BEHIND THE SCENES

Behind the scenes of filming EMIL JANNINGS as THE DEVIL in F.W. MURNAU's German Expressionist masterpiece, FAUST (1927)	The MARIA ROBOTRIX takes a "breather" while filming FRITZ LANG's masterpiece METROPOLIS (1927)	A schematic for how the ROBOTRIX transformation was filmed for METROPOLIS
WALLACE WORSELY goes over the script with LON CHANEY while filming THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923)	BELA LUGOSI on break while filming DRACULA (1931) Directed by TOD BROWNING	The BUST of KING KONG (1933) on it's base
Behind the scenes of animating KING KONG (1933)	Transporting the bus of KING KONG (1933)	Break time on THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
The ALBRIGHT TWINS painting the Pictures of Dorian Gray (1945)	Art model dummy of the decrepit DORIAN GRAY being studied by "Master of the Macabre" painter IVAN ALBRIGHT while his twin MALVIN ALBRIGHT paints the portrait of the young Dorian (1945)	JAMES ARNESS as THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951) with MINI-THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD
Filming the saucer set on the 20th Century Fox lot for THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)	BEN CHAPMAN as the out-of-water CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) asks, "What's my motivation?"	Photo taken after JULIE ADAMS got her head bonked on the cave wall while being carried by BEN CHAPMAN as THE CREATURE FROM TGHE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
Filming the feet of GODZILLA (1954)	GODZILLA on a lunch date while filming GODZILLA (1954) Directed by ISHIRO HONDA	Transporting the largest NAUTILUS model for 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954)
JAMES MASON and the GIANT SQUID on the full size NAUTILUS set for 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954)	The BATTLE WITH THE GIANT SQUID from 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA was originally filmed on a calm sea set with a sunset backdrop. It was reshot at great expense to be during a storm at night for more dramatic impact	JOHN CARRIDINE, LON CHANEY, JR. and BELA LUGOSI eat TOR JOHNSON's head for lunch break while filming THE BLACK SLEEP (1956)
RAY HARRYHAUSEN's diagram of the SKELETON armature for TTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)	RAY HARRYHAUSEN and his skeleton puppet from THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)	RAY HARRYHAUSEN animating the Dragon for THE &TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)
RAY HARRYHAUSEN (in doorway) watches BERNARD HERRMANN conduct his score for MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961)	Composer BERNARD HERRMANN (PSYCHO, VERTIGO, NORTH BY NORTHWEST) with ALFRED HITCHCOCK	Behind the scenes of filming the ALBATROSS for MASTER OF THE WORLD (1961)
PETER LORRE, BASIL RATHBONE, BORIS KARLOFF, and VINCENT PRICE take a coffin break while filming THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1963)	WILLIAM TUTTLE's pre-production design for the ABOMINABL SNOW MAN (1964)	JIM DANFORTH animates the magical seven-headed serpent for THE 7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964)
Close up of the TONY RANDALL SERPENT HEADS made by MARTHA ARMSTRONG for GEORGE PAL's THE 7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964)	WILLIAM TUTTLE's make up and hairpiece designs as worn by TONY RANDALL (with GIANT SERPENT head) from THE 7 FACES OF DR. LAO as they were on display at the ACKERMANSION (Photo by Zen)	MARTIN LANDAU in make up as ANDRO for the OUTER LIMITS episode THE MAN WHO WAS NEVER BORN (1963) makes a phone call
FELIX SILLA parts COUSIN ITT's hair to take a breather while filming THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1964-1966)		TRITON towels off after parting his rocks in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963)
STANLEY KUBRICK Directs PETER SELLERS for DR. STRANGELOVE or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)	Transporting THE SPHERE for FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964)	Filming one of the JUPITER 2 models for LOST IN SPACE (1965-1968)
