Chapter 97 097

In the summer of 1992, the air of Los Angeles was filled with suffocating heat. The Rodney-King incident intensified and became a political event of global attention, which profoundly reflected the multi-ethnic and multi-cultural intricacies of the United States; Ben. Can", "Lethal. Weapon. 3", "Patriot. Games", "Batman. Returns", "Unforgiven" and other movies The summer season is also very hot, especially "Ben. Neng", which won the championship for five weeks around this summer and created countless topics, lit up the entire film market in 1992.

After entering the autumn, the film market has obviously gradually settled down, and the lack of competitive products to drive the audience makes the film market in September and October seem to be somewhat sluggish.

In fact, the Thanksgiving schedule and Halloween schedule have always been paid less attention in the North American film history, or more accurately, the audience did not go into the movie theater. This situation continued until 2001 "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (Harry. Potter. And. The. Sorcerer's. Stone) release, which developed the box office potential in November, and has since become a new cornucopia of the North American film market.

On the other hand, in 1998, "Shakespeare. In. Love", under the operation of the Weinstein Brothers (Weinstein. Bro), defeated the absolute favorite "Saving Private Ryan" under the circumstances that everyone was not optimistic. (Saving. Private. Ryan)", won the 71st Academy Award for Best Picture. This result has been hailed as one of the humiliations in the history of the Oscars, and it also brought out the definition of the awards season. From October to December, many art films were released one after another, in order to achieve good results in major awards ceremonies and to strive for success. Oscar statuette and painstaking management. This also makes the film market at the end of the year not a lively scene.

But now in 1992, there is neither the outbreak of the Thanksgiving schedule nor the hustle and bustle of the awards season. For more than three months before Christmas, the movie market is completely silent. So for professional film magazines, any bells and whistles can become the focus of coverage.

For example, Hugo Lancaster's new work "Smell the Scent and Know a Woman" will be released on October 16, the current winner of the Worst Actor in the Golden Raspberry Award, and it is still with the current situation of Al-Pa. Sino cooperates with the director Martin Brest, who has been silent for eight years. Such a combination is very interesting; for example, a week ago, "Love in the River" was just released, insiders We all know that this film was produced by Tracy Jacobs, and in the audition stage, Hugo was eliminated and Brad Pitt was selected. This kind of confrontation is also interesting.

"Los Angeles Times" reporter Nicholas-Macron is naturally reluctant to miss such a great topic. He started planning early a week ago, and predicted the release of "Scent and Knowing a Woman" as soon as possible.

"Bryster once showed his amazing talent for comedy in 'Beverly Hills Detective', but it's a pity that there is not much left of such talent with the passage of time, and this time Bryster has challenged The main drama, which made us quite stunned. Adapted from the Italian work of the same name in 1974, "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" is a film with a heavy and profound topic. Under the lens of Brest, it is difficult for us to have more When looking forward to the film, I don't know where my focus should be, whether it is the sense of humor of the drama, or the seriousness of the comedy.

Bryster is not a good acting tuner and must rely on the individual performance of the actor, 'Beverly Hills Detective' benefited from the wonderful performance of Eddie Murphy (Eddie. Murphy), and this time he put the Hope rested on Pacino and Lancaster.

Pacino's brilliance does not need to be repeated. Although "The Godfather 3" is difficult to exceed a classic, his personal acting skills are still beyond doubt. Pacino's excellent acting skills that suddenly erupted in his calmness have been talked about so far, and this has become the biggest attraction in this work. However, just how much control power Pacino can contribute alone, one has to wonder, let's not forget last year's terrible 'Frankie. And. Johnny (Frankie. And. Johnny)', although Michelle- Pfeiffer's (Michelle. Pfeiffer) acting received some critical acclaim, but Pacino was almost engulfed in the film.

So, what kind of performance can Pacino show - and how much energy can be bursting out of a blind character, this is a huge question mark, and I have reason to believe that Brest and Pacino are both terrified They worry about the movie's reputation, not only because of their own loss of control, but also because of the movie's most unpredictable third party: Lancaster.

