"The setting of the male protagonist is very bizarre. He has a doctorate and is good at a very mysterious oriental Taijiquan, but he is willing to work as a horse boy who watches the scene in a bar. Then, the director awkwardly creates it He has become a paranoid avenger, but he is not a qualified avenger. He can kill those little guys unceremoniously, but he will be soft on the bully who hates him the most. In the end, he was almost killed by the opponent .All in all, this is a film with a very awkward and tangled plot." -Chicago Tribune
"A farce of anarchic law enforcement, lawless destruction and wanton violence." —Film Guide Magazine
"I only saw hooligan fights, broken beer bottles, a group of big-breasted girls and blood splashes. Half-interested, his movements in the movie are not even as crisp as the villain's supporting cast." —Montreal Film Magazine
"A ludicrously loud fist fable." --Reel Film Review
"This is totally a [][] movie where you can remove the male lead, and then things will still develop according to the plot of the movie. The double dice bar is rectified, and the bullies are coveted. A series of violence, arson, murder, and then the unbearable little The townspeople rise up and kill the bullies, and Richard Gere won't lose any sleep over regretting that he gave up Eric Williams' "Pretty Woman" for a film like this." —Hollywood Information
"Except for the rock soundtrack interspersed with it, the movie is pretty much nothing." —Rolling Stone
Because of United Artists' strong publicity for the film in the early stage, the attendance rate of "The Dragon" reached more than 70% on the first day of more than 1,900 theaters, but after the release, the attendance rate plummeted.
Three days later, the box office for the first weekend of the Easter schedule was released. Unsurprisingly, "Pretty Woman" in the sixth week of its release experienced a box office reversal, earning more than 2.4 million more than last weekend, and took the top spot on the three-day box office list for the weekend with a score of 11.27 million US dollars. The cumulative box office in six weeks was 9769. Wan, I believe that after this full week, Eric is about to usher in his third movie with a box office of over 100 million. It was several months before Eric would celebrate his nineteenth birthday, and this achievement would definitely usher in a burst of hype from the media again.
Although "Dragon Killing" has nearly 2,000 screens, but with the sharp drop in attendance on Saturday and Sunday, it only got a box office of 5.25 million US dollars in the first weekend, which is less than half of the score of "Feng Yue". Column runner up.
In third place was Universal Pictures' crime comedy "Fletcher's Life," which took in $5.04 million from more than 1,400 theaters.
Because of Colombia's increased support and the Easter schedule, "Home Alone", which was released in its eighteenth week, has unknowingly won a box office of over 4 million, and is steadily approaching 300 million US dollars. This film has topped the box office list for 12 consecutive weeks, and has remained in the top five box office box office dark horses for more than four months after its release. Everyone has become numb.
Perhaps one day, the box office of "Home Alone" suddenly accumulated to 300 million U.S. dollars, and the public will open their eyes wide again after seeing the figures, and let out a sigh of "wow".
In the new week, Eric finished the casting audition for "Dark Wars", handed over the auditions for "Small Island" and "Scent of a Woman" to the two directors, and started running around the greater Los Angeles area for the film Make a scene selection.
Although there are not many scenes required in "Dark War", there are a lot of shots that need to be closed for shooting, but it is not easy to find a suitable location.
At the same time, Eric also discovered his lack of strength. As the headquarters of Hollywood, Los Angeles has a lot of policy support for movies, but it does not mean that movie crews can do whatever they want. The shooting of many scenes requires the approval of various municipal departments. Although there is great flexibility, the process is very cumbersome.
Moreover, relevant personal connections are also essential. Although Eric is famous now, he is completely incomparable with those big directors and gold medal producers who have been famous for many years. Maybe sometimes others can do things with just a phone call. But I had to come forward and communicate repeatedly.
Fortunately, this film is very important to Columbia. In order to ensure that the film can start shooting as soon as possible, an experienced producer was specially sent to assist Eric in the preparation, which greatly shortened the preparation time in the early stage.
When Eric was selecting the scene for "Dark War", another thing happened unknowingly.
This turmoil started when Richard Gere, who was nearly forty years old, became more and more worried about the loss of the leading actor in "Feng Yue" after the box office of "Feng Yue" was released in the first weekend. He knew that he had missed a very precious opportunity to return to the A-class superstar, especially the recent box office failure of "Dragon Killing", which made him even more annoyed and regretful.
After "Dragon Killing", Richard Gere desperately hoped to get another movie contract to turn around. He also felt that CAA had the responsibility and obligation to help him, because this is what the other party owed him, if it wasn't for Michael Ovitz's personal grievances, it is impossible for him to give up the leading actor in "Feng Yue".
