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Letterboxd Journal

Monster Mash: legendary special-effects makeup creator Rick Baker on making decades of movie magic

October 1

Rick Baker tells Marya E. Gates about his groundbreaking career in special-effects makeup, from building Bigfoot for Harry and the Hendersons to collaborating with Eddie Murphy on Coming to America…

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