How to Make a Monster

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[SIGHS]

MIRROR.

LARRY, BEFORE I LET

YOU SEE YOURSELF,

ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN

STAND THE SHOCK?

[MUFFLED] OH, YEAH, SURE.

SURE I CAN.

I KNOW WITH THOSE

FANGS IN YOUR MOUTH

YOU CAN'T

TALK CLEARLY,

BUT MAKE A SOUND,

AND I'LL GIVE YOU

A LOOK:

AT YOURSELF.

[GROWLING]

LOOK.

[MUMBLING]

WHAT'D YOU SAY?

[MUMBLING]

HMM? HEH HEH HEH!

OK, I'LL REMOVE

YOUR FANGS.

WE CAN:

PUT THEM BACK IN

BEFORE WE GO:

TO THE SET.

WHY, IT'S SO REAL,

I EVEN FEEL LIKE A WEREWOLF.

THOUGH I'D HATE

TO HAVE MY GIRL SEE ME.

[CHUCKLES]

PETE, YOU'RE THE END.

OH, THANK YOU,

MY BOY.

HE'S THE GREATEST.

BOY, YOU'LL GET NO

ARGUMENT FROM ME THERE.

I SCARE MYSELF.

HEY, THIS IS AS CRAZY

AS THE FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER

YOU MADE OUT OF TONY.

ALWAYS:

THE MASTER'S TOUCH.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I'LL

BE AFRAID TO SEE MYSELF,

EVEN ON THE SCREEN.

OH, YOU'LL GET

USED TO IT, LARRY.

JUST REMEMBER:

THAT AN ARTIST:

MUST HAVE NO FEAR.

WHY, A CREATION

IS ALMOST:

A SACRED THING.

ALL CREATIONS.

THE GOOD LORD:

CREATED SAINTS,

AND HE ALSO:

CREATED SINNERS.

HE CREATED THE LAMB

AND THE FAWN,

BUT HE:

ALSO CREATED:

THE WOLF:

AND THE JACKAL.

NOW, WHO CAN JUDGE

WHICH IS THE MOST

PRAISEWORTHY?

WELL, THAT'S ONE WAY

TO LOOK AT IT.

FOR 25 YEARS

HE'S BEEN THE MASTER.

HE CREATED THEM ALL.

AND IF I MAY SAY SO

IN ALL DUE MODESTY,

I REGARDED EACH ONE

AS A CREATION,

NO MORE IMPORTANT

THAN THIS.

WELL, THANKS FOR TRYING

TO CHEER ME UP,

BUT JUST THE SAME,

THIS SCARES ME.

NOW, REMEMBER,

MY BOY,

I CREATED YOU:

SO THAT YOU COULD

SCARE OTHERS.

AS AN ACTOR,

AS AN ARTIST,

THAT'S YOUR MISSION.

LIVE UP TO IT.

WELL, IT'S TIME FOR

US TO BE ON THE SET.

WE MUSTN'T KEEP THE

DIRECTOR WAITING.

THERE WE ARE.

FINE.

WELL, COME ON.

HEY!

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

IN THE NEXT PICTURE

AFTER WE:

CAPTURE THE SHIP?

I CLIMB ABOARD,

I DRAW MY SWORD,

AND THERE, STANDING

AT THE HELM--

IT'S NOT

THE CAPTAIN--

BUT THE WEREWOLF.

TERRIFIC, HUH?

AND WE'LL GET

OLD PETE:

TO DO THE MAKE-UP.

NOT BAD, NOT BAD.

BUT HOW DID A WOLF

GET IN THE OCEAN?

HELLO, EVERYONE.

[MURMURING]

OUR FIRST STOP:

WILL BE ON STAGE 3,

WHERE THEY ARE:

NOW SHOOTING:

HORRORS OF:

THE BLACK MUSEUM.

FOLKS, I THINK

YOU'RE IN LUCK.

THE BIG SCENE:

OF THE PICTURE:

SHOOTS TODAY.

NOW, IF YOU WILL

ALL STAY TOGETHER

AND FOLLOW ME...

BOY, WHEN PETE

MAKES THEM UP,

IT'S FOR REAL.

