The story behind Home Alone is actually very simple.

In '84, John Hughes's debut film "Sixteen Candles" won 23 million at the North American box office with a production cost of 6.5 million, which made him stand out in the field of American youth films, and also brought him strong confidence, so he made persistent efforts and took out the script "The Breakfast Club" that had been written in 82, and found Universal, hoping that the other party could invest.

There is a profitable project in front, of course, Universal will not refuse, but unfortunately, after reviewing the script, Universal felt that the project was too simple and the scenes were too few, so he gave a production budget of 1 million.

What could a million budget do in Hollywood at the time?

Hollywood in the 80s already has a salary of 20 million!

Don't talk about inviting those super A's, you can't even invite B-list! Even if it's a C, it has to take up a lot of production costs!

But—

John Hughes's choice for the protagonist is Nicolas Cage.

Cage, who was born in 64, had just turned 20 at the time, and had only starred in six movies, more often than not, to match others.

According to Hollywood's salary principle, John Hughes can afford to hire Cage, but Cage doesn't look down on John Hughes.

The reason is very simple, two of the six projects he participated in were directed by his uncle Francis Coppola himself, and the other projects were either escorted by big names or given enough money, as Coppola's nephew, even if he didn't need his uncle's relationship, he could receive a bunch of books, in this case, you are a newly-emerging John Hughes is a fart!

As a result, Cage turned down John Hughes.

The way he refused, it was very simple.

Quoting a sky-high salary to reflect his coffee position discouraged John Hughes.

This behavior made John Hughes, who was already dissatisfied with the budget, extremely annoyed, but he couldn't help it.

Do you want to find other people's theories?

Unrealistic.

Why?

Because Universal at that time was fully supporting a movie-

Zemeckis and Spielberg's Back to the Future.

If John Hughes and Cage were tough, Coppola might still be kept in the dark, and the world would kick him out!

After all, it's just a small project with a million-dollar investment.

Compared to Spielberg, John Hughes is a piece of!

Why is it on Spielberg?

Isn't it because Francis Coppola, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg are playing in groups?

John-Hughes, these Jewish gang guys, can't afford to offend any of them, even if there is fire, they have to hold back.

Therefore, even if "The Breakfast Club" became popular later, John Hughes did not mean to shout in the air, he knew that his arm could not twist the thigh of the Jewish Gang, not only that, but he also took the initiative to run, ran from Universal to Paramount, and handed over "Spring is Not a Reading Day" to Paramount for production and distribution.

And as it passed, John Hughes never crossed paths with the Jews again.

He made the movies he wanted to make, and his results were also good and bad.

It wasn't until 89 years that Warner killed "Home Alone" that the Jewish gang reappeared in his field of vision.

As Robert Zemeckis, the director of "Back to the Future", said, John Hughes doesn't care if he is set up at all, let alone whether Chris Columbus has crossed himself as a producer and set two leading actors, and he is even very happy that his project can continue to run, what he really cares about is that after the project is established, Columbus, a member of the Jewish gang, wants to finalize the protagonist.

If Columbus had been allowed to finalize the protagonist, he would have fallen into the hands of the Jews for the second time.

Last time he was lost face by Cage, this time the crew will be completely taken over by the Jewish gang?

John Hughes, somewhat unwilling.

But what's the use of being unwilling?

Even if he was a producer, he couldn't yell at Columbus head-on, "You!" ”

Because he understands that if he kicks out Columbus, it means that Fox may withdraw his investment.

Once Fox withdraws, his project will be completely finished.

The project abandoned by Dakaizi Warner and Leak King Fox, how many companies are willing to invest?

Moreover, he also knew in his heart that there was no problem with Columbus finding another new man, because his friend's son Macaulay was living in dire straits, and fame was the biggest pain for this child, and the more Macaulay could make money, the more ruthless his father would suck him dry......

On one side, it is his own face, and on the other side, he pushes his friend's son into the abyss.

John Hughes didn't know what to choose, so he gave everything to God.

As a producer, he agreed to Columbus's audition request, if he could meet a boy at a glance in the audition, then Macaulay would be eliminated directly, but if he didn't find it, then Macaulay would be the starring role.

Columbus has no objection to this, he is a rookie director, he only broke into the Jewish gang with a script, and he also wants to make a career out of his own ability, rather than being commented on by the outside world all the time: without Spielberg, he can't do anything.

In this case, when Roland participated in the audition, he found that John Hughes had no intention of boycotting the Jewish gang at all, and it was for this reason that he would not be able to get a real audition opportunity if he was not taken by John Hughes at a glance.

Nestled on his own sofa, Roland stared at the white ceiling, his thoughts drifting out of the sky.

This kind of story of nine twists and eighteen bends, even if he kills him, he can't think of it!

The feeling of being slapped in the face, can only be depressed, and is still unwilling after many years, Roland can understand.

This is the grievance of adults.

This is a compromise that has been beaten by society.

"This is really more exciting than fiction......"

"If John Hughes is the protagonist of the novel, then the author who writes like this is afraid that he has starved to death."

"It's no wonder that John Hughes has only made one movie since Home Alone."

"You're tired, aren't you? Being an honest screenwriter and eating copyright licensing fees and dividends may be the most stable way to make a living in this circle. ”

"Alas......"

He sighed and shook his head with a wry smile.

At this moment, Roland has a lot of emotion.

What would he have done without a time loop?

Can't get the project "Home Alone", and then work hard to try to gnaw "From Entry to Soil" clean?

Come on—

John Hughes's experience taught Roland a truth.

Self-made may really exist, but class crushing will be even more ferocious.

As long as he devotes himself to the Internet outlet, can he really be the same as Rebus said, even if he is a pig, he can be blown up?

No kidding.

Adults, none of them are easy.

"Thanks for the time loop."

"Thank you for letting me hear this story."

"I'll make a good movie, I will definitely ......"

If there are many things that Roland wants to do after getting the time loop, there are many things.

He felt that he could do anything, and he could turn over 108,000 miles with a single fight.

But when he learned of John Hughes's helplessness, he cherished "Home Alone" more and more at his fingertips.

The opportunity to become popular was not something he was waiting for.

If he auditioned, how could he have heard everything about John Hughes from director Zemeckis?

Although under David's words, his mentality has changed, he feels that learning is also a very happy thing, and he can even decide how to use the skills he has learned, but in the end, isn't it better to enrich himself first and talk about the future?

After his ability has accumulated to a certain level, the relationship will become the last straw that crushes the camel.

At least, in this realm, this sentence works.