was very satisfied.

He could imagine that when the time came in the cinema, the female audience saw the sweat on the faces of these handsome guys on the screen and their soaked shirts, and they would sit up straight involuntarily, as if they could smell their sweat.

In the afternoon, a new group of actors came to film.

"A!"

This scene is the big air battle at the end of the movie. Val Kilmer, who plays the Iceman, tells the wing commander that he doesn't want the Lone Ranger to be their backup plane. The Lone Ranger's style of ignoring his wingman and only caring about his own attention makes him unable to trust him. This line makes him very satisfied. The roles of the two in the movie are similar to those in reality, and they all hate each other.

"I know what you are thinking, but don't discuss this matter. Follow the order." The bald actor made the posture of the flight wing commander and asked him to board the plane and set off.

"Cut!"

At dusk, the crew obtained the consent of the flight wing and filmed the scene of the "Iceman" and "Hollywood" crews boarding the plane and setting off for battle on the deck.

The wing helped to spray the names and call signs of the pilots and radar officers on the outer cabin of the cockpit with black paint.

Several staff on the deck began to pretend to help the actors board the plane. Val Kilmer raised his thumbs to salute the officers and soldiers in the glow of the setting sun, and then turned into a powerful salute.

"Cut!"

Tom Cruise went up again. The Lone Ranger was used as a backup this time and did not go out at the beginning. He turned the plane r /\u003e and climbed up the boarding ladder and sat in the cockpit. He calmed down and put on his helmet. Get ready.

"Cut!"

The first day's shots were done very well.

"When can we shoot the real fighter takeoff and landing scenes." Ronald came to the real flight wing leader, and he also came to watch the crew's shooting.

"I heard that you want dusk light. We have missions these days. As long as the weather is suitable, I will arrange takeoff and landing at the right time."

"Thank you!" Ronald thanked him, then announced the end of the shooting, disbanded the crew, and everyone could walk around the designated area.

All the actors began to walk towards the restaurant, only Val Kilmer looked at Cruise's more shots than him, and his dissatisfaction increased day by day.

However, there was a limit on the number of people shooting on the aircraft carrier, and his manager did not come with him, so he could not discuss countermeasures.

"Let's go," he waved to Rick Rossovich, who played the radar officer of the Iceman. The two lived in a cabin.

"It's pretty good here. It's quiet and noiseless. It's better than the director's bunk." Val Kilmer was satisfied with his treatment. He didn't know how it was over there with Tom Cruise.

"Oh, shxt!" Rick Rossovich turned on the light in the room. He went to bed in a hurry last night and didn't look at the wall himself. Today, he actually found a big radiation symbol on the wall. "What are you shouting about?" Val Kilmer was disturbed by Rossovich's fuss and was a little dissatisfied.

"Dongdong..." Rick Rossovich knocked on the metal wall. "There should be a nuclear reactor behind here. No wonder there is no noise here. I didn't see this symbol yesterday."

"Are you sure?" Val Kilmer climbed up.

"Yes," Rossovich jumped back suddenly. Is this "nuclear" the same as a nuclear bomb?

"Damn, why are they so kind? Let's go."

The two put on their clothes and left the bunk quickly. The soldiers along the deck of the aircraft carrier saw that they were wearing pilot uniforms and saluted them.

"This room is good. Why don't we sleep here. "The two found a larger bunk, and judging by the military uniforms hanging behind the door, it was an officer's dormitory.

"Hey, it's still comfortable here." The two actors fell asleep quickly.

The next morning, Ronald got up at five o'clock again, did dozens of push-ups, and was about to go out for dinner.

Sergeant James came over and saluted him, "Captain, please come over. We have something to discuss."

"What happened?" Ronald asked, seeing that James looked unhappy.

"You have two actors who arrived in the confidential area and slept in the dormitory bed of the captain of the carrier-based fighter squadron."

"Uh..."

"I still have to call the producer, you wait for us on the deck first. "

Ronald joined Bruckheimer, and the others walked along the deck to the bridge. Sergeant James led them up the stairs to the captain's office on Cambridge.

The captain and his assistant were on one side of the captain's room, and the squadron leader on the other. Two actors sat on the bench across the middle. One was Varkimer, and the other was Rossovich, who played his partner.

Varkimer chewed gum nonchalantly, looking unhappy. Rossovich hung his head, and his arm seemed to have been twisted, which was a bit inconvenient.

"Director Li, you have to take care of your people. Don't just sleep in the officers' lounge. When we went back this morning, we almost thought there was a spy." The squadron leader of the fighter squadron nodded to Ronald, then raised his military cap and smoothed his hair.

"Mr. Bruckheimer, Enterprise is one of America's most powerful and most confidential surface ships. I agree to let the crew go on board to shoot. It is the order of the Navy, but if you continue to violate the regulations and appear in places where you are not allowed to appear, I have no choice but to ask you to get off."

The captain was displeased. The two actors actually walked through such a long crew passage and reached the pilot area without being discovered. He would punish the sailors who didn't discover it today.

"Uh... Can the two actors go to wash up and eat something first?" Ronald scratched his head and asked.

The captain waved his hand and the two actors were taken out.

Ronald glanced at Bruckheimer, and seeing that he was asked to explain first, he just said, "Captain, Captain, first of all, I apologize to you. This kind of thing should not happen.

However, the crew is not a disciplined force. My words are not as effective as a captain in the navy talking to his subordinates.

Val Kilmer is a big star, it is normal for him not to listen to me, and I have no power to fire him. But I will go to their agent to emphasize that they must abide by the navy's discipline and ensure that this kind of thing will not happen again."

"You promise?"

"I can't guarantee them two, but for others, I can emphasize discipline again. I also hope that you can give us enough patience and don't punish the entire crew for this."

"Well," the captain looked at Ronald with a bad face, "If there are other actors who violate the rules, I will let them leave."

"Okay." Ronald also walked out of the bridge and asked Sergeant James, "Can we call the mainland from here?"

"You can only send a telegram."

"Uh..." Ronald and Bruckheimer looked at each other. They couldn't contact Val Kilmer's agent, so it seemed that they could only talk to Val Kilmer.

"We are shooting on an aircraft carrier, so we must abide by their discipline. Don't change cabins privately. If you are not satisfied, you can tell me and I will negotiate with the captain." Ronald advised the two actors to restrain themselves.

"This is nuclear, it's fucking terrible." Rick Rossovich has not received much education.

"America is a free country. We are just looking for a safe place to sleep. Rick was sprained by them." Val Kilmer still looked disdainful and said while chewing gum.

"If you are not satisfied with the sleeping place, we can help you change it. There are still four days on the ship. I hope we can complete the shooting successfully. I also hope you can abide by some of the disciplines on the aircraft carrier."

"Huh... Cruise must be treated better than us." After Ronald left, Val Kilmer was very dissatisfied. The officers and soldiers on the ship only asked Tom Cruise for an autograph, but did not come to sign for themselves, a star who also starred in a movie.