{"id":101164,"date":"2020-10-30T14:16:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T11:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-they-did-the-hellraiser-birth-of-frank-sequence-in-hellraiser\/"},"modified":"2020-10-30T14:16:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T11:16:31","slug":"how-they-did-the-hellraiser-birth-of-frank-sequence-in-hellraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-did-the-hellraiser-birth-of-frank-sequence-in-hellraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"#How They Did the Hellraiser Birth of Frank Sequence in &#8216;Hellraiser&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a285fb6333ba\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a285fb6333ba\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-did-the-hellraiser-birth-of-frank-sequence-in-hellraiser\/#Howd_they_do_that\" >How\u2019d they do that?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-did-the-hellraiser-birth-of-frank-sequence-in-hellraiser\/#Long_story_short\" >Long story short:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-did-the-hellraiser-birth-of-frank-sequence-in-hellraiser\/#Long_story_long\" >Long story long:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-did-the-hellraiser-birth-of-frank-sequence-in-hellraiser\/#Whats_the_precedent\" >What\u2019s the precedent?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#How They Did the Hellraiser Birth of Frank Sequence in &#8216;Hellraiser&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.7--><em>Welcome to <strong>How\u2019d They Do That?<\/strong> \u2014 , a bi-monthly column that unpacks moments of movie magic and celebrates the technical wizards who pulled them off.<\/em> <em>This entry looks into the reverse melt sequence in Hellraiser.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>At its core,<strong> <\/strong><em><strong>Hellraiser<\/strong> <\/em>offers a perverse portrait of domestic debauchery: <em>Macbeth<\/em> by way of interdimensional S&amp;M. Released in 1987, the film marks the directorial debut of macabre renaissance man <strong>Clive Barker<\/strong>, whose dissatisfaction with prior cinematic adaptations of his work pushed him to finally take the reins himself. <\/p>\n<p>When <em>Hellraiser<\/em> begins, meek but loving Larry (Andrew Robinson) is moving his family into the derelict house of his brother Frank (Sean Chapman). The move, Larry hopes, will act as a fresh start. A new beginning, and maybe even an opportunity to re-light the spark with his cold, unloving wife, Julia (Clare Higgins). <\/p>\n<p>Frank, you see, is missing. Torn to shreds, quite literally, in his hedonistic quest to experience the full spectrum of pain and pleasure. As far as Larry is concerned, Frank\u2019s mysterious dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance is par for the course. But Frank\u2019s absence haunts Julia. For this is, in fact, a tragic love triangle: a familial struggle between a pervert, his lover, and her husband. <\/p>\n<p>Lurching into memories of her affair with Frank, Julia\u2019s longing for her lost passion inevitably releases something nasty. While she reminisces vividly, Larry slices his hand open on a stray nail. Dizzy at the sight of blood, Larry finds his wife, lost in thought, in the attic. In the very room where Frank unlocked the occult puzzle box that tore his soul (and his body) apart. <\/p>\n<p>While Larry leaks profusely onto the floor, a disgruntled Julia accompanies her pitiful husband downstairs. And so, the couple inadvertently perform a sacrifice. Part blood, part divination: flesh to flesh, as it were. Something dormant awakens beneath the floorboards: something fleshy, stubborn, and determined to live again. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Larry-hand-cut.png\" alt=\"Hellraiser Larry Hand Cut\" data-id=\"358896\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Larry-hand-cut.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/?attachment_id=358896\" class=\"wp-image-358896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Larry-hand-cut.png 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Larry-hand-cut-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Larry-hand-cut-160x120.png 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Larry-hand-cut-320x240.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-brain-methycel.png\" alt=\"Hellraiser Frank Ressurection Brain Methycel\" data-id=\"358897\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-brain-methycel.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/?attachment_id=358897\" class=\"wp-image-358897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-brain-methycel.png 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-brain-methycel-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-brain-methycel-160x120.png 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-brain-methycel-320x240.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">How it started \/\/ How it\u2019s going<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Christopher Young<\/strong>\u2018s excellent, sadistic score kicks into high gear. And steadily, painfully, Frank pulls himself back together again. Liquid willfully materializes. A slimy spinal column reattaches to the base of a reconstituted brain. Veins and nerves form out of thick, cloudy puddles. Eyes push out and sockets snap open. <\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t just one of the best special makeup effects in the film. This is one of the most memorable effects sequences in \u201980s horror, period. Iconic cenobites notwithstanding, this is <em>Hellraiser<\/em>\u2018s greatest visual achievement: a startling transformation in which the germ of a man rips himself out of one world and back into ours.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-how-d-they-do-that\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Howd_they_do_that\"><\/span>How\u2019d they do that?