Artist: Richard M. Richard D. Zanuck
Occupation: Producer
Representative works: "Great White Shark", "Planet of the Apes", "The Sound of Music"
Breaking Things: Joined Warner Pictures on March 1, 1977
<h1>This is his story // </h1>
He is a Hollywood talent, and at the age of 28, he has produced countless masterpieces.
His father was the head of Fox, but he turned against the family and joined his old rival Warner without hesitation.
He was also Spielberg's Bole, and through his hand, "Jaws" came out.
His name was Richard M. D. Zanuk is Hollywood's most successful producer.
01 The son inherits the father's business
Zhanouk's path as a producer is actually due to his father, who is also a producer.
Hollywood legend Darryl F. Zanuk.
Within three years, he was able to go from being an ordinary screenwriter all the way to chief producer at Warner.
He was also able to see the timing when Warner was alone, dug the pit of fox founders, and became the new CEO.
△ In 1935, founder William Foss was imprisoned for financial crisis, but he made Zanuk
For movies, Daryl has an unusual intuition.
A film under his strategy has become both a classic and a focus of public opinion.
It was he who pioneered the "social effect" of cinema.
In the 1930s, prohibition in the United States had not yet been lifted, and the streets of New York became a battlefield for gangsters.
At that time, the sound film had just appeared, and Daryl, who was trying to transform, sniffed the business opportunity.
Thus, "Little Caesar" turned out.
△ In the 30s when "Little Caesar" was born, gangster films were almost blank
In the film, Caesar and Rico, two old friends, chose different lives, but the ending was also lamented.
One wants to be the boss of the gang, but the underworld is sinister, and the fate falls with the sound of gunfire.
Another wanted to become a dancer, and his own efforts, combined with the favor of the god of luck, eventually made his dream come true.
It's bloody. The roar of bullets just gives sound films the opportunity, the violence under the language of the film, and the blood is flowing.
It was controversial, and the film's homosexuality innuendo, in the conservative society of the time, caused a big wave of rendering.
The author of the novel even openly turned against Dalil and went to court.
△ The unusual "relationship" between the two leading actors in the film was seriously taboo in society at that time
It is also because of "Little Caesar" that gangster films can gain a foothold and eventually call themselves a faction.
Dad became an expert, and Richard naturally had a smooth ride.
In 1959, his first production, The Cult of Jumen, was released at the age of 25.
△ The film is based on real events and is also a classic courtroom debate film
As one of Orson Wells's masterpieces, the stirring courtroom passages in the film are still textbooks for acting.
In 1959, "Zhu men evil seeds" appeared in Cannes, France, an unprecedented three film emperors.
△ The three lead actors Bradd Dillman, Dean Stockwell and Orson Wells won the film emperor at the same time
Throughout the 60s, almost all the classics, richard was present.
Until 1965, The Sound of Music was just a no-brainer.
Because of Richard, it has pioneered a new world of music films.
The "Planet of the Apes" he created was not optimistic about people at the beginning of filming.
But in the end, it not only became a science fiction classic, but also opened a door for modern makeup special effects.
Planet of the Apes received three Oscar nominations, including Best Makeup
But in 1970, he suddenly left Fox and jumped to Warner.
Because his father opened himself up.
02 Self-reliant portal
Richard once said that at work, he did not regard Dalir as a father at all.
I had to try to overcome this layer of nepotism because he was my boss
"Cleopatra", led by Dalil, lost money at the box office, and in the late 60s, Fox began to decline.
△ "Cleopatra" invested as much as 31 million, and the national box office was only $57 million
The excessively high investment cost makes Foss unable to make ends meet, high investment, low return, and become the fuse between father and son.
Tigers from 1970! tiger! Tiger was Richard's last big production at Fox.
The luxurious set built at a huge cost has become the most loss-making transaction for Fox due to the sluggish box office after its release.
The famous film critic Roger Albert said this about the film,
It is one of the most glamorous and boring blockbusters ever made
△ Akira Kurosawa's halfway exit, and the unexpected frequent set, let "Tiger! tiger! Tiger became a disaster for Fox
Prior to this, the contradiction between father and son was irreconcilable in terms of the direction of the company.
The father wants to take a conservative strategy, but the son loves to innovate, even if these so-called new themes are not profitable.
Under pressure from the board, Daryl ordered the eviction of his own son.
On March 1, 1971, Richard officially joined Warner.
Little did he know that this choice had changed the landscape of Today's Hollywood.
03 Great Director Bole
In 1972, a young man walked into the office of producer Richard.
Having only made a few short films before, he was not good at words, but impressed Richard with a generous speech.
The battle-hardened producer realized that this young man was not ordinary.
A year later, the film was released called Rampage.
The film's mix-and-match style became a group of dark horses at that time.
△ The breakthrough of "Rampage" on the genre film once again verified Richard's vision
It is a comedy, the outlaw Mandarin Duck kidnapped the police to show the police war, which should have been action + thriller, but eventually became black humor.
Having made such a mature genre film as a fledgling, the young director, Steven Spielberg, was in the spotlight for the first time.
For young directors, Richard once said,
Don't be afraid, dare to let new people try, maybe there will be unexpected gains
After only a year, the two joined hands again to collaborate on "Jaws", which laid the history of film.
This is the first time Richard has come up with the concept of a summer box office blockbuster.
That is, summer slots, action or thriller themes, huge advertising investment, and large-scale releases.
This concept not only made Jaws the highest-grossing movie since Star Wars.
At the same time, it also defines the scale of commercial operations in Hollywood today.
△ The public opinion caused by the film, including the decline in the performance of North American coastal tourism by 45%
In 1991, "Driving for Miss Daisy" swept the Oscars, winning 4 awards, including Best Picture.
It is also the only Oscar winner in Richard's production career.
In a career spanning more than 60 years, richard's classic films have been countless.
From parting ways with his father, to self-reliance, to defining Hollywood today;
A belated Oscar can no longer represent the achievements of this Hollywood legend.
On July 13, 2012, Richard died of illness.
Before his death, he was still busy preparing for a small-budget film, "Hiding".
Today, the two directors of this film have become hot celebrities.
They were called the Duffy Brothers, and then they switched to the small screen and made an American drama called "Stranger Things".
Feeling this life, Richard D. Zanuk is creating cinematic marvels.