The top of fame and fortune [Comprehensive British and American]

Santa Monica, Los Angeles, MGM Studios Headquarters

"Erica, come meet 'Louis' we managed to find." "Thelma & Louise" director Ridley Scott introduces actress Susan Sarandon to Erica.

The producers spent several months selecting the actor to play 'Louis', and finally handed her over to Sarandon, who is independent and firm, with a unique feminine charm.

Unlike Erica's newcomer status, Susan Sarandon is an acting actress who debuted for nearly 20 years and was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars and Golden Globe Awards.

However, when Susan faced Erica, she did not show the slightest contempt, and was even very friendly, "Hi, Erica, in the past three months, I have walked into the MAJESTIC theater for you more than once, you The performance was absolutely perfect.”

Susan is also a New Yorker. In addition to filming, she often returns to New York to live.In the past three months, Broadway's "Phantom of the Opera" has undoubtedly become a hot spot in the New York social circle.

And Erica naturally wouldn't treat Susan Sarandon coldly, "Really? I mean, it's such an honor, it's a bit unbelievable. I have to tell you, Susan, that you starred in "Rocky" Horror Show, definitely my favorite cultfilm."

Cultfilm, that is, cult movies, are usually controversial and niche films, but "The Rocky Horror Show" released in 1975 is different. It is not only the most famous cultfilm in film history, but also has countless fans around the world. It became one of the pioneering pop culture symbols of the 70s.

Like a true fan, Erica couldn't wait to talk to Susan Sarandon about her singing and dancing performance in "The Rocky Horror Show", "Every time I watch "Rocky Horror Show" in the theater midnight ", when you appear on stage, I can't help but imitate your dialogue, and then just like everyone in the theater, follow your performance into a carnival, singing and dancing."

"Oh, god—that sounds really cool." Susan was completely amused by Erica.

Although Hollywood has always been "small", everyone acted like they knew each other and spoke Hollywood-style exaggerated admiration.But Susan has been working here for 20 years, and she can recognize that at least Erica Parker is telling the truth now.

Director Scott, who was standing between the two ladies, seemed to relax a lot after seeing that the two had a good first impression of each other.

To be honest, Scott was really a little worried that the two leading actresses would have some 'suitability' issues.

After all, the age gap between the two is a bit big, and Susan is a senior acting school, while Erica is a promising newcomer actor.

But when the two stand together, their appearance is not abrupt——

Susan's temperament is reserved and introverted, and she looks like she is only in her thirties; Erica's appearance is beautiful and sexy, without any frivolity and childishness, enough to play a role beyond her real age.

After finalizing Erica Parker and Susan Sarandon as co-stars in Thelma and Louise, producer and writer Kali Kerry adjusted Thelma and Louis' ages appropriately , changed to 27 and 34 years old.

This age setting is undoubtedly in line with the audience group targeted by "Thelma & Louise" - female audiences aged 25 to 40, the main support group for the women's liberation movement.

At this time, in the early 90s, the third wave of feminist movements was gradually emerging across the United States.

In the exclusive conference room of "Thelma & Louise" at the MGM headquarters, screenwriter Kali Kerry looked at her two leading actors, "Susan, Erica, I am very lucky to have you in this movie. "

"I am very aware that women's movies are only marginalized in Hollywood right now. Of course, "Thelma and Louise" cannot be the best opportunity in front of you." Satisfied, "But you are the best Thelma and Louise to me."

Director Ridley Scott continued to praise, "Susan and Erica have something in common, firm and powerful, and full of strength in their hearts. And that kind of powerful thing is exactly what "Thelma and Louise" needs cinematic spirit."

"I am a feminist, and Louise, a woman who is willing to fight against patriarchal oppression with her life, is a role I cannot miss." Susan Sarandon responded restrained and firm.

And Erica went on to say, "Selma is deeply gender-biased and bullied women. Her self-awareness awakening inspires me. Of course, I can't wait to play her, become her, and fight for her. Defend dignity."

In this discussion, it seems that every main creator is a feminist who defends gender equality.

Not only the screenwriter Carly Kerry and the leading actors Susan and Erica, even the male director Ridley Scott is rare in Hollywood, full of respect and support for women.

