TIME FOR PIE

A near life-size version of Tommy Lee Jones waxes poetic about cowboy boots, his life as a movie star and his love of opera – particularly Puccini’s Turandot.

Operated by three Buntporters and voiced by a fourth, this look-alike of the beloved actor sits in a café, enjoying a good slice of pie, and takes you on a journey, aided only by his waitress and the odd salt shaker or two. A puppet show unlike any you have ever seen.

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In the foreground, a waitress stands in her uniform smirking at the camera with her hands on her hips. Sitting at a diner table in the background is a life-size puppet of Tommy Lee Jones relaxing.

A life-size puppet of Tommy Lee Jones sits at a diner table that is surrounded by a yellow and white checkered floor surrounded by darkness. A waitress stands next to the table as if she is about to take his order.

Close up of a life-size puppet of Tommy Lee Jones sitting at a diner table. He looks out into the distance holding his wooden hands in front of him. One of his arms is in a cast, like his hand is broken.

Close up of a life-size puppet of Tommy Lee Jones sitting at a diner table. His hands are wooden and are in the foreground. They are built to work the same way as human hands and you can see the mechanism is uses fishing line and rubber bands.

A life-size puppet of Tommy Lee Jones sits at a table in a diner. Behind him, you can faintly see the silhouettes of 3 puppeteers dressed in all black who are operating the puppet. Tommy Lee Jones is holding up a gold pocket watch which is on a gold chain. The puppet is looking at the watch.

The life-size puppet of Tommy Lee Jones is sitting at a diner table. His left hand, made of wood, is held to his chest and his right arm is resting on the diner table.

A life-size puppet of Tommy Lee Jones sits at a table in a diner. He looks like he is in the middle of a sentence. He is gesturing with his wooden hands.