Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 743 No Physical Contact

   "Lynne needs to stay in the hospital for a long time. She needs surgical treatment plus a period of hospitalization for observation." On-site manager Eddie came back from the hospital and poured hot tap water on his face for a while.

   "Fortunately, you bought insurance for everyone in the crew." Ronald took out two bottles of Coke from the refrigerator, threw one to Eddie, and opened it with a snort.

   Medical bills are expensive, and when combined with the cost of an ambulance, the numbers on the bill are dizzying. Fortunately, the crew bought insurance for everyone, plus the medical insurance paid by Lynn herself in the Actors Guild, the crew didn't have to pay too much extra cost for this accident, and most of them were covered by insurance.

   "I feel that the weather has been very abnormal in recent years. I asked the waiter at the hotel. In previous years, I can wear a jacket at this time. But it just fits the time when the story in the movie takes place in summer."

Eddie drank the ice Coke and sighed with satisfaction, "Ronald, I think we need to recruit a live doctor from the crew. You still have a few group scenes, and if you suffer from heat stroke by one or two actors, you will be bad. already."

   "Let's do it, look at the right one and find one." Ronald sighed, all kinds of accidents, the final result will become the reason for overspending. The reserve funds on the account are rapidly being consumed in various unexpected things.

  The on-site doctor, who was only needed for shooting dangerous scenes, is actually not necessary in this musical. But it's close to 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), which is still worrying.

  …

   "Cut!"

   Ronald stopped filming.

  As soon as Jennifer Gray heard Cut, she turned her head and walked straight to the lounge without speaking to Patrick Swayze, who was playing opposite.

   Ronald looked at Switz, he shrugged, shook his head to himself, and said he didn't know what was going on.

   "What the **** happened? Is it too hot?"

   Ronald took a bottle of water, poured it into his mouth, and poured a little on his neck and chest.

  The weather was terrifyingly hot, and with the baking of the indoor lights, it looked like 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius), and I was almost scorched.

   In the face of the actors who were baked by the headlights, it was even worse. Ronald tried it with a thermometer and it was over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius).

   After a ten-minute break, Ronald asked his assistant to call Jennifer Gray.

   "It's here, hey, don't bother me, don't rush." ​​Gray came out of the lounge, with a look of you don't mess with me, and stood angrily to the starting position.

   "Action!"

  The shooting went relatively smoothly this time. Jennifer walked up to Ronald after the shooting, "Director, how did I shoot?"

   "Very good, this time is very good. For the sake of insurance, I want you to change the performance and use... to express your yearning and enthusiasm for dance."

   "Okay... I'm going to rest first."

   After communicating with Ronald, Gray turned the back of his head to Swayze, and walked back to rest.

   By noon, Ronald had discovered that the signs were bad. The male and female protagonists only have eye contact during filming. Before and after filming, they were unwilling to look at each other, and left after filming.

   This scene at Mountain Lake Villa is easy to handle. When we go to North Carolina, there are many intimate scenes between the two of them. Such an atmosphere is definitely not good for filming.

   "Is Mrs. Thwaites gone?"

   Ronald asked screenwriter Eleanor.

   "I'm gone, the airport I sent to."

  Switzer's episode, which was cast in the movie, and his wife stayed one night before heading back to Los Angeles.

   "I thought Jennifer would be professional enough, hey..."

   Ronald felt depressed for a while. Had known that Mrs. Thwaites wouldn't have sent samples of the episode.

   What can we do now?

  The heroine must be coaxed before the transition to North Carolina.

   "Should I temporarily lift the ban on contact between male and female actors?"

   Ronald asked Eleanor.

   "This...isn't it fair to the other actors? And you're too obvious."

   Ronald is talking about his ban on physical contact between actors and actresses.

   The key to the success of this film is the chemical reaction between the dance partners when the protagonists dance the mambo. Many times, it is necessary to see the sexual tension between men and women in the camera.

   Both sides were in love with each other, and their hearts were full of longing, but they were not able to get relief. At this time, the hormones of both sides will make both sides full of desire for what is to come.

   And the mambo dance with this desire is the original meaning of "spicy body dance (literally translated as dirty dance, which uses the body instead of words to flirt between men and women.

