The girls could hardly contain their surprise when they saw these cartoon alter-egos during the visit. Though the company eventually dropped its plans to use the teens' own voices, it did develop a set of easily recognizable, though comic-looking caricatures of the young writers. In the new version, they appear on screen with Spielberg as "three hot eighth-grade writers" who provide fresh material for the cartoon's stars, Buster and Babs. The final script, in fact, incorporates the Virginia youngsters' own experience into the original storyline. "You'd be surprised at some of the scripts we get - some of them really well-written, excellent scripts - that just don't seem to understand the essence of this show."
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"They really knew the characters, and they knew the kind of things that they would say and do," publicist Scott says. The girls, in response, went on a creative tear when they got the chance to bounce the story around. Spielberg, the famous creator of "Jaws," "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "E.T.," went out of his way to make his youthful visitors feel welcome. The producer's interest transformed what was supposed to be a 15-minute meeting into a brain-storming session that lasted nearly 1 1/2 hours.Īccording to all reports, both sides were impressed by the encounter. No such problems hindered the teens when they finally met with Spielberg and his writers to talk about the story. "You worry about how you look - and you don't want to say anything stupid," Renee says. In one instance, several eager Japanese tourists began pushing people out of the way in order to take their pictures.Įspecially at the beginning of their visit, the bright lights and cameras also made them feel more than a little self-conscious. That extra attention transformed the girls into unintentional celebrities for much of their visit. publicity department arranged for them to be followed around by a film crew from ABC Television's "20/20" news show. As if that weren't exciting enough, the Warner Bros.
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The girls' four-day January trip to Los Angeles included visits to Disneyland, Venice Beach and Universal Studios. I mean, those little words - `fly you to L.A.' - just wouldn't stop echoing in my head." "And then, when she said they'd like to fly us out to L.A., I dropped my pizza roll on the floor. "We put out a little banquet of ham biscuits and pizza rolls to make her feel at home," Renee remembers. And it wasn't until MacCurdy flew to Waynesboro that the families began to realize the scope of what had happened. It took a follow-up letter from Amblin Entertainment to convince Renee's mother, Skip, and the other parents that their kids were really on the level.