In 1985, Lin Zhengying established himself as a grandmaster with a "Mr. Zombie", and 17 years ago, an American had already accomplished something similar.

This man's name is George Romero.

In other words, Western zombie movies were born in the thirties, and the original setting was often related to voodoo, such as the dead being awakened, and then doing some heavy manual work as laborers, which is extremely boring.

But in 1968, Romero became the head of the genre with the epoch-making "Night of the Living Dead". Such as:

They do not have any consciousness or ability to think, and act entirely on instinct;

They like to eat human flesh, so much so that they attack humans like crazy;

They will be infected, and when bitten, they will become the same kind;

They often march slowly in groups, chasing down the living in order to inflict psychological oppression on the audience.

For decades, almost all zombie films have been based on these settings, including a large number of games and anime related to the genre. With this feat alone, even if Romero has countless bad movies on the street, it still does not affect his title of master.

And the film in front of him, called "Land of the Living Dead", is the fourth part after his zombie trilogy.

In fact, the script was available ten years ago, but there was no funding, and filming has not started until now. As a qualified B-grade film director, lack of money is a daily routine, and there is nothing to be sad about.

The only unpleasant thing is that Romero originally wanted to shoot in Pittsburgh, but the producer insisted on coming to Toronto to shoot for the sake of Canada's preferential policies. I had no choice but to recreate a part of Pittsburgh, which naturally cannot be compared with the original.

……

It was originally a warehouse, and the place was huge, with old steel shelves everywhere. But now, it has been arranged into an underground club, and more than 50 group performers are shuttling through it.

A bunny girl with half her breasts exposed, carrying a tray to deliver wine to guests. White uncle with glasses. He handed a small pie to the fat man with a beard. The well-dressed old gentleman picked up some powder with his fingers and wiped it into his mouth. The little girl in red was bartending, and the half-naked woman was dancing in the back window......

In the center of the venue, there is a large iron cage, and the two actors who play zombies are roaring inside.

Each of these group performances has a distinct identity, but the above guys are close-ups. As for the poor insects that act as background boards, they can only walk around in the dim light.

It's very troublesome to shoot group scenes, and you can't give a big shot. After filming one picture at a time, I will edit it again. Romero had already entered the warehouse, sitting in the director's chair to direct Ruoding, and there were still some bits and pieces outside, and his assistant was responsible for the finishing.

"Hey, you seem nervous?"

Near the door, assistant director Matt looked at the fat man next to him who was shaking very badly and couldn't help asking.

"Nervous? Of course! Oh no, no, I just. It's exciting, isn't it? ”

The fat man was short and frustrated, and wore a ridiculous hat, and he was startled by him.

"I understand you, man! I've met a lot of people. They are even crazier than you, and even one of them fainted outright and lost the opportunity that was so hard to get. ”

"Oh, that's so pathetic. I worked as an actor for two years. This is the first character I have a voice in. ”

"Haha, this must be a good start."

Matt casually encouraged, but saw that the other party's state was really abnormal. And again: "I have to remind you, are you ready for your role?" ”

"I promise it's okay, I promise!" The fat man's face was full of promises.

After a while, Romero's side ended a set of shots, and it was the turn of the leading actor to appear. The actor of the film is named Simon Baker, who was born in Australia and has made several Hollywood movies, but more of them are American dramas, which belong to the kind with familiar faces but no status.

"Hey, how are you?"

"Not bad, where's the Chihuahua?"

"Probably in the back."

The picture is given to the door, and Simon Baker has a few words of dialogue with a small supporting character, which is OK. Immediately after that, the next one was played.

Playing the male protagonist's subordinate Robert Joy, he walks next to the supporting character, his right eye is completely sunken, and half of his face is covered with hideous marks from burns.

Here the fat man should have entered the mirror, but he was completely blindfolded and poked in place motionless.

"Click!"

Romero frowned and said, "It's really a low-level mistake, where is the person?" ”

“SORRY！ SORRY！ ”

Matt hurriedly ran over, apologized again and again, turned around and dragged the little fat man, and complained, "Dude, what are you doing?" ”

"I, I ......"

The stumbling man couldn't say a word.

“OK！ You don't think about what just happened, start over. "He doesn't have time to talk nonsense.

