DIRECTOR: OK, Dave,
give me a-- a pull out
and then a tight ECU.
DAVE: OK.
You want this in focus?
DIRECTOR: Are you kidding?
OK, everybody.
It's time for the
big musical number.
Where's my star?
Is my star ready?
GROVER: Here I am.
Here I am.
DIRECTOR: Good.
GROVER: Your cute, furry,
dashing star Grover is ready.
DIRECTOR: Good.
OK.
Now, Grover?
GROVER: Yes.
DIRECTOR: As you know,
the name of this movie
is Singing in the Rain.
GROVER: Correct.
DIRECTOR: Right.
So when I say action, the
rain will start to fall.
And then, I want you
to start singing.
Isn't that easy?
GROVER: Okie dokie.
You got it.
DIRECTOR: Good.
Then, let's make movies.
GROVER: Good.
DIRECTOR: Lights.
[SNORING]
Get out of my chair.
Camera.
DAVE: Speed.
CREW MEMBER:
Singing in the Rain.
Take one.
DIRECTOR: And action.
[MUSIC - "SINGING IN THE RAIN"]
[SINGING]
GROVER: [SINGING] I'm singing
in the rain, just singing--
DIRECTOR: Cut.
Cut.
Cut.
Cut.
No, no, no.
GROVER: What?
Was it me?
Was I off-key?
DIRECTOR: No, no, Grover.
No.
You were fine.
GROVER: Oh, thank you.
Somebody else.
DIRECTOR: Yes.
Do you see, it's
this white stuff?
GROVER: Uh huh.
DIRECTOR: Yeah.
This is not rain.
GROVER: What-- what is it?
DIRECTOR: No.
It is white and flaky and cold.
It is snow.
GROVER: Huh.
So it is.
What a good director she is.
DIRECTOR: All right, people.
Let's try it again.
GROVER: OK.
DIRECTOR: And this time,
when I say action--
GROVER: Yes.
DIRECTOR: --I want to see rain.
GROVER: Yes.
DIRECTOR: Lots of
nice, wet rain.
GROVER: Correct.
DIRECTOR: Lights.
GROVER: OK.
Here we go.
DIRECTOR: Get out of my seat.
CREW MEMBER: OK.
OK.
OK.
DIRECTOR: Honestly.
Camera.
DAVE: Speed.
CREW MEMBER:
Singing in the Rain.
Take two.
DIRECTOR: Settle
down, everybody.
And action.
[MUSIC - "SINGING IN THE RAIN"]
[SINGING]
GROVER: [SINGING] I'm
singing in the rain,
just singing in the rain--
[CRASH]
DIRECTOR: Cut.
Cut, cut, cut, cut.
Cut the music.
Oh no.
Oh, goodness gracious.
That was not rain.
That was wind.
Are you all right, Grover?
GROVER: Wind?
DIRECTOR: Yes.
GROVER: Oh, well that
would explain it.
Yes, why I was almost
blown to smithereens.
DIRECTOR: All right.
All right.
GROVER: I cannot work this way.
DIRECTOR: I-- I don't blame you.
I do not blame you.
People, can we get
this right, or we're
going to be here all day.
All right.
Now, I'm going to say action.
And this time, I want to see
rain, lots of nice, wet rain.
GROVER: Thank you.
DIRECTOR: Lights.
GROVER: All right.
DIRECTOR: Get out of my seat
or I'm going to fire you.
CREW MEMBER: Here we go.
Here we go.
DIRECTOR: Honestly.
Camera.
GROVER: Speed.
CREW MEMBER:
Singing in the Rain.
Take three.
DIRECTOR: And action.
[MUSIC - "SINGING IN THE RAIN"]
[SINGING]
GROVER: [SINGING] I'm singing in
the rain, just singing in the--
cut, cut, cut, cut.
DIRECTOR: What?
What, Grover?
What?
They got it right.
It was rain.
GROVER: Yes.
I know it was rain.
It was getting my fur all wet.
I can't perform under
these weather conditions.
Goodbye.
Bernie, let's go take lunch.
DIRECTOR: Oh no.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
