After Minahan made a joke, he reprimanded his subordinates. He begged Ronald to watch the demos and give him some professional editing advice. Without Ronald as director, "Break Dance 2" would "only gain" after its release.
Fifteen million box office.
The salaries of the three protagonists have increased more than ten times. In addition, Minahan specially wanted to shoot the stunt roller of Boogaloo prawns dancing on the wall. The production cost of Breakdancing 2 was less than 3 million, and it was able to sell a movie.
Fifteen million is said to be a rare victory.
But thinking about Ronald's groundbreaking "Break Dance", which cost one million and sold for US$100 million in North America, Minahan was still very dissatisfied.
Ronald patiently finished watching the sample footage, and an uncomfortable feeling went straight to his forehead. Minahan said that millions were invested in special effects, but Ronald felt that those stunts only cost two and a half dollars.
.
Could it be that he was deceived? Ronald looked at Minahan's honest and honest smile. Come to think of it, Minahan might be confused about the director and finding an actress, but when it comes to money, he made an appointment with his cousin.
Ram is still very cautious.
Ronald was worried about the heroine. It was not easy to find commercial film vases. As soon as the boys had finished training, they could start filming.
First of all, the female star needs to have a certain degree of popularity, so that when the audience sees her familiar image appearing in the movie, they will give her a rough positioning for her role.
But the more famous female stars are, the less willing they are to play the role of a flower vase. They always seem to have to make a breakthrough in acting before they consider taking on a script that is not very profitable.
Secondly, the personal image of the best star is more consistent with the role. Although the requirements for acting as a vase are not high, the requirements for image are very high. This kind of high-concept story does not have many twists and turns in the plot to deepen the impression of the audience, so
It’s best if the heroine is who they imagined she would be.
Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer are still looking for a suitable candidate, and Tom Cruise's girlfriend Rebecca De Mornay gradually becomes a priority after Kathryn Turner turned down the offer.
Candidate.
However, De Mornay is currently playing a mechanic on a train riding through the icy and snowy wasteland of Alaska. The journey is far away, and it is unrealistic for director Konchalovsky to stop working for her for a few days and let her come back for an audition.
In order to cast the film, Ronald decided to fly to Alaska to audition De Mornay live there.
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"I think I need to try that aerial combat shot myself. I believe that after training, I can learn the 360-degree fight before turning on the camera."
On the flight to Anchorage Airport in Alaska, there were only two people in the front business class cabin, Ronald and Tom Cruise.
In order to meet his girlfriend De Mornay, Cruise did not participate in the next two days of flight training. These basic contents were already taken when he signed up to learn to fly.
On the seat on the other side was a large bouquet of red roses, which was a surprise that Tom had prepared for De Mornay.
"That fight is very difficult, even a bozo might not be able to complete it satisfactorily. Moreover, this was a shot taken from a reconnaissance cabin on a fighter jet. The audience has no idea whether you flew it or not." Ronald
I just wanted to go to sleep quickly and explained the purpose of editing to Tom Cruise.
"But I always feel that movies will look real if you can do your own stunts." Tom was still chattering, hoping to let him try it himself.
"Tom, Tom..." Ronald put down his seat and put on his blindfold, "Even if you can make that move, the producer won't allow it. You can think about this again when you become a producer yourself in the future.
Bar."
Tom is a good friend, he will pursue things that interest him tirelessly until he convinces the other person.
"But is there really no chance this time? I think I have a talent for learning to fly a plane."
"Can you let me take a nap and you take a nap too? Don't you want to give Rebecca a surprise?"
Ronald began to feel that Tom's annoying energy could only be tolerated by his girlfriend De Mornay, who was several years older than him.
The two rented a car at the airport and drove to the railway inspection station next to Whittier, where "Runaway Train" was filmed.
Tom Cruise was waiting happily behind the camera. Ronald took off his sunglasses. The sky in Alaska was now very dark and it was still snowing, which caused a lot of trouble for filming.
"Cut!" Director Konchalovsky, who was wearing a Union soldier's dog-skin hat, shouted, and the rumbling train moved out of the range of the camera.
"Rebecca", when Tom saw that the filming had stopped, he rushed forward to hug his girlfriend.
De Mornay, who was wearing a bloated cotton coat and an electrician's hat, turned around and saw Tom Cruise, and said in surprise, "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to visit, and I'm here with Ronald." Tom Cruise wiped off the traces of engine oil on De Mornay's face with his hands. The filming here was very difficult.
