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Monsters!! by Jubba	May 7th, 2008 02:08:43 AM
Ahh quality. Jerks wanna strike and they can't even pull off top notch stuff anymore....bah!
amen by The Real MiraJeff	May 7th, 2008 02:09:20 AM
sign me up!
black box gone? by The Real MiraJeff	May 7th, 2008 02:11:02 AM
figures on the night i'm about to return in a blaze of glory with my Pineapple Express review my black box would be yanked. sigh... it has been too long though. and no, i'm not bitter.
Fair enough by s0nicdeathmonkey	May 7th, 2008 02:13:38 AM
he did some damn good movies.
Lets vote Fox off this planet by Unimaginative_Moneyhungry_Hollyw ood	May 7th, 2008 02:25:04 AM
Get the fuck off our planet Fox & affiliates, you unimaginative moneyhungry executive bastards... go make PG ratings on Uranus!! Oh yeah, I signed the petition too. Jack Pierce is a legend, Fox get the fuck off our planet.
Unimaginative-Moneyhungry_Hollyw ood by kwisatzhaderach	May 7th, 2008 03:18:38 AM
I totally agree. Let's wait til Avatar is released though.
WOW by Lashlarue	May 7th, 2008 03:36:59 AM
Signing a petition! Don't strain yourself, Harry. You fat bastard!
I guess by mattforce7	May 7th, 2008 03:48:36 AM
NO one cares??,,,,,,,?
YOU know?? by Michael9911	May 7th, 2008 04:57:06 AM
Who cares? Big deal? Amazing... I found brintey spears had a personal account on "richloving.com". It is a site for celebrities and millionaires to mingle. It's said Charlie Sheen has found his love there last May.
MiraJeff by Golitsyn1	May 7th, 2008 05:03:42 AM
Harry revoked it cause you don't like Shaun of the Dead!
the process by PrettyNursePoppy	May 7th, 2008 05:30:22 AM
Doesn't a star on the Walk of Fame cost something like $25K? I'm not opposed to giving the man his due, but I'm sure I've heard in the past that most stars pay for themselves or have their fan clubs pay.
I never vote. by Knuckleduster	May 7th, 2008 05:39:32 AM
But I figure for this I'll make an exception. Jack Pierce makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Give Pierce a chance... by BradMajors	May 7th, 2008 05:53:18 AM
That's what John Lennon would have said.
I'll sign in a heartbeat. by RedwingsHoolihan	May 7th, 2008 06:27:53 AM
When I was 4 years old I watched Frankenstein on the late show, and that night I pissed my bed because I thought Franky was under my bed and would grab my ankle. Anyone that can make me urinate on myself deserves a star....and he created icons that are still alive and well in today's pop culture.
Harry should now endorse a petition to stop McG ftom directing T by ingloriousjedi	May 7th, 2008 06:47:58 AM
The studios hire him because he does what they tell him without putting up a fight. He's in it for the bigger lounge room, not for satisfying the fans or an audience in general. I'd love to see Christopher Nolan take over..maybe add that in the petition. It'd get 10,000 signatures in a week.
4 by ingloriousjedi	May 7th, 2008 06:48:46 AM
...T4
Wow, Harry...wow. by ByTor	May 7th, 2008 06:51:12 AM
It takes a lot to motivate you to sign an online petition? That's...uh, remarkably lazy. We're talking, what, two or three clicks? The real reason to diss online petitions is not the effort required but because they're useless.
They can put the star next to Diddy's... by tonagan	May 7th, 2008 06:58:23 AM
I'm sure Pierce can get a star.
And who gets the black box now? by tonagan	May 7th, 2008 07:00:07 AM
Since there's an extra one lying around and all (unless MiraJeff can redeem himself somehow). Or just give it to some random person so they'll freak out after they post.
Done by strosmer	May 7th, 2008 08:29:07 AM

isn't it just a matter of forking the cash? by ArcadianDS	May 7th, 2008 09:17:07 AM
Im pretty sure anybody gets a star if they pony up the benjamins. And honestly, there are now too many of them - google some of the names that have them, and you'll be pretty dissapointed.
Signed by the beef	May 7th, 2008 09:19:36 AM
Did my part.
No point honoring people who are dead! by Smerdyakov	May 7th, 2008 09:35:30 AM
It's not like they're watching from heaven,or hell. It's usually just a scam for someone to get rich
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE by Underoos Hero	May 7th, 2008 09:39:19 AM
I LOVE ALL OF THE UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTER MOVIES!!! EVEN ALL OF THE SEQUALS. THERE'S JUST NOT ONE BAD ONE IN THE BUNCH. It was such a naieve time in movie making and everything was played out so theatricaly. Not to mention I am related to Colin Clive. Where's the petition, I'll sign it!!
