How to Make a Monster Page #4

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WELL, PETE,

YOU DON'T GET

OVERTIME FOR THIS,

ALTHOUGH I BET:

YOU EARNED IT.

UH, YES. WE ACCOMPLISHED

QUITE A LOT,

BUT WE ARE FAR:

FROM FINISHED.

JUST A FEW HOURS REST,

AND THEN BACK AGAIN.

WELL, RICHARDS, NIGHT.

NIGHT.

[SWING MUSIC

PLAYING ON RADIO]

[MUSIC STOPS]

HEY, MONAHAN!

HEY, MONAHAN!

MONAHAN!

AND HE MUST HAVE PUT UP

A TERRIFIC BATTLE.

SURE LOOKS LIKE IT.

I'M SURPRISED

I DIDN'T HEAR A THING.

THIS MAKES NO SENSE.

KILLING A WATCHMAN

ON HIS ROUNDS.

UNLESS HE SURPRISED

THE MURDERER.

SURPRISED HIM IN WHAT?

AS FAR AS WE KNOW,

NOTHING WAS STOLEN.

NO DRESSING ROOMS

WERE BROKEN INTO.

WHEN DID YOU:

BEGIN TO SUSPECT

SOMETHING WAS WRONG?

WELL, I WAITED

15, 20 MINUTES

AFTER HE WAS DUE BACK,

THEN BEGAN:

TO LOOK FOR HIM.

I FIGURED:

MAYBE HE BROUGHT

A LITTLE SNACK:

FROM HOME.

HE USED TO TELL ME

HIS WIFE WORRIED

ABOUT HIS STOMACH.

I THOUGHT MAYBE HE WENT

TO EAT IT IN HIS CAR,

BUT AFTER I CHECKED

HIS ROUNDS--

ANYBODY COME IN LATE?

NO.

ANYBODY LEAVE?

A COUPLE OF LATE SHIFT

MAINTENANCE MEN,

PETE, THE MAKEUP MAN

WITH HIS ASSISTANT

RIVERO.

YOU BETTER GET:

THEIR STORY.

YOU GOT AN ADDRESS

FOR THEM?

THIS PETE:

AND HIS ASSISTANT?

WELL, NOT IN THE BOOTH.

PAYROLL WILL HAVE IT.

ANYWAY, PETE WILL BE

BACK HERE IN A FEW HOURS

TO MAKE UP:

THIS YOUNG ACTOR

WHO'S PLAYING

FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER.

HOW EARLY?

OH, MAYBE 6:
00.

BUT THIS PETE,

HE'S A HARMLESS OLD GUY.

JUST THE SAME,

GET HIS STORY.

AND YOU'RE SURE

YOU DIDN'T HEAR A THING?

NO, SIR.

YOU SEE, I WAS HERE

ALL THE TIME.

RIGHT AT THIS TABLE,

PREPARING THE:

FOUNDATION CREAM

I USE IN MAKEUP.

AND YOU HEARD NOTHING

AND SAW NOTHING?

IF I HAD, I WOULD HAVE

DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

HE WAS A NICE YOUNG

FELLOW, THAT MONAHAN.

POLITE AND NEIGHBORLY.

IT'S A SHAME.

MONSTERS.

IS THAT ALL YOU DO?

WELL, I SORT OF

SPECIALIZE IN THEM.

I HAVE FOR 25 YEARS.

LOOK, PETE.

MY KID'S HAVING

A HALLOWEEN PARTY.

I THINK HE'D

GET A BIG BANG:

OUT OF SCARING:

HIS FRIENDS.

OH, WELL,

BRING HIM OVER.

I'LL BE GLAD TO MAKE

HIM UP AS A MONSTER.

IN THE MEANTIME,

DON'T MAKE

ANY SUDDEN TRIPS.

THE CAPTAIN MIGHT WANT

TO SEE YOU DOWNTOWN.

OH, I WON'T.

BELIEVE ME,

I WON'T BUDGE

UNTIL THIS PICTURE

IS FINISHED SHOOTING.

