''The straight world,'' says Norton, ''was holding out the golden key, and Stu stuck with what he knew he wanted to do.'' Their movie was put in turnaround by Columbia before landing at Disney, with Blumberg a constant presence on set. ''You need both of them,'' says Elfman. ''Stuart pulled out the charm and the laughs, and Edward was coming from a completely logical storytelling [direction].''
He didn't lack inspiration. ''Mel Brooks came by our set one day,'' recalls Norton, ''and I told him one of my favorite lines was this thing he said: Tragedy is when I cut my little finger. Comedy is when YOU fall in an open sewer and die.'' BUZZ FACTOR: 6
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