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 id=\"h-long-story-short\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Long_story_short\"><\/span>Long story short:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>With a false floor, lubed-up puppets, and reverse-photography of melting wax. <\/p>\n<h4 id=\"h-long-story-long\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Long_story_long\"><\/span>Long story long:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The great <strong>Bob Keen <\/strong>designed the special makeup effects for <em>Hellraiser<\/em>.<strong> <\/strong>While only in his mid-twenties, Keen had amassed an impressive list of credits that included the likes of the original <em>Star Wars <\/em>trilogy, multiple Jim Henson films, and a handful of projects under his mentor Nick Maley. It was through Maley (or rather, through Maley getting sick) that Keen was tasked with designing the makeup effects for <em>Highlander<\/em>, which put Keen on the radar of <em>Hellraiser<\/em> producer Christopher Figg. <em>Hellraiser <\/em>would be the first feature film of the upstart SFX studio <strong>Image Animation, <\/strong>which Keen co-founded with<em> Hellraiser<\/em>\u2018s workshop supervisor, <strong>Geoff Portass<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Portass in the impressively long making-of documentary<em> <strong>Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II<\/strong><\/em>, the \u201cbirth of Frank\u201d sequence as we know it almost didn\u2019t happen. The initial approach of the financiers was to treat the project like a cult object. One that, on the strength of Barker\u2019s literary reputation, would prove a safe investment. However, after the backers obtained a post-production cut of the movie, they liked what they saw. And so they smartly threw more money at the film. Ultimately, a good chunk of that money went into the \u201cbirth of Frank\u201d sequence. <\/p>\n<p>That original cut of the film went something like this: clumsy Larry slices his hand open, the camera cuts away, and <em>bam<\/em>: Julia finds skinless Frank in the attic. This extra dough allowed Keen and a small team to bring to life the nasty shit that took place during that cut.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-blood.gif\" alt=\"blood\" class=\"wp-image-358894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-blood.gif 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-blood-768x416.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>In the script, as written, the idea was that Frank, or what was left of Frank, had been splattered all over the walls and dried up over time. As scripted, the husk of Frank was supposed to materialize out of a wall and start talking. The original plan was to accomplish this with animatronics. The team even built a cable-controlled lip-synching puppet. However, according to makeup crew member <strong>Cliff Wallace<\/strong>, the puppet proved \u201ctoo complicated for its own good.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Instinctually, Keen knew something was missing from the birth sequence. Over the course of principal photography, \u201cthe film had become something else.\u201d And the dry birth, as scripted, just \u201cwasn\u2019t visceral\u201d enough. As a result, the team scrapped the idea of dusty Frank in favor of a\u2026 wetter approach. One that, according to Barker, Keen had conceptually wanted to do for a very long time: a living corpse reconstituting itself from the ground up. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found it interesting to start with the bare bones and work up to something quite skinny but definitely alive,\u201d recalls Keen in <em>Fangoria <\/em>#66. \u201cA total reversal to the usual effect where you\u2019re making someone decompose.\u201d (Speaking of \u201cquite skinny but definitely alive,\u201d wispy actor Oliver Smith was the one who embodied \u201cFrank the Monster.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>The realized birthing sequence is an entirely in-camera effect, shot on a stage in South London well after principal photography had wrapped. The re-constituted attic was, in fact, the only part of the film shot in a studio. Where, helpfully, the crew had the luxury of a raised stage. This allowed for the effects team to operate the puppets and pumps from underneath the floor.<\/p>\n<p>The shot of Larry\u2019s blood seeping unnaturally through the floor was a simple reverse shot of a red fluid being pumped up through rigged nail holes in the floorboard. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-heart.gif\" alt=\"Hellraiser Frank Ressurection Heart\" class=\"wp-image-358895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-heart.gif 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-heart-768x416.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The false floor allowed for the establishing downward pan revealing the pulsing heart-like mass. This \u201cembryo\u201d was designed by <strong>John Cormican<\/strong>. And as Keen relays to Heather A. Wixton in her book <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Monster-Squad-Celebrating-Memorable-Creatures\/dp\/1629332224\">Monster Squad<\/a><\/em>, the effect was \u201cmade out of a condom, a piece of tubing, some glue, and some bits and pieces to pull the whole thing together to make it look like a real human organ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the crew, the backbone of <em>Hellraiser<\/em>\u2018s special effects was, in fact, lube and condoms. Which, given the erotic nature of the film, is quite fitting. The crew actively sought out condoms because they were made out of latex. And sheet latex was something constantly in need if you were doing SFX makeup in the \u201980s. Lube made things look wet (and stay wet) under the camera lights. According to the crew, they were mortified whenever they\u2019d have to make a run to a shop to load up on what surely looked like a king\u2019s ransom of orgy supplies. <\/p>\n<p>As for the birthing sequence, the SFX gang actually used a step up from lube. That\u2019s right: it\u2019s the return of our good friend methylcellulose, the food thickener\/SFX mainstay. \u201cWe would pump up methylcellulose by the gallon\u201d recalls Keen. You can see the pump in action early in the sequence, as pools of clear goop ooze up from the floorboards. The thick, snot-like strands coating Frank\u2019s in-progress body are also likely methylcellulose.