Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011 · 80 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 7,254 VOTES · DIR. Constance Marks
Overview
Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson. Displaying his creativity and talent at a young age, Kevin ultimately found a home on Sesame Street. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary includes rare archival footage, interviews with Frank Oz, Rosie O’Donnell, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney and others and offers a behind-the-scenes look at Sesame Street and the Jim Henson Workshop.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,523 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:13 Kevin: I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN WITH MY LIFE.
00:03:43 I REMEMBER TINKER BELL WOULD HIT
00:07:02 WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT
00:10:02 Kevin: NORMALLY, I'D GO TO VARIOUS SCHOOLS
00:12:49 IS ONE OF THE OLDEST TELEVISION STATIONS ON THE EAST COAST.
00:15:36 "SO, HOW'S STU KERR?"
00:19:01 Kevin: I REMEMBER GETTING ON THE TRAIN
00:22:15 WHO IS A PHENOMENAL BUILDER --
00:24:55 OOH!
00:28:13 [ LAUGHS ]
00:32:03 THAT SHYNESS CAME BACK, SO I WENT TO USE THE BATHROOM.
00:35:07 HI.
00:37:55 ON THE MOST AMBITIOUS PRODUCTION OF HIS LIFE.
00:41:59 LIKE HE DOES NOT WANT TO HEAR THIS AT ALL.
00:45:27 THE HANDS WERE DOING, YOU KNOW [LAUGHS] TOTALLY DIFFERENT
00:48:05 Narrator: RICHARD LEFT THE SET
00:51:16 THAT I THINK HE ALWAYS WANTS TO BE
00:54:32 WHEN MY EX-WIFE, GENIA, WAS PREGNANT
00:57:24 I'M SORRY. HMM...
01:00:43 IT MAKES ME LAUGH.
01:04:33 Kevin: I'LL HOLD IT.
01:07:57 HOW ARE YOU?
01:10:56 AND THAT'S WHY LITTLE KIDS LOVE HIM, BECAUSE HE NEEDS THEM, TOO.
01:15:42 * AND I LOVE YOU, PUPPET MAN *
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,523
Dialogue density19.0 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:15:42
Production Record
DirectorConstance Marks
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$286,201
IMDb votes7,254