Ghostbusters
Movies don’t have unlimited money, so when it came time to showcase a marshmallow man the size of a building, they couldn’t just make one. Instead, the filmmakers made a miniature of the creature and shot the scenes with a scaled down skyscraper.
Back to the Future III
There isn’t much for an actor to do between one take and the next, so they might as well catch up on the daily news. This photo is of particular note since Michael Fox is dressed on his cowboy get-up, making the paper particularly anachronistic.
The Goonies
Prosthetics take a good while to implement, so seeing the make-up process in action for this Goonies character is quite a sight. Of particular note is the animatronic eye, something today would definitely be solved with CGI.
Labyrinth
The movie’s main story has Jennifer Connelly going through all kinds of exhaustive trials, so it is nice to see the actress had some levity between shots.
Aliens
The Alien creature is part suit, part animatronic, something that needed constant adjustments between takes. Here, we have the people behind the scenes getting the creature ready for the next time they need it.
Predator
Just like with the Alien, the Predator is also portrayed by a person in a suit. A particularly tall person, but a real human nonetheless, and fortunately for him the face can come off so he can breathe with ease.
