Frequently Asked Questions


From Story to Production. These are a few Frequently Asked Questions from Viewers, Fans, and people like you.

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Q. How long was Production on "Natural Born Stanley"?
Q. What is the real Stanley made of?
Q. How does Stanley walk in the movie?
Q. How does Stanley jump?
Q. Why does Stanley wear a St. Louis Cardinals red hat on his head?
Q. How can Stanley a male puppet lay eggs with out mating?
Q. Where is Mateo from?
Q. When Mateo says "A long time ago a stupid young individual, like your self built a Stanley", who is he talking about?
Q. How many deleted Scenes are there?
Q. Was "Natural Born Stanley" inspired in by "The Muppets"?

 

Q. How long was Production on "Natural Born Stanley"?
A. The movie went into production in 1996, but filming was postponed for months because of casting complications and there was the possibility that it would never be finished when Stephanie Wilkinson who played Jack's girlfriend in the movie, suddenly quit do to personal reasons, so her scenes could not be finished and she was eventually cut out from the movie. Stephanie's scenes have been restored and put back in the movie in the Special Collector's Edition. Total production took 6 months with one month of post production time.

Q. What is the real Stanley made of?
A. Stanley is made of cloth, a blue jeans pant leg covered with pillow stuffing and a white T-shirt stitched over it, his feet are made of Hot Glue and acrylic paint, his hands are plastic cut from a doll, his head is NOT a sock like many people think, in reality its a High School Marching Band glove.

Q. How does Stanley walk in the movie?
A. Two long, curved plastic spoons where stuffed inside Stanley's legs to make it easier to control the weight and motion.

Q. How does Stanley jump?
A. A dummy (Hand) Stanley body was created with a complete arm and wrist made to fit inside, it is lightweight and made out of Paper and tape, whenever Stanley has to jump he is simply thrown in the air.

Q. Why does Stanley wear a St. Louis Cardinals red hat on his head?
A. After Stanley hatches from the egg Quasimodo stole, Quasimodo puts the hat on Stanley to fool Jack into believing he made it (Quasimodo was born in St. Louis).

Q. How can Stanley a male puppet lay eggs with out mating?
A. Stanley is a "Hatchling Puppet" a kind of puppet that was born of an egg laid by another puppet, Stanley is also a specific type of Asexual, an Asexual animal can reproduce with it self, Stanley is a male with male parts and can also lay eggs, his offspring can not lay eggs Asexually they have to mate sexually in order to reproduce, but their offspring will be Asexual and more lethal than the one before, Asexuality skips every other generation.

Q. Where is Mateo from?
A. New Orleans, Louisiana

Q. When Mateo says "A long time ago a stupid young individual, like your self built a Stanley", who is he talking about?
A. A long time ago was 78 years ago in New Orleans, and the stupid young individual is his father Safrone who also built a puppet for revenge.

Q. How many deleted Scenes are there?
A. One main deleted scene was the Stephanie Wilkinson "Girlfriend Dumping" scene in which Stephanie dumps Jack, adding to the reasons on why he builds a puppet for revenge, Stephanie's scenes have been restored and put back in the movie in the Special Collector's Edition.

Q. Was "Natural Born Stanley" inspired in by "The Muppets"?
A. In a way it was, Writer Director Jack Venturo grew up with The Muppets, and it is actually a tribute to Jim Henson.

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