Evolution of the werewolves in the film Bashny.Net

13 cinema stories about werewolves, an example of which can be traced to the evolution of special effects in movies from 30-ies of the last century to the present day.

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1. London Werewolf, 1935.

The first Hollywood movie about werewolves proved problematic for the make-up artist Jack Pierce - lead actor Henry Hull refused to sit still for hours until it was applied make-up, so it was decided to resort to a simplified form of make-up. (Everett)





2. The Wolfman, 1941.

Makeup artist Pierce was able to use an image that he came up with for the "Werewolf of London" in the bosom of Cheney, who starred in 1941 on the Universal Studios Wolfman. To create a full version of a make-up for the werewolf (pictured) took six hours a day, and then to take it off - three hours. But Cheney was not afraid and did a werewolf played four more times, becoming the only actor studio Universal, who played in the first part of the film and all its sequels. (Everett)



3. Idle Roomers, 1944.

This short film was filmed comedy trio «Three Stooges» studio Columbia Pictures. In the story, they play in the hotel corridor, competing for a woman with whom begins to play a werewolf. My husband liked them a woman - vindictive master throwing knives, which is actually a werewolf secretly imported into the country. (Everett)



4. I was a teen werewolf, 1957.

Michael Landon starred in the B-movies - one of the most successful companies American International Pictures. To build on the success of the film, the studio has released a similar picture, including "I was a teenage Frankenstein" and "Dracula's Blood" (both until the end of 1957) and "How to create a monster" in 1958. (Everett)



5. Curse Werewolf, 1961.

Oliver Reed played a major role in the English film - the only film about werewolves, created by the studio Hammer Film Studios. The end of the film takes place in Spain, because there have already been built sets for another film studio - "The Inquisitor", which had to be abandoned because of objections by the Catholic Church. (Everett)



6. Howl, 1981.

Based on the eponymous novel, the film "Howl" was successful enough to spawn six sequels. He became famous for his convincing special effects. In addition to using stop-frame animation and directed by Joe Dante and makeup artist Rob Bottin use air bubbles under the latex lotions on your face to achieve a convincing image of a werewolf. (Avco Embassy / Everett)



7. An American Werewolf in London, 1981

Rick Baker's special effects in the scene when the protagonist (David Naughton) turned into a raging beast, led Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to establish a separate nomination for "Oscar" - for outstanding achievement in makeup. And Baker became its first winner. Baker has worked with several films about werewolves, such as "Werewolf" (1987) and "Wolf" (1994). (Universal / Everett)



8. Silver Bullet, 1985.

This adaptation of the novel by Stephen King took Dino De Laurentiis, who is rumored to not like the effects of werewolves, despite the fact that they did Carlo Rambaldi, who received two Oscars for the films «ET» and "Alien." (Paramount / Everett)



9. cub, 1985

The success of the film "cub" as if the success was due to another movie of Michael j. Fox, which was filmed in the same year - "Back to the Future." The Brazilian film "cub" was even renamed "Garoto to Futuro" - "Boy from the Future", and in Italy the main character was renamed in March. (Atlantic Releasing Corp / Everett)



10. Wolf, 1994

Rick Baker is back in its genre for this film Mike Nichols Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in the lead roles. After criticism smashed to smithereens the last third of the film, it was decided to postpone its release that the team had the opportunity to re-shoot some scenes. It paid off at the box office - the film earned more than $ 130 million. (Columbia / Everett)



11. Underworld: Evolution 2006

In the "other world" clash between two types of monsters - vampires and werewolves - trying to do away with the age-old war between their clans. Despite the poor reviews, the film was the third sequel in 2009, and now is the fourth part of the production. (Screen Gems / Everett)



12. Twilight. The Twilight Saga: New Moon, 2009

In the second part of the film based on the novels by Stephanie Meyer, we see Taylor Lautner (second from right) in the role of Jacob Black - a member of the Quileute tribe, which, according to popular belief, is descendants of wolves. Although Lautner Defined for the film, his macho way inflated it for the most part obliged to computer graphics. (Screen Gems / Everett)



13. The Wolf Man, 2010

Rick Baker again creates special effects and make-up for the werewolf, this time for a remake of the film of 1941, in which instead of Lon Cheynli removed Benicio del Toro. Baker said that his work on the film was quite complicated, because "in the transformation of Benicio Benicio wolf took place is not easy." "As the work on" American werewolf in London ", where we had to turn the naked man into a beast on all fours. And then we had Benicio del Toro, who already looks like a werewolf, and that we still need to perfect - to impose more wool and make the teeth more. " (Frank Ockenfels / Universal Pictures)



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