Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 586 The actor is in place

   "I don't want Emilio Estevez, this guy has a hunchback and his acting skills are relatively superficial. The most important thing is that without hormones, pilots are full of male hormones. He is not suitable for..."

  In Don Simpson's mansion, Ronald talked to the two producers and gave a lot of reasons not to Estevez.

   "Ronald..." Jerry Bruckheimer tried to stop him.

"Really, the supporting actors in this movie have to make the female audience scream, Emilio's hunchback is like a big turtle, he can't show his strong upper body without his shirt, we have to find those Can be in women's magazines..."

"Ronald, you're right, but Emilio Estevez has declined the audition invitation." Don Simpson couldn't stand it any longer and interrupted Ronald's wordy, "We are the most important The supporting actor Iceman has already recruited Val Kilmer to audition, and we definitely don't need anyone from the Estevez family."

   "Cough cough..." Ronald stopped suddenly, took a sip of water to cover up the water glass, "Van Kilmer, is he willing to play this kind of role?"

   This newcomer who has just acted in the comedy "Top Secret" directed by the trio of Ronald acquaintances Jerry Zucker is just in high spirits. Ronald is a little allergic to this rising actor's "want to play meaningful roles" mentality.

   "Let's take a look first, as long as it meets the requirements, we have a way to make him submit."

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   "Please face, side to side, back to the camera and do some movement."

   "A handsome guy has no blind spots from any angle." Fang Kilmer chewed gum and actually posed a self-appreciative gesture to the camera.

  Fong Kilmer's hormones are indeed bursting. He is a classic American handsome guy with a square chin. At first glance, he has a high self-esteem and has no acting skills at all.

   But he is better than Estevez in that he looks like a rotten guy, the same on the outside. In this way, in some movies such as "Top Gun" that do not require acting skills, he can still play the main supporting role and play in his true colors, which is convincing.

Fang Kilmer's hairstyle is one of the most popular recently. The front bangs are shaped with mousse and high, the long hair in the back hangs down to the neckline, and the sideburns on both sides are cut high, a little American The style of the resident warrior.

   The light blonde hair color seems to be natural, with a vertical striped shirt and a dark blue coat, really handsome people can't close their legs.

   At least his girlfriend, famous singer and actor Cher, thinks so.

  The thirty-eight-year-old star, years have been very forgiving to her, leaving no wrinkles on her face. Wearing a black and white plaid skirt, leather jacket with leather boots, and a long black and white plaid scarf around her neck, she was waiting for her little boyfriend, Fang Kilmer, outside the audition.

   "We have further news and will notify your agent." Ronald opened the door and let Kimer out, "Hi, Cher. Long time no see."

   "Tell my agent", Val Kilmer doesn't have much respect for Ronald, just like a casting director, he wants Cher to go with him. Anyway, he didn't want to act in such a big MV movie.

   "I had a chat with Ronald, we met before." Cher has experienced ups and downs and knows that Ronald is a very good-natured director, but the attitude of the little boyfriend is really impolite.

   Fang Kilmer straightened his collar, glanced sideways at Ronald, and walked outside, "Then I'll go get the car first."

"Ronald, the last time I saw you, you were still casting for your debut film, and now you're a big director. I only realized that you are a talented director after I made a few movies." Cher has a star-like aura. , coming up made Ronald feel respected.

   "I saw your acting skills in the 'Silkwood Incident'. It seems that you are first-class whether you are a singer or an actor. The Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress is well deserved."

  Ronald and this other field of great success turned into an actor, very respected. Success in a field is not accidental.

   "Van Kilmer is a talented young man..."

  "..." Ronald stared at Cher's leather jacket, dumbfounded.

   "He's a bit arrogant towards people..."

   "Ah, what, the producer will have the final say."

   "That's it? Bye." Seeing that Ronald didn't want to talk, Cher came up to hug him, and then walked out quickly. Val Kilmer was already honking his horn impatiently outside the door.

"Bye-Bye…"

"It turns out to be true." Ronald touched his chest and reminisced about the feeling, "So I read it right, Cher is really not wearing underwear, she wears a black lace see-through dress under her leather jacket. Street. Really is a maverick, a strange woman shocking the world.

   "How is he?" Ronald asked Don Simpson as he entered the door.

   "Very well, it is most suitable for him to play the Iceman."

   "I don't think he really wants to act."

   "It's up to him to think about it or not. He signed two film contracts with Paramount. The contract stipulates that he must act. He is not Helen Slater, and his girlfriend Cher has no connections in Hollywood."

   "Okay..." Ronald continued to look at the audition arrangement in his hand, "Next, Tim Robbins..."

  In the evening, Ronald took pictures of the supporting actors who had been circled by the two producers and began to work in the apartment. He posted the audition shots on the whiteboard, with the callsigns of the characters under them. Tom Cruise's Lone Ranger and Val Kilmer's Iceman were rivals in flight school.

   One of the two characters believed in theory and was very calm, so he got the callsign of the Iceman. A person who believes in intuition, acts on instinct, and gets the callsign of the Lone Ranger, are exactly the two extremes.

   Little Bud came in with a pot of black tea and a box of biscuits, and saw that Ronald was still fighting at night, writing something on the whiteboard from time to time.

He watched for a long time, and finally said, "Drink some hot tea first, Ronnie. Aunt Karen told me that you can't make you work too hard. I didn't expect that making a movie is such a high-intensity job, so hurry up. It's Christmas, and you're still working seven or eight hours a day.

"Bud, come and have tea with me." Ronald pulled out a chair and let Bud sit down, "Director Kurosawa gave me encouragement to work hard. When preparing for a new film, I also discuss the plot with the screenwriting team for seven or eight hours a day, and that’s how this line of work is, it’s very busy when you’re busy.” After the two finished their snacks, Ronald continued to work until late at night.

