Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 432 Star's Child

   Martha Lucas stayed. Ronald, along with many guests, continued to attend the party in a slightly weird atmosphere.

   Ronald also met Coppola. He and Lucas were old acquaintances and talked non-stop. Ronald knew them all and heard a lot of news on the outside.

   Spielberg filmed "Raiders of the Lost Ark" prequel, "Raiders" in Sri Lanka and China. But star Harrison Ford fell off an elephant, and Lucas will soon be flying off to assess the situation.

  If the situation is serious enough that Harrison can no longer continue shooting, a stuntman may be used to replace him for the remaining shots.

Coppola and Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, and nephew Nicholas Cage's "Betta Fish" series last year with "The Outsiders" will also be released in August. He is very much looking forward to the film , can achieve commercial success.

  Lucas said that he would take a break. Star Wars made him physically and mentally exhausted, and he would not restart this space opera in the short term. He will focus his energy and time on being a producer and further strengthen Industrial Light & Magic's technical reserves. Of course, we have to win the war with our neighbors first.

   The next day, Ronald was on a plane back to Los Angeles, along with Chris Columbus. The two chatted all the way, and Columbus was very envious of Lucas' mansion, especially the various toys for children.

   Ronald also felt the same way. Now that he has some spare money, he can afford a house in New York or Los Angeles when he forms a family in the future. Wouldn't it be nice to connect my aunt and Donna at that time.

   Go back to Ronald in the apartment and immediately boil water to make tea. He first pressed the play button of the answering machine, and the dim red light on it flashed, indicating that when he went to Skywalker Ranch, there were a few more messages.

"Dip... Ronald, I'm Jerry (Weintraub). I've found the right Danny candidate. Come to my office tomorrow when you're free. I want to hear from you. Opinion.

   heard me call back. drop……"

   Ronald also wants to see who will play Danny in the script he wrote. He took out the phone book and prepared to call Weintraub back.

"Ronnie, it's Helen. I'm about to do the flight scene, and I'm a little scared, so I'll give you a call. Are you home? Aren't you? Well, I just want to hear your voice. Wish me the best Good luck."

   Hearing Helen's voice, Ronald had a smile on his face and checked the time. It was already late at night in London, so he didn't call immediately. Helen should have finished filming and rested by this time.

   He picked up the phone, called Richard, and asked his colleague in London to send an extra bouquet of flowers to Helen, saying that he had heard his message, and the postscript sent a gift for her bravery.

   The next morning, Ronald arrived at Weintraub's office ahead of schedule, just as Weintraub was talking to his secretary Susan.

   "Did you like the last time you rode? As soon as I get on a horse, I will relax and let go of all the stress."

   "Hehe, Mr. Weintraub. You have your own stables and horses, of course. I don't ride very often, but I still like the smell of grass."

   "Call me Jerry," Weintraub said softly.

   "Good morning, Jerry. Good morning, Susan." Ronald greeted them from a distance.

   "You came just in time, and I was just about to show you the audition photo of the person you booked."

  "Susan", Weintraub reached out to Susan, took an audition photo, and handed it to Ronald.

   The photo is of a young boy with blond hair, with a normal boy hairstyle, a fluffy mushroom head, hanging down to the sides of his cheeks, and he looks very ordinary. On the front of the audition, the actor's name is not left as usual.

   "Who is he?", Ronald turned the audition photo over, and the actor's resume was not posted on the back. None of this conformed to the rules of the audition, and it seemed that there was something unusual about this boy.

   "Remember what I told you about star strategy? Guess who called me?"

   Ronald shook his head to indicate he couldn't guess.

   "It's Clint Eastwood. This is his youngest son, Kyle."

  "Oh", Ronald picked up the photo again and looked at it carefully, there was indeed a bit of his father, a famous western cowboy actor, between his eyebrows.

   "How was his audition?" Ronald asked.

   "His father is Clint, and Kyle has inherited good acting potential. As long as we adjust it, we will be able to play the role of Danny."

   Ronald didn't speak, waiting for Susan to pull out Kyle Eastwood's audition tape and put it on the VCR to watch.

   "What's wrong with your eyes?" Susan made a temporary cameo as the heroine Ali and read a line to Kyle.

   "Nothing, careless...no big deal." Kyle Eastwood also took the script and read his lines.

   "Did Johnny play it?"

   "It's alright, it doesn't hurt anymore."

   "I haven't found an opportunity to thank you."

   "It's nothing, you don't have to care."

   "ComeOn, I should thank you."

   "I'm sorry, I broke your tape recorder yesterday."

   "Recorder, what do your eyes say?"

   "Cut!" Weintraub called off the audition on the tape.

   "What do you think?" Weintraub asked Ronald.

   Ronald did not speak. This Kyle didn't act very well.

  Danny is a poor child raised by a single mother, while Ali is the only daughter of the local wealthy middle class. There is a large class gap between the two.

In    Ronald's script, in this dialogue, Ali obviously had a good impression of Danny, and she wanted to create opportunities for Danny to ask him out.

   But Danny was quite concerned about the dark circles under his eyes after being beaten by her ex-boyfriend Johnny when he asked about Ali yesterday. He didn't want to date Ali because he was pitiful. He also wanted to show a strong attitude and win Ali's heart.

  This Kyle, whose father is a well-known American star, has a wealthy family, and has never tasted the taste of being looked down upon. So this audition, the mood he plays, doesn't quite match what Danny should have.