And this sense of respect, when the crew officially started filming in California and Utah, seemed to be even more manifested——

As a well-known director who directed "Blade Runner", Ridley Scott was very willing to accept the actors' suggestions for the film during the filming of "Thelma and Louise".

Especially Susan and Erika, many of their proposals and improvisations were readily adopted by him.There is no doubt that Ridley Scott has given the two actresses plenty of room to play.

In the midsummer of August, in Utah Canyon National Park, the filming of "Thelma and Louise" has come to an end.

In the previous key scenes, the performances of Susan and Erica were amazingly tacit and perfect.

For example, after Selma was deceived by J.D played by Brad Pitt, in order to collect the travel expenses for Louis to escape to Mexico, Selma became a gun-wielding female gangster who robbed the store.

During the entire robbery process that did not cause any harm to anyone, Selma was extremely fluent and proficient, and Erica's performance was cool and full of joy, and even made people feel cute and funny.

This sense of joy was amplified again by Erica and Susan when Selma and Louis met an extremely chauvinistic 'Nazi Party' policeman on their way to escape—

The originally arrogant and rude Nazi policeman, after Selma held a Colt revolver and pointed it at his forehead, completely exposed his sternness, and was so frightened that he collapsed and cried, "Please, I have a wife and children!"

"Really? Then you are in luck, you have to treat them well, especially your wife," Selma, played by Erica, was about to lock the Nazi police into the trunk of the police car, she raised her eyebrows, a little sarcastic and She said jokingly, "My husband treats me badly, look what I have become."

Louis, played by Susan, sang along side by side. Before stuffing the police into the trunk, he did not forget to 'rob' a case of beer from the police and a police belt with a lot of bullets.

Louis: "Extra ammo."

Thelma: "Good idea."

Finally the two women hop back into their gorgeous retro 1966 convertible Thunderbird—"Ready?" "Move on."

They even shot and blasted the tank truck in the face - because the male driver made disgusting verbal harassment to them more than once while on the road, but refused to apologize for it.

Just like countless rude men in this world, they think they can sexually harass, discriminate, and humiliate women unscrupulously.

And after Erica and Susan went through dozens of days of long-term road shooting, Thelma and Louise's escape journey is finally coming to an end.

In the magnificent grand canyon with rolling yellow sand, two women were surrounded by police, 24 police cars, and three helicopters. They were desperate.

Numerous guns were aimed at the convertible Thunderbird. Amid the warnings from the police, Louis still refused to give in. She said firmly to Selma, "I will not give up."

Among the police, the only detective who was full of sympathy for the two women was still trying to rescue Louis and Selma, "How many times? How many times have women been bullied?"

But the police detective was obviously unable to save them. The convertible Thunderbird got on, and Thelma looked at Louis, "Let's keep going"

They looked at each other with smiles on their faces, and they looked so happy. Thelma smiled and hugged Louis and kissed her hard.

And the next moment, in the astonishing billowing yellow sand, the 1966 Thunderbird was racing towards the canyon. Louis and Thelma held hands and were about to leap over the cliff.

—Give me liberty or give me death.

"GOOD!" Ridley Scott shouted excitedly.

Susan Sarandon immediately stepped on the brakes, and the scene of flying over the cliff at the end naturally had to be produced with stunt cars and post-production special effects.

Susan couldn't hide her excitement and looked at Erica, "It seems that Scott has no objection to the kiss just now."

Thelma and Louise's kiss did not appear in the script of "Thelma and Louise". This was an impromptu decision by Erica and Susan 10 minutes ago.

They didn't even tell the crew in advance, but based on Director Scott's reaction at the moment, it seems that he is very satisfied with the new performance of the two.

"Susan, Erica, I think you all have the talent to be directors," Ridley Scott was looking back at the filming beside the canyon, and he couldn't help but praised the two actresses, "During filming, you Put forward a lot of wonderful suggestions, fully demonstrated the organization and leadership of the film."

Erika was a little surprised when she heard director Scott's voice, and she recalled that Sophia seemed to have mentioned it to her during the filming of "The Godfather 3".

Is she really capable of being a director?