When the film crew of "Desert Island Cry" was in the final reshoot stage, a cameraman told Polanski that, judging from the existing materials, this should have been made into a bad film by the main creator. . .
In fact, the whole film has indeed been on the verge of getting out of control during the shooting process, so that nearly 40 years later, the director is still complaining that the actors of the two male protagonists are too "difficult". Stander, who played the gangster, only shouted that he had a heart attack when he turned on the phone. In an interview in 2003, Polanski directly said that he was "too lazy to force" on the scene, that he did not play well with other actors, and often refused the director to "one more". It is required that if the work exceeds a little load, it will strike for physical health reasons. The producer felt that he was playing a big name, because he had his own career in Hollywood at the time, but Polanski also reflected that Stander was originally going to play such a villainous character, and during the filming, his true character fell off the screen. No problem. In addition to the situation of Stander, Pleasens who plays the "Islander" also has a lot of quirks and it is difficult to cooperate. In the producer's words: "No one would ever say he was a good guy, but it wasn't until the last day of filming that everyone realized what a great performance he put on this film."
And Ian Carrie, who plays "The Little King Next Door", is Polanski's good friend and has a bad reputation in the film crew. The staff at the time suspected that he was secretly taking drugs during the filming, because he was often seen to have some typical psychedelic and abnormal behavior, and he even went to flirt with the young wife of cameraman Gilbert Taylor, and Taylor watched him more and more. Son, I had to talk to him once and warned him not to cross the line, "some things may continue to lead to unpleasant consequences", but I didn't expect Carrie to go to Polanskina the next day to complain, the director actually He scolded Taylor smack in the face. It made the latter feel a chill in his heart, and he was too lazy to talk to Polanski in the later stages of shooting.
The scenes of the film were all filmed on the "Holy Island". Although this place magically fits the requirements of the film, the shooting conditions are too poor. First, there are no decent hotels on the island, so the staff can only go to the local dwellings to stay overnight. The producer recalled that he had to share a bed with Robert Downing, who played the visitor, as beds were limited. Second, the island not only lacks relevant laws and regulations, but also does not have a police station, so the British staff who have always been addicted to alcohol have found a paradise here. Nobody cares. Anyone who is familiar with the people of the corrupt country understands what kind of disaster picture it is.
Polanski's most worry-free actor in the crew was Jack McGowan, who played another gangster. He had a scene where he was immersed in seawater for a long time. The producer recalled that no one paid attention at the time. McGowan's His face was gradually turning purple, but he didn't even tell the staff that he was obviously unwell. The heroine François Dorie also had a similar scene. The crew recalled that they felt that both of them were working hard at the time, because it was not summer when the filming was taken, and the sea water was already very cold.
In short, Polanski's memories of the filming were a mess: "We didn't have enough money and time at the time, there were all kinds of troubles on the island, the weather during the filming was also a mess, and it was difficult to cooperate with several leading actors. , I really felt like all the crew were against me during that time! Even with the cameraman I knew best, Gilbert Taylor, I found him to be difficult during that time, so throughout the shoot, I became more withdrawn and sad, and I felt like they refused to follow my rhythm and understand the originality and conceptual nature of the film."
By the time Polanski had finished his rough cut and needed some reshoots, cameraman Gilbert had already moved on to other work. The director showed his rough-cut version to the cameraman who came to rescue the scene, but the cameraman said the sentence that made Polanski the most devastated during the filming process: "Although this was shot by you guys. It's a bad film, but I will still do my due diligence and do my job according to your requirements." Polanski was very angry at the time, and after so many years, in an interview in 2003, he still had a stubborn evaluation of the cameraman. Huai: "I really can't forget the scene at that time, but I don't agree with what he said. I still feel that the originality of this film is unparalleled. He is different from any previous film."
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