"Don't move, the makeup artist worked hard to do this." De Mornay got rid of Cruise's hand and took off her hat. "Don't disturb our filming. The train scene is difficult to shoot. If you make a mess,
, one day may be wasted.”
"How do I...Okay, I'm watching over there." Tom Cruise was robbed for a moment, but the filming of the movie was unquestionable, so he had to step back.
Ronald looked over in surprise. The atmosphere in the crew seemed very tense, and everyone's nerves were tense.
"Let the No. 2 car drive over and let's continue filming." Konchalovsky picked up the microphone and ordered loudly.
Rebecca de Mornay's hair was messy and her face was gray.
Ronald admired Konchalovsky's vision in this regard. Indeed, when De Mornay was dressed like this, she didn't look like a beauty at all.
He previously said he wanted an actress who could be either beautiful or ordinary, and rejected Jodie Foster, but now it seems that was no excuse. Another actress wouldn't be able to achieve the effect of De Mornay.
The actor played by Jon Voight got off the locomotive that had driven a mile ahead and returned to the filming location. He saw Ronald coming to visit and smiled at him. His mouth was full of rotten teeth, and it looked like
Got dentures.
"Hehehehe..." Jon Voight was still immersed in the role of a villain who escaped from prison. He bared his teeth at Ronald and went to the lounge.
The supporting actor was played by Eric Roberts, a handsome young man who was also dressed as a clown. He jumped out of the car and said to a person who looked like an assistant, "Trejo, give me something good."
The man named Trejo was of Mexican origin, with long hair shawl, a long beard, and acne marks on his face. At first glance, he did not look like a good person.
"I damn near fell off the locomotive. I'll have to be a stand-in for all future scenes. I will never do a scene where I climb on a train again."
Trejo took out a small paper bag and gently handed it to Eric Roberts, "I told you, you actors are more desperate than us real criminals in prison. You should take a rest."
"Woo..." A whistle sounded, and the second locomotive slowly drove into the station.
Taking pictures of trains is extremely dangerous and troublesome. It takes a long time for the outgoing train to come to a complete stop, and then the locomotive needs to be decoupled for reversing. After returning from another branch line, the carriage is stuck at the other end and pulled back. When it reaches the starting position, it is still
Have to do it all over again.
Konchalovsky found two locomotives so that he could take pictures two at a time.
"cut!"
Another accident occurred during the filming this time. A stuntman's foot was caught by the machinery outside the front of the car. He almost had a serious accident and had to stop filming.
"Have a drink," Ronald handed a whiskey bottle to the director. This was the first time he had the opportunity to talk to Konchalovsky when he arrived on the set.
"Ronald, I'm glad you're here," Konchalovsky said in a Russian accent, rubbing his red nose, and then hugged Ronald.
"Making a movie in this hellish place is more troublesome than Siberia. It snows a foot at a time and has to be cleaned up every morning. Let me tell you, if you want to shoot a train scene in America, you must maintain revolutionary optimism."
"I don't want to spoil the fun, but I'm here to audition for Rebecca De Mornay. I hope you can give me some time. After the filming is over, I want to borrow your makeup artist. That role is an instructor, and the mechanic is
Two poles.”
"No problem, my friend. It gets dark very early here anyway, and we don't have much time anymore, so why not give it to you."
Konchalovsky happened to feel that the actors on set were too nervous, so he might as well take the opportunity to take a rest and start new filming after the weekend.
"Thank you!" Ronald was happy, and now De Mornay had enough time to prepare for the audition.
"Hey," Jon Voight showed his rotten teeth again, ran out of the lounge, and pretended to threaten Rebecca De Mornay, "We will torture you again next week."
"Haha, see you next Monday," De Mornay pressed Jon Voight's chest. The two exchanged glances quickly, and seemed to have a tacit understanding.
Tom Cruise saw all this from behind, quickly took out the roses he planned to give at the hotel from the car, and rushed to the front to give them to his girlfriend.
"Rebecca...I brought it to you from California."
"Haha", De Morny smiled and touched Tom's newly shaved short hair.
"We were bored every day in this hellish place called Alaska, and we all became very good friends." Eric Roberts, who played the supporting actor, saw the clues and came up to give Tom and Rebecca a soothing kiss.
"Please face the camera directly or sideways..."
"Okay, you and Tom audition together. This is a scene where the two of them attract and tease each other at Charlie's house."
