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<blockquote>Yeah he was Matt Damon's buddy and <b>he was putting it in JLo's chunky backside for a while</b> but that still doesn't explain why he ever reached mega star status.</blockquote>
Producer Terence Chang wrote in his book: <i>"There was nothing wrong with him, but I always felt that he was not very involved. Maybe it was because his girlfriend at the time, Jennifer Lopez, was also filming in Canada and would come to visit the studio sometimes. The two of them often made love to each other in front of the staff, as if no one else was around. The heroine Uma Thurman is very dedicated, but I always felt that there was a little lack of chemistry when filming the emotional scenes between the two."</i>
In case it got picked up by another network.
In his 2023 memoir, co-producer Terence Chang wrote: <i>"Paramount didn’t know how to react for a while and insisted that John Woo cut this section, but he refused no matter what. As a result, during the test screening, the audience responded extremely well to the handling of this scene, so it was retained."</i>
Woo's friend and co-producer Terence Chang said in his book: <i>"John Woo never rehearses when filming. He likes to let the actors improvise on the spot, and indeed, he often comes up with brilliant ideas. But this film is an exception. Because two actors have to play the same two roles, they always have to find similarities between them, so he specially arranged rehearsals for them. Travolta is a master of imitation. He imitates Nicolas Cage’s words and deeds vividly. In fact, both of them are highly praised for their acting skills, but they have different skills. Nicolas is a “Method Actor” and he will devote himself to that role."</i>
An example of his method acting: <i>"The scene he shot on the first day was an emotional scene in which he went home to meet his wife. Before the shooting started, he was brewing it in the RV. When he came out, he looked at the ground without looking at anyone else. He walked to the camera and started performing. As a result, the performance amazed everyone. Travolta is the opposite. Before the camera starts, he likes to chat and laugh with the staff. But as soon as the camera starts, he immediately becomes a character in the story, and the performance will not be affected at all."</i>
In his Chinese-only memoir, co-producer Terence Chang said: <i>"The boss of Paramount said "We Americans would never do this" and insisted that John Woo cut this section. As a result, during the test screening, the audience was asking, "Where did the child go? Why didn’t the detective adopt him?" So John Woo put that part back and then tried it again, and the score was as high as ninety-six points!"</i>
Co-producer Terence Chang wrote in his 2023 memoir: <i>"Some people said that it would be better to change the character into a stepmother and find a young, beautiful and sexy actress! At the same time, other people said that if this was the case, the impact of the drama would be greatly reduced. When we were in Los Angeles, I tried my best to find many actresses but they were not suitable, so I went to New York to look for one. Ang Lee was in New York working on The Ice Storm, and he strongly recommended to us his leading lady, Joan Allen, who had finished filming The Ice Storm. We met her, we felt very good, returned to Los Angeles and convinced Paramount to use her."</i>
Speaking of locations and trust, Carpenter said something about filming which indicates that he won't let loose lips sink ships: <i>"The crew stayed in a barge that had pulled into the harbor there. And me and the actors and producers were staying at this hotel in town. And wow: Actors on a location with nothing to do on a Saturday night, it’s a dangerous situation. But this was in Stuart, British Columbia, and it was right near Hyder, Alaska. It was right there on the border. This was a town where they had thrown out the sheriff and burned down the police station, so it was completely wild there. It was a quite a location, <b>but lots of things went on that I cannot discuss with you here.</b>"</i>
The way that she looks now reminds me of the way that Vanessa Warwick looks now. Many years ago, comparing the two would have been unfathomable.
PSGM was filmed in the second half of 1985.
When Stoltz was filming BTTF, the other similar production being made around the same time was The Heavenly Kid.
Eric was working with a startlingly different script: https://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/bttf4th.pdf
It reads more like a PG-13 teen movie than a family-friendly film.
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