"Oh!" The other party nodded hurriedly.

Soon, the crew started filming again.

This time, the fat man entered the camera in time, and the supporting character also said the line: "There are many activities today, and we have a new game." ”

"What, how, bet?"

Okay, that's starting to stutter again.

"Click!"

Romero suddenly shouted to stop, beckoned Matt, and said, "Where did you find the actor?" He's as tender as a rookie! ”

"I'm sorry, sir."

"NONO, I DON'T NEED TO APOLOGIZE!"

"OK, I'll definitely fix it as soon as possible."

Matt was a dog, and for a moment he was very irritable, and said to the fat man, "Man, what about your guarantee?" All I saw was a funny clown! ”

"I'm so sorry."

The other party was sweating, and the two pieces of fat on his face became red because he was too nervous.

"Okay, let's do it again."

Seeing this, Matt didn't say much.

……

"Click!"

Just a few minutes later, it was the fifth time it was called.

Romero took off his glasses, rubbed his forehead, and said, "Dear Matt, we must finish this scene today." ”

"Yes, I understand!"

"So you'd better get me someone!"

"Sir, I will do it as soon as possible!"

"Not as soon as possible, but immediately! Immediately! ”

Romero finally couldn't take it anymore and roared out.

Matt crawled to the outside of the warehouse, and when the cool breeze of the night blew, his swollen head was suddenly much refreshed, but he cursed again and again in his heart:

Damn fat pigs! Damn zombies! Damn Toronto!

Where am I going to find an actor?

The group performances brought over were all signed, and they were written in black and white, not to mention that this is still a role with lines...... There is a suitable one outside, the paralyzed one is pretending to be a zombie, and it will take forty minutes to remove the makeup?

"Alas......"

He poked at the door of the warehouse and worried, looking left and right, not knowing what to do. The buildings around were dense, and diagonally in front of it was the low house, and a long line of zombies was striding back, as if they had just finished their work.

"Hey!"

His eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Here!" ”

The young man, also named Simon, ran over quickly and said, "What's the matter, Matt?" ”

"It's too nervous to have a temporary performance, and the director has to find someone to replace."

"Now?" The other party was stunned.

"Of course! We're doing something else, and you only have twenty minutes. ”

"Uh, okay."

"Good luck!"

“……”

Simon looked at the swaying flash man and couldn't help but be secretly worried.

There are twelve assistant directors and assistants in the entire crew, and they have the least qualifications, so they undertake all the cannon fodder tasks. Just like at this moment, knowing that Matt was cheating him, he had to try desperately.

"Find someone...... Find someone to ......."

He thought about it for a while, then ran to the periphery, and when he saw the young people who were watching the excitement were about to leave, he hurriedly shouted: "Hey, we need an extra, who among you has acting experience?" ”

The gang brushed together, and suddenly exploded the pot again.

"Mike!"

"Definitely Mike!"

"Haha, man, you're finally developed!"

Immediately, the buddy named Mike stepped forward a little reservedly and said with a smile: "I have done some stage performances in the municipal theater troupe, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

"Oh, of course!"

Simon was very hilarious, and the shit luck also ran into a professional, and quickly opened the iron fence.

"Mike, come on!"

"You're the best!"

In the cheers of the friends, the two of them had just walked a few steps, and suddenly heard someone on the other side shouting: "Hey, hey!" And what's more! ”

"Here! Over here! ”

Not far away, Fan Xiaoye jumped and waved his arms. She didn't understand all of what they said just now, but only understood one word: actor.

That's fine!

"You're shouting a yarn?" Chu Qing was very painful.

"Oh, let's play!"

She ignored it and shouted even harder: "COMEHERE! COMEHERE！ ”

“……”

Simon twitched the corner of his mouth, followed the sound, raised his eyes and saw two Orientals, couldn't help but be startled, and said, "You are Chinese?" ”

"Yes, we're from China."

Fan Xiaoye sold her husband very happily, dragged him over, and said, "Oh, this is the one!" ”

"Have you ever acted before?"

The American brother looked at him a few times, and felt that his appearance was ordinary and his temperament was easy-going, so he asked tentatively.

"Uh......"

Chu Qing glared at his daughter-in-law, and had to say, "It's a little bit." (To be continued......)