"If you don't mind, I want to take a shower first and get all sweaty." Tom Cruise read the lines.
"I do mind, I'm very 'hungry'" Rebecca De Mornay said teasingly to Tom.
"Okay, let's stop here." Ronald gestured to the two couples, indicating that the audition could stop here.
De Mornay is still immersed in the role of the electrician in "Runaway Train", and playing the confident instructor Charlie is a bit out of place. But as long as the producer is willing, De Mornay has a great chance. Real-life couples can play lovers.
It's easy to have a tacit understanding.
Ronald knew that Tom had wanted to be alone with his girlfriend for a long time, so he let her reunite with Tom Cruise. The actors spent less time together and separated more, and they had to perform ambiguous scenes with other opposite-sex actors on the set. Ronald was very worried
Understand their distress.
"Eric, where are you from?"
Ronald went to a bar and had a drink with Eric Roberts, who played a prison boxer.
"I was born in Mississippi, and both my parents were actors. But after they divorced, I lived with my father in Atlanta. My sister lived with my mother, and she was also an actress. We have actress genes in our family."
"The first time I saw you, did you do the stunts yourself?" Ronald looked at Eric, this man was very easy to get along with.
"I'm actually a member of the Stunt Guild, so I offered to act. But climbing a train in Alaska in the winter is no joke. I was so scared that I was sweating just now. If it was me who got stuck, I might have been dumped.
Come down."
"Can Rebecca get the leading role?" Eric raised his glass and took another sip, "Don't get me wrong, we can only have fun here every day. Rebecca is a very good actor and we are all friends. I hope
She can get the leading role in a big production."
"This is a matter decided by the producer, but her appearance is very good. Rebecca is very malleable. I didn't expect her to be so similar in the role of a worker."
"She's very nice."
…
After drinking, Ronald returned to the hotel. He opened the door to his room and wanted to take a bath in the snowy winter. The walls of this hotel room were made of logs, which gave people a warm feeling.
Tom Cruise specially opened a large room next door to reunite with his girlfriend.
"I am an actor, not a housewife. You'd better understand this." Rebecca's high voice came from the room with poor soundproofing.
"I didn't stop you from becoming an actress... Rebecca."
"Then you don't have to meddle in my affairs. It's my freedom to take whatever role I take."
"I'm just saying that you should star in a movie like Ronald's with me, a big production, a big distribution company. Successful commercial movies will make the scripts you accept better and better. You should pursue commercial movies first..."
"Tom, you are really annoying..."
The sound got louder and louder, and Ronald wondered if he wanted to go out and take a look.
"Bang!" came the sound of breaking glass.
"What I'm shooting now is a movie that's very rare for actors, and I hope to be nominated for an Oscar."
"Do you really want to work with Jon Voight?"
"You...forget it, you go and sleep on the sofa." The sound of thumping footsteps was followed by the sound of a door closing.
"Rebecca, forget it..." Tom seemed to be really sleeping on the sofa in the living room.
"This... forget it." Ronald wrapped the pillow around and forced himself to sleep.
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"I just wanted to make this movie with her, Ronald."
On the plane back, Tom Cruise kept discussing his relationship with Rebecca with Ronald.
"you……?"
"She said she wanted us to calm down." Cruise slapped the back of the seat in front of him and said, "Damn it!"
"He forgot the mammoth fossil he bought at the airport," Ronald said to the stewardess who came to check it out.
The flight attendant seemed to recognize Cruise as the handsome guy from "It's Crazy", but when she saw Ronald making a stop gesture to her, she had to step back.
"You guys might as well calm down and let's have a good chat after the filming is over." Ronald thought to himself that it would be troublesome for both of them to have strong opinions about acting, and they might quarrel over how to act.
"But the possibility of Rebecca De Mornay being cast this time is unlikely." Ronald pulled down his baseball cap and covered his face. The protagonist Lone Ranger and the instructor Charlie have a romantic scene, and the two have a tacit understanding.
The ambiguous atmosphere of mutual attraction and teasing is difficult for Tom and Rebecca, who are quarreling now, to perform.
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"There's something wrong with Rebecca and Tom's chemistry. You can put it aside for now until we negotiate terms with Paramount." Don Simpson said to Luo after watching Rebecca De Mornay's audition.
Nader said, "There are two candidates who also have film contracts with Paramount and are waiting to hear from us."