For this reason, Richard Gere wanted to have an interview with Michael Ovitz many times, but now Michael Ovitz is busy coordinating the acquisition of Sony and Columbia after successfully connecting the Sony consortium and Coca-Cola. Kung Fu took the small matter of Richard Gere, but just handed over the matter to Richard Gere's agent, Horner Wiley, the one who had serious cleanliness and was encouraged by Eric to join hands with Stewart Runkel. Disgusted guy.
According to Richard Gere's current situation, Horner Wiley recommended him a leading actor in a low-budget horror movie. Of course Richard Gere was not satisfied. It's a medium production film, and speaking of it, this request isn't too much. But Horner Wiley didn't agree to go for the role for Richard Gere. He directly rejected Richard Gere on the grounds that it was impossible for Universal to use an actor who had already fallen into the bottom line of the second tier and had just failed a big production.
Horner Wiley was one of the early managers of CAA, and now he is also a gold medal manager of CAA. Even many A-level actors are polite to him, which has gradually fueled the enthusiasm of this manager. temper. And Richard Gere completely blamed CAA for the mistake of losing the opportunity of "The Wind and the Moon". The anger of being cheated broke out completely.
The two had a big quarrel in Horner Wiley's office. If someone else hadn't found something wrong and broke in to stop it in time, the two might have started a fight.
After this incident, Richard Gere left CAA on the same day, and on the third day after the incident, relying on a friend's introduction, he joined another brokerage giant William Morris Company (WMA).
This incident would have been a very normal job hopping for an actor. There are countless such job hopping incidents every year among the major Hollywood agencies. But it will be relatively less. CAA's so-called 'betrayal cost' system is more to prevent its own brokers from starting their own businesses, because the five founders of CAA all jumped out of another brokerage giant that year. And those big-name stars themselves are not very restrictive. It is very easy for top stars to leave. Second- and third-tier stars, as long as they are willing to pay liquidated damages, can also leave easily. It's just that the current film and television industry chain owned by CAA The resources are huge, so most stars will not leave this big tree without enough temptation.
Moreover, CAA also promptly issued a strict gag order for the quarrel between Horner Wiley and Richard Gere, originally thinking that this matter would pass unknowingly. But forget that Richard Gere is also one of the parties.
Richard Gere's job-hopping quickly aroused some media's ideas. When he was interviewed by the reporter of "Hollywood Information", Richard Gere, who could not get rid of the hatred in his heart, as a 'victim', will caa smeared severely. The next day, an article titled "Interview with Richard Gere: The Detailed Inside Story of the Lost 'Fantasy' Protagonist" appeared on the "Hollywood Information".
"Recently, the famous actor Richard Gere, who was once expected to star in Eric Williams' blockbuster "Pretty Woman", suddenly left CAA, the company he had worked with for a long time. When interviewed by this reporter, Richard Gere Chuck Gere finally confided to us the specific process of having to reject the actor's film contract in "The Wind and Moon".
The following are the original words of Mr. Richard Gere: When I first saw the script of "The Wind and Moon", I thought it would be a very wonderful story, very suitable for my image, and I even did everything for it. Some character preparation. Eric Williams is very young, but I know from watching his first two works that he is a very talented young man. But when I was about to say yes to the offer, my former agent, Horner Wiley, hinted that I would say no.
I was very puzzled at the time, and then Horner Wiley told me that because Eric Williams had just recruited Kapoor Sheed, Mr. Michael Ovitz and Kapoor Sheed had a great relationship deep contradiction. So I don't like any cooperation between its artists and Eric Williams. To put it clearly, Michael Ovitz wants to block Eric Williams.
However, I did not want to pass up that opportunity, so I consulted with Horner Wiley. But what I got was a vague threat that if I cooperated with Eric Williams, then I would be refrigerated by CAA in the future. Did not reject the film appointment of "Feng Yue".
Then, in the name of appeasement, caa gave me the leading actor in an action movie "Dragon Killing" by United Artists. When I saw the script, I said to Horner Wiley: No, this role The image is not suitable for me. Although I have acted in action movies, this role is too violent. Maybe it is more appropriate to find a muscular man to play.
But Horner Wiley said that I had no choice, and then I had to take over "Dragon Killing" with a very low salary. High-intensity fitness. But the film ultimately failed.
The reason why these are exposed today is because I think caa has forgotten their identity. After monopolizing too many resources, they become unscrupulous and do whatever they want, and some people want to show personal power for a little personal grievance , You can make fun of an actor's future, and you can use a movie invested by other companies with tens of millions of dollars as a bargaining chip. This is a very bad thing. The brokerage company was supposed to serve the actors, and the interests of the employer should be the first criterion, so as to survive for a long time, but now CAA started to treat the actors as pawns in their hands, and sooner or later they would kill themselves. "