It was a dark and stormy night CA Short Story

[markem]

Rupaul. Tom had a wicked sense of humor.

To play puppetmaster Gerry, Tom was equally insistent on ...

[SeanGAR]

Originally Posted by vstrommark

Rupaul. Tom had a wicked sense of humor.

To play puppetmaster Gerry, Tom was equally insistent on ...

Jim Henson ... but there was that small problem .....

[markem]

But Frank Oz was available and they even look alike.

So the cast was taking shape but the screenplay needed work. Tom took out his old manual typewriter and wrote these words:

"It was a dark and storm night."

and followed them up with ...

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by vstrommark

But Frank Oz was available and they even look alike.

So the cast was taking shape but the screenplay needed work. Tom took out his old manual typewriter and wrote these words:

"It was a dark and storm night."

and followed them up with ...

"....and the Gurkhas were flying like the monkeys in the Wizard of Oz". Which was ironic, because Mark showed up on the set, and he....

[markem]

Was covered in lipstick smears. Jessica Alba's shade.

But Tom's attention was diverted by Gerry, who was busy off in a dark corner ...

[The Professor]

Originally Posted by vstrommark

Was covered in lipstick smears. Jessica Alba's shade.

But Tom's attention was diverted by Gerry, who was busy off in a dark corner ...

... with Rosie O'Donnell. Again.

When Gerry was discovered by Tom, he said...

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by vstrommark

Was covered in lipstick smears. Jessica Alba's shade.

But Tom's attention was diverted by Gerry, who was busy off in a dark corner ...

....trying to figure out how to cover Mark in his lipstick smears.

As the cameras rolled with the opening scene, Gerry blurted out....

[markem]

De plane, Boss! De plane!

ruining yet another expensive take. But Tom couldn't stay mad at Gerry because Tom knew that Gerry secretly ...