Why do you expect things to get better over time? You realize these people who did these special effects were extremely talented artists right? Not everyone can do that. You hear many people like Mozart or see paintings like Van Gough lately? Exactly.
@@kane00000 they just mean that they still look just as real now as they did then, which makes sense considering the quality of practical effects they were using even then.
@@kane00000it’s for when the eyes of the perceivers pallet of receptors grow over time- we lose sight of what we can create. We lose the dignity of dropping our ego and allowing ourselves to be free. Brace the light.
The actor who played Jack(Griffin Dunne) actually got depressed while they were putting the make-up on him because he started to imagine if that is what he would look like if he really was torn apart. He was also concerned about how his mother would react if she saw him like that in the movie. The practical effects were that good.
What’s really depressing is that Griffin’s real life younger sister (actress Dominique Dunne) was murdered by her boyfriend about a year after she filmed Poltergeist. He talked about it a little in various interviews.
Simon wadsley Like Landis says about the first scene, they start the film in a meat wagon, which gives you a big clue as to where they'll end up. But that's part of it's beauty; no franchise, no sequel. A stand alone masterpiece in filmmaking
@@homunculusrexus it was actually, Julie Delpy is supposed to be David's daughter (deleted scene from werewolf in Paris) bad sequel yes but still a sequel
@@jonesesschmoneses4965 he only killed inspector billers remember he only snapped at everybody else he didn't kill nobody else that was all their fault trying to avoid getting killed
Wait so is that actually his corpse or just his spirit??? I’m just now coming back to this movie after a long time and this is confusing me. I assume it’s his actual corpse now because of what everyone is saying and also because jack looks even more decayed in the next scene
@@Joey7Z7Horror He's technically a ghost who's soul is trapped on earth in limbo, but he's forced to appear how he was at the moment of death and then is made to decompose as if he were a physical corpse. It's all very supernatural as he ends up rotting down to the bone a lot faster than a corpse would in reality.
@@J_C_CH I mean, that’s kind of the first thought I had since that’s actually my depiction of how a ghost should appear like but everyone talking about actual corpses was throwing me off
I like that tbh, it really shows that despite being an undead spirit and a werewolf, Jack and David can still carry out normal best friend conversations
I love how Jack says " Please don't cry" 😔 it just shows that he still cares and loves David as he still consider him his best friend despite being dead. 🥺😭😞 2:42
@@17moonbeams Facts. David and Jack was very likeable as they we're both very down to earth and genuine which made the story and their fates so heartbreaking and sad. 🥺😭😞
Jack was just trying to look after David. It was a very kind and caring thing to do helping him like that . He loved David and didn't want him to suffer anymore
Fun fact: Originally the piece of toast Jack eats was going to fall through his open throat and he would brush it off like a fly, but this was deemed FAR too horrible.
I also love the way they put dry blood in Griffin Dunne's hair, giving it that stale look and showing that time passed. And it really shows how crazy the attack was!
I just love the werewolf lore this movie creates. The fact a werewolf in human form is haunted and tormented by the ones they kill. You could create a whole series based on this.
Nyte Ghost There was tension buildup/suspense as to what its like to talk to dead people, you would think its something terribly frightening and disturbing. but its just as boring as if you're talking to a live person
Grandmaster Dragonborn The wolf's bloodline must be sever'd. The last remaining werewolf must be destroyed...it's you, David. Please believe me...you'll kill people.
I just love how Jack explains the situation to David, you really get a sense that he's delivering a message, that he's memorized what someone from beyond has said to him. He uses the lycanthrope term too, he's very thorough about it. The ''Beware the moon, David!'' is very eerie, he takes that very seriously now.
I guess those corpses he spoke to which he thought was boring were the previous victims of the last werewolf, and they told Jack what the situation was, and what must be done.
+WeaponizedLizardMen actually no not many people can do this, that's why the old school monster makers and design artists are legendary, now a days they like to use CGI for everything cause it's easier and cheaper in many respects...they go overboard with it all the time.
