Exploiting Hollywood 1980

  Chapter 794 The person most thanked at the Oscar party

   "In this way, they will send more good scripts, instead of making me repeat the role of Coach Charlie in 'Top Gun'."

   Kelly McGillis' big waves have been cut quite a bit short to cape length. The golden hair color did not continue to be maintained, but some of the original brown undertones were revealed, the curly hair was also straightened a little, and a pure bang was left, which was not very charming.

   McGillis was very distressed. She came from an orthodox theater education background. She attended the Pacific Academy of Performing Arts in high school. After getting her high school degree, she went to one of the top drama schools in New York, the Julia Academy.

   All her preparations and dreams are to become a performance artist. An Amish widow previously played in "The Witness" also received critical acclaim.

   But who knows, what really made her famous is the "Top Gun" directed by Ronald. I thought it was a ridiculous aerial combat movie, but it turned her into a big star. Of the scripts the agent received, eight and a half out of ten were **** doctors, teachers, instructors, and similar characters.

   "Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have made you a star." Ronald joked, stepping up to give McGillis a warm embrace.

   "Giggle..." Kelly McGillis also laughed, "At least, this air combat MV has allowed me to get an invitation to the heroine of the big production that I couldn't get before. I have more choices."

   After "Top Gun" became famous, Kelly McGillis has become the most popular female star poster image for boys at America High School, in the locker, and behind the bedroom door. I don't know how many teenagers are showing their youth to the image of her flaming red lips.

   This made the script she received suddenly rise to a higher level, and she will soon participate in a movie "Carroll Street House" to be released, which is about the experience of left-wing Hollywood progressives who were persecuted by the African American Commission after World War II.

   There are also several favorite movies that show complex dramatic conflicts between people, waiting for her to start shooting. This is all thanks to the popularity brought by "Top Gun".

   So this time, when she was needed for the "Top Gun" platform, and to be able to meet with old friend Ronald, McGillis agreed immediately.

  The two set off for the haute couture store, where McGillis ordered a black dress.

  There is no **** element that Ronald expected, backless or low-cut, just a simple black evening dress. With the square glasses that McGillister deliberately wore, there is no Charlie's **** temperament.

   The beauty elements of her whole person seem to be all restrained and become an intellectual beauty. To really have the temperament of a teacher who lectures a little.

  Ronald knew in his heart that McGillis still didn't like the positioning given to her by "Top Gun", and he deliberately avoided the influence of that Charlie instructor in terms of dressing, makeup and clothing.

  "You still need some feminine elements", Ronald took out a pearl bracelet, opened it and put it on for McGillis. Out of thin air, she added a bit of feminine beauty to the tightly wrapped dress she wore.

   "Giggle...Thank you", McGillis looked in the mirror. Female stars who want to avoid **** images are not opposed to jewelry that can make them more beautiful.

  …

   "Oh, let's see, this is Top Gun heroine Kelly McGillis, she's not like Coach Charlie today, and next to her is director Ronald Lee."

   On the night of the Oscars dinner, Ronald and the conservatively dressed McGillis were captured by ABC's live camera at the entrance outside the door of Dorothy Chandler Hall, giving an entry shot.

After    entered the venue, Ronald found a seat at the back of the hall and sat down. Here's where some of the smaller award-nominated crews and stars sit.

   Ronald meets Roger Coleman by accident here.

  "Ronald", Coleman was the same, smiling.

   "Hello, Roger. Are there any movies nominated for your new company this year?"

   "No, it's not a movie made by my new company. It's a horror movie I made before. It was bought for the rights to remake it, and it was nominated for Best Original Song."

   "Oh, then we're competitors." Ronald joked with Coleman.

"Haha, isn't it? My 'Horror Shop' was filmed in three days when I made a bet with people. I didn't expect Geffen Films to like it very much. They even found Steve Martin and John Cane. Di Lai starring."

  "Candy", Ronald then noticed the fat John Candy next to him, and quickly hugged and said hello to him. The Canadian comedy star is also making a splash in Hollywood right now, and he and Steve Martin also star in John Hughes' new "Planes, Trains, and Cars," also in theaters later this year.

   "It's a good script, Mr. Coleman's film, and a source of inspiration for me."

