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The opening weekend of "First Fear" was not ideal.

It was fully screened in 1983 theaters in North America, and the entire opening weekend was reported to be 995 million US dollars.

——You must know that the number of openings of "Leading the Coquettish" is only 1922, but the box office in the first week is higher than that of "First Fear".

Especially when compared with "Love and Hate", which was written, directed and acted by comedian Martin Lawrence released at the same time, the cost of this film is only 800 million US dollars, and the main actors are all small roles in the TV drama field. The box office is close to 930 million, which directly affects the next film schedule of "Level One Fear".

For Richard Gere, who has always claimed to be a first-line celebrity in Hollywood, all this is obviously a serious blow.

And as an absolute movie, he must bear the brunt and must be responsible for the box office results, but even though he was very active in the early stage of publicity and had high hopes for the film, he still couldn't change the next trajectory of the film.

After the end of the first week, major film critics across the United States have published comments one after another——

Famous film critic Roger Ebert's film reviews have always been moderate, giving "First Fear" a three-and-a-half-star rating: "Richard Gere has created one of the best performances in his career, meticulous and shrewd, But the style of the film distracts from the real charm of this character, and his performance is very stable, laying the foundation for the entire film."

"Laura Linney's role is pretty standard, and her performance exceeded my expectations. Both McDormand and Ward's performances are so powerful and convincing, they are the key links of the film, and they are indispensable."

"As for Josie Horton, she has created a completely new character, very convincing, and there is always a sympathetic subtlety about this young actor, which makes up for the monotony of 'Ellen'. The setting makes this character complex and interesting."

But the three-and-a-half-star score is in front of you. The overall rhythm and story of the film did not please the famous film critic, and this three-and-a-half star score seems to have determined the next fate of "First Fear": it did not produce It's as good as advertised.

"Entertainment Weekly" film critic Ken Tucker only gave the film a C+ score, "Hoblitt told a terrible story, all the characters are mediocre and indifferent, and made a devastating adaptation of the original book."

"Josie Horton plays a sickly shy kid, man, she's aged - why not do some romantic drama or teen comedy that suits her better?" Ken Tucker scoffs, "By the way By the way, Richard Gere's hairstyle is the movie's biggest downer, it's really like a skunk in a fake Elvis wig, oh well, Gere can always go into glamorous mole mode no matter what role he plays .”

"Reel" film critic James Berardinelli also lashed out at Richard Gere: "Richard Gere doesn't do any real acting anymore. He's always been in every one of his films." Doing pretty much the same thing: getting your hair done, looking well-dressed, and delivering your lines in a robotic way... The only memorable actor is Josie Holden, a former teenager The idol's performance may remind audiences of Kevin Spacey's The Usual Suspects, which is far more interesting and convincing than her previous Oscar-nominated role."

Vincent Canby of The New York Times put it bluntly: "Josie Horton is worth watching. This is her Oscar-caliber performance. I'm sure she shouldn't continue to be called a 'teenage icon,'" She's a pretty good actress."

……

"Fxxk!"

In the mansion in Beverly Hills, Richard Gere angrily swept the box office report and movie reviews in front of him to the ground.

"Josie Horton! Josie Horton!"

"In this whole movie, there is only one Josie Horton!"

"Even the critic A+ on the release poster is mostly about her!"

"And I, for this movie, put in ten times the effort and energy of Bichi. In the end, the honor belongs to her, and the bad reviews belong to me!"

"Forget about those disgusting movie reviews, why is the box office results so bad in the first week? If that damned Josie Horton cooperated with Paramount's promotional activities, it would definitely not be the result like this!"

Richard Gere vented in his living room regardless of his image.

After he calmed down a bit, his agent said: "Richard, on the bright side, at least the box office of "Level One Fear" is better than "Fatal Intersection" and "First Samurai". In the first week, maybe it will have a healthy decline in the box office going forward?"

Richard Gere raised his head and gave his manager a hard look.

It was because of "Fatal Intersection" and "First Samurai" that he rejected "Die Hard" and "Wall Street". These two wrong decisions made him always ridiculed, because the latter made Bruce Wayne Leith and Michael Douglas ushered in the peak of their careers.

On the other hand, Richard Gere, even with Sharon Stone, who became popular in "Basic Instinct", and the veteran British superstar Sean Connery, still only got a series of failures, almost eclipsing him in "Pretty Woman". The accumulated word of mouth is exhausted.

Richard Gere reluctantly took a deep breath and said: "Contact Paramount, no matter what the price is, let that bitch cooperate with the publicity - we must save this movie!"