WELL, AT LEAST

WE LOOK NORMAL.

HA HA!

DON'T WE, THOUGH?

[BOTH LAUGH]

WELL, HERE HE IS,

MARTIN.

GREAT, PETE.

JUST GREAT!

EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.

THIS IS AS GOOD:

AND FEROCIOUS:

AS YOUR FRANKENSTEIN

MONSTER.

WELL, THANK YOU.

GET TONY OUT HERE.

I WANT TO SEE:

HOW THESE 2 BEAUTIES

LOOK TOGETHER.

Martin:
WEREWOLF,

MEET FRANKENSTEIN.

SHAKE HANDS AND:

COME OUT SNARLING.

WELL, PETE,

ALL I CAN SAY:

IS YOU GAVE BIRTH

TO A FINE PAIR OF SONS.

YOU CAN BE REALLY

PROUD OF YOUR CREATION.

WILL YOU BE NEEDING ME?

NO. YOU CAN REST

ON YOUR LAURELS.

IF I NEED YOU,

I'LL SEND FOR YOU.

I'LL BE

IN MY MAKE-UP ROOM.

GOOD.

NOW, BOYS,

LISTEN CAREFULLY.

REMEMBER,

THIS IS THE BIG SCENE

OF THE PICTURE.

THE AUDIENCE:

IS WAITING FOR THIS,

WHERE FINALLY WEREWOLF

MEETS FRANKENSTEIN.

THEY HATE EACH OTHER.

IT'S A FIGHT TO THE DEATH.

IT'S THE BATTLE

OF THE MONSTERS,

AND IT MUST BE:

THE HIGH SPOT:

OF THE PICTURE.

IT'S GOT TO BE

THE GREATEST FIGHT

WE'VE EVER HAD

ON THE SCREEN.

AND I'VE GOT TO GET IT

IN ONE TAKE.

SO, LISTEN TO DIRECTIONS

CAREFULLY.

YOU'LL COME IN

FROM OUT THERE.

NOW, YOU'LL

COME IN FROM HERE.

FAIRLY STEALTHILY...

VERY CUNNING...

WITH ANIMAL INSTINCT,

YOU WILL FEEL THAT

THERE'S AN ENEMY AROUND.

YOU HEAR SOMETHING.

YOU STOP.

YOU LOOK AROUND.

I WANT THIS TO BE

REALLY CREEPY.

YOU--YOU HAVEN'T SEEN

ANYTHING YET,

BUT YOU KNOW:

THAT YOU'RE IN DANGER.

SUDDENLY,

FROM OVER THERE,

BIG AS LIFE AND TWICE

AS FRIGHTENING,

COMES THE FRANKENSTEIN

MONSTER.

COME IN, SON.

AS YOU MOVE:

TOWARDS EACH OTHER...

PUT EVERYTHING AWAY

CAREFULLY.

YES, PETE. YOU KNOW

I ALWAYS DO.

I WANT TO TAKE HOME

SOME PICTURES:

OF THESE BOYS.

I LIKE:

TO STUDY THEM.

I MIGHT DECIDE:

TO MAKE MASKS:

FOR MY COLLECTION.

YOU SHOULD, PETE.

I THINK THIS:

TEENAGE WEREWOLF

AND TEENAGE:

FRANKENSTEIN:

ARE EASILY AMONG

THE BEST THINGS:

YOU'VE EVER DONE.

YOU KNOW,

ANOTHER REASON:

I WANT TO KEEP:

A SOUVENIR:

OF THIS PICTURE:

IS THAT I ENJOY:

WORKING WITH THESE

TEENAGERS.

THEY'VE GOT SPIRIT,

AND THEY COOPERATE.

THEY DON'T

SOUR ON YOU:

LIKE SOME OF:

THE OLDER ACTORS.

I REMEMBER:

THE TROUBLE I HAD

WITH THAT OLD:

BARRY HORTON:

WHEN I:

DISFIGURED HIM.

YEAH, THE PICTURE

IN WHICH:

HE HAD THE CAR CRASH.

HE WAS AFRAID:

HE'D LOSE

HIS WOMEN ADMIRERS.

HEH HEH HEH!