A few people chatted in the back, this "Horror Shop" is very interesting. Originally, Coleman made up the script to make full use of the setting of another movie, and then found Jack Nicholson and others. starring.

  Nicholson plays a weirdo who likes to go to the dentist. The whole movie is very absurd. It tells the story of a person who bought a green plant and finally found out that it was a piranha, which killed many people and died with it.

   For some reason, this shoddy film was favored by Broadway, and was adapted into a play a few years ago, which was well received by drama critics, saying that it told the tragedy of people being alienated by material society.

  Because it was well received on Off-Broadway, Geffen Films found Roger Coleman and bought the copyright to remake it into a movie. At that time, Roger Coleman spent less than 30,000 US dollars, and the film was made in three days. The remake cost 25 million US dollars to make, and the big names gathered.

   Fortunately, the box office received less than 40 million, barely losing his pants. Ronald's admiration for the owner of the record company who decided to invest is simply admirable.

   Ronald turned his head and said hello to David Geffen, the new Hollywood player who made this decision and the owner of the record company.

   After these record owners came to Hollywood, the way they played was really "refreshing".

  This year's Oscars ceremony was bought by ABC, so the hosting style has also changed.

They hired Samuel Godwin Jr., the son of the Hollywood tycoon Samuel Godwin (Gao of the three companies that merged into MGM), to make the show, so they used a lot of new thinking.

   For example, the host used comedian Chevy Chase (Chevy Chase) instead of the former talk show host or movie star.

   "Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the 59th Academy Awards. I'm actually an alternate presenter. I'm sorry to tell you that Jim and Tammy Buck can't be there."

"Hahaha…"

   Ronald sat in the back, laughing wildly with his friends.

  Jim and Tammy Buck, one of the magic wands on TV. Their husband and wife are evangelical TV hosts. They always say on TV that you should not go to the doctor if you are sick. It is a nonsense that is not religious enough to fool the ignorant people into buying their gospel tapes and videotapes.

   Although he looks good, he is actually a liar who makes money by exploiting the credulity of the poor people. Fortunately, they have recently been investigated for tax evasion, and Jim Barker has been charged with rape. So their Gospel TV station has changed hosts and the ratings have plummeted.

   Every time the substitute host has to repeat, I'm sorry to tell you that Jim and Tammy Buck can't be there.

   was quoted here cheaply by Chevy Chase, which immediately caused everyone's knowing laughter.

  Chevi Chase saw that the first joke worked very well, as if opening a cannon, he joked that Disney's live-action movie was simply boring. He also said that Minahan Golan paid Stallone 12 million. Is it because their English is too poor, and a salary is paid by a star to the film company.

   Ronald didn't laugh as loudly as before. The host was just making a joke out of his heart.

  The camera was pushed over to Minahan Golan, and Ronald could see that he was laughing so badly that his facial muscles were shaking.

   "This year's nominated film is really very 1980s. Field platoon is like a bad American Army recruiting ad, and Top Gun...is a Navy recruiting ad."

  The shot gives Oliver Stone and Ronald himself two seconds each.

   Ronald kept smiling, already seeing this host very uncomfortable. Mouth is too cheap.

   "Children who fell out of favor with God, having **** in the pool without waking up the neighbors. Sisters Hannah, Woody Allen as an exhibitionist, and Michael Caine as the sisters."

  Ronald stopped laughing, this host has risen to personal attacks, and this kind of remarks are very harmful to the actors.

  Fortunately, this outrageous host went down soon. Ronald felt that the transformation of this year's awards show had failed, and that this kind of comedian who relied on his lip-smacking to get the upper hand was not suitable for the hosting occasion of this awards show. Always hurt people, and those who are hurt also have friends, many people may not be too happy.

   "Don't worry about it, he's always been so rude." John Candy saw Ronald's unhappiness and went up to say something comforting.

The    awards continued. Ronald was happiest when his friend Cameron's "Alien 2" won the Best Sound Design Award. Although it is not his award, this kind of technical award is also an affirmation for him.

   After the winner Don Sharp took the stage, he especially thanked Cameron and Gale for their encouragement and support.

   Ronald applauded desperately from below.

The best visual effects award after    was also awarded to "Alien 2". The presenters included "Captain Kirk" William Shatner and Spock's Leonard Nimoy. As the starring roles of the well-known "Interstellar Travel" TV series, the two of them are highly recognized for the sci-fi awards such as visual effects.

