Claire immediately contacted the local police station and learned that the girl was Diane. She drove the car into the parking lot and turned herself in. On the spot, she made a request to make a long-distance call to her father in New York.
The police did not believe her story and thought it was a child playing a prank, so they notified her mother. Then her mother, Colleen, got the news and rushed to Tennessee to pick up her daughter.
Because the owner of the car is Diane's mother's boyfriend, there is no need to turn over the felony charge of stealing the car to the prosecutor if the victim is not pursued. Before Diane could even call Bert, she was taken back to Georgia by her mother.
at home.
Diane was found, and the FBI discovered that her mother had taken Diane away. After communicating with the state of Georgia, no coercion was found, so Claire stopped the investigation. The matter turned from a possible kidnapping case to
Family civil dispute involving parents competing for custody of their daughter.
Bert, who breathed a sigh of relief, went to Tennessee to pick up his daughter. He may still have to face court challenges and defenses there before he can pick up Diane.
The court battle lasted for a month, and it was not until the eve of the Oscars that Diane returned to New York with Bert. After this incident, Diane no longer had conflicts with her father, so she asked Aunt Karen to move back in with her father.
Aunt Karen was also afraid of taking on too many responsibilities, so she happily agreed after seeing that the father and daughter had reconciled. Diane went to say goodbye to Donna and tidy up the house. The two little girls chatted non-stop after meeting.
It turned out that after Diane Lane left school that day, she was followed by her mother Colleen, who had been following her in Manhattan, New York for several days. After Diane bought a gift for Ronald, her mother Colleen and her boyfriend showed up to take it away.
Diane.
Diane and her mother quarreled for a while. After that, her mother lied that her grandmother was seriously ill. Diane believed it, and the three of them went straight to the airport. Because there were not enough air tickets to Georgia that day, the three of them bought a connecting flight in Florida.
After arriving at home in a small town in northern Georgia, Diane learned that she had been deceived, and her mother wanted her to stay here, be her guardian, and manage her acting career. Diane had no money and could not return to New York, so she also
No phone calls.
Soon, she took the opportunity to steal her mother's boyfriend's car keys while her mother wasn't paying attention, and wanted to drive back to New York. After driving for a while, she realized that she couldn't refuel without cash, and it was impossible to drive all the way back to New York. At this time, she remembered that she and Donna
The interstate crimes we talked about are managed by the FBI.
So she simply crossed the state border along the interstate and came to the nearest city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Then she surrendered to the police and asked to call her father.
But before it was her turn to make a long-distance call, she was picked up by her mother again. There was only a police record of car theft in Georgia and surrender in Tennessee. Only then did the FBI in New York find the trace.
"So is your mother still your guardian now? How do you get along with her?" Donna asked her good friend Diane.
"Georgia's laws are different from New York's and do not allow minors to declare their independence in newspapers. I was still a minor in Georgia and had to spend more than two years under the supervision of my mother before I could become independent and manage my own acting career.
Burt and I found a lawyer in Georgia and challenged my mom's custody in court. The court ruled that custody of me would go to my father, so I could come back to New York. As for my mom, I didn't want to talk to her anymore.
” Diane replied.
Diane threw her clothes into the box, "Fortunately you told me about the FBI's interstate cases that day, otherwise I would have been in trouble."
"Thanks to Ronnie. The lawyer he hired was very powerful. Detectives from the NYPD and special agents from the FBI came. In the end, it was Agent Claire from the FBI who discovered your surrender record, otherwise Bert wouldn't have it either.
Pick you up so soon."
Diane continued to throw things into the box, "If that happens, I will be miserable. I won't be able to make long-distance calls. I can only wait for my mother to process the custody documents and then go to school in Georgia for two more years. You don't know
, it’s very conservative there, and I heard that evolution is not taught in public schools.”
"Oh my God, in 1968 the Federal Supreme Court ruled that public high schools cannot be prevented from teaching the theory of evolution. What the hell is that place? It's so scary. Can you watch TV there?" Donna, the primary school bully, heard that science could not be taught in high schools.
Georgia was imagined as a wild place.
"Hahaha, it's not that scary. I can see three wireless stations there, and I also watched the special feature on Prince Charles' engagement. Did you see that engagement ring? It's such a big sapphire."
The clothes in the box were not very neat, and Diane couldn't close the lid even if she pressed it hard. She opened the box, felt inside, and took out a box. She smiled at Donna:
"I almost forgot. I bought it that day and forgot to give it as a gift to your cousin. I typed on the modre keyboard."
"Okay, I'll give it to him when the time comes." Donna picked up the typing software Wordstar and put it away.
Diane was a little envious of Donna, "I feel like when I lived at your house, I was more like a normal high school student. Bert usually taught me acting skills, but my mother wanted to steal me away, but Karen was like my mother, and she usually taught me acting skills."
I will take care that I don't come back from the party later than twelve o'clock in the evening.