NOW, IF YOU'LL

EXCUSE ME,

I HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

Man:
OK,

LET'S GET READY

TO DO THE NUMBER

STARRING JOHN ASHLEY.

THIS WILL BE A TAKE.

QUIET!

BELL, PLEASE.

[BELL RINGING]

ROLL 'EM!

PLAY BACK.

[ROCKABILLY MUSIC PLAYING]

HELLO, BABY,

I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU

MIGHT LIKE:

TO SEE YOU MORE:

BUT SOMEONE GAVE YOU

THE WRONG IDEA:

ABOUT WHAT YOUR CHARMS

ARE FOR:

YOU GOTTA HAVE:

EEH-OOH

TO GO WITH YOUR SMILE

YOU'LL FIND IF YOU PLAY UP

YOUR FIGURE:

FELLAS WILL DIG:

YOUR STYLE:

WELL, YOU GOTTA HAVE

EEH-OOH

AND PLENTY OF OOH

A GUY WILL END UP

IN YOUR ARMS:

IF YOU KEEP:

YOUR CHARMS IN VIEW

WELL, SOME CALL IT

GLAMOUR:

AND SOME CALL IT CLASS

BUT WHEN THEY CALL IT

EEH-OOH

BABY, YOU'RE COOKIN'

WITH GAS:

YOU GOTTA HAVE EEH-OOH

YOU GOTTA HAVE WOW

UNLESS YOU ARE DRESSED UP

TO CATCH HIM:

SOMEONE WILL SNATCH HIM

WHAT A DIFFERENCE

IT MAKES:

BUT IF YOU GOT EEH-OOH

WELL, YOU GOT

WHAT IT TAKES:

WHOA!

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

WELL, SOME CALL IT

GLAMOUR:

AND SOME CALL IT CLASS

BUT WHEN THEY CALL IT

EEH-OOH

BABY, YOU'RE COOKIN'

WITH GAS:

YOU GOTTA HAVE EEH-OOH

YOU GOTTA HAVE WOW

UNLESS YOU ARE DRESSED UP

TO CATCH HIM:

SOMEONE WILL SNATCH HIM

WHAT A DIFFERENCE

IT MAKES:

BUT IF YOU GOT EEH-OOH

WELL:

YOU GOT:

WHAT IT TAKES:

CUT.

PRINT.

VERY GOOD, KIDS.

LUNCH, ONE HOUR.

[ALL TALKING INDISTINCTLY]

WELL, YOU SEE

WHAT I MEAN, PETE?

I CERTAINLY DO.

THIS IS WHAT:

THE PEOPLE WANT:

INSTEAD OF:

THE OLD STUFF--

FRIGHT WIGS:

AND MONSTERS.

THEY GO FOR:

GORGEOUS GALS.

SINGING, DANCING.

YOU KNOW, ESCAPISM.

AND THAT'S WHAT

YOU'LL GIVE THEM.

GOT TO.

IT'S THE WHEELS

OF PROGRESS.

THE AUTOMOBILE KILLS OFF

THE HORSE AND BUGGY,

THE FREEZER PUTS THE

OLD-FASHIONED ICEBOX

OUT OF BUSINESS,

AND SO IT GOES.

YOU'RE RIGHT,

MR. CLAYTON.

THE WHEELS:

OF PROGRESS,

NO MATTER:

WHOM THEY RUN OVER.

THAT'S THE WAY

THE FOOTAGE CUTS.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

YES, GIRLS?

ANYTHING I CAN DO?

WE'RE FROM

OAKMONT HIGH.

WE'RE THE EDITORS

OF OUR SCHOOL PAPER.

WE'RE WRITING A STORY,

"A DAY AT THE STUDIO."

YOU KNOW,

ONE OF THE GIRLS

IS IN A MUSICAL:

THEY'RE SHOOTING.

Tony:
OH, YEAH.

BETTY DAVENPORT.

YOU--YOU KNOW HER?

WELL, I MET HER.

I PLAYED FOOTBALL

WITH HER BROTHER

LAST YEAR.

WELL, THAT'S

WHAT WE NEED.

IN OUR STORY, WE WANT

TO GET THE TEENAGE SLANT,

AND YOU JUST:

FINISHED SCHOOL.