+E Boogie Thanks for insulting the industry I'm going into. Also it is not garbage at all some things that are CGI look that realistic that people didnt know it is CGI. And CGI is not cheaper at all haha you don't know what you're talking about, CGI software is in no way cheap! Actually try and learn CGI then talk to me about this :')
"Can I have a piece of toast?" Well, I know what my first words as a dead person will be if I'm ever bitten by a werewolf and forced to walk the earth as an undead corpse. :D
Lex Ault Technically, he's not in the afterlife YET. He is stuck in limbo as long as the werewolf's bloodline survives. .....But yeah, that doesnt have quite the same ring as what you said!
TheDarkIllumination lol well at least he's there for him as his friend ya know. Hell if I was going to be a raging werewolf that would kill people I'd want to have a friend to talk with me.
I wish there were some kind of supplement to this describing things from Jack's point of view. It would entail him witnessing his own funeral, learning from the other undead why he is stuck like this, dealing with his rapid decomposition and his final release.
1:32 I love when the creepy music starts & Jack says: On the moors, we were attacked by a lycanthrope, a werewolf. I was murdered; an unnatural death, and now I walk the earth in limbo until the werewolf's curse is lifted. Shut up! The wolf's bloodline must be severed; the last remaining werewolf must be destroyed......It's you, David. What?
Now this is a classic film! The characters, the music, the effects and all the emotions throughout. 100x better than some of the crappy cheap horror films these days. This has to be in my top 5 favourite films.
I'm literally here because the only line I remembered from this whole move was "Can I have a piece of toast?" And I just needed to see this scene again after over 20 years.
Jack - Can I have a piece of toast David- (calmy) Get the fuck outta here Jack Jack -Can I have a piece of toast Me - WHAAAAAAAAAAAT THEEEEEEEEEEEEE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
Just imagine you were the only one that survived a wolf attack knowing your best friend is dead, just to find him all scratched up in front of your bed and asks "can I have a piece of toast?"
Went to see this in the theater years ago. It was there I witnessed the best reaction to the amazing work done on Jack for this scene. The girl sitting behind us didn't scream. Didn't run from the theater. Didn't throw up. Just sat there, wide-eyed, with her jaw hitting the floor. 😂
FANTASTIC fucking makeup! Seriously even though this isn't one of the things people would generally want to do, I would give ANYTHING to sit down with Rick Baker and just share a beer and hear his story. I mean, the man has won fucking 7 Academy Awards for Makeup Design. I would absolutely LOVE the chance to just hear some of his stories and techniques over the years of making films. Its just one of my secret cinema wet dreams... most people would want to meet a Brad Pitt/Anne Hathaway/George Clooney/Robert Dinero but I would just love to meet some of the lesser know publicly, but most important people in the films we know and love like Rick... Holy shit the questions I would have to ask him! And just a side note, I fucking LOVE whoever is acting as Jack (the mutilated guy) in this scene. His demeanor, attitude, and influence on this film was just spectacular even though he died within the first 30 minutes of the movie. I honestly think this is THE best Horror/Comedy film ever besides Sean Of The Dead. And I have a feeling Edgar Winter took a few cues from t his movie to create his masterpiece of Horror/Comedy. This is clearly the better film though, that being said. I just love to speculate about the influence older films like this had in modern movies! Edit: 00:56 just LOOK at the little flap of dangling skin in Jack's neck, dead center while he talks. The way it just wiggles back and forth like it completely realistically would have in a person who suffered those degrees of injury just blows my mind... So I haven't seen every movie or TV show ever made but besides The Howling, what movies have had prosthetic makeup/effects that are so convincing since this? Like I said, I'm not trying to piss anyone off, I just love film and am genuinely curious if anyone knows of a film with better prosthetic makeup design because I will watch it in a second then get back to you on how much better of a movie you picked then me... Lmfao!
Yes! Most makeup effects look cringe worthy 20-30 years on but not Rick Baker's. The transformation in this movie is still the best werewolf transformation in my opinion. I don't even think today's CGI could even reach that standard of brilliance.
I just want to say... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH! Sorry for the over exuberance, but I've been looking for this scene for ages. This is a definite subscription for me. :)
Forty years later and the effects still stand up, even in HD. Now _that's_ artistry!