  The four winners came to the stage this time, and the representatives who spoke were also especially thankful for Gale's support and Cameron's overall design, which allowed them to win the award.

  The camera aimed at the Cameron couple and gave a shot.

   "Cameron was thanked twice," Ronald cheered for them as he applauded. Alien 2 wasn't nominated for Best Director, Best Film, etc. It's great to be thanked for that.

   For this year's Oscars, a special arrangement was made for Marlene Matlin, the heroine of "Children of God". After she took the stage, she spoke in sign language, and she also had an interpreter.

   She came to the stage to present the "Field Platoon" with the first award of the night, the best sound effect. "Field Platoon" includes a lot of heavyweight award nominations tonight, and best sound effects are an appetizer.

  The next best actress award was an accident, Jane Fonda, Sigourney Weaver, Sissy Spacek and others did not win.

The    award went to last year's Best Actor, William Hurt, who played her lover in "Children of God". In reality, the two are also dating and living together. Hurt opened the envelope and found that it was Ma Lin Danlan, and excitedly signaled Ma Lin to come on stage with sign language.

  Marlene Matlin is on stage again, becoming the youngest Oscar-winning actress. The speech was also typed in sign language and translated by the translator on the spot.

  This year, in order to make the broadcast time more compact, a reminder device was also used. All winners who spoke more than the specified time will be reminded with a "beep" sound. Only Marlene Matlin is exempt from this rule because she is disabled.

   applauded for a while, Ronald felt a little boring. The host is very rude, and the winners have little to do with themselves.

  Suddenly, the Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss, who once played "Jaws", came on stage and began to speak.

   "Every few years, the chairman of the Oscar Organizing Committee will present the Owen G. Talberg Memorial Award to recognize those who have made significant contributions to the film industry..."

   "Who is it?" Ronald reacted, this is about to present a special award.

   "It must have something to do with Richard Dreyfuss", Roger Coleman looked hot. This kind of award generally requires many people to promote at the same time before it can be awarded. The artistic value of Coleman's exploitative films cannot be affirmed by the organizing committee. Only with the Owen G. Talberg Memorial Award, he has a little hope because of the many friends in the circle.

   "Is it?" The more Ronald thought about it, the more he felt that it was Spielberg who won the award.

   In the past two years, the Oscar judges, in order to suppress the commercial director Steven Spielberg, did not even give him a best director nomination for a good movie like "Purple". And he didn't win any of the films that were nominated for best director after that.

   If Spielberg doesn't come to the Oscars in a fit of rage, it will be everyone's loss.

   "This time, they picked Steven Spielberg for a major contribution to the film."

   Sure enough, Spielberg came out from behind the scenes. He took over the sphere-shaped commemorative award trophy that looked completely different from the Golden Man, and gave his acceptance speech. He started by naming the first batch of directors, and finally spoke about himself, claiming to be their heirs, and gave a few minutes of testimonials.

  Because Oscar owes Spielberg a lot, so this time he didn't get "beeped" for his speech overtime.

  "It must be suffocated", Ronald and everyone stood up for a standing ovation, applauding Spielberg, who should have won the award long ago.

   In recent years, the Oscars have become more and more distant from the movies that are truly commercially successful.

  Before the 1960s, big-selling commercial films, such as "Gone with the Wind", must also be big winners at the Oscars. But this year's Oscars, the top ten box office in 1986, only field platoon was nominated for five major awards.

   The number one "Top Gun" and the top ten "Alien 2" both won only a few technical awards. Art and commerce are so disconnected, in the final analysis, it is because the number of votes is too large, and the members of the Actors Guild occupy most of the seats.

  The Oscars are no longer the same as when they first started. They are a big gathering of people in Hollywood to entertain themselves. The insider awards are awarded for the outstanding films of last year. It is an award from outsiders who are broadcast on public television stations, with advertisements worth tens of millions, and people all over the country are eager to watch.

   Therefore, the criteria for evaluating the best film, director, leading actor and actress, and the best screenplay have changed from whether it is a blockbuster to whether it is artistic.

   was interspersed with some performances, and after a while, it was awarded the Best Foreign Language Film award.

