Chapter 56 Gorilla and Little Hare(2/2)
"Ronald, I'm so glad you asked me to come. What role will I play this time?"
The filming of "Ecstasy" co-produced by Roger Corman and Ronald has been completed and is in post-production and test screening. He now regards guest appearances in familiar movies as his greatest pleasure.
"He's the director of a Wall Street investment company." Ronald smiled and led him to the shooting location.
"Oh oh oh, what's going on, Ronald, what scene are you going to film?"
When Coleman saw that the filming location was actually a restroom in the company, he immediately protested. Last time he was a naval officer, so how could this time it look like a B-level horror movie he shot?
"Why don't you play the passerby, and have a scene showing your face, without any lines." Ronald handed him the script.
This is the scene where Tess goes into the bathroom to find her constipated boss. During this scene, her boss is in the bathroom partition, with only his voice, and only his profile is shown at the end. Roger Corman is good at playing this kind of comedy.
Colorful character, so Ronald asked him to make a cameo.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I am still acting as a passerby, there is a frontal shot."
"Okay, do we have any suitable extras?" Ronald asked the assistant next to him if there was anyone suitable to play the role of constipation in the partition.
"No, we are not looking for a handsome person. Tess's boss is a broker. He must be handsome in order to get clients to pay. Someone like Melanie's new boyfriend will do." The casting assistant is Julia.
·Taylor's apprentice makes sense.
"Then what should I do? This scene cannot be postponed. We have to shoot another scene with this scene tomorrow. I don't have time to find anyone else."
When Roger Coleman heard that he wanted to be handsome and unrestrained, he was very moved. However, when he looked at the script, he found that the content was too abrupt and did not match the appearance of his university teacher. He must not have performed well, so he kept silent.
"How about, how about you do it yourself?" The casting assistant thought Ronald looked qualified.
"Yes, Ronald, your image can definitely be regarded as a sales manager on Wall Street." Roger Coleman also supported him, "I can call you Action."
"Okay, that's it, makeup artist?"
Half an hour later, Ronald had already put on his suit, combed his hair in a fashionable style, and squatted in the partitioned toilet cubicle.
Melanie Griffiths came back from dinner and burst out laughing when she saw that it was Ronald acting opposite her.
"Mr. Coleman can shout Action." Ronald explained to everyone that he only heard his voice in this scene and did not see his person. It was considered an alternative performance.
"Dong dong..." Griffith knocked on the door of the men's bathroom, then walked in while holding on to the wall. She was shy and scared and did not dare to look at the situation inside, so she had to shout "Mr. Turco, Mr. Turco"
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"Well..." Ronald replied in a low voice.
Roger Corman plays a senior director who is peeing on the other side. When he pokes his head, he reveals a sanctimonious face.
When Melanie Griffiths saw someone looking at her, she quickly turned her face and put her arms up to cover others' sight.
"The client is very anxious. He bought the promissory note of the original stock..."
"Can't you just let him wait for a minute?" Ronald's voice came out from the partition with a reverberation effect.
"He was in a hurry, he was buying a promissory note, and such a customer doesn't want to talk to a secretary." Melanie Griffiths covered her face with her arms, so shy. The character played by Roger Corman,
I washed my hands in front of her, dried them and walked out.
Although it is a very busy company and the employees are very hard-working, it is still very hard to rush to the bathroom to talk about work so hard.
"Can you go answer his phone?" Tess asked the boss inside, Turko, outside.
"I don't have any paper..."
"What?" Tess was a little confused.
"There's no fucking paper here," Turco, the manager played by Ronald, shows his profile from above the partition and yells to Tess, "Bring me some!"
Tess, played by Melanie Griffiths, was even more embarrassed. She handled it well. After hearing this rude request, she was stunned for a second. After thinking about it, she went to get a bucket under the sink.
Roll up the paper, run to the partition, and reach into the gap under the door.
Ronald's hand reached out from below and grabbed it.
Melanie Griffiths put on a look of relief and ran away quickly.
"Thank you for your help! You are so kind..." Ronald was still saying thanks.
"Cut!"
Roger Corman called a stop outside, and everyone came in from outside the bathroom and started applauding. Melanie Griffith's performance fit the role very well, a tough working girl working hard in the company, but also gentle.
Feminine traits.
"Bravo!" Sigourney Weaver also came at noon. Although her turn hadn't come yet, she had been thinking about what Ronald meant by giving her a gorilla doll for the past few days. She just came to the set to have a look.
Play and find inspiration.
Many great directors have this habit of not telling the truth and letting the actors figure it out for themselves. Sigourney Weaver thought Ronald was also such a director.
Ronald watched the black-and-white video recorded on the monitor. Griffiths acted very well, expressing Tess's temperament vividly. It would be better not to reshoot this kind of scene. He also felt embarrassed.
After announcing that this was over, Ronald was very satisfied with Melanie Griffith's performance and decided to give her a reward. He walked to the props, took a little hare doll that he would use later, and handed it to Melanie Griffith.
Rifeth.
"This is a prize for you. You performed well."
"Thank you, thank you." Melanie Griffiths, like many actresses, couldn't walk when she saw this cute little doll.
It just so happened that Tess also placed a stuffed rabbit on the table during the play.
"I understand..." Seeing this scene, Sigourney Weaver finally figured out Ronald's intention.
Tess is a blue-collar worker. She is like a little rabbit at heart, sensitive and prone to frustration and fright. The rabbit doll is also very small, which shows Tess's status in the company and she is bullied by everyone.
The gorilla doll Ronald gave himself was as big as a person. And it was made according to the image in the movie "King Kong". In the movie "King Kong", the gorilla holds a girl in his hand.
In the script, when Catherine got off the plane, she played with the King Kong doll in her hand. This is a metaphor, showing that Catherine is like a smart woman playing with a gorilla in her heart.
Gorillas are the image of male executives in companies. They are all so big and stupid.
"Thank you for your gorilla doll, which made me understand Catherine's inner world." Sigourney Weaver suddenly said out of nowhere.
"Ah...that, you just like it." Ronald thought to himself that Weaver had just returned from Kenya where he filmed a gorilla movie, so he gave her a doll to make her happy, and it seemed to have a good effect.
The rest of the filming went smoothly and ended at 6 p.m. Ronald was greeting the volunteer pickets of the Writers Guild when Ricky Lake, the heroine of the "Hairspray" crew, suddenly ran in and hugged Ronald.
Cry loudly.
"Who is this? She doesn't have a pass from your crew. Is she a screenwriter?..." The pickets came over and asked.
"No, this is an actress, the heroine of my production company's new film. Haven't you seen it?" Ronald replied angrily.
"Divine, Divine, he's dead."
Chapter completed!