Why do you expect things to get better over time? You realize these people who did these special effects were extremely talented artists right? Not everyone can do that. You hear many people like Mozart or see paintings like Van Gough lately? Exactly.
Practical effects tend to be more realistic looking
@@kane00000 they just mean that they still look just as real now as they did then, which makes sense considering the quality of practical effects they were using even then.
@@kane00000it’s for when the eyes of the perceivers pallet of receptors grow over time- we lose sight of what we can create. We lose the dignity of dropping our ego and allowing ourselves to be free. Brace the light.
That is really creepy that guy they did such a great job with his makeup
The actor who played Jack(Griffin Dunne) actually got depressed while they were putting the make-up on him because he started to imagine if that is what he would look like if he really was torn apart. He was also concerned about how his mother would react if she saw him like that in the movie. The practical effects were that good.
When she finally saw it she was greatly disturbed I met him at a convention and be told me back in 2017
Yes that is correct it Disturbed her deeply and also some of the actors they were disturbed by it
@@petergresh516 Really? thats cool.
@@petergresh516 I remember reading somewhere his family couldn't watch the full thing because his opening attack was realistically traumatizing.
What’s really depressing is that Griffin’s real life younger sister (actress Dominique Dunne) was murdered by her boyfriend about a year after she filmed Poltergeist. He talked about it a little in various interviews.
the sad thing about this film is that's the two guys are very likable and makes the outcome for both even more tragic
Simon wadsley Like Landis says about the first scene, they start the film in a meat wagon, which gives you a big clue as to where they'll end up. But that's part of it's beauty; no franchise, no sequel. A stand alone masterpiece in filmmaking
Simon wadsley what’s even sadder is that this scene was blatantly ripped-off in the 2017 Tom Cruise Mummy movie.
@@homunculusrexus it was actually, Julie Delpy is supposed to be David's daughter (deleted scene from werewolf in Paris) bad sequel yes but still a sequel
@@homunculusrexus nope lol
An American Werewolf In Paris was terrible, call it a sequel to this all you want, I'm not counting it, it's just a terrible film all on its own.
The scariest part of the movie is the fact that his friend is so candid in telling him to commit suicide, I would be so terrified in daves position
I began to debate mentally about that situation that difficult to have to commit suicide
At least in the ending of the movie, the curse was finally broken, but he's dead.
@@poweroffriendship2.0 Is it, though? The wolf bit/slashed people as it ran amok through Picadilly Square.
It gets funnier when the couple tell him how to kill him and then the other guy he killed. Only Jack has any feeling for him.
@@jonesesschmoneses4965 he only killed inspector billers remember he only snapped at everybody else he didn't kill nobody else that was all their fault trying to avoid getting killed
“Please don’t, cry.”
So sweet. Jack really loved David, and didn’t want to see his best friend in pain.
Then why is David so rude to Jack in this scene? I thought he would be glad to see his best friend again :-(
@@amandaeklund8136 Cause he thinks he’s loosing his mind
Jack brings such a bad news to David, he's like "I know this sucks but it has to be done.".
I wonder if the casket was open or closed? The mortician really would've had to work on Jack's neck and face.
@@ladybhive1210 Probably closed. No mortician can fix that.
That little flap of skin shaking always gets me 😂
Kevin F., hahaha, yep, it's kinda hard to take your eyes off, in a sick kind of way.
I agree. Having said that, David Naughton and Griffin Dunne have pretty good chemistry together.
Kevin F Yeah
Stop it's not funny
I keep feeling that I want to peel jack’s skin off
Jack as a corpse gossiping to his best friend about his crush sleeping with his school rival is just so funny to me.
Wait so is that actually his corpse or just his spirit??? I’m just now coming back to this movie after a long time and this is confusing me. I assume it’s his actual corpse now because of what everyone is saying and also because jack looks even more decayed in the next scene
@@Joey7Z7Horror He's technically a ghost who's soul is trapped on earth in limbo, but he's forced to appear how he was at the moment of death and then is made to decompose as if he were a physical corpse. It's all very supernatural as he ends up rotting down to the bone a lot faster than a corpse would in reality.
