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Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with today’s Behind the Scenes Pic!
Since I’m leaving on a jet plane for many, many, many hours on my unexpected journey down New Zealand way this evening it’s possible I will be late with the next BTS pic, so I’m giving you two for the price of one today. Consider it payment in full and a down payment for tomorrow.
First up is Nick Castle goofing off as the Shape in John Carpenter’s Halloween. Apparently Michael Myers likes Dr. Pepper. Who knew?!?
I’ve been sent this particular image a few times, but I can’t remember who sent it first, so a big thank you to all the readers who sent this along.
I’m in a puppety kind of mood, so here’s Phil Tippett working on the Rancor from Return of the Jedi! Still one of my favorite post-Harryhausen stop motion creatures. I loved this guy so much and actually shed a tear along with his owner when that bastard Skywalker put him down.
Someone get me a Kleenex…
Thanks to Richard Hess for sending this one along! Click to embiggen!
If you have a behind the scenes shot you’d like to submit to this column, you can email me at quint@aintitcool.com.
The bell tolls for tomorrow’s behind the scenes pic!
-Quint
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Love this feature.
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July 24, 2011, 12:41 p.m. CST
How many Lucasfilm dudes does it take to operate a Boglin?
by fustfick
Three, evidently.
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Wish Lucas hadn't fuck up the prequels.
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and the Sarlacc too.
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I don't think any other puppet for kids had eyes you could manipulate along with the mouth. Pretty sophisticated for a kids' toy. But man, did that rubber skin get nasty fast.
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Wow, AICN has no soul.
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Are you saying that the Rancor was stop-motion? If so, I'm afraid it wasn't - it was rod puppeted and filmed at a high frame rate to slow it down and give it the illusion of tremendous size and weight.
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Heheheheheh. That line from the Rancor Keeper's friend as he throws Luke against the wall always made me laugh a bit.
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My wife has hung onto it since she was a kid. It's a little grody, but it's in good enough condition for our kids to play with it.
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That whole Rancor death sequence was brilliant. C'mon Harry, where is the Sarlacc obit????
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July 24, 2011, 12:52 p.m. CST
why not use the Force to pull those bars out of the wall?
by sith_rising
man the Original Trilogy had so many damn problems, not just the Prequels...
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Will it take a thousand years to digest or will it vomit that shit up?
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July 24, 2011, 12:54 p.m. CST
korus1234 - isn't this supposed to be a movie site??? Since when was Amy Whorehouse in a movie apart from a cheap home made prono/drugfest??
by sam jacksons wig
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July 24, 2011, 12:55 p.m. CST
The rancor has a "who's hand is up my fucking ass?" look on it's face...
by sam jacksons wig
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a couple of great pics there.
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I saw it sitting on the bannister to their stairs a little while ago. I couldn't help but play with it. I don't think I ever got one as a kid, sadly, and was always relegated to playing with friends'.
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Right on! We want our Rancor obit!
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This site has enough trouble reporting up to date movie news, and you want them to focus on people dying? Would that make the death more real for you? Sheesh...
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Seriously, it fucken rocks. Im from there, i should know. Also, I am a Spacepimp.. p.s visit Christchurch, its snowing there, apparently. Plus, the earthquakes might be fun
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It could emcompass all the janitors and clerks who worked on the Death Star into one giant Obit to satisfy all the Obit needs of the site.
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...would actually have some relevance to movies - which would not be the case for your average musician, celebrity, etc.
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July 24, 2011, 1:15 p.m. CST
What no obit for the civilian sub-contractors on the Deathstar?
by Dark Doom
WTF? or the Rancor, or any anymous stormtroopers? This place has no soul..
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July 24, 2011, 1:19 p.m. CST
Where is the Obit for the guy who handed out scones on set that one time?
by Philbert
You know, those awesome chocolate chip scones they had on the third day of the filming of the Carbonite scene? That dude was awesome and I don't think without those scones that Harrison Ford would have ad libbed that awesome line.
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July 24, 2011, 1:26 p.m. CST
What, no obit for the obit of the obit of that guy who wrote the obit about that other persons obit?
by sam jacksons wig
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Rod puppet. And terrific rod puppet at that.
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Cuz if we have an Obit for that scum bucket Winehouse, that is the death of the obituary.
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Have you seen ANY behind the scenes footage from Jedi in the past 28 years? Read a book about it? Seen pictures?
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July 24, 2011, 2:11 p.m. CST
where is the Hulk art that everyone eles has up
by TheNipplesofGodReturns
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July 24, 2011, 2:14 p.m. CST
Love Tippett! (and I'm curious why folks keep asking for a Winehouse obit)
by AlienFanatic
Tippett is an animation god, who rigorously reinvented himself and his studio when film moved from stop-motion to CGI. I'm still floored at how intensely he studies motion and how well his animation team handled the dinos in JP (for example) as well as the "bugs" in Starship Troopers. Having tried computer animation, it's much, much harder than it looks to create fluid, realistic motion that an audience will accept as real. Just look at any Sci-Fi Channel POS and you can see what an amateur animator looks like. --- Also... What does Amy Winehouse have to do with film, in general? I mean a lot of her songs were used in TV shows, but I don't know that she actually composed for TV. She appeared once as an actress, but honestly her contributions to film are minimal. Unless AICN suddenly becomes a music appreciation site, I don't see the point in running an obit for her here. There are plenty of sites doing that already.
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possible a Hobbit set visit?
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Seecccrreettsss... but really, it's a Tintin thing and I'm staying a few weeks. You'll be seeing some NZ Film Festival coverage as well.