  Christmas and New Years holidays are just around the corner, and Ronald has basically chosen all the supporting actors.

   On the second day of the new year, Ronald and the two producers led all the male actors to the Miramar Naval Air Base.

   "This is the F-14A Tomcat fighter jet, which is the new fighter jet you fly in the movie. Because of the need for real shooting, we need to conduct adaptive training. Everyone has the opportunity to go up and experience flying."

  Retired Navy Captain and Pilot, Pete Pettigrew, briefing the actors.

   "Today is just an appetizer, take turns on these three fighter jets, and experience what it's like to be a naval aviation pilot, and then you will be trained like real pilots until you can be as good as the pilot boys."

  All three fighter jets were active Navy fighter pilots, grinning as they watched a group of arrogant Hollywood actors, eagerly waiting for whoever would be the first to throw themselves into the net and let them enjoy a feast.

   "Lone Ranger first." Don Simpson saw that everyone was a little scared, so he called Tom Cruise's name. He has been in fighter jets and he is still learning to fly, giving the remaining actors a little challenge.

   "No problem, watch it, guys." Tom Cruise put on his flying helmet and boarded one of the fighter jets.

   "Take it easy, Bozo." Pete Pettigrew explained to the carefree pilot.

   "What do you call him?" Ronald asked Pettigrew again, afraid that he had heard it wrong.

   "Bozo, this is his callsign."

   "Why is this callsign called?" Ronald couldn't help but wonder in his heart, looking at Tom Cruise who gave a thumbs up, smiling brightly in the back seat, and wanted to set an example for the actors.

"Huh...huh...", the two black engine tail nozzles of the F-14A opened in turn, and with the huge noise, flames spewed backwards, the flames suddenly increased, and the idiot's plane took off after a short distance. .

   "Oh, that's really exciting." Tom Cruise, who flew in the F-14A Tomcat for the first time, yelled from the back seat.

   "Did you see the vomit bag?" Bozo asked Tom in the back seat.

   "Take it, here..." Tom Cruise leaned over to pick it up.

   "Ugh..." The idiot pulled the joystick, and the F-14A raised its head and started to accelerate with full force.

  The huge G force pressed Tom Cruise tightly to the floor. His head was crushed between his legs and he couldn't move.

   "Are you okay with taking off so hard?" Ronald asked Pete Pettigrew, looking up at the disappearing plane in the sky.

   "Shxt!" Pete Pettigrew scolded secretly, "The idiot is doing something again. The pilot is not very friendly to you people in Hollywood. Maybe he wants to give the lad a little slap in the face."

   "Boom..." The F-14A went back and forth, came to a low-altitude pass, and finally turned around and stopped firmly on the tarmac.

"Damnit, what are you doing? I'm not ready in the back, my head is pressed between my legs by G force." Tom Cruise recovered from that uncomfortable position, but fortunately did not vomit this time, "I said you Why did it go up so quickly?"

   "That's right, you're not ready." The idiot was triumphant in front of him, "Don't you think about it, why do they call me a idiot (Bozo)?"

"Shxt!" Tom Cruise paused for a while, then opened the cockpit, smiled at Fang Kilmer and other actors, and pretended to be very happy, "Hey, it's so exciting, you guys haven't come to play yet. Play?"

   "vomit..."

  Fong Kilmer also got on Bozo's plane. After getting down, he vomited on the ground clutching the vomit bag.

   "You have to get used to it, just fly more." Tom Cruise said beside him.

   "I won't… spit…"

"Let that idiot come and talk to me. I think he's very suitable for being a stunt pilot in a movie." Ronald saw that the pilot made the two male protagonists embarrassed, and his flying style was also very saucy, so he thought about it. .

   "He said he wanted you to go up and try it before he agreed." Peter Pettigrew idiot exchanged a few words and said to Ronald.

   "Come on", Ronald fastened his seat belt and put on his oxygen mask, and said to the front.

   "What did you say? I can't hear?" Bozo pretended not to hear.

   "I said..." Ronald took off his mask, and was about to say, when a scrambled push came from his back, scaring Ronald to swallow his words and get ready.

   A series of buckets, barrels rolled, and the plane stopped back on the tarmac.

   "You're not bad, didn't you want to be a pilot?" Among these Hollywood students, the idiots only looked at Ronald, who was not afraid of intimidation.

   "So, are you willing to be my aerobatic pilot?"

   "No problem, it's my wish to let the audience see the real flying skills." The idiot is not stupid, he just often does some outrageous things, and even though his skills are top-notch, he has not risen to the top.

"Okay, the producer will talk to you later, and there will be a good subsidy." Ronald pushed open the cockpit, "One by one, everyone has selected the fighter, and they have to fly it again today, if you can't bear it If you are flying, you can tell me that we will not arrange for your actual shooting."

   "Boom..." The supporting actors spread out and lined up in front of the other two F-14As.

   "You really don't get dizzy or vomit?" Tom Cruise walked up and whispered to Ronald, "This pilot is very fierce, fortunately I'm smart."

"It's okay, I don't wear an oxygen mask. I think their fighter pilots don't follow the manual very well. Maybe it's better for you not to wear them in the future, so the audience can see your face." Ronald made a mask for Cruise. "Besides, if you vomit, you can vomit in the helmet instead of the oxygen mask. It's disgusting."

   "Vag...vomit..." Fang Kilmer, who was resting beside him with a pale face, was so disgusted by Ronald's words that he started to vomit with the vomit bag again.

   "Hahaha..." Ronald and Tom Cruise looked at each other and smiled.

   (end of this chapter)