Tyler Perry

She was 26 years old, leading 855 women. Carrie and I were rehearsing. All of these women, the spirit of them were with us through the whole thing. When I was finding different sets, I would look at the pictures and look at the historic references like this is the exact place. It was like so weird.

She was 26 years old, leading 855 women. Carrie and I were rehearsing. All of these women, the spirit of them were with us through the whole thing. When I was finding different sets, I would look at the pictures and look at the historic references like this is the exact place. It was like so weird.

But she and I were rehearsing in a dressing room and there's a knock on the door and it is the transportation guy. And he comes up, he says, I want to show you something. I got this trunk I want you to see. So we come out and I have this on video. The transportation guy was a World War II veteran.

But she and I were rehearsing in a dressing room and there's a knock on the door and it is the transportation guy. And he comes up, he says, I want to show you something. I got this trunk I want you to see. So we come out and I have this on video. The transportation guy was a World War II veteran.

But she and I were rehearsing in a dressing room and there's a knock on the door and it is the transportation guy. And he comes up, he says, I want to show you something. I got this trunk I want you to see. So we come out and I have this on video. The transportation guy was a World War II veteran.

buff and he would go to these auctions and buy all these world war ii materials so he brings his trunk and he puts it at our feet it is charity adams trunk no no it's not yeah with her uniform in it her tulip tree a letter in it we both got chills oh my god all these moments of these women letting us know that they were there and they wanted this that feels impossible special spiritual

buff and he would go to these auctions and buy all these world war ii materials so he brings his trunk and he puts it at our feet it is charity adams trunk no no it's not yeah with her uniform in it her tulip tree a letter in it we both got chills oh my god all these moments of these women letting us know that they were there and they wanted this that feels impossible special spiritual

buff and he would go to these auctions and buy all these world war ii materials so he brings his trunk and he puts it at our feet it is charity adams trunk no no it's not yeah with her uniform in it her tulip tree a letter in it we both got chills oh my god all these moments of these women letting us know that they were there and they wanted this that feels impossible special spiritual

Yeah. And for them to do it and do it well. Another challenge was the stories about the mail. Like, how do you tell a story about the mail? Thank you. If I'm you, I'm like, I don't know, man, where's the big explosion with the mail?

Yeah. And for them to do it and do it well. Another challenge was the stories about the mail. Like, how do you tell a story about the mail? Thank you. If I'm you, I'm like, I don't know, man, where's the big explosion with the mail?

Yeah. And for them to do it and do it well. Another challenge was the stories about the mail. Like, how do you tell a story about the mail? Thank you. If I'm you, I'm like, I don't know, man, where's the big explosion with the mail?

And Kerry was the same way. It's like, how do you tell a story about the mail? But I think that we discount what the mail meant then, because there was no email. There were no text messages. Mail was life. And you had all these soldiers fighting and they hadn't gotten mail in months because of the Battle of the Bulge and the moving around so much. So the morale was at an all time low.

And Kerry was the same way. It's like, how do you tell a story about the mail? But I think that we discount what the mail meant then, because there was no email. There were no text messages. Mail was life. And you had all these soldiers fighting and they hadn't gotten mail in months because of the Battle of the Bulge and the moving around so much. So the morale was at an all time low.

And Kerry was the same way. It's like, how do you tell a story about the mail? But I think that we discount what the mail meant then, because there was no email. There were no text messages. Mail was life. And you had all these soldiers fighting and they hadn't gotten mail in months because of the Battle of the Bulge and the moving around so much. So the morale was at an all time low.

And you had hangers full of 17 million pieces of mail. That needed to get to the soldiers to boost their morale and take them through the end of the war.

And you had hangers full of 17 million pieces of mail. That needed to get to the soldiers to boost their morale and take them through the end of the war.

And you had hangers full of 17 million pieces of mail. That needed to get to the soldiers to boost their morale and take them through the end of the war.

It's impossible because of the vermin who had eaten through a lot of the packages. You couldn't make out the names from the rain and the weather. The World War II of it all. The World War II of it all, yeah. And this impossible sorting task where they had just thrown all this mail into these hangers. Yeah, where do you start with 17 million pieces of fucking mail?

It's impossible because of the vermin who had eaten through a lot of the packages. You couldn't make out the names from the rain and the weather. The World War II of it all. The World War II of it all, yeah. And this impossible sorting task where they had just thrown all this mail into these hangers. Yeah, where do you start with 17 million pieces of fucking mail?

It's impossible because of the vermin who had eaten through a lot of the packages. You couldn't make out the names from the rain and the weather. The World War II of it all. The World War II of it all, yeah. And this impossible sorting task where they had just thrown all this mail into these hangers. Yeah, where do you start with 17 million pieces of fucking mail?