@@J_C_CH I mean, that’s kind of the first thought I had since that’s actually my depiction of how a ghost should appear like but everyone talking about actual corpses was throwing me off
I like that tbh, it really shows that despite being an undead spirit and a werewolf, Jack and David can still carry out normal best friend conversations
@@itsjordan1042 same
“Have you ever talked to a corpse? It’s boring!” Lol cracks me up
One Jacks famous lines
@@ladybhive1210 that line has been said to the actor a million times after this film.
Dead people issues 🙄
I'm Lonley....
It's Funny David was talking to Jack who was a corpse himself lol
I love how jarring Jack's appearance is in this scene; no music, no sound effect, just "Can I have a piece of toast?" XD.
Alex Howard horror movie producers take notes....sure a weird loud sound accounts for some scares but the real horror is just silence.
Alex Howard
XD SAME.
joshua ashley He's a zomberino.
The "thanks a lot" off camera its what seals the deal for me, such a funny scene.
Alex Howard I hope the soon to be chosen actors for the remake can pull it off
I found it heartwarming when he said please don't cry.
Yeah, it is a lovely word when someone says that.
Yes, there was GREAT chemistry between Griffin Dunn and David Naughton.
i own the film makes me happy when friends see it for the 1st time
its kind of creepy how hes so cold about it, like hes an actual corpse
Is he really a ghost
I love how Jack says " Please don't cry" 😔 it just shows that he still cares and loves David as he still consider him his best friend despite being dead. 🥺😭😞 2:42
I feel so sorry for both David and Jack because they are such sweet guys. They didn't deserve this curse. Poor, poor guys. 🌛
@@17moonbeams Facts. David and Jack was very likeable as they we're both very down to earth and genuine which made the story and their fates so heartbreaking and sad. 🥺😭😞
It was so sad what happen to them they were Sweet guys
Jack was just trying to look after David. It was a very kind and caring thing to do helping him like that . He loved David and didn't want him to suffer anymore
I love how nonchalant Jack is while talking about his own funeral lol
+emily7103 lol, He was a very well liked person.
+Fanik10 Debbie Klein cried ALOT.
+joseph monaghan
It's sad life mocks him.
joseph monaghan
Mark Levine?
joseph monaghan
Mark Levine?
Fun fact: Originally the piece of toast Jack eats was going to fall through his open throat and he would brush it off like a fly, but this was deemed FAR too horrible.
No idea what any of that means.....
That would have made the scene funnier.
The Toast. I didn't see your comment.
Jack Leighton "I will not be threatened by a walking meatloaf!" (LOL)! 😎
Jack Leighton Hopefully That happens in the remake
I like how Griffin Dunne portrayed this despite being undead he's pretty much stays in the same cheerful mood as he was at the start of the movie.
Yeah and apparently Griffin hated the whole make up on his face and neck, thinking that it would ruin his career and nobody would know who he was.
I don't get why was he still in the same cheerful mood from when he was still alive
@@petergresh516 it's exactly how,he was told to play it by the director.
@@carlodonn8983 I mean in the movie in-universe not in real life behind the scenes
@@petergresh516 ??? I mean that's how he was told to play jack by the director in the movie unerversec lol. Your comment makes no sense to me ???
I also love the way they put dry blood in Griffin Dunne's hair, giving it that stale look and showing that time passed. And it really shows how crazy the attack was!
Ikr
It did .
It looks disgusting it's absolutely just horrid the way he looks
I just love the werewolf lore this movie creates. The fact a werewolf in human form is haunted and tormented by the ones they kill. You could create a whole series based on this.
Youre off a little, david didnt kill jack, theres still another werewolf out there.
@@meltedjax3619 but the werewolf who killed Jack was shot. So what could it mean?
@@kaijudude_because the werewolf bit David and passed the bloodline on to him thus continuing it preventing Jack from moving on
“David. You’re hurting my feelings.” I love that line.
This movie has great dialogue. I love how nuanced the scenes are.
The delivery of the toast line is brilliant.
This was the best werewolf movie ever.
I love the music that was playing during Jack's warning
Subtle but eerie. Wish a soundtrack of the original score would be released
So mysterious.....