  This kind of desire will be recorded in the camera. When the audience sees it on the screen, as a special instinct of young men and women, they will immediately discover the unusual and ambiguous smell in the middle. That's one of the big selling points of the movie.

   All people, especially young people, yearn for romantic love and physical commitment.

   In order to be in front of the camera, all actors and actresses can have this sexual tension.

  Ronald on the one hand agreed and even encouraged that every night all the actors danced in the hall and danced disco, accumulating the attraction between men and women.

   But on the other hand, he strictly prohibited any contact between men and women, even hugging and kissing.

   The hormones that are provoked by dance parties every day will gradually accumulate in the body, but will not be released, and finally reach a peak, and they will be released in the dance scenes.

But there was a knot between Jennifer Gray and Patrick Swayze, and Ronald was worried that they would not be together when the transition came, so he wanted to take advantage of the time to temporarily relax their ban and let them Rediscovering that feeling of intimacy when you auditioned.

   "Your idea is very good, but it is too direct. This is a natural process. If you do it too deliberately, it will be difficult for Jennifer and Patrick to regain the feeling in front of everyone."

  The screenwriter Eleanor knows the minds of girls very well, especially Jewish girls. Growing up in a slightly conservative and closed environment, she is more reserved about this kind of thing.

   "What you said also makes sense. Let's watch while filming."

   Ronald put the annoying things aside and continued directing the shooting.

   "All the guests spread out, leaving the center position for Patrick and Cynthia. They will show the highest skills of ballroom dancing, all the actors must leave enough space for their performances, everyone please look out for the signs on the ground."

  Ronald sat on the big rocker arm and directed the scene with the director of photography.

  Johnny and Penny, theoretically hired by the resort to dance with them. They don't just show fun dancing to keep guests interested. Even more so, to be their dance teacher, and to accompany the very generous VIP guests to dance as a professional dancer or dancer.

  Tonight was the first time the two showed off their abilities in front of Hausman and other guests.

   "Boom... dong dong,..."

  The unique rhythm of the mambo dance sounded, and the guests were chatting in piles. The actor who plays the hotel owner is introducing two performers to everyone.

  The camera moves along the line of sight, and starts to capture the professional dance of Swayze and Cynthia, all the while taking in the lively scene in the villa lobby.

   This is the first big scene after the opening, and it is also a scene that sets the tone of the movie. It is also a scene where Baby discovers the charm of dancers and wants to replace Penny and be Johnny's dance partner.

   "Who is that?" Jennifer Grey plays Baby, whose dance partner is the son of the resort owner.

   "Ah, dancers. They're here to make the guests happy."

   "Cut!"

   After filming the scene where Baby secretly glanced at Johnny, Jennifer Gray immediately turned around and didn't look at Schwytz.

   "Make way for a circle..."

   Ronald didn't have time to solve Gray's problem, he directed all the group performances, forming a circle, making room in the middle for Patrick and Cynthia to play.

  Cynthia Rhodes was wearing a special dance suit, pink, with some thin straps on the back.

   The two danced very well, Swayze's footsteps were strong, and Cynthia's high heels, driven by the knees, were inserted into the ground very powerfully like a model's catwalk.

   A twist of the hook, the skirt flying. Then there was a dazzling high leg raise, surrounded by a circle, and the guests who were also dancing mambo exclaimed.

  “Cut!”

  Ronald called Swayze, "You lower the difficulty a little bit. The Johnny you play has no professional dance training. He was born in a wild way, and he can't dance as well as you."

   "Okay", Swayze made an OK gesture, then raised his hand and asked Cynthia to continue. The two tried to dance for a while, and Ronald nodded that he could.

   "Why didn't you let Cynthia turn down the difficulty too?" Swayze looked at Ronald and joked.

   "Pretty girls are not bound," Ronald smiled and nodded to Cynthia.

   What a joke, I still have to rely on Cynthia's charming figure to sell tickets.

   "Hmm..." Cynthia Rhodes's eyes shone brightly, and the movie "Flying Phoenix" in which she played the leading role before did not allow her to earn resources. This time, although she is the second female, she got this opportunity to show herself to the fullest.

   "Action!"

  The two continued to dance the mambo, the camera was aimed at them, and the group performance automatically spread out, showing a circle around them.

