In June and July 1994, the North American film market gave birth to many movies that were either classics or box office explosions.

"The Speed of Life and Death", which was released on June 10, is a typical handsome guy and beauty action movie. At this time, Keanu Reeves, who looks a little young, is at the peak of his appearance, and Sandra Bullock is also young and in his prime. Although the acting skills of these two can only be described as "improvised" for a long time afterward, who cares?

The appearance of these two alone is enough for a group of young boys and girls who are face controlled to lick the screen, not to mention that there are hot scenes to stimulate everyone's adrenaline;

And on June 15th, it was released almost before and after "Fatal Bend", and it was another later god film - "The Lion King", which can be said to be the last swan song of Disney's 2D animation department, although it is destined to be tragic, but it has a far-reaching impact. What's more, just the family carnival routine commonly used by Disney is destined to harvest the box office of all ages, and it is 100% difficult to mess with;

When "Fatal Bend" was released, the two main opponents encountered were them. But that's not the scariest thing in fact-

Waiting until around July 4 Independence Day, there is another super film that people may not notice at this time, but it is clear to everyone in later generations - "Forrest Gump", the American main theme film directed by Robert Zemeckis, director of the "Back to the Future" series and starring Tom Hanks, not only has a good reputation, but also is a very long-term box office bomb - in fact, it is the North American box office champion in history in 1994.

You think that's the end of it?

That's weird!

Less than two weeks after the release of "Forrest Gump", James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger's "True Lies" is coming, and this is the real terminator. Although this film is one of Cameron's films, it is relatively low in input and output, but it is also relative to Cameron himself. To others, it's a true great white shark.

Especially as a film produced with a lot of investment and special effects, it is very capable of grabbing the screen of the theater chain. When it is released, even if "Fatal Bend" is not killed by a stick, the number of screens will definitely shrink significantly.

- This is the schedule for the release of "Fatal Bend". It can be said that there is a wolf in front of him, a tiger in the back, and a lion by his side.

"Why did you and Mr. Producer choose such a schedule in the first place!?"

After listening to Charlotte's introduction, Charlize didn't know what to say. Although she doesn't know how fierce "Forrest Gump" is that has not yet been released at this time, the strength of "Life and Death" and "The Lion King", which are currently being screened, is already clear - as for "True Lies"? Don't forget the poster of the T-800 in Charlize's house, any movie starring a future governor will naturally get a box office bonus of more than 20% in the eyes of the blonde girl.

"Catching up with such a schedule, our box office will definitely be greatly affected, right?"

"Not necessarily. ”

Although such a schedule is set more to rub off on the popularity of Allen's case, it does not mean that Charlotte has not considered the problem of the opponent. In fact, he from the future knows better than others the strength of his opponents.

"Although these films have a strong ability to attract money, it doesn't mean that they haven't left us a way out. In fact, considering the genre of the film, "Fatal Bend" can completely coexist with them. After all, "Life and Death" and "True Lies" are both action movies, while "The Lion King" and "Forrest Gump" can be said to be a family carnival genre, which does not have a serious crossover with the audience of horror films. ”

"Really?"

Charlize had a palpable look of disbelief on his face.

"Of course. ”

Charlotte was confident. After all, in his memory, whether it is the United States or China, there will always be one or two small-budget genre films that break out of the encirclement in the schedule where blockbusters gather every year. This is enough to prove that even in the face of the encirclement and suppression of commercial blockbusters, as long as the quality of the film is excellent, and then grasp the market segment, the sword will be able to make a small hit.

"The opponent I'm more worried about now is not these four movies, but the "Wolf" that will be released tomorrow?"

"Wolf!?"

As a fan sister of Arnold and Sylvester, in the recent or upcoming movies, Charlize actually only cares about "True Lies" except for his own "Fatal Bend". She didn't even notice the movie "Wolf", there was no way, Charlotte had to introduce her:

"'Wolf' is a thriller with a fantasy component that basically overlaps with the audience of our film. And the starring roles of this movie are Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer. ”

"The Joker and Catwoman are the heroes and heroines!?"

Hearing the last sentence, Charlize immediately became interested, but Charlotte couldn't help but want to let out a sigh.

- I guessed she would react this way!

Although "The Shining" is Jack Nicholson's masterpiece, in fact, in the old version of "Batman", the clown he played is also a classic - then again, whether it is the new version or the old version of "Batman", the villains in it are all played well, there is only the difference between good and better, and the new and old generations of clowns are the best among them. What is really often not brilliant, or even has no sense of existence at all, is the actual protagonist of the movie, Batman Bruce Wayne.

- In other words, "Batman" is actually a series that is propped up by villains!?

Charlotte suddenly feels like she has discovered a harsh reality, especially for generations of Batmans.

As for Michelle Pfeiffer, the sexy girl has also played the villain in the Batman series, and of course, there is also the heroine - she is Catwoman in Tim Burton's 1992 version of "Batman Returns". Although the film has received mixed reviews in the public mind because of Tim Burton's obsession with dark gothic style, Michelle's sexy and dangerous Catwoman has become a classic in film history. After that, whether it was Harry Berry's Black Pearl version or Anne Hathaway's completely reconstructed version, it seemed insignificant in front of Michelle's version.

Well, thinking about it now, even Charlotte herself is a little interested in this "Wolf" in which the Joker and Catwoman do CP. Unfortunately, he hadn't seen the movie before he crossed over, so it's hard to tell if it would pose a threat to "Fatal Bend".

"However, although I am very interested in such a CP combination, I always feel that the combination of Joker and Catwoman is very wrong!"

Charlotte muttered to herself, and finally decided that this "wolf" was the main antagonist of "Fatal Bend".