Thats brilliant acting. Griffin Dunne executed this scene wonderfully.
you ever talk to a corpse?!
*Thinks of something horrible*
it's boring!
*Oh*
mellowandjello i dont get it
Nyte Ghost There was tension buildup/suspense as to what its like to talk to dead people, you would think its something terribly frightening and disturbing. but its just as boring as if you're talking to a live person
mellowandjello oh ok lol
A dead body.
joshua ashley .... bruh.
Jack: "can I have a piece of toast?"
David: ಠ_ಠ
ホフマン日向 ikr
Can't stop looking at his throat lol
Lmaooo you ever talk to a corpse? It's boring!!!!!!
+Vegeta solo There's a tiny little bit that keeps dangling when he moves and it freaks me out haha
Tassia Starlight lmaooo.. I had to watch that again makes him look like a turkey
And I can't stop looking at that flapping piece of Flesh
I can't keep my eyes off that shredded nylon jacket!!! That werewolf did a number on that thing!!!
"David, you're hurting my feelings."
"I was murdered, an unatural death and now i walk the earth in limbo until the werewolf's curse is lifted."
@@cobrafire3700 "Please don't cry..."
Grandmaster Dragonborn The wolf's bloodline must be sever'd. The last remaining werewolf must be destroyed...it's you, David. Please believe me...you'll kill people.
How the music changes when Jack starts explaining the curse is so amazingly, subtle and well done.
Every scene is equally horrifying and hilarious. Love this movie.
Most of it is actually True...
The perfect horror comedy
I just love how Jack explains the situation to David, you really get a sense that he's delivering a message, that he's memorized what someone from beyond has said to him. He uses the lycanthrope term too, he's very thorough about it. The ''Beware the moon, David!'' is very eerie, he takes that very seriously now.
I guess those corpses he spoke to which he thought was boring were the previous victims of the last werewolf, and they told Jack what the situation was, and what must be done.
"Life mocks me even in death." LOL
Takes a real man to go aw well and move past that lol
@@C29Chris indeed
"Have you ever talked to a corpse? It's BORING!" Has to be one of my favourite lines in horror.
😳 “GTFOH JACK.”
A very realistic reaction to an unbelievable sight! No screaming, just a calm request 😂
That dangly piece of flesh on Jack's neck...
I'll give you the clippers.
How is the character even alive with all the wounds showing
flying snoopy it’s his dead body
He probably put it in David’s toast
@Dan The Man next time just watch the whole video
This movie had damn good acting. These two were great together. When he ran back for Jack... 😢
"Life mocks me even in death" Just a hilarious line
2:26 one of the best line deliveries in movie history 😂
1:30 I laughed so hard when Jack said- DAVID" and David was like- What? :)😂😂
I like that part too. Cuz it comes outta no where. Funny how you're the only one who mentioned it. Ha.
Lmao😂😂😂😂😂😂
That is my favorite part of the scene!
@@johnnymarshall6433 hahaha:-) 🤣🤣🤣
😆😆that what friend are for!
They did an amazing job with Jacks makeup. I miss practical effects. Now we're stuck with garbage ass CGI.
oh shut up, its make up. Anyone can do this. They use cgi on things that people can't do or can't easily do.
+WeaponizedLizardMen actually no not many people can do this, that's why the old school monster makers and design artists are legendary, now a days they like to use CGI for everything cause it's easier and cheaper in many respects...they go overboard with it all the time.
+Mckenzie .Latham CGI is the worst thing that ever happened to horror movies.
It's not that it's terrible, it's just that it's really unnecessary sometimes.
+E Boogie Thanks for insulting the industry I'm going into. Also it is not garbage at all some things that are CGI look that realistic that people didnt know it is CGI. And CGI is not cheaper at all haha you don't know what you're talking about, CGI software is in no way cheap! Actually try and learn CGI then talk to me about this :')
"Can I have a piece of toast?" Well, I know what my first words as a dead person will be if I'm ever bitten by a werewolf and forced to walk the earth as an undead corpse. :D
Happy birthday Griffin Dunne who turned 66 Today 🎂 Remembering him for his Jack Goodman Character in this great flick
Ngl I love all the scenes with Jack, him and David have great scenes together
"Have you ever talked to a corpse? It's boring!" Now that's a classic line in movie history.lol
"Have you tried talking to a corpse? It's BORING!"