   All the audience, the focus of their eyes, will be gathered on them.

  Cynthia turned a few times in succession, then turned her back to Swayze, and the two made several moves.

   "Bang, bum..."

   Under the strong drumbeat, Cynthia raised one leg high above her head and placed it on Thwaites' shoulder.

   Switz took her legs and stepped back. This gesture caused the surrounding group to exclaim.

   The drums began to speed up again, the camera slammed into Cynthia’s side, and the camera turned into a close-up of her alone.

  Cynthia made a few more turns and moved towards the middle of the hall. The camera closely captured her graceful dance, and her skirt flew like a peacock opened the screen.

   She turned back again, and with a jump, landed on Swayze's shoulder.

  Switzer held Cynthia, let her head down like a beautiful swallow, and spread her arms like swallow's wings. This thrilling action shocked the group.

   "Cut!"

   jumped again, Cynthia was sweating on her forehead, Ronald personally brought the towel and ice water.

   "It's too hot, ask the assistant to bring more ice cubes, I'm afraid someone will suffer from heat stroke." Ronald instructed his assistant Emile.

   "Okay", Emil went to arrange.

   "Ronald...Director...How is my acting?" Cynthia looked at Ronald and asked.

  Cynthia stopped, and the sweat began to flow out. Her face is very beautiful, and she doesn't wear too much makeup under the sweat, but under the strong light, she is still a very good beauty in the camera frame.

   "Very good, you and Patrick work well together. Good job Patrick."

  Patrick Switz turned his head quickly.

   Ronald took a look, and there was Jennifer Gray waiting for the next shot.

  Switz was so angry at Gray's behavior that he ignored Jennifer now, and turned his head away after taking his own shots.

   "Oh, Shxt!" Ronald covered his head.

   "Uh, Ronald, don't be angry, they just haven't grown up and are angry with each other." Cynthia came over to comfort

   "It's alright, your face is covered in sweat." Ronald picked up the towel and wiped it for her twice, finding that the action seemed too ambiguous, and handed the towel back to Cynthia.

   "Ahem, we're preparing for the next shot."

  The camera is reversed and the same music plays, this time to Baby and her dance partner, the son of the hotel owner.

"Uh, they shouldn't show off their skills, so who will buy their dance lessons? Anyway, they can't learn it." The hotel owner's son is also a Jewish actor, with a typical Jewish nose and a businessman's rhetoric. in persuasion.

  The camera slowly shifted and photographed the Baby next to him.

   Then slowly zoom in.

  Jennifer Gray looks at the camera, with Patrick Swaytz in the back.

   Her eyes flashed, and her expression seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.

  Baby saw Johnny and Penny dancing, she was envious and wanted to dance that nerve-wracking dance with Johnny herself.

   "Cut!"

  Ronald watched Jennifer Gray do it and it was brilliant. She looked at the camera with an expression like a girl was pregnant for the first time. It's the first time I'm chasing an idol, and I want to replace it, just like the actress next to the idol.

   "It seems that there is still a chemical reaction. It's just that I'm angry and jealous, and I don't want to talk." Ronald thought to himself.

   "Boom", a loud noise came from behind Ronald. He looked back and saw an old lady fainted on the ground.

   "Doctor, where's the doctor?"

   Ronald cursed in his heart, this is another accident.

  Invited by Eddie, the resident doctor quickly walked to the front, loosened the collar of the old lady for the group performance, and then touched her body temperature.

   "Get ice cubes..." the doctor shouted.

   In such a hot weather, you can’t turn on the air conditioner for filming, which will disrupt the operation of the camera. The old lady has a heat stroke.

   "She's doing okay. It's too hot on the set. The lights are on and the body temperature is over 115 degrees Fahrenheit. But I have to send her to the hospital for an infusion, otherwise she may develop a fatal heat stroke."

  The doctor took the old lady who played the supporting role into the car and drove down the mountain.

   "Put more ice cubes, put more iced drinks, and you can't get heatstroke on the set anymore." Ronald hurriedly made amends and ordered his assistants to buy another batch of iced drinks from the hotel.

   "This is a lot of money again, and iced drinks in the hotel are not cheap."

  Thinking of filming at night, Ronald had another pain in his flesh, and the overrun of filming was a bit serious.

   (end of this chapter)