<\/p>\n<p>When Frank\u2019s \u201carm stumps\u201d (what else to call them?) erupt from the pools of ooze, those are two animatronics. \u201cWe built lots and lots of puppet rigs,\u201d stresses Keen. Watching the sequence, the puppetry is especially apparent when you know about the false floor. You can just imagine the operators, huddled below, pushing out fingers, and pulling on shuddering spinal stalks. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-resurrection-goo-stalks.gif\" alt=\"Hellraiser Frank Resurrection Goo Stalks\" class=\"wp-image-358893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-resurrection-goo-stalks.gif 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-resurrection-goo-stalks-768x416.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The forming flesh effect itself \u2014 where bone, muscle, and tendons reconstitute Frank\u2019s skinless body \u2014 was accomplished with wax and reverse photography. The team constructed models of body parts out of different waxes with different melting points, layering them as needed. Burned and filmed in reverse, the effect is that of re-forming flesh. This required a multitude of stages as well as close-up appliances to show the growth of Frank\u2019s hands and organs. <\/p>\n<p>The crew also used colored thread for Frank\u2019s veins, which when pulled and played in reverse, looks like conscious, slime mold-like sinew. As mentioned above, puppet rigs also featured in the \u201creverse melt\u201d parts of the sequence. Wires were used to pull away pieces of Frank apart bit by bit, mimicking, in reverse, the in-film demise of the character himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sequence involves a whole bunch of ideas merged into one, and I don\u2019t think that\u2019s been done before,\u201d emphasizes Keen.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-ribs.gif\" alt=\"Hellraiser Frank Ressurection Ribs\" class=\"wp-image-358898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-ribs.gif 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hellraiser-Frank-ressurection-ribs-768x416.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-s-the-precedent\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_precedent\"><\/span>What\u2019s the precedent?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As far as reverse decompositions go, Keen is probably correct in saying that there is no precedent. Especially at this scale. However, I can think of at least two pieces of early \u201980s SFX that put some of <em>Hellraiser<\/em>\u2018s ingenuity in context.<\/p>\n<p>The first is a melt. In fact, maybe one of the most famous melts of all time. And, like the Frank birth effect, it made use of heat and liquifying materials layered to give the impression of human flesh. That\u2019s right, we\u2019re talking <em><strong>Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/strong><\/em>. In which, near the end of the film, Steven Spielberg treats us to the unforgettable image of two Nazis\u2019 faces melting off.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Raiders-of-the-Lost-Arc-face-melt.jpg\" alt=\"Raiders Of The Lost Arc Face Melt\" class=\"wp-image-358899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Raiders-of-the-Lost-Arc-face-melt.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Raiders-of-the-Lost-Arc-face-melt-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Raiders-of-the-Lost-Arc-face-melt-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Raiders-of-the-Lost-Arc-face-melt-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Luckily for us, the good folks at <strong>Industrial Light &amp; Magic<\/strong> have spoken about the effect at length. Probably because traumatized kids who are now entertainment journalists won\u2019t stop asking them to foot their therapy bill.<\/p>\n<p>After making molds of the actors\u2019 heads using alginate (a rubbery substance used in dental molds), the artists sculpted the heads and added eyes and skulls made out of a material that could withstand the face-melting heat. Instead of wax, ILM used different colored layers of a gelatin formula with a low melting point. Then it was just a matter of aiming the heat guns at the heads and speeding up the recorded footage. <\/p>\n<p>The other effect I want to mention is from John Carpenter\u2019s <strong><em>The Thing<\/em><\/strong>. We\u2019ve covered the Norris-Thing effect on the column before (and at length). But I want to highlight one moment from the sequence in particular: when Norris-Thing\u2019s fleeing head defensively sprouts legs and eyestalks. In terms of \u201cpushing gross spindly shit up through a fake floor,\u201d it\u2019s the effect that springs to mind. So to speak. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-thing-head-getaway-part-3.gif\" alt=\"The Thing Head Getaway Part\" class=\"wp-image-352126\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The Norris-Thing\u2019s transformation isn\u2019t all that dissimilar from what Keen and co. did for Frank\u2019s limbs in <em>Hellraiser<\/em>. To achieve the effect of the metamorphosing Norris head, <em>The Thing <\/em>SFX team, lead by wunderkind <strong>Rob Bottin<\/strong>,<strong> <\/strong>worked on an elevated set with a fake floor. This allowed the operators below to push everything up and out through Norris-Thing\u2019s hollow head. <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of love out there for 1980s special makeup effects. And I\u2019d venture a guess that a good part of that love is rooted in the period\u2019s penchant for texture. Whether it\u2019s a crab-head, a goopy corpse, or a melting Nazi head, these are effects with an endearing tactility. They certainly touched audiences. 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