I love that line XD
my god the practical effects and makeup are amazing.
Well TRUE Best Friends stick together in the end... Even if it means in the afterlife...
Lex Ault Technically, he's not in the afterlife YET. He is stuck in limbo as long as the werewolf's bloodline survives. .....But yeah, that doesnt have quite the same ring as what you said!
TheDarkIllumination lol well at least he's there for him as his friend ya know. Hell if I was going to be a raging werewolf that would kill people I'd want to have a friend to talk with me.
Same
@@Baylorchick20 Agreed.
Amen!😂😂
Griffin Dunne shoulda been a bigger star - he’s also fantastic in After Hours
Yes Griffin Dunne is a true normal superstar.
Yep to me he was more of a star in this film than David!😆
He also starred alongside Madonna in 'Who's that Girl?'
@@andycross9840 - weeeell, that movie not so much 😉
The music when Jack discusses the wolf’s bloodline, the supernatural and the power of darkness, is soooo haunting and perfect.
I wish there were some kind of supplement to this describing things from Jack's point of view. It would entail him witnessing his own funeral, learning from the other undead why he is stuck like this, dealing with his rapid decomposition and his final release.
Dmt
Always remember constantly staring at Jack's dangling little piece of flesh on his throat lol The makeup is just amazing!
Something I love about this film is the fact as the film keeps going Jack gets more and more decayed I love it
"David! Your hurting my feelings!"😂
1:55
I love how natural everyone's reactions are in this film 🤣🤣
"Aren't you supposed to be buried in New York somewhere?" "Yeah." The way he says "yeah" with that chuckle cracks me up.
1:32 I love when the creepy music starts & Jack says:
On the moors, we were attacked by a lycanthrope, a werewolf. I was murdered; an unnatural death, and now I walk the earth in limbo until the werewolf's curse is lifted.
Shut up!
The wolf's bloodline must be severed; the last remaining werewolf must be destroyed......It's you, David.
What?
I've seen the actor who plays Jack in very few movies, but his performances were always on point.
Now this is a classic film! The characters, the music, the effects and all the emotions throughout. 100x better than some of the crappy cheap horror films these days. This has to be in my top 5 favourite films.
You mean a billion times better.
God this is still the best werewolf movie ever made
This film is a true masterpiece. Delivers on every level. I stick to the roads still to this day.
I'm literally here because the only line I remembered from this whole move was "Can I have a piece of toast?" And I just needed to see this scene again after over 20 years.
Nobody:
Jack: CaN i hAvE a pIeCe oF ToAsT
CGI can''t actually hold a candle to this movie.
Jack - Can I have a piece of toast
David- (calmy) Get the fuck outta here Jack
Jack -Can I have a piece of toast
Me - WHAAAAAAAAAAAT THEEEEEEEEEEEEE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
THANKS ALOT, lol
Gotta love a dead friend coming back like nothing ever happened.
“David! You’re hurting my feelings. 😟“ LOL
"You ever talk to a corpse? It's boring! I'm Lonley"
🥺poor Jack
“You ever talk to a corpse?! It’s boring!”
...Is the best line in the movie.
This movie scared me spitless and I was 24 years old, a supposed adult and a confirmed horror fan. Now, its one of my favorites!
This and the transformation scene is proof why this film won the first Best Makeup Oscar
Just imagine you were the only one that survived a wolf attack knowing your best friend is dead, just to find him all scratched up in front of your bed and asks "can I have a piece of toast?"
"scratched" is an understatement
Actually... I would be so happy if my best friend returned from the dead! It would be like a dream come true
One of the best special effects make up jobs ever absolutely unreal how they made that look
Amazing make up
That makeup is superb
Went to see this in the theater years ago. It was there I witnessed the best reaction to the amazing work done on Jack for this scene. The girl sitting behind us didn't scream. Didn't run from the theater. Didn't throw up. Just sat there, wide-eyed, with her jaw hitting the floor. 😂
My parents in the morning eating breakfast 0:01
Me back from working the night shift: 0:12
DAVID!