Behind the scenes during the filming of FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966)	Preproduction sketch for the set of BLOFELD's VOLCANO for YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) by legendary set designer KEN ADAM	ARTHUR C. CLARKE and STANLEY KUBRICK on the set of the ARIES 1B moon shuttle while filming 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
STANLEY KUBRICK Directing 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY on the giant rotating set of the Discovery (1968)	Judith O' Dea, Marilyn Eastman, Duane Jones and Karl Hardman on a zombie break while filming NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)	ROBERT WISE Directing THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN (1971)
	Some household names take a lunch break during STAR WARS (1977)	A Matte Painting by HARRISON ELLENSHAW created the large crowd for the final scene of STAR WARS (1977)
HANS RUDOLPH GIGER adds the finishing touches to one of his Xenomorph eggs for ALIEN (1979)	The filming of the "Space Jockey" scene for ALIEN (1979)	H.R GIGER's XENOMORPH "costume" for ALIEN (1979)
BOLAJI BADEJO was inside the costume of the ALIEN (1979) Photo by Mike Sibthorp	BOLAGI BADEJO takes a "breather" during the filming of RIDLEY SCOTT's ALIEN (1979)	H.R. GIGER hugs his own XENOMORPH
ANDREW PROBERT with the filming model of the SURAK VULCAN SHUTTLE he designed for STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) Directed by ROBERT WISE	YODA waits patiently while distracting MUPPETS interrupt Luke's vital JEDI TRAINING	JOE TURKEL, STANLEY KUBRICK and JACK NICHOLSON while filming THE SHINING (1980)
Behind the scenes of THE SHINING (1980)	Filming "the TWINS" for THE SHINING (1980)	JOE DANTE directs ROB BOTTIN's EDDIE QUIST WEREWOLF for THE HOWLING (1981)
Director RIDLEY SCOTT with author PHILIP K. DICK who wrote DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, the novel BLADERUNNER is based on (1982)	Special Effects Genius DOUGLAS TRUMBULL with the miniature of the TYRELL CORPORATION Pyramid from BLADE RUNNER (1982)	Lifelong friends RAY HARRYHAUSEN and RAY BRADBURY
JIM HENSON Directs DAVID BOWIE in LABYRINTH (1986)	JIM DAVIDSON, ZEN MANSLEY, DOUG MOORE, JORGE FUENTES, and JOEL STEINER right after the demolition of the miniature STREET SCENE for TERMINATOR 2 (1991) Special Effects by 4-WARD PRODUCTIONS - Photo by JIM TOWLER	Behind the scenes as a 2 foot puppet of WINONA RYDER, made by JIM TOWLER, jumps to her death in the opening scenes of BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (1992) as a tiny six-inch figure continues the fall into the gorge. Special Effects by 4-WARD PRODUCTIONS Photo by Zen Mansley
DENNIS SKOTAK sets up the shot of Zen's DEMETER ship for it's arrival in London Harbor for BRAM STOKER's DRACULA (1992) Photo by Zen Mansley	The great Cinematographer of Special Effects DENNIS SKOTAK (Oscar Winner for THE ABYSS) Glares at Zen during a typical behind the scenes moment at 4-WARD PRODUCTIONS	Zen with the BAT BOAT from BATMAN RETURNS (1992) Special Effects by 4-WARD PRODUCTIONS
DENNIS SKOTAK setting up the shot of Zen's GREENHOUSE MODEL with a rear projection of ROBERT DOWNY, JR. and ELIZABETH SHUE inside it for the last shot of HEART AND SOULS (1993) Photo by Zen Mansley	Zen follows his "baby", the 53 foot long bridge miniature that he detailed, to the outdoor river landscape set for DANTE'S PEAK (1997)	CHRIS HOPKINS with the caricature of ROBERT DENIRO's "Fearless Leader" he sculpted for THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY & BULLWINKLE (2000)
CHRIS HOPKINS tests the pipe he made for DAVY JONES for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)	Close up of DAVY JONES' PIPE sculpted by CHRIS HOPKINS	CHRIS HOPKINS while sculpting the PIPE ORGAN for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)
The completed PIPE ORGAN for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)	VOLDEMORT and DUMBLEDORE kibitzing, "Do you want to hang out some time and... maybe kill Harry Potter together..?"	ALAN RICKMAN laughing
The filming of the RANGER for INTERSTELLAR (2014)

