This producer made Spielberg

Artist: Richard M. D. Zanuck Richard D. Zanuck Occupation: Productions: Jaws, Planet of the Apes, The Sound of Music Breaking Things: Joined Warner Pictures on March 1, 1977 // This is his story // He is a Hollywood talent, 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 Son inherits his father's path as a producer of Zanuk, in fact, thanks to his father who is also a producer, Hollywood legend Daryl 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 Fox was imprisoned for financial crisis, but it made Zanuk's intuition for movies, and Darryl had a different intuition than ordinary people. 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, the gangster film was almost a blank film, and the old friends of Caesar and Rico 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 a serious taboo in society at that time, and it was because of "Little Caesar" that the gangster film was able to gain a foothold and eventually called itself 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 court debate film as one of Orson Wells's masterpieces, and the stirring courtroom passages in the film are still acting textbooks. In 1959, "Zhu men evil seeds" appeared in Cannes, France, an unprecedented three film emperors. △ The three main actors Bradd Dillman, Dean Stockwell, and Orson Wells won the film emperor throughout the 60s, and almost all the classics have Richard's figure. 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 to jump to Warner. Because his father opened himself up. 02 Self-Reliance Portal Richard once said that at work, he did not regard Dalil as a father at all. I had to try to overcome this nepotism, because he was a huge box office loss for my boss, Dalil-led Cleopatra, and in the late '60s, Fox started to go downhill. △ "Cleopatra" invested as much as 31 million, and the national box office only had $57 million, so that Fox could not make ends meet, high investment, low return, became 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. Famous film critic Roger Albert commented on the film, it is one of the most fascinating and boring blockbusters of all time △ Akira Kurosawa's halfway exit, and the unexpected frequent set, let "Tiger! tiger! Before Tiger became a disaster for Fox, 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. 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 release the police gangster 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 newcomers try, maybe there can be unexpected gains and only one year later, the two joined hands again to cooperate in "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, but also defined the scale of commercial operations in Hollywood today. △ The public opinion caused by the film, including the decline in north American coastal tourism performance by 45% In 1991, "Driving for Miss Daisy" swept the Oscars and won 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.