  This time, it was The Assault filmed by Minahan Golan's cannon. Awarded in the name of the Netherlands.

   Minahan was very excited, ran up three steps and two steps, accepted the award on behalf of the director, and then began to thank the people on the list.

   "I am grateful to the creators of the movie, this award should belong to them, and I also thank the creators of other movies, such as Ronald…”

   Ronald couldn't help being moved below, but Minahan was still thinking about himself. Be the first to thank yourself.

  “Beep…”

  Minahan Golan, who was still thanking, was reminded. The organizing committee didn't like this Israeli, and the best foreign language film was also a small award, and they didn't want him to occupy too much time.

   "I would also say that we are not the initiators of the star's salary increase, but because Hollywood is too indulgent to stars and does not reflect all their value..."

  Meinahan also wanted to justify that he was not the culprit in raising star pay.

"Beep…"

   A louder electronic sound knocked him down.

   When the award for Best Original Song was presented, Terri Nunn, the lead singer of the Berlin Band, who was persuaded by Ronald to participate in the skewering performance, heard the news of her award.

   She also jumped on the stage, "I'm very happy, if it wasn't for director Ronald to let me come, I might not be here today, and say something to my mother, Mom, I love you!"

   Her thank you was very short, and she shared time with the songwriter for the testimonials. This time, there was no beep to urge.

   Then came another person Ronald didn’t expect, Paul Hogan, the star of “Crocodile Dundee.”

   "I'm from Australia, and the organizing committee asked me to come up and say a few words. Several major awards are about to be awarded, so let me remind everyone not to get too excited and save time.

  For those who won the award, don’t be too hypocritical in their testimonials. For example, I think the so-and-so who nominated together with me is more qualified to receive this award. If you really think so, just tell us first and we'll change the winners list in the envelope. "

"Hahaha…"

   The audience burst into laughter again. Ronald thought that Hogan's humor was much more advanced than that cheap Chevy Chase.

"If you don't win, you don't have to put on a face that I'm glad he won. I took a sixteen-hour flight to get here and they nominated me. If I don't win, I promise I will. Your face won't look good. If you don't win, you don't have to pretend to be happy, and if you cry, or run out of the awards hall, I guarantee everyone will think you're real."

"Hahaha…"

   Ronald felt that Paul Hogan satirized the performance of those who won and those who did not win. And he's not from Hollywood, which is more appropriate to say.

   But Hogan's sarcastic situation did not appear tonight.

  Ronald found that ABC TV's selection of the presenters was too strong.

   Just like Richard Dreyfuss gave Spielberg a special award just now, the two have a relationship. The best actor award this time is to invite the old actor Bette Davis of the golden age to present the award.

  It was easy to guess that the winner was her contemporary Paul Newman.

   "The winner is... Stop for a second at this time..." Bette Davis was still pretending, and everyone had to pretend to hold their breaths.

   "Paul Newman."

   "Sure enough, he won the award", Ronald and everyone applauded.

   "Looks like you are the one who suffers when you play opposite a big star." Ronald thought of Tom Cruise, who played opposite Paul Newman in "The Color of Money". If you want to win the prize, this road is definitely wrong.

  The last Best Director Award went to Elizabeth Taylor, a veteran star who has always been anti-war and supported philanthropy.

   Ronald looked ahead to Oliver Stone.

   This hint is too obvious.

"I'm very happy that such a film can be favored by the judges. Maybe some people saw this film before they knew what the Vietnam War was about. I thank the actors for their cooperation, and also thank Ronald for giving me some tips, to find the right actors.”

   "Thank you again, I have been thanked more than Cameron." Coleman said to Ronald next to him.

   "Hi..." Ronald laughed, "It's not a good word either."

  Oliver Stone took an anti-war stance. He only knew what the Vietnam War was about with the sentence just now, and his "Top Gun" veiled criticism of himself for beautifying the air battle.

   "I hope that, in our lifetime, we will never see a war like the Vietnam War happen again."

   "Wow wow wow..." Ronald couldn't help but stood up again and applauded with everyone.

   "Anyway, the war that America fought badly, don't come again, right." Ronald secretly complained, in fact, the audience still likes to watch their own films like "Top Gun" in which America beat up the Cold War opponent. Speaking of anti-war, the box office is still high.

   (end of this chapter)