Chapter 200 The Story of Ice Cream
On Friday, May 2, 1997, the sequel to the famous science fiction movie "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World" opened in 3,800 theaters across the United States, kicking off the summer season. .
Little Gilbert took the time to attend the premiere of the film.
To be honest, from the perspective of someone who has experienced it, the special effects of "Jurassic Park 2" are a bit outdated. But when those dinosaurs appear on the big screen, they can still be exciting enough.
However, "Jurassic Park 2" has some common problems of sequel movies. The plot is repetitive and cliche. Apart from the dinosaurs, there is nothing worthy of impressing the audience.
Even so, Gilbert Jr. still gave him commercial praise afterwards.
"It's quite good. Watching the shocking dinosaurs come to life, I couldn't imagine it. It's so exciting. Thanks to Director Spielberg for taking us into a lost world."
Spielberg is also very interesting. He said: "Actually, at the beginning, I wanted little Gilbert to take over the "Jurassic Park" series.
However, you all know that he has his own work to be busy with. "
As soon as these words came out, the guests and reporters present had to re-examine the relationship between Gilbert Jr. and Spielberg. It seemed that it was indeed very good!
Despite its shortcomings, as a popular sequel movie, "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World" still grossed US$72.133 million at the box office in its first weekend, once again setting a new first-weekend box office record. .
I knew "Jurassic Park 2" would be a box office bomb, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful. Fortunately, other films had already stayed away.
The most recent movie was "The Fifth Element" directed by Luc Besson, which was released the weekend after "Jurassic Park 2".
Luc Besson originally wanted to invite Bruce Willis to star, and even visited Bruce Willis several times to discuss the film.
But a French director, Luc Besson, a well-known American director in Hollywood, Little Gilbert, as long as they are Hollywood actors with a normal mind, they all know how to choose.
So Bruce Willis chose to participate in Gilbert Jr.'s "The Sixth Sense" and rejected Luc Besson's invitation.
Of course Luc Besson knew that his charm was no match for little Gilbert, but it didn't matter. There were so many actors in Hollywood that he chose to work with Steven Seagal.
At this time, Steven Seagal became one of the first-tier actors in Hollywood action movies with his roles in "Dragon" and "The End of the World".
He also has the talent of screenwriting and directing. "Polar Heroes" is a movie he wrote, directed and acted in, and achieved good results.
The film "The Fifth Element" was invested by Sony Columbia, with a production cost of US$90 million. This is also the largest project directed by Luc Besson.
However, it turns out that not all directors can handle big projects.
During its first weekend of release, the film only made $17.03 million at the box office, losing to "Jurassic Park 2" and ranking second at the weekly box office.
More importantly, the film's reputation among viewers was not good. Most viewers commented on the film as making people sleepy and boring to watch.
The film, which also stars Milla Jovovich and Gary Oldman, as well as Chris Tucker, can now be considered a box office flop.
In the competitive summer season, failure to achieve good results in the first weekend means the failure of the entire summer season.
It's impossible to expect the audience to change their mind, because the audience is usually new and tired of the old, not to mention there are so many freshly released movies in the summer season.
On the third weekend of the summer season, "Austin Powers" released by New Line Cinema and "Bad Boys" released by Paramount were released.
This week's box office showed a trend of melee, with several films competing hard. In the end, "Jurassic Park 2" took advantage of the number of days it was released to win its third weekly box office championship.
Spielberg is worthy of being Spielberg. In such a fierce summer season, he can still win three weekly box office championships.
But these achievements, in the eyes of others, are what Spielberg should have achieved, because his name is Spielberg and he was the king of the previous summer.
What about the next summer king after Spielberg? Don't worry, week four is coming soon.
On May 22nd, Gilbert Jr.'s new work "The Sixth Sense" was shocking and held a grand premiere in Los Angeles.
Little Gilbert gave Spielberg face, and Spielberg naturally wanted to support him.
"Jurassic Park 2" is about to complete its fourth weekend. There is no strong competition between the two films, so there is no big problem in supporting little Gilbert.
Luc Besson also came over. He has been having a hard time recently. "The Fifth Element" can be considered a failure. After all, the box office performance was not good.
So Luc Besson came to learn and see how top Hollywood directors attract audiences into movie theaters.
Every summer, what many movie fans look forward to most is to go to the cinema and watch a movie about Little Gilbert. This has almost become a routine.
This year is no exception. Although you can't see the movie until tomorrow, thousands of movie fans from all over the United States still crowded the red carpet.
Whenever a celebrity guest walks down the red carpet, the deafening cheers can make the entire California tremble.
Bruce Willis and little star Haley walked the red carpet together. During the red carpet interview and interacting with fans, Haley also complained about Bruce Willis and little Gilbert.
“The first day of filming for The Sixth Sense was in the hot summer, but the crisp autumn did not follow. We were shooting a cool and foggy autumn scene, and the director asked us to wear autumn clothes.
Bruce was wearing a windbreaker and I was wearing a thick jacket, it was a really hot month. "
Fans watched quietly, listening to what the child star had to say.
Haley continued: "Every time he was filming, Bruce would attract huge crowds to watch the filming process. Everyone worked hard because it was the first day on the job.
