Early Rick Baker masks 1973 in Men Behind the Monsters Forum

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Early Rick Baker masks 1973

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Babetician	Early Rick Baker masks 1973	Lead	[-]
Jan 11 12 8:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The day I met Rick Baker, sometime in November 1973. I don't remember what the convention was. I bought the werewolf. $45 (my avatar). It later appeared in the Star Wars cantina, then disappeared for "the special edition". I felt like a chump (chimp?) for not buying the gorilla, but didn't know if I had the talent and resources for the rest of the body at the time, and I would have looked silly wearing just the head. My very first impression was how amazingly skillful he was with simple fur fabric, and that the animal masks in person seemed more like taxidermy than the typical Halloween stuff. Last Edited By: Babetician Jan 12 12 1:26 AM. Edited 1 time.
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The Maskahuna		#1	[-]
Jan 11 12 11:44 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I didn't start attending conventions until the late '70s and missed the opportunity to acquire these masks. Thanks for posting this image.
MovieMatt		#2	[-]
Jan 11 12 11:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Wow that's a rare picture. That gorilla looks similar to the one from THE THING WITH TWO HEADS (1972).
Babetician		#3	[-]
Jan 12 12 1:20 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Movie Matt wrote: Wow that's a rare picture. That gorilla looks similar to the one from THE THING WITH TWO HEADS (1972). That's because it is, Matt. Wow, not much padding in those arms. Look at that fur fabric wrinkle. We all have to start somewhere. Who knows what flaws my first gorilla suit would have had if I had the confidence to try it? Probably the same flaws. I had yards of what look liked the same stuff Rick was using. I bought it from a place called Dance Art in San Francisco. Haven't found anything that good since.
Babetician		#4	[-]
Jan 12 12 1:21 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A 1973 zombie appliance by Rick Baker. It was dull brownish green with yellowish teeth. Notice the top of the head is not in the center of the frame with a huge blank space above. If it is, the person who took the photo is a rank amateur. It's still too low. I was young.
Babetician		#5	[-]
Jan 12 12 1:42 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's a close up. I think Rick was married to a girl named Elaine. I thought this might be her. If I fiddle with the contrast on the name tag, the last letters of the first name kind of look like A-I-N-E. The last name seems to start with V but I wouldn't hazard a guess, and should give up. You can see the appliance includes a neck.

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