updated: 04/11/2004
In this Leslie Nielsen vehicle Luanne Leseur aka Prunella Pagliacci (Kelly Lynch) is a very good thief and a master of disguise who runs through a variety of disguises.
This old lady disguise is excellent – indeed overkill for the brief gag. She seen on the phone, refits her fake teeth after finishing the call, and then flees athletically after being recognised by Magoo’s dog.
Charles Porlier describes the old-lady design as deliberately cartoony. I am grateful to Charles for these makeup application images and to Doug Morrow for emailing me with the following information about the makeup:
The Magoo makeup on Kelly Lynch was done by Charles Porlier and myself (Doug Morrow). Charles roughly blocked out the sculpture, and I refined it, added details and then made the mould. I then ran the foam latex pieces, which Charles expertly applied on set. I also scupted and moulded a pair of hand appliances as well. Charles made the teeth.
The reviews and interviews with Kelly Lynch also refer to a male disguise but this was cut before release, possibly because that scene had no reference to the fact that the character was Prunella in disguise (unlike the old lady scene, where she seen both fitting the dentures after finishing a phone call ). It’s a shame it wasn’t even included in the DVD. Fortunately that generous Mr Porlier came to the rescue with some images of Kelly as a balding middle-aged man.