ocr: the search for the right tone, giving us a fresh viewpoint after the years we had spent on the picture, adds Brooks. Ina a room full of writers working tirelessly to create the best possible film script, none labored harder than Al Jean, who had the Herculean task of running the show and working as producer-writer on the film. "Ican't think of anyone else who could have run the show and the movie at the same time,' marvels writer lan Maxtone-Granam, "It's a testament to Al's amazing mental capacity. At a given time he would be reviewing a storyboard for the show while looking up at us and pitc ...