Behind the scenes of filming EMIL JANNINGS as THE DEVIL in F.W. MURNAU's German Expressionist masterpiece, FAUST (1927)

The MARIA ROBOTRIX takes a "breather" while filming FRITZ LANG's masterpiece METROPOLIS (1927)

A schematic for how the ROBOTRIX transformation was filmed for METROPOLIS

WALLACE WORSELY goes over the script with LON CHANEY while filming THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923)

BELA LUGOSI on break while filming DRACULA (1931) Directed by TOD BROWNING

The BUST of KING KONG (1933) on it's base

Behind the scenes of animating KING KONG (1933)

Transporting the bus of KING KONG (1933)

Break time on THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)

The ALBRIGHT TWINS painting the Pictures of Dorian Gray (1945)

Art model dummy of the decrepit DORIAN GRAY being studied by "Master of the Macabre" painter IVAN ALBRIGHT while his twin MALVIN ALBRIGHT paints the portrait of the young Dorian (1945)

JAMES ARNESS as THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951) with MINI-THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD

Filming the saucer set on the 20th Century Fox lot for THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)

BEN CHAPMAN as the out-of-water CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) asks, "What's my motivation?"

Photo taken after JULIE ADAMS got her head bonked on the cave wall while being carried by BEN CHAPMAN as THE CREATURE FROM TGHE BLACK LAGOON (1954)

Filming the feet of GODZILLA (1954)

GODZILLA on a lunch date while filming GODZILLA (1954) Directed by ISHIRO HONDA

Transporting the largest NAUTILUS model for 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954)

JAMES MASON and the GIANT SQUID on the full size NAUTILUS set for 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954)

The BATTLE WITH THE GIANT SQUID from 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA was originally filmed on a calm sea set with a sunset backdrop. It was reshot at great expense to be during a storm at night for more dramatic impact

JOHN CARRIDINE, LON CHANEY, JR. and BELA LUGOSI eat TOR JOHNSON's head for lunch break while filming THE BLACK SLEEP (1956)

RAY HARRYHAUSEN's diagram of the SKELETON armature for TTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)

RAY HARRYHAUSEN and his skeleton puppet from THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)

RAY HARRYHAUSEN animating the Dragon for THE &TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)

RAY HARRYHAUSEN (in doorway) watches BERNARD HERRMANN conduct his score for MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961)

Composer BERNARD HERRMANN (PSYCHO, VERTIGO, NORTH BY NORTHWEST) with ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Behind the scenes of filming the ALBATROSS for MASTER OF THE WORLD (1961)

PETER LORRE, BASIL RATHBONE, BORIS KARLOFF, and VINCENT PRICE take a coffin break while filming THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1963)

WILLIAM TUTTLE's pre-production design for the ABOMINABL SNOW MAN (1964)

JIM DANFORTH animates the magical seven-headed serpent for THE 7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964)

Close up of the TONY RANDALL SERPENT HEADS made by MARTHA ARMSTRONG for GEORGE PAL's THE 7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964)

WILLIAM TUTTLE's make up and hairpiece designs as worn by TONY RANDALL (with GIANT SERPENT head) from THE 7 FACES OF DR. LAO as they were on display at the ACKERMANSION (Photo by Zen)

MARTIN LANDAU in make up as ANDRO for the OUTER LIMITS episode THE MAN WHO WAS NEVER BORN (1963) makes a phone call

FELIX SILLA parts COUSIN ITT's hair to take a breather while filming THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1964-1966)

TRITON