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1、XX大学毕业论文“THEWOLFATTHEDOOR”:HOLLYWOODANDTHEFILMMARKETINCHINAFROM1994・2000(一)姓名:2014年6月25日“THEWOLFATTHEDOOR”:HOLLYWOODANDTHEFILMMARKETINCHINAFROM1994-2000(一)StanleyRosenDepartmentofPoliticalScienceUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaLosAngeles,Clifornia90089-0044E-MAIL:
2、rosen@rcf.usc.eduPROLOGUEonlyl%ofthepeoplegoandyouonlychargeone-fiftiethoftheadmissionthatyou'dchargehere,youstillgettosomeprettybignumbers,9saidLogsdon,whoestimatedthatHollywoodwouldreaptensofmillionsofdollarsfromamoreopenChinesemarketearlyon."(Entertainmentana
3、lystJeffreyLogsdonofSeidlerCos.inLosAngeles,inAlanCitronandClaudiaEllerHollywoodMovestoColonizeChina,"LosAngelesTimes,April26,1994,p.D4)。"Whoknowsiftheywillenforceit?Thewaythingsworkoverthere,negotiationsareincrediblyprotracted.Theycouldnotcooperatewithyouandyou
4、wouldrTtevenknowit:(AstudioofficialatMGMwhospokeonconditionofanonymityonhisreactiontoaChinesebanoncooperationwiththreeHollywoodstudios.ThebanstemmedfromamemofromChina^sMinistryofRadio,FilmandTelevisionthatsingledout^SevenYearsinTibet"(ColumbiaTristar),"KundurT(D
5、isney)and"RedCorner^(MGM/UnitedArtists)asfilmsthat"viciouslyattackChina[and]hurtChinesepeople^sfeelings.^(SharonWaxman、"ChinaBansWorkwithFilmStudios,^TheWashingtonPost,November1,1997,p.Cl)。Thequotationsaboveneatlyencapsulatethehopes、uncertaintiesanddisappointmen
6、tsoftheHollywoodstudiosintheirdealingswithChina.Themarketbeckons,asalways,buttheChinesegovernment^uinterference^inthemarket,oftenseenasarbitraryifnot"inscrutable,^continuestopreventHollywoodfrom"reaping^theprofitsLogsdonpredicted.INTRODUCTIONBytheearly1990stheCh
7、inesefilmindustrywasfacingaseriouscrisis.Accordingtoonesource,attendanceatChinesetheatershaddroppedfrom21billionin1982tojustunder4.5billionin1991.(1)Compoundingtheproblem,newentertainmentoptionsbegantoflowerfollowingDengXiaoping^s"SouthernTouf'inearly1992.Karaok
8、ebars,discos,videoparlors,piratedvideos,andotherpreviouslyrestrictedformsofleisurewereprovidingintensecompetitiontoChinesecinemas.(2)Desperateforasolutiontotheproblem