What?!
:D
Jack was great.
One of my favourite scenes in a movie. This scene alone. Amazing.
This movie has a combination of comedy, horror, drama and fantasy all in one I love it!
"You ever talk to a corpse?? Its boring!" Thats the typical line in my mind in post COVID America.
The throat torn apart is so disturbing and gross but the way it's played off, it just adds to the comedy.
1:29
Jack: 🗣............ DAVID!!!
David: 🗣👀👀👀😮😮😮😳😳😳
😂😂😂 kills me Everytime lol
40 years ago. It’s a masterpiece.
We made good films back then and a big applause to the props people
Gosh I hate how sad this movie is. They both had such an upsetting ending
The music in this scene is so haunting...I'd love to find out what it is.
joseph monaghan I did. None ever had it.
Jack’s Warning by Elmer Bernstein. Although it’s hard to find.
FANTASTIC fucking makeup! Seriously even though this isn't one of the things people would generally want to do, I would give ANYTHING to sit down with Rick Baker and just share a beer and hear his story. I mean, the man has won fucking 7 Academy Awards for Makeup Design. I would absolutely LOVE the chance to just hear some of his stories and techniques over the years of making films. Its just one of my secret cinema wet dreams... most people would want to meet a Brad Pitt/Anne Hathaway/George Clooney/Robert Dinero but I would just love to meet some of the lesser know publicly, but most important people in the films we know and love like Rick... Holy shit the questions I would have to ask him! And just a side note, I fucking LOVE whoever is acting as Jack (the mutilated guy) in this scene. His demeanor, attitude, and influence on this film was just spectacular even though he died within the first 30 minutes of the movie. I honestly think this is THE best Horror/Comedy film ever besides Sean Of The Dead. And I have a feeling Edgar Winter took a few cues from t his movie to create his masterpiece of Horror/Comedy. This is clearly the better film though, that being said. I just love to speculate about the influence older films like this had in modern movies!
Edit: 00:56 just LOOK at the little flap of dangling skin in Jack's neck, dead center while he talks. The way it just wiggles back and forth like it completely realistically would have in a person who suffered those degrees of injury just blows my mind... So I haven't seen every movie or TV show ever made but besides The Howling, what movies have had prosthetic makeup/effects that are so convincing since this? Like I said, I'm not trying to piss anyone off, I just love film and am genuinely curious if anyone knows of a film with better prosthetic makeup design because I will watch it in a second then get back to you on how much better of a movie you picked then me... Lmfao!
Well...the Fly has some great makeup. Or The Thing...other than that though not sure.
Griffin Dunn stars in my favorite film. After Hours.
"LIFE MOCKS ME EVEN IN DEATH"
"David, you're hurting my feelings!!!"
That makeup was brilliant for its time, the whole movie was, classic
Legend says jack never got that piece of toast
Yes! Most makeup effects look cringe worthy 20-30 years on but not Rick Baker's. The transformation in this movie is still the best werewolf transformation in my opinion. I don't even think today's CGI could even reach that standard of brilliance.
the effects are sooo good in this movie. especially if you think it came out in 1981
Jack Goodman's one of the most like-able characters in cinematic history. Bravo Griffin Dunne!
The line "You're hurting my feelings" is why I'm here 😂
DAVID.
I love the way Jack says Ya at 0:54 after David asked him shouldn’t he be buried in New York. The way he responds sounds like “ya but I escaped lol”
I believe Ric Baker, the makeup designer in this movie, oversaw the makeup on the werewolf and zombies in Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Shawn Allen It was also directed by the same director, John Landis
this movie inspired thriller
That's right.
And the wolfman 2010 and haunted mansion 2003 :-)
Rick Baker was the best!
I dont know how many copies of this film i have but this film & The Howling have stood the test of time, pure classics of the genre.
G.D. Should’ve won best supporting actor for this.
I just want to say... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Sorry for the over exuberance, but I've been looking for this scene for ages. This is a definite subscription for me. :)