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In the summer of 1983, independent young filmmaker [[James Cameron]] was confronted with the problem of convincingly turning an unknown Austrian bodybuilder called [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] into a killer metal skeleton peeling with rotting flesh from the future called [[The Terminator]]. |
In the summer of 1983, independent young filmmaker [[James Cameron]] was confronted with the problem of convincingly turning an unknown Austrian bodybuilder called [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] into a killer metal skeleton peeling with rotting flesh from the future called [[The Terminator]]. |
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Just when it seemed that James and Arnold were doomed to an embarrassment made out of an idea that no studio in Hollywood would touch, a makeup artist who gave Chewbacca's father Itchy his face in ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' and astoundingly refused to work on ''[[ |
Just when it seemed that James and Arnold were doomed to an embarrassment made out of an idea that no studio in Hollywood would touch, a makeup artist who gave Chewbacca's father Itchy his face in ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' and astoundingly refused to work on ''[[E.T. the Extraterrestrial (Film)|ET the Extraterrestrial]]'', walked through the door. |
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His name was Stan Winston. |
His name was Stan Winston. |
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* [[Dying Moment of Awesome]]: [[Avatar (Film)|The very last project he worked on]] before he died went on to become the highest-grossing movie in the world. |
* [[Dying Moment of Awesome]]: [[Avatar (Film)|The very last project he worked on]] before he died went on to become the highest-grossing movie in the world. |
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* [[In Memoriam]]: ''[[Terminator Salvation]]''. |
* [[In Memoriam]]: ''[[Terminator Salvation]]''. |
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* [[Old Shame]]: ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'', refusing a gig on ''[[ |
* [[Old Shame]]: ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'', refusing a gig on ''[[E.T. the Extraterrestrial (Film)|ET the Extraterrestrial]]'', ''Invaders From Mars'', and ''A Gnome Called Gnorm'' [his second directorial effort]. |
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[[Category:Creators]] |
[[Category:Creators]] |
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[[Category:Stan Winston]] |
[[Category:Stan Winston]] |
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