And you are like my sister, and Ronald is like my brother. I heard that you used to live together on Staten Island?"
"Hey, yes. Ronald only came to our house a few years ago. But in the past two years, we have been able to live here and my mother does not have to be a waiter. It is all because of his leg warmer business."
Diane sat down on the box and pressed the lid down, asking Donna to zip up the box, "Why don't you see him here?"
"Hey, I haven't seen him for two days. It seems that the director of his new script is having trouble. He hopes to take over the director's job and has already left for Los Angeles early."
"Wow, Ronald can be a director at such a young age? When I was filming, the directors were all old men."
"Yeah, he had a chance before. It's a pity that Timothy Hutton rejected his script for the sequel to Grease and asked the studio to choose between him and Ronnie."
"Ah? So he and Hutton are enemies?"
…
At the same time, Ronald was having a meeting with the Los Angeles CAA office and two agents, Rick Niceta and Richard Lovett, to discuss the trouble caused by David Lynch and to take over with Ronald.
The action of coming down.
It turns out that David Lynch turned down George Lucas's offer to direct the next Star Wars and said some outrageous things, causing a bit of a stir in the industry.
When George Lucas was filming The Empire Strikes Back, he and Kubrick, who was filming "The Shining" in the studio next door, took turns showing movies to the staff every day. That day Kubrick showed David
Lynch's debut film "Eraserhead" amazed Lucas.
Lucas can't tell what era this "Eraserhead" was made in. Most movies will have the characteristics of the era. Popular techniques at the time, story structure, etc. can all give you clues. You can't tell the era.
Excellent works with unique characteristics are often produced by pioneering geniuses.
Since then, Lucas has been harboring the idea of asking David Lynch to direct the next "Revenge of the Jedi". Recently, Lynch was canvassing for votes in California, so Lucas invited him to San Francisco for a talk.
David Lynch didn't want to go to the appointment after receiving the invitation, but he went anyway after being persuaded by Niceta, who wanted to sign him. Because Lucas has a transcendent and important status in the industry. His support may add a lot of votes.
number.
Directing the next Star Wars movie can be regarded as officially entering the mainstream circle of Hollywood commercial films. If nothing else, the remuneration will be at least several million. Lucas has always been relatively generous in terms of remuneration.
David Lynch took the plane ordered by Lucas and was taken all the way to the office of Lucasfilm. Lucas took Lynch to see the Star Wars props and talked about his expectations for the next Star Wars movie.
War movie ideas.
In particular, he hoped to add a kind of alien primitive people, Wookiees, into the movie. He took out a furry Wookiee model and asked Lynch to give his opinions. This left Lynch speechless. He didn't care about stunts.
The makeup, the real scary makeup in The Elephant Man, was done by the stunt makeup artist of the crew.
Because George Lucas had severe diabetes, he chose a restaurant that only served vegetable salads to talk about things while eating.
David Lynch hates vegetable salads, and when Lucas enthusiastically introduces a group of short alien primitives living in the forest, he feels an evil fire in his heart that has nowhere to vent.
The two had a different aura, and the next day after returning, Lynch wanted to formally call Lucas, saying that Star Wars can only be maximized if Lucas himself directs it.
It is a bit rude to reject such a big name like Lucas outright. If you are not willing to direct Star Wars, you should express your refusal from the beginning instead of going to the appointment perfunctorily with the mentality of soliciting votes.
Just refusing is not a big problem. The real problem is that at the subsequent canvassing party, Lynch promoted this matter as an achievement of his while drunk. He said some inappropriate words, such as:
"I'm not interested in any science fiction movies.
My interest in directing a Star Wars movie is about zero."
"Why did he say that?" Ronald didn't understand.
Niceta was on fire in a rare move: "Oh, shxt. David Lynch is crazy, his campaign to get votes has been frustrated, Robert Redford has many more connections than him, and Paramount doesn't support his competition.
Divided the ticket resources.
Now this country boy from Montana thinks he's the greatest director Hollywood has ever seen. Now he doesn't like anyone, and he talks nonsense at parties and offends people, thinking he can win sympathy votes from others.
?
"That's really unfortunate. He turned down Star Wars and will he focus more on our movie 'Fast-paced Richmond High'?" Ronald asked hurriedly.
Niceta looked at Ronald with a smile and said nothing. She was so angry at David Lynch before, but the young man in front of her suddenly became much more pleasing to the eye.
Ronald is very efficient in the screenwriting work required by the studio, ensuring not only time but also quality.
Some rumors have begun to circulate among CAA's agents. For example, he can write better than all those who are faster than him, and he can also write faster than all those who are better than him.
"Ronald, what he thinks is no longer important to us." Richard replied from the side.
"Why?"
"I have temporarily given up on signing David Lynch and let him see the real face of Hollywood." Niceta took over, "Now Richard and I will help you get a 'fast-paced' director job."