A TRUCK WAS GOING

TO RUN OVER HIM,

AND HE WANTED:

TO COME UP:

WITHOUT:

A SCRATCH. HEH!

OH, BUT THESE

TEENAGERS,

THEY'VE GOT SPIRIT

AND CONFIDENCE.

THEY PLUNGE:

INTO A ROLE.

THEY PUT THEMSELVES

IN YOUR HANDS.

I ENJOY WORKING:

WITH THEM.

BUT GENTLEMEN,

IT'S CUSTOMARY TO KNOCK.

WE DON'T HAVE TO.

WE ARE THE GROUP

THAT HAVE TAKEN OVER

THIS STUDIO--

NBN ASSOCIATES.

WE'VE PERSONALLY

TAKEN OVER THIS LOT,

AND WE'RE GOING

TO RUN IT OUR WAY.

MY NAME:

IS JOHN NIXON.

THIS IS:

MR. JEFF CLAYTON.

YES, OF COURSE,

I READ ABOUT IT:

IN THE TRADE PAPERS.

IT'S CERTAINLY NICE

TO MEET YOU, GENTLEMEN.

MR. DUMOND,

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME

CHANGES AROUND HERE.

WELL, YOU HAVE

MY BEST WISHES.

OH, WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

WELL, I'M AFRAID THESE

AREN'T TOO COMFORTABLE,

BUT PERHAPS:

THE NEW REGIME:

WILL PROVIDE BETTER CHAIRS

FOR MY WORKSHOP.

YOUR WORKSHOP?

THAT SORT OF BRINGS US

TO THE POINT.

WHAT POINT?

UH, MR. DUMOND,

WE WON'T BE

NEEDING YOU:

AFTER YOU FINISH

THIS PICTURE--

THE ONE YOU'RE

ON NOW.

NOT NEED ME?

YES. MONSTERS

ARE FINISHED.

THEY'RE COMING OUT

OF YOUR EARS.

SATURATION.

A HORROR CYCLE:

IS OVER.

PEOPLE WANT:

TO HEAR MUSIC.

THEY WANT TO LAUGH.

THEY WANT TO SEE

PRETTY GIRLS.

THERE'S NO DOUBT

ABOUT IT,

MONSTERS ARE FINI.

I HEARD THAT:

25 YEARS AGO

WHEN I CREATED:

MY FIRST WEREWOLF.

IT SAVED THE STUDIO

FROM BANKRUPTCY.

NOW, LOOK.

I DIDN'T COME HERE

TO DISCUSS:

THIS THING:

OR TO ARGUE IT:

WITH YOU.

THAT IS THE DECISION

OF THE BIG BRASS.

IT'S MINE, TOO.

YES, BUT...

WELL, IT'S

THE WRONG ONE,

IF I MAY DISAGREE.

WHY, EVEN

PSYCHIATRISTS SAY

THAT IN ALL THESE

MONSTER PICTURES,

THERE'S NOT ONLY

ENTERTAINMENT:

BUT, FOR SOME PEOPLE,

THERAPY.

WELL, YOU KNOW

WE NEVER GET OVER

OUR CHILDHOOD FEARS

OF THE SINISTER--

THE TERRIFYING FACES

WE SEE IN NIGHTMARES.

WELL, THROUGH

THESE PICTURES,

WE CAN LIVE OUT:

OUR HIDDEN FEARS.

IT HELPS.

YOU LIVE THEM OUT,

BUT NOT ON OUR PAYROLL.

LIKE MR. NIXON SAYS,

PEOPLE WANT TO SEE

ESCAPE PICTURES:

NOWADAYS.

MUSICALS, JOKES,

PRETTY GIRLS.

YES, BUT--

THE DECISION:

IS FINAL.

NOW, INSTEAD

OF GIVING YOU:

A COLD PINK SLIP,

I CAME TO TELL YOU

IN PERSON.

IT'S THE HUMAN WAY.

IT CERTAINLY IS.

AND WE'LL ALLOW YOU

A WEEK'S

SEVERANCE PAY.

NO, THANK YOU.

KEEP YOUR SEVERANCE PAY.

I DON'T WANT

YOUR CHARITY.

THIS LOT, THIS ROOM,

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