1:30:00
to just follow through on
our instincts, like Malkovich has...
1:30:03
I think that, uh, a lot of us
will move into puppetry.
1:30:06
[Narrator]Malkovich's rise to fame
brought about a renaissance
in puppeteering.
1:30:10
No, no, no. What are you doing?
What are you doing?
1:30:13
- I'm making him weep, John.
- You're making him weep,
but you are not weeping.
1:30:17
Don't ever-- [ Beep ]
with your audience.
1:30:19
Until the-- the puppet becomes...
1:30:22
an extension of you, it's a novelty act.
1:30:26
It's, uh--
It's Topo Gigio.
1:30:28
No?
1:30:32
[Man]
He's a technical genius.
1:30:35
He breathes life
into inanimate objects.
1:30:37
It's a very godlike thing...
1:30:40
to be able to take something and,
you know, make it live.
1:30:44
[Narrator]
He was the talk of the town...
1:30:47
from the Beltway to Broadway...
1:30:50
aided in no small part by
his new wife and manager, Maxine Lund.
1:30:54
In Maxine,
Malkovich had found his mentor...
1:30:57
his muse, his inspiration.
1:31:00
In Malkovich,
Maxine had found the love of her life.
1:31:04
- [ Panting ]
- There, there, my dear. Relax.
1:31:09
This travesty will
all be over with by morning.
1:31:12
And the crowds have been
absolutely sensational...
1:31:15
and, um, I'd just like to thank God
for giving us this opportunity...
1:31:19
to share our creative vision.
1:31:21
[Narrator]Nothing was impossible
for John and Maxine in the early days.
1:31:24
Their union was a joyous one,
and together they worked tirelessly...
1:31:28
to further Malkovich's
puppeteering career.
1:31:31
John Malkovich, the artist...
1:31:33
and Maxine, the entrepreneur--
1:31:36
they make this character...
1:31:38
this protean figure
that we cal John Malkovich.
1:31:41
[Narrator]But some say Maxine
has changed since becoming pregnant...
1:31:45
recoiling from the limelight...
1:31:48
and, rumor has it,
from her husband's affections.
1:31:59
[ Whispering ]
I'm so sorry.