directed by John Pasquin
starring Sandra Bullock, Regina King, Enrique Murciano, William Schattner, Ernie Hudson, Heather Burns, Dietrich Badritt, Williams Abraham, Ben Ruby Nick Offerman
year 25, the film is 115 minutes long
American voice in the thriller area of comedy
. The ending of "Sister 1" is the beginning: FBI agent Gracie (sandra bullock) successfully stopped a terrorist activity at the Miss America celebration, and immediately became the focus of all major media reports, and the media effect made her have a group of die-hard Fans all over the country. These are the former words. Now Gracie's life is not so smooth, because she will be recognized at the first time wherever she walks, which directly affects some secret tracking actions she is engaged in as an FBI agent. Just like a recent bank robbery, the police have made proper arrangements and waited for the fish to be caught, but Gracie's fanatical followers exposed her identity ... Gracie became a "burden" in the FBI, and no one wanted to work with her. She had to face it.
Gracie, who is almost desperate, can only accept the proposal of her boss McDonald (Ernie Hudson) and become the "image spokesperson" of the FBI to promote its image in the public. Every day, there are countless interviews and photos waiting for her, and Gracie has become a veritable "dead ringer" in the FBI. With the help of image designer Joel (Dilrich Budd), she carefully wrapped her initial ambition in fine clothes, jewelry and cosmetics.
Gracie soon got carried away by her confusing flirtations and fell in love with this new life of grandstanding. The FBI specially equipped her with a new partner, Sam Fuller (Regina Gold). This rude and unkempt female agent is very similar to Gracie. She pointed out rudely that the so-called "image endorsement" of the FBI is just a Barbie doll at the mercy of others.
Things soon changed for the better. Gracie's good friend and beauty pageant winner Cheryl (Heather Burns) and MC Stan (William Shaner) were kidnapped in Las Vegas, and the blood of justice that Gracie inherited from her mother boiled again. However, she is now a "porcelain doll" in the FBI, and the top management forbids her to participate in this "seemingly dangerous" case. However, the detective in charge of this case, Collins (treat williams), ignores the clues provided by Gracie and stubbornly leads the case to a wrong position. Gracie must make a move, because every minute of delay increases the danger of her two good friends.
The luxury capital-Las Vegas
In 2, "miss congeniality 1" made a profit of 17 million dollars in just six months, and its appeal to banknotes was obvious. This film is also an absolute turning point for producer and starring sandra bullock: the spy image she created in the film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. A careless female detective finally jumped to the forefront of fashion and became the best spokesperson for a new generation of "alternative" beauty-the audience loved this story far more than Brock imagined, so for five years, she has been planning to find an appropriate time to bring Gracie back to the big screen.
Here, Brock first made sure that although the story is inherited from miss congeniality 1, it will never take "beauty pageant" as the main line, because letting the same heroine do the same thing in the same background will inevitably make the audience feel "aesthetic fatigue", and the necessity of making sequels will be minimized. Referring to the background of new york in the first episode, Brock decided that the new episode will take place in Las Vegas, the most famous luxury capital in the world. Because of its prosperous and arrogant temperament, no other city can match it around the world, so even if some crazy and unrestrained wonders happen here, no one will doubt their authenticity. The air in Las Vegas is full of grandiose breath, champagne and colorful neon lights, pirate ships and canals. When people come here, they will become intolerably extravagant, and even the most unrealistic ideas in their minds seem to be realized here.
In terms of scene selection, the camera almost swept all the representative buildings and scenic spots in the city. When shooting indoors, the Venetian Hotel and Treasure Island Hotel became the most important "roles", and these two world-famous hotel and tourism giants made their debut on the big screen; As for the outdoor scenery, the canal is the most famous canal performance in Las Vegas: two pirate ships "playing" their opponents launch a "war" in the river, recreating the real life of pirates living on the sea ... In addition, it is worth mentioning that Gracie and Sam are chasing each other in the streets of the city. They both dress up as vulgar showgirls and stop a car on the street to make a final rescue for Cheryl and Stan. Later, because of the traffic jam, these two FBI agents, who were completely crazy to outsiders, abandoned their cars and ran in the street, while Gracie was still wearing high heels that could break her neck at any time ... On the day of shooting, the authorities even dispatched police to block part of Las Vegas Avenue in order to make the work go smoothly, which fully showed the importance Las Vegas attached to this film.
Studio 16
On the side of a canal near Treasure Island Hotel, hundreds of tourists gather here every day to watch the "war show" between pirate ships, until the defeated ship sinks underwater ... "miss congeniality 2" will reproduce this set of pictures, because this is one of the most famous features of Las Vegas, so we need some extras to cooperate with the crew, or struggle in the cold water, or are trying to get to the shore. This large-scale scene was taken from the real Las Vegas Canal, and some other underwater scenes were completed in Warner's studio 16 in burbank. Under the guidance of director John Pasquin, art designers reconstructed some props in the studio with the same proportion.
There is the deepest man-made water tank in the world in Studio 16. At first, it was just a shallow pool, which was built to shoot Spencer Tracy's classic film The Old Man and the Sea. Later, there were scenes in which movies borrowed this water tank, and the water tank was re-excavated and expanded according to different shooting needs. The depth was changed from 8 feet to 22 feet at the beginning, so that director Wolfgang Peterson could portray The Perfect Storm more perfectly ... Pasquin was a ready-made bargain for Peterson, and the current aspect ratio of the sink just provided enough space for miss congeniality 2, so that a part of the pirate ship props with a length of 52 feet and a width of 14 feet could be put aside, and then a hydraulic system was used to create a false image that bumped on the water, which was really true.