"It's hard to say, Richard." His agent is not optimistic about this matter, "Because of the salary of "First Fear" and the public relations of "Leadership", Josie Horton is having trouble with Paramount It’s not very good-looking, and besides, she has a supporting role in "First Fear", so she doesn't have to be responsible for the box office. In other words, she doesn't care much about the box office performance."

What he didn't say was that no matter how the box office sold, Paramount would not pay Josie Holden what she deserved, but Richard Gere was different.

In addition, her performance has won the affirmation of most people... Everyone knows that the girl is not short of money.

"Just don't really care," corrected Richard Gere, "and doesn't she want anything other than box office success? I'm assuming she's going public with a relationship, and that'll help the movie. .”

This movie is too important to him, and he is really at a loss. He is only glad that he was looking for someone to kill the girl instead of smearing her, otherwise it would really be worse now.

They still have a good card in their hands now, and that is Josie Horton's relationship status that has always attracted people's attention.

But the agent shook his head, "Don't forget, she just got nominated for an Oscar. Nothing deserves her to go to that level for this movie, and her team is notoriously unwilling to hype gossip - although people like to watch it this."

"Then tell me what to do!" Richard Gere said loudly, "Don't forget who is making money for you—if we continue to encounter Waterloo, we will both be finished!"

His agent was silent for a while, and after about half a minute, he suggested with some hesitation: "I heard the news that Josie Horton is going to audition for Warner's "The Devil's Advocate" at one o'clock this afternoon. Weiss has already confirmed the starring role. If someone can film the two of them... But the problem is that kicking out this kind of tacit matter between the two parties is likely to arouse their resentment."

"No, just do it!" Richard Gere made a decision impatiently, "I'm not friends with any of them, and my movie is the most important thing at this time. I'll call Pyra immediately Meng, you arrange a private detective."

Fortunately, in order to wait for the real-time box office results, these people gathered together early in the morning. After making a few phone calls, by the time Josie's black Volvo drove into Warner Bros. Studios, even the audition office was already crowded. An informant was assigned.

At this time, Josie didn't know anything.

Josie had a good night's sleep last night. She wore a light denim skirt and a dark loose denim jacket today. Her soft blonde hair was curled and half tied up, looking gentle and generous. , and there is no shortage of refreshing and clean.

She looked in the rearview mirror before getting out of the car and asked Al, "What do you think I look like?"

"Calm and gentle?" El was a little uncertain, "In short, I think it's good."

"Okay." Josie jumped out of the car, and her manager, Martha, was already waiting at the gate of the parking lot.

They walked over to meet up.

As Martha led the way to the building of the audition office, she whispered to Josie: "As you expected, after the audition ended in the morning, Charlize Theron did not leave, but exchanged a lot of information about the film with them." ideas, had lunch together, and her car is still in the parking lot."

"I appreciate her willpower." Josie commented, "If possible, I would really like to cooperate with her."

"...You really have a big heart." Martha said helplessly, "The "Psycho Game" has already released the news that you may join, and Sean Penn personally told Entertainment Weekly."

Josie smiled at Martha, "Now I find that I have more and more debts, but this also shows that I am worth investing in, doesn't it?"

"You are the best." Martha seldom praised Josie, but changed the topic and said, "It's a bad news. Keanu seems to be a little moved by that girl."

The smile on Josie's face has not changed for the time being. She has a beautiful face that is carefully made up, and her four-inch high heels are hitting the ground regularly, but she is thinking in her heart:

So when will David Geffen not be the shadow that hangs over them all the time?

I'm afraid that Keanu can't make up his mind, or maybe he is not ready to completely turn against his old friend, even though Geffen is already helping those behind him to completely block Keanu's career.

They are going to play a scene of turning against each other, and what is more convincing than a woman who loves and hates?

But to be honest, she prefers to fight against each other rather than against each other - the problem is, he is protecting her in the way he thinks is right.

She is grateful for his approach, but she can defend herself.

Otherwise, what is her hard work all this time?

Josie gently smoothed the hem of her skirt, and adjusted the arc of her smile to the most suitable one.

In the audition office——

The tall and glamorous Charlize Theron finally made it through the afternoon. Not only did the director Taylor Hackford, who had gradually changed his mind about her, come up with the idea of ​​using her in this movie, but also with his perseverance and perseverance, It moved Keanu Reeves, the biggest actor in the whole crew.

However, this is clearly not enough.

Because Keanu Reeves' appreciation is at most so that she may be able to get a supporting role with a lot of roles. He has already had a suitable candidate for the heroine in his mind, and so far, he is not planning to replace Josie Horton. .

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