Ummm by Series7	May 7th, 2008 09:46:30 AM
Not even Rick Baker has a star.
Dead people don't care by flossygomez	May 7th, 2008 09:47:47 AM
Give him a star, a solid gold violin, a trip to Vegas. He's a non person, dust...just gone. Give the money to make this pointless star to someone who could use it. BTW, have you seen some of the freaks who have actually received stars? Drug addicts, pedophiles and looneys, that's who.
Makeup for the Invisible Man by Big DM	May 7th, 2008 10:04:04 AM
I'm sorry...I was unable to see the makeup on the Invisible Man...
a posthumous star by Smilin'Jack Ruby	May 7th, 2008 11:46:12 AM
I love Pierce's work, signed the petition straight away, but isn't it really hard to get them to do a posthumous star? I remember when there was that campaign to get Forrest Ackerman a star just after his stroke (which he richly deserves) and part of the urgency was because the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will only award a small number of posthumous stars (two?) a year as they don't attract as many tourists/aren't as big a press release as, say, P. Diddy or the other dozen or so stars they award annually. Understandably, it is a business the enshrining of stars on the Walk of Fame (which is why it's good to have a studio putting up the hefty nomination fee), so that's almost double the reason why getting people to sign a petition and really get Universal in on the game - though with that "Wolf Man" date, they may just see it as the right time to get Baker HIS well-deserved star as I don't believe he's got one, either.
I'm stunned he hasn't already GOT a star ! by RobinP	May 7th, 2008 12:40:55 PM
How come jerks like Vince McMahon have one and legends like Pierce don't ? Jack Pierce was the visionary pioneer that paved the way for Tom Savini, Rick Baker, Rob Bottin & Greg Nicotero.
The Horne legacy: GREAT busts & statues by thegreatwhatzit	May 7th, 2008 01:08:47 PM
I'll gladly sign; Universal pretty much dumped Mr. Pierce when the brass gauged horror movies to be unprofitable. Never mind that Pierce's prosthetics are iconic--and his creations contributed to the studio's rescue from bankruptcy. Harry, did you consider a hungry strike? Didn't think so. Check into Daniel Horne's homage to the Universal monsters; his sterling work is flawless (an unprecedented improvement over Universal's own franchise). Tap into http://smg.photobucket.com/alb ums/v473/OLDSCHOOLDAN/?start=0 and www.danielhorne.com
Consider it done by Mocata	May 7th, 2008 01:23:20 PM
The man deserves it.Those films are part of my childhood and Pierce deserves the recognition.
good idea by blackhole4140	May 7th, 2008 01:47:49 PM
The remake of the Wolfman might be the last excuse to get this guy a little attention. Geeks certainly owe him something.
I was #1588 by Doctor Phibes	May 7th, 2008 02:06:04 PM
I'm with RobinP. I cannot believe such a legend has yet to be honored. While I do consider the Walk of Fame to be a bit cheesy, this man truly deserves some sort of recognition. He is really the artist behind the curtains who helped build that company. I need to go back and re-watch some of those films.
petitiononline is the most worthless website ever made by Freakemovie	May 7th, 2008 03:59:24 PM
There's no better way to not get things accomplished.
I'd like to start a petition of my own. by Kurutteru Yatsu	May 7th, 2008 04:17:32 PM
Have the MST3K crew reunite on Sci-Fi to work their magic on all these old Universal flicks, just so Joel and Mike can chill their balls in a bowl of Harry's tears.
There must be better ways of paying tribute to this man by Luna Moth	May 7th, 2008 06:47:08 PM
As mentioned above, who'se going to pony up the cash for the star? And yes, internet petitions are totally useless - who is being petitioned anyway? If movie fans are going to make an effort to honor Pierce, we should do something meaningful, like maybe organize a film festival in his honor, stuff like that.
JACK P. PIERCE IS THE MAN. by alice 13	May 7th, 2008 07:49:31 PM
SIGNED.
Lon Chaney Jr. doesn't have one either.... by Zartan	May 8th, 2008 01:12:03 AM
http://www.lonchaney.com/starf und/star.html
It was my understanding that you have to pay for those stars by ELGordo	May 8th, 2008 06:15:25 AM
If some of the bigger FX guys in Hollywood could get some cash together they could pull it off. It has nothing to do with actual legendary status sadly.
amen indeed by geech	May 8th, 2008 10:37:37 AM
if toads like Ryan Seacrest have one and Jack Pierce and Creighton do not, well then, that just means that the stars aren't worth squiddly-diddly squat and must be just some once meaningful now trivialized bit of ego stroking!! That being said, what a freaking crock and thank you big red for bringing it to our attention...anyone read the Pierce book?

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