NO, NO, NO, GIRLS.

I KNOW YOU HAVE:

A LOT TO WRITE ABOUT,

BUT WE REALLY DON'T

HAVE TOO MUCH TIME.

WELL, WE JUST WANT

TO ASK ONE QUESTION.

ASK ME.

HOW DOES IT FEEL

TO BE THE LAST:

OF THE FRANKENSTEINS?

WHAT?

WHO TOLD YOU:

HE WAS THE LAST?

MR. CLAYTON.

OH?

WELL, WE HAD TO GET

PERMISSION FROM HIM FIRST,

AND THEN WE DESCRIBED

WHAT WE WANTED,

AND HE SUGGESTED

THAT AS A GOOD QUESTION.

I KNOW:

THE QUESTION.

WELL,

GO AHEAD, TONY.

ANSWER IT SO WE CAN

GET ON WITH OUR WORK.

WELL, FIRST OR LAST,

I'M GONNA DO MY BEST.

IT'S A BIG OPPORTUNITY

FOR ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL GET PICTURES

FROM PUBLICITY.

THANKS AGAIN,

AND GOOD LUCK, TONY.

GOOD-BYE, TONY.

BYE.

YOU SEE?

I WAS RIGHT:

WHEN I TOLD YOU:

THEY WERE CUTTING

THE GROUND FROM UNDER US.

NOW, REMEMBER, MY BOY,

THIS NEW INGREDIENT

THAT I PUT INTO:

THE FOUNDATION CREAM

MAY TIGHTEN YOUR SKIN.

BUT, AS I TOLD YOU,

LEAVE EVERYTHING TO ME.

NOW, YOU'LL BE GREAT

IN YOUR LAST SCENE.

WHEN YOUR ENEMIES

COME UPON YOU,

YOU'LL HAVE

MANIACAL STRENGTH

TO FIGHT THEM OFF.

AND ALSO REMEMBER,

THIS MANIACAL STRENGTH

WILL LINGER:

IN YOUR ARMS AND HANDS,

AND WITH IT,

YOU'LL DESTROY

YOUR REAL ENEMIES...

EXACTLY AS I:

INSTRUCT YOU.

YOU'RE GOING HOME

PRETTY LATE TONIGHT,

MR. CLAYTON.

YES, AND IT GETS LATER

EVERY NIGHT.

WORK JUST SEEMS:

TO PILE UP.

GOOD NIGHT, RICHARDS.

GOOD NIGHT, SIR.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

[GRUNTING]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

[CAR HORN HONKING]

[HONKING CONTINUES]

[DOG BARKING]

AAH! AAH!

THE BOY IS LATE.

DO YOU THINK:

ANYTHING'S HAPPENED?

YOU'RE ALWAYS READY

TO THINK THE WORST.

HE'LL DO EXACTLY

AS I TOLD HIM:

AND COME BACK HERE

TO YOUR HOUSE.

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

THERE, YOU SEE?

WELL, GO AHEAD.

OPEN IT.

YOU DID WELL, MY BOY.

AND AS I CAUTIONED YOU,

YOU WON'T

REMEMBER A THING

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED

TONIGHT.

NOW, HELP ME GET HIM

OUT OF THIS.

"THIRD STUDIO MURDER

SHOCKS HOLLYWOOD.

"FOLLOWING THE MORBID

HOLLYWOOD TRADITION

"OF DEATH IN 3's,

"THE THIRD

BRUTAL SLAYING:

"WITHIN THE SPACE

OF ONE WEEK:

"TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT

IN THE DARKENED GARAGE

"OF THE HOLLYWOOD HOME

OF JEFFREY CLAYTON,

"AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL

STUDIO EXECUTIVE,

"WHO WAS THE VICTIM.

"TO CHECK

THIS REIGN OF TERROR,

"IT IS REPORTED

THAT OFFICIALS:

"ARE CONSIDERING

CLOSING THE STUDIO

"UNTIL THE MAD MURDERER

"IS APPREHENDED

BY POLICE."

YOU'VE READ IT

3 TIMES.

SO, THE PRESS WILL

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