Lancaster's resume has not been able to see bright works for a long, long time. To be more precise, after the 'Dead Poets Society', Lancaster is in self-destruction, and the Golden Raspberry Award is the most The poor actor deserves his name, and he can't help himself when he wins the award. We can also understand that Lancaster, who has nowhere to go, is on the verge of collapse.

drunk. Alcohol, car accident, poison. Product, peach. color. Gossip... Lancaster's body has reasons for everyone to lose confidence. What's more, Lancaster's acting talent seems to have lost all light. Under such circumstances, he needs to be with Papa Sino plays the opposite role, which makes people unable to hold any hope at all, and the film still needs to rely on Lancaster and Pacino to burst out enough energy to attract the audience, facing the contribution that once played in 'Hudson Eagle' Lancaster, who has been impetuous, greasy, ridiculous, and comical acting, must be hard for the audience to have more emotions besides disappointment.

Before 'Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman', Lancaster participated in the audition for 'Love in the River', but unfortunately failed. Last week, 'Love in the River' officially held a movie in twelve theaters, and won a lot of applause. What's more gratifying is that Pete, who finally won the role, contributed an eye-catching performance, which also proved that A wise choice for the crew.

Compared with the rising Pitt, Lancaster can be compared in all aspects except for his handsome and handsome appearance - temperament, acting skills, word of mouth, style, etc. The prospects of the two actors in the film path are likely to be opposite development lines.

Going back to 'Scent and Knowing a Woman', compared to Pacino's dominance, Brest and Lancaster will become the soft underbelly of the movie, especially Lancaster's negative influence There will be fatal side effects to the film.

Released by Universal Pictures, "Scent of a Woman" will be screened in 20 theaters in the first week. The box office in a single theater is expected to be around $8,000. It is difficult to achieve better results. "

In this report, Nicholas almost completely denied "smell the fragrance and know a woman". Although Nicholas gave Hugo some positive descriptions after entering the crew interview before, Nicholas's dislike of the movie has never changed. passed.

In fact, Nicholas' opinion is only a drop in the ocean among the common sighs of major media in the United States. Before the release of "Scent of a Woman", seven media paid attention to the film and made predictions in advance, but among them The six media are not optimistic about the prospects of the film, and even think that the film will suffer a devastating blow; the last media is also very cautious, but expressed more expectations for Al.

In dealing with Hugo's point of view, the seven media consistently expressed skepticism, and the endless negative impact of the Golden Raspberry Award is truly reflected at this moment; "Hudson Eagle" last May After the release, it suffered a devastating fiasco, which not only made Hugo unemployed for up to eight months, but also brought a series of bad consequences, including the Golden Raspberry Award. No one is optimistic that Hugo can turn a salted fish. Hugo don't ruin a movie for the fourth time in a row.

A prediction from The Boston Globe even joked, "The nominations for the 13th Golden Raspberry Awards are not far away, pray Al doesn't get involved with Hugo."

In addition, in terms of the box office prediction of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman", since the film did not have a large-scale public release, it followed the mode of art film and firstly screened it in a small area, and then based on the feedback from the audience and professional film critics. Develop an expansion strategy. Therefore, only three of the seven media have made predictions on the single-house box office data at the time of the screening. The highest one is the $8,000 from the "Los Angeles Times". It seems that allowing Nicholas to enter the crew for an exclusive interview still played a certain role.

In short, the media is mournful for the prospect of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman". Even with Al's blessing, it is difficult for the media to give the film more trust.

But the media's point of view is one thing. For Joseph, doing his job well is the most important thing. Unlike the previous "Final Analysis" premiere, this time it was Hugo's own work, and it was last May. After the fiasco of "Hudson's Eagle", Hugo's work was released again after a lapse of seventeen months, which really made Joseph have to pay attention.

As for Hugo himself, he felt that everything was so magical. He traveled over in January and was busy shooting two movies, and then gave himself a long summer vacation. After some rest and adjustment, the first film in his life The real movie works are about to land in major theaters, and it is also the North American movie market, the center of global movies. For Hugo, this is still a dream without a sense of reality, even if he is already in this era of this land. It stayed for more than six months, but Hugo was taken aback when Joseph told him that "Scent of a Woman" was coming out.

Compared with the premiere of "The Last Analysis", with the approaching of the premiere of "Smell the Scent and Know a Woman", Hugo's inner tension was like a tidal wave, which appeared on time two or three times a day, leaving Hugo completely in the dark. A state of restlessness, which is really a torment.

"Like pancakes," Hugo said.