The man who gave Frankenstein his face finally gets his close-up.
Tribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous works including Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man, the Mummy and countless other creatures. Rick Baker, Tom Savini, Howard Berger, Bob Burns, Scott Essman, Kim Newman, Gregory Nicotero and others discuss the work of Pierce and his enduring legacy.
Practical Effects
Pierce's latex and cotton technique still looks better than CGI.
Acting
Rick Baker geeking out is genuinely infectious.
Production
Crams decades of Hollywood history into 25 tight minutes.
Director
Constantine Nasr
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pierce created the iconic Frankenstein flat-top by experimenting with Boris Karloff's skull cap and searing the hairline with a hot iron. The actor hated the four-hour process.
Pierce was fired from Universal in 1947 for refusing to delegate; the studio system that made his monsters famous discarded the man himself. The documentary's parade of modern effects legends paying homage is essentially a decades-late apology.
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