Even the entire crowd was quietly observing the direction of the situation and their own role, so hard that no one heard the bell of the ice cream seller in another block.
No one except Director Gilbert Jr. and Bruce. "
The fans couldn't hold it back and laughed, and the entire interactive scene became a sea of joy.
However, that wasn't the end of it, Haley continued: "Director Gilbert Jr. and Bruce said: Oh, man, we need ice cream.
Bruce said he wanted a treat and grabbed his assistant, who called nearby Philadelphia police. Just a moment later, police sirens howled from a distance, urgently arresting the special suspect HumorMan. "HumorMan is a very popular ice cream brand in the United States. Hailey's vivid narration was like a Chinese cross talk, which made the audience laugh.
"Then the assistant realized he was unlucky and had to give out ice cream to everyone who came to watch because Bruce bought ice cream for everyone."
Bruce Willis pretended to be serious, but in fact he could hardly hold back his smile, and the slightly raised corners of his mouth outlined his mood.
Haley still didn't let him go: "This guy didn't leave until everyone had received the ice cream."
As he said that, Hailey put on a sad and helpless look: "Uh... It seems, not everyone."
The audience once again became a sea of joy, and Bruce Willis finally couldn't hold it in anymore and started to laugh.
At this time, the guests arrived one after another, and everyone had a tacit understanding not to interrupt and let Haili finish telling the ice cream story.
"I was working, shooting a scene with Bruce, and I had to keep working. And... well... I didn't get anything."
Hailey looked at his toes on the ground and complained crazily: "Someone asked me why all the crying scenes are so good..."
When these words came out, everyone couldn't hold it in anymore. Whether it was the fans on the red carpet or the celebrity guests, everyone burst into laughter.
At the same time, applause is given to this cute and talented young actor with great potential.
Haley added: "I cried because I was thinking about the first day of filming and everyone got ice cream, everyone except me.
Bruce, thank you for playing the role of a savior one second and making me cry the next..."
The story of an ice cream on the red carpet has become a hot topic among movie fans. However, there are still only a few movie fans who can enter the premiere hall to watch the movie.
Everyone has to wait until the midnight show, or on the day of the premiere to see the entire film.
Spielberg later told Gilbert Jr. privately: "I like this kid. If there are any suitable projects in the future, I will look for him."
Little Gilbert smiled and said: "Then I'll thank you on Hailey's behalf. He's really good. You'll like it."
After watching the movie, the guests applauded "The Sixth Sense" from the bottom of their hearts. This movie is quite good, with just the right amount of suspense and thriller, and at the same time, there is no lack of warmth and family love can be found.
Luc Besson shook his head after watching it. This was the second time he attended the premiere of a Little Gilbert movie. The last time was "Saving Private Ryan".
I originally thought that "Saving Private Ryan" would be the peak of little Gilbert, but I didn't expect that little Gilbert would move into "The Sixth Sense" the following year.
In Luc Besson's eyes, "The Sixth Sense" is undoubtedly a better movie than "Saving Private Ryan."
No wonder Bruce Willis chose Gilbert Jr.'s movie, which is indeed much better than his own "The Fifth Element."
As a film with emotion as its core driving force, "The Sixth Sense" is seamless in all aspects. No part is abrupt, no scene, no line is redundant.
All in all, this is a very well done movie.
After "Jurassic Park 2", a movie worth watching this summer seems to have appeared.
After the premiere, the media launched a second round of continuous coverage. I used to write a little bit implicitly, but now I can brag about it.
After the premiere, the film opened midnight screenings in 3,200 movie theaters across the United States.
Relying on the appeal of Little Gilbert, the film achieved good results in the midnight screenings, earning more than 7 million US dollars in midnight screenings.
Specific data will not be available until the next day.
In the Melon Manor, little Gilbert received the midnight box office data and felt relieved.
Naomi Watts handed over a glass of water and asked, "How's the box office going?"
"Not bad," little Gilbert took a sip of water and replied: "With a box office of more than 7 million US dollars, the premiere should be able to create a good result."
"That's good," Naomi Watts said reassuringly: "By the way, in July, "Contact" starring me will premiere. Are you free to attend?"
"Of course I'm free. I have to support the movie you star in!"
Naomi Watts was very satisfied with little Gilbert's words and rewarded him with a few drops of water on his lips.
But she was hugged by little Gilbert, and Naomi Watts straddled Little Gilbert's legs, and the two had a long French wet kiss.
At this time, Kyoko knocked on the door and came in. She was already used to this scene. She bowed and said, "Sir, the bath water has been put away."
Little Gilbert held Naomi Watts' hand: "It's time to rest, honey..."
Seeing the master and mistress No. 1 walking into the bathroom, Kyoko blushed a little. After some hesitation, she followed them in with small steps.
Kyoko did not forget to tell her daughter: "Mae, Sayuri, get your clothes ready, and then go to the bedroom to wait for Mr. and Mrs."
Little Gilbert doesn't like the title of master. It's almost the 21st century. How can he still be called master? Too low.
So Kyoko made a change and called little Gilbert sir.
Naomi Watts, Cameron Diaz, Charlize Theron and others who live in Melon Manor happily accepted the title of Madam.
Although we are not married to little Gilbert, it does not prevent us from being the ladies of Melon Manor, right?
(End of chapter)