‘An American Werewolf in London’ (1981)- Transformation scene using practical effects. Directed by John Landis
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‘An American Werewolf in London’ (1981)- Transformation scene using practical effects. Directed by John Landis
by PeneItaliano
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Fuck John Landis and his lecherous son. 😃
Rick Baker was the SFX wizard. He deserves the credit.
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I hope the directors insistence on practical effects at any cost won’t lead to any future tragedy.
Rick Baker said it took months to prep all the VFX, and it worked so well than Landis shot each segment once, for ten seconds at a time, then moved on to the next shot.
Fascinating docs about this if you dig around.
This was such a step up from time lapse style of hair growth. And it was funny!
The fact that this still looks painful to watch is why practical effects are so effective.
It’s morphin time!
I love practical effects I’m so glad some films are starting to bring it back, the substance did it well
The nightmares this scene gave me as a child…
This is why real effects can best cgi every time. This is top tier.
That scene turned out so well that John Landis had to balance out his career by killing a couple kids in a helicopter accident.
Can’t not think about the universal horror makeup show whenever I see this movie
So why does this look more believeable than all modern CGI?
My hippie parents took me to see this at age 7. I had nightmares for a month.
Absolutely amazing movie though I love it
This kind of makes me horny. I want a feral man
i get that this would be terrifying but at a certain point i’d stop struggling and just be like fuck it guess i’m turning into a wolf real quick and just fully embrace it
Bro NGL this was incredible