   In this way, Kyle does not have any acting skills and can penetrate into the heart of the character. Of course, he is only a teenager, and he said that acting is also difficult for a strong man. But Kyle does not have the kind of background and mentality of the role of Danny, which has shown that he is not suitable for this role.

   But Weintraub seems to have a crush on him?

   "What do you think of Director Evelson?" Ronald began to play Tai Chi.

"When he comes, ask him yourself," Weintraub said. "Actually, this movie is mainly about stories and action scenes, as well as Mr. Miyagi's humorous lines. The actor's acting skills are not that important. You It's the screenwriter, you should be very clear, right?"

   "No, he's very important." Suddenly Elvisson's voice came, he just walked in through the door and heard Weintraub's words.

"The two most important characters in this film are Danny and Miyagi-shi. They complement each other. If one actor is weaker, the other will not get the correct reaction and will also weaken himself. performance."

   Ronald nodded secretly. Compared with the exploitative films written by the previous two screenwriters, this script has added a lot of character growth links. The backgrounds and identities of the two actors are actually revealed gradually.

  Danny is Ming's one. The audience knew his family background from the beginning, his affection for Ali, and after he was beaten, he wanted to learn karate by himself to become stronger.

   And Mr. Miyagi is dark. When he appeared, he was just an apartment maintenance worker who spoke broken English, and then the characters were peeled layer by layer like an onion. Every time Danny interacts with him, he reveals part of the character's personality and backstory.

  If Danny's performance is not strong enough, it will also weaken the intensity of this interaction, and Miyagi's character will not stand up. It will crash the whole movie.

"Hi, Susan. When can you agree to go on a date with me? Do you think I'm too old? Actually, I'm in good shape. A few years ago, I practiced boxing with Stallone every day." Elvisson was half-joking again. flirting with Susan.

   "You think so too? Ronald?" Weintraub asked Ronald.

  The two had another dispute over the casting. Ronald thought for a while, but did not answer directly, but instead asked:

   "I haven't seen Kyle's scene yet. Do you think he is someone who will hold grudges if he doesn't choose this role?"

   "He? Of course not, he's Clint Eastwood's son." Weintraub smiled, which was a little over-the-top.

"When I wrote the character Danny, I had a kid with chips on his shoulders in mind. That's the only kind of person who would be so obsessed with practicing karate instead of just letting it go and never dating Ali again. "

  Put Chiponone’s shoulder (Put Chiponone’s shoulder), is an American idiom that describes a person who will keep resentment and grievance in their hearts, thinking of revenge in the future. In Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", it is used to describe the behavior of the protagonist Tom Sawyer.

   "Chip on the shoulder." Weintraub touched his chin in thought.

"But Kyle is Clint's only thirty-eight-year-old son. This dude is very precious to this son. He probably doesn't really understand what it means to be frustrated or to be bullied. And he's only fifteen age……"

   "Mr. Weintraub, Mr. Clint Eastwood's phone." Susan came over to remind Weintraub.

   "Okay, I'll come." Jerry got up and went to answer the phone with Susan.

   "I said Ronnie, you didn't see Kyle's audition scene yesterday, it was a disaster." Evilson did not shy away from Ronald, and directly pointed out that Kyle was not suitable for Danny's role.

"I said John, which may be a bit inappropriate, but is there something wrong with you always flirting with Susan like this? I think Weintraub likes her very much." Ronald knew that Elvisson was single now. , is a Hollywood director, but also a playboy.

"You're worrying too much, Ronald. The first rule of hunting is to see if the other person has a regular boyfriend. Susan is obviously a very shy girl, and how could she be the type that Weintraub likes. Have you met Jerry's girlfriend too?"

   "That's right." Ronald remembered the blond beauty Weintraub had an affair with at home that day. She had a good figure and appearance, while Susan was only a medium-looking girl and a little fat.

   "Sorry, maybe I'm thinking too much."

"John, Ronald, we'll talk to Clint when he gets back. Let's see if we can change the role of his son Kyle and make him Johnny's classmate, one of the Rattlesnake Kai karate. Student." After a while, Weintraub came back.

  Ronald looked at Susan, who was following behind. It was indeed not the type that Weintraub would steal.

   "Thank you, Susan." Ronald thanked her, took the two cups of coffee she brought over, and handed one to Evelson.

  …

   "What? You want my son Kyle to play the villain?"

  A few hours later, Clint Eastwood came to the office and was furious when he heard Weintraub explain why Kyle was not suitable for Danny's role, and then proposed that he be cast in a supporting role.

  This tough guy on the screen obviously has a cowboy-like temper in his life. However, his demeanor is still there. When he is angry, his voice is not loud, but he speaks slowly in a tone that is whispering in your ear.

   "Kyle is my son, and if he wants to make a movie, he should have the lead role. If you think I'm here to beg you to give him a minor role, you're very wrong."

   "Clint, I don't mean that. It's just that Kyle is not suitable for such a character. Danny is a child from a poor family, and you always give Kyle the best..."

   "Do you really think I care about such a movie in a drive-in theater? An exploitative movie that deceives children? But you, and Columbia, should know how to respect me!"

  Clint threatened with that unique soft voice, "I will remember all this, and all the products of Coca-Cola (Colombia's parent company) in the future, don't even think about appearing in my movies."

   (end of this chapter)