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that is doesn't get released every Halloween for at least one night. Still my favorite horror film of all time. I do not have the Blu. Is it worth the upgrade? Having a hard time re-buying movies ya know? But I will think twice if it's one I truly love.
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Also- we have Boglins here at home, one even still in its original cage box, one of the limited edition Halloween repaints!
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July 24, 2011, 4:21 p.m. CST
Fuck amy winehouse.she was a waste of space and should have died years ago.
by Eric
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Dude, seriously what the fuck is your problem?! Like why even bother with that type of completely disrespectful shit? Are you really young? She was a human being who is now gone. She made something of herself. She had a great voice. She had problems. Your a fucking loser.
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then it would look better. Also, admit you are wrong and all is forgiven.
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THREE guys puppeteering the creature and you STILL think it's a stop motion model??!!
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as baryonyx already stated. It was not animated via stop motion or go motion in most (if not all? I don't remember) scenes. This was high end muppet stuff and did work out well (although i still don't like that overlong and camp stuff on Tatooine as a whole, it's almost as bad as the Ewoks...
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HALLOWEEN is most definitely worth the upgrade. Stunning in 1080p.
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she said "No, no, no"
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waghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *pisses pants*
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Or maybe the Winehouse Norbit (!)
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....then it will drizzle down into his hair...and then his hair will smell like Cherry Coke and moist scalp...and eventually bacteria will feed on all the sugar creating a smell like pus. That's not good. So Nick Castle must not be very hygienic.
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July 25, 2011, 12:13 a.m. CST
@the_claxdog It's fucked-up parents like you who drive their kids to drug addiction.
by highfunctioningsociopath
God help your three.
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Like the Dragon in DRAGONSLAYER. Blurred every few frames while the shutter was open, to approximate more of the illusion of fluid movement.
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like Dr Who is of The Silence, or Kurt Russel etc. The Thing. All Bastards.
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Where's the sympathy for those poor kids over in Norway??? No, let's all shed a tear for the skinny smack 'ead because she was an 'artist'. She woke up every day and decided to pump shit into her veins so she's got what she asked for. Do you think those kids got up the other day and said "I really hope I get my internal organs shredded by a couple of dum-dums from a mad man's gun. That's the way I want to role"???
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July 25, 2011, 8:09 a.m. CST
Cool! la_sith thanks. I love the word Stunning!
by welcometothepartypal
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July 25, 2011, 8:54 a.m. CST
Come to think of it... Michael Myers was also one of my favorite stop motion creatures!
by MACenstine
Sober Up.
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July 25, 2011, 8:57 a.m. CST
Quint, you should get an authentic Maori tattoo while you are there.
by v3d
And according to Phil Tippett's website the rancor was originally to be a man in suit, while he wanted to do stop motion. The puppet was the compromise. It was shot at 72 frames per second.
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Seriously! Seeing it in the theater, was there any CGI creation from the prequels that even came close for looking like it was actually there? That it had weight and was menacing because it looked real? I loved the designs of the prequel critters and the CGI was done well but yet a likely infinitely cheaper practical effect with a puppet and some high-speed film and it looks much more real. After the Rancor crushes that bone Luke jams in it's mouth, it rolls it tilts its head right and downwards at Luke in what I immediately took as obvious anger and frustration. A puppet!! Angry! Genius! And still love that the "Shape" mask was a Captain Kirk bought in a local toy shop and painted white. I think Hollywood has lost the ability to recognize the concept of "trying too hard". Or something...
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NO. Not Go Motion. Not Stop Motion. Not Claymation. None of that frame by frame shit. In camera rod puppet on a miniature set. Damn, watch the Behind the saga show and read Cinefex. Rod puppet. Rod Puppet. Rod Puppet.
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First the Jaded starfuckers bitched about Ryan Dunn not having an obit, (which he also recklessly caused his own demise.) and now Amy Winehouse who's only claim to fame is how she sang about avoiding Rehab as if it's a bad thing. She had her chance and fucked up royally, therefore I could give two shits about her. Next!
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July 25, 2011, 1:34 p.m. CST
The Rancor was a puppet filmed in slow-motion. Not Go-Motion.
by Royston Lodge
Rather than use stop-motion animation, wherein a puppet would be manipulated one frame at a time, the rancor was instead filmed in slow motion while being operated by three puppeteers. When projected at normal speed, the rancor would appear as a slow and ponderous creature of great bulk.
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July 25, 2011, 1:34 p.m. CST
Source: http://www.starwars.com/databank/creature/rancor/
by Royston Lodge
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I have yet to see a better dragon on film
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I don't think she deserves.. maybe a harsh word... requires.. an obit at a place like this. And dying doesn't make you a genius or any more talented than you were before. But to be honest, she was probably rebounding after trying to quit and her tolerance was low, making what she usually used a deadly dose. If she had people around her that gave a shit, she'd be alive. That's just sad. And people who *call it like they see it* or *as it is* are just idiots most of the time who I believe should have to put a special sticker on their cars so that people know what kind of person they are when they get a flat in a snowstorm. So others like me can *weigh the options* and consider how to proceed, considering. I've met a lot of junkies in my time and I'd rather spend hours helping one withdraw for free than get PAID to help an asshole. And the best thing about there NOT being a god is that people like you have an expiration date and stop reproducing at some point. But I don't want to be completely harsh about it. I genuinely hope your kids have hearts and live long, healthy lives. And thanks for the pics, Quint, have fun in NZ!
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ROFL!!! Compassion aint glory buddy. GFU.
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The dragon from Dragonslayer does look really good when it moves on the ground, but I never liked the flying scenes: it moves as if it's jet-powered or something. What about the dragons in Reign Of Fire?
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I said, "No. No. No."
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I gave up hope and died, and it worked
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