Old School Special Effects.

[horrie hastings]

A break during filming of The Towering Inferno.

 

[Mark B]

The Godfather. If you look close you can see the fishing lines attached to Sonny. The lines were attached to pieces of fake flesh etc. Members of the crew would manually pull these pieces of fake flesh off used the fishing line To simulate the terrible injuries that James Caan‘s character got when riddled with machine gun fire. Now that’s old school!
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[Mark B]

One of the best ever made IMHO.
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[Mark B]

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
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[Mark B]

https://historythings.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/behind-the-scenes-of-the-famous-movies-3-11.jpg

 

[Jim Rockford]

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For those of you who haven't seen it, if you like The Shining then you have to watch a documentary called Room 237. There are some fascinating interpretations of the film put forth in it. Highly recommended!

 

[horrie hastings]

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Fantastic pic.

 

[Mark B]

A few years ago the wife and I were doing the Universal Backlot Tour in LA. The guide pointed us to this huge concrete structure known as Sound Stage 12. He then went onto to describe the iconic movie scenes that were actually filmed inside. Two come to mind. When watching Scarface‘s final scene where Montana’s home gets raided by the swarms Of Soza‘s hired army and it’s Tony’s last stand. The whole interior shot of Tony’s mansion was constructed and filmed in side it. The second is the reception area of Jurassic Park made famous at the end of the film where the T Rex enters and starts attacking the remaining Velociraptors was also filmed inside it. Who would have thought looking at this concrete building. Just a disclaimer, the photo is a stock photo.
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[Mark B]

New book coming out on the making of Jaws. This will find a spot under my Christmas tree.

 

[horrie hastings]

 

[horrie hastings]

More behind the scenes of Dracula

 

[horrie hastings]

Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler and Todd Browning.

 

[horrie hastings]

Mark of the Vampire

 

[horrie hastings]

Son of Frankenstein

 

[horrie hastings]

Happy Birthday Boris Karloff on the set of Son Of Frankenstein.

 

[Mark B]

Fanatic photos Horrie. The Golden Age!

 

[Mark B]

This is from a more modern film. Whilst CGI played a role, it also employed old school stuff. Super 8, not a bad flick either.
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[horrie hastings]

Behind the scenes King Kong 1933

 

[horrie hastings]

 

[horrie hastings]

King Kong 1976 Jessica Lange