David DaSilva, the producer of "Famous", dismissed Diane Lane's father Bert with a few words and quickly walked out of the Ziegfeld Theater to welcome Brooke Shields.
"Famous" is a realistic youth film. Although the test screenings received good reviews, MGM executives did not want to invest large-scale resources in marketing and promotion, and made marketing arrangements similar to "The Deer Hunter".
The film was shown in the two largest theaters in New York and Los Angeles for a week each to generate good word of mouth. Then it started to be released on a small scale and continued to spread word of mouth.
If after a month of such a small-scale release, the reputation is still very good and the box office of the single theater is satisfactory, then it will be released on a large scale across the country. If the reputation is not good, then nothing will happen.
David da Silva didn't get a marketing budget, so he had to do it himself and find some way to get free media coverage. Inviting some young stars to attend the premiere is a good way.
In Los Angeles, David da Silva planned to find Jodie Foster. New York hopes to invite Brooke Shields, who is the most popular among teenage audiences. Her presence at the premiere is sure to make entertainment news, and it would be even better if she could be induced to say a good word or two about the movie.
Brooke Shields' mother Terry is not an easy manager. Not only did she offer a high appearance fee, but she also imposed a lot of rules, including a list of questions that were not allowed to be asked, not being in the same frame with the leading actors, etc., etc., etc. It's difficult.
However, all this was solved after Diane Lane's father Bert took the initiative to contact the crew and agreed to attend the premiere. Brooke Shields did not cause any more trouble. After learning that Diane Lane attended the premiere, she was also happy agreed to attend.
It seems that competition is the only weapon to deal with poor supply quality.
David Silva still pays more attention to Brooke Shields, who is currently extremely popular. "Blue Lagoon" will premiere in June. There are far more reports talking about this movie in the media than "Famous". A dark work dealing with many real-life issues in America.
"Last question," Brooke Shields' mother, Terri, announced to the reporters gathered around her, and then she clicked on a familiar reporter from "The Hollywood Reporter."
“How is your relationship with Blue Lagoon actor Christopher Atkins in real life?”
"We are very good friends and often call to say hello. I heard that he will also come to the premiere today. I am very happy to meet him again."
After answering the prepared answer mechanically, Brooke Shields turned and walked towards the theater door.
"Porky! Some people say that you and Atkins are lovers in life. How would you respond?"
Terry was dissatisfied with her daughter's blunt answer, which was far from the firm but graceful correct attitude toward reporters she usually taught, but she still stayed to respond to reporters, "These are all boring rumors. My daughter is a Catholic." , has sworn to remain chaste until marriage..."
Brooke Shields was angry that the director of "The Blue Lagoon" Randall Kreiser was probably mentally ill. He felt that the leading actor Atkins must really fall in love with her in order to make the performance realistic. Even before Brooke Shields joined the group, Atkins' room was covered with posters of her in an attempt to make Atkins fall in love with her.
Christopher Atkins was a gamer before becoming an actor. Although he did not fall in love with Brooke Shields because of this, he also coveted her beauty. With his mother Terry watching closely at the scene, Atkins still used the excuse requested by the director to "pursue" him repeatedly.
Although he was unpretentious towards him, Atkins still refused to give up. In an interview with The Huffington Post after the show shut down, Atkins said, "Brooke Shields and I had a very romantic, very young love when we started the show. We're still very, very close friends now. "Really disgusting.
Producer David DaSilva came up to welcome Brooke Shields. The two chatted for a while at the entrance of the theater, and waited until Terry, the manager and mother, chased them.
"Broky, smile." Terry reminded in a low voice from behind.
Brooke Shields forced out a fake smile, exchanged a few perfunctory words with David da Silva, then left him to her mother and continued walking inside.
"She was a little angry that I didn't let her wear what she wanted today," Terry explained to David DaSilva. Brooke Shields wore a white tube top and a white linen jacket today. She is tall and looks very good when walking.
When Atkins saw Brooke Shields come in, he stepped forward to hug and greet her. The two were the male and female protagonists of "Blue Lagoon" and it was not easy to fall out with each other. Brooke Shields reluctantly hugged him and said a few words.
This left Diane Lane, who was having a heated chat with Atkins, aside. Ronald, who was originally chatting with Diane's father, Bert, saw Diane's disappointed look, so he brought the topic to her.
"Burt, could you introduce Diane to my friends and me? We are all her fans."
"Of course." Bert saw Ronald's kindness and walked over with a smile and pulled Diane over, "Diane, this is the Ronald I met at the airport. I told you about him. Now he is not only in Helping the crew select roles, and also being an advertising director.”
"Nice to meet you, Diane. I have watched 'Love at Sunset Bridge', and several of the actors and I are fans of your movie."
"Really? Then what do you think of my performance in Love at the Sunset Bridge?" Diane was still a little angry at being left aside.
Ronald smiled, "You know, at the airport, I didn't know Bert was your father, and he asked me the same question."
"Oh, what did you say?" Diane felt somewhat recovered from the discomfort of being dumped. She was influenced by her father, an acting coach, and was very concerned about the evaluation of her acting skills. "What do you think of my performance now?"
"I repeated Sir Laurence Olivier's assessment at the time. He said that you were the new generation of Grace Kelly." Ronald said, "But now I feel that his view may not be correct."
"Oh?" Diane Lane stared at Ronald, wanting to know what he was going to do next.
"I studied at New York University and watched a lot of classic movies. Grace Kelly's image in the movie is actually quite repetitive. There is not much difference between her performance in the western movie "High Noon" and the musical "High Society"."
"You may be closer to Natalie Wood, the kind of actor who starts out as a child star and can continue to play until she is 70 years old. From an American child star, she can play an American sweetheart, a mother, and even a grandmother."
"Hahaha, Ronald, you are so funny." Diane smiled.
"If it's convenient, I want you to meet the famous actors. They all like your performance." Ronald introduced Diane Lane to Antonia, Erin Kara, and Jean ·A few actors that Ray knew well were also there, as well as Maureen Tiffey, who played the Jewish girl Doris.
"Hello, Diane." Although several actors have starred in "Famous", they have not tasted the taste of overnight fame. They are still a little reserved when they see Diane Lane, who has been on the cover of Time magazine.
"I heard that Barbra Streisand cried when she saw your movie. She took the lead in applauding for ten minutes after the screening. After the premiere today, you will soon be as famous as me."
Diane Lane was only 15 years old, but she was already an expert in creating atmosphere. She quickly dispelled everyone's restraint, and they had a great time chatting.
"Thanks, Ronald. I kind of blame Diane for not picking up 'Blue Lagoon.'"
"There's nothing we can do about it. Who knew that director Randall Kleiser would give up the requirement of full frontal nudity? The 'Grease' he directed before was quite normal."
"Hey, Hollywood doesn't give people many opportunities. You'll understand when you get into Hollywood." Burt was a little tired, "By the way, are you filming any new commercials now?"
"I'm in talks with a fashion designer, Calvin Klein, to shoot his jeans ads..."
"Oh, then which model did you find?" Bert was a little curious.
"Calvin is very insistent on his ideas. The reason why he asked me to shoot is because he doesn't want people from advertising agencies to 'contaminate' his creativity. He has to decide all the shooting content and casting himself." Ronald looked at it Looking at Brooke Shields not far away, Calvin Klein asked her to play the role.
"Does Diane also want to shoot a commercial?"
As soon as Ronald started talking, Burt shook his head and denied, "No, she will firmly follow the movie route and will not shoot commercials."
"Hahahaha..." Diane Lane and the leading actors burst into laughter again, attracting Brooke Shields' attention.
"This girl is my competitor and is very good at making friends. Unlike me who is always restricted by her mother, she cannot be like this or get too close to him..." Brooke Shields also has her own troubles.
"I didn't expect you and Antonia to be a couple, Ronnie." Diane asked Ronald to join their circle, "I heard that your cousin is in Stuyvesant High School?"
"Yes, she just passed the exam and will enroll in the second half of the year. She originally wanted to come to the premiere, but the movie was rated R and my aunt wouldn't let her come."
"I have always envied students who went to normal high schools. I didn't have the previous academic qualifications and couldn't go to high school." It turned out that Diane was determined to be an actor since she was a child. She didn't graduate from middle school. To go to high school, she needed to take a test to prove that she had equivalent academic qualifications. Just fine.
"It's nothing. This exam is prepared for children who are educated by their parents at home. It's not difficult. If you study with my cousin Donna for a while, it will be fine." Ronald knew that America had a family in the 1970s. Regarding education, many parents do not send their children to school, but teach them at home.
But when a child grows up and exceeds the educational level of his or her parents, the child still has to attend school if he or she wants to continue education. So Congress legislated and passed the Family Education Act, which stipulates that as long as children pass the equivalency examination, they can attend high school like children who have graduated from middle school.
"Really? Let's just say it, my father also wants me to receive a high school education." Diane Lane was not polite.
Ronald looked at Bert, who also nodded, "Yes, we have decided that Diane should still receive a high school education. If there is a filming, she will just take a leave."
The hosts of the premiere began to take the stage and the lights were dimmed slightly.
Ronald and Antonia secretly changed places and sat down in the first few rows near the aisle, waiting for the movie to start.
After a brief introduction, the lights dimmed and MGM's famous lion's roar began to appear on the screen.
The screen went dark, and a white title "Fame" appeared on the black background.
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Suddenly there was a sound from the projection room behind, a bang, like something flew out, and then the sound of hitting the wall. The subtitles on the screen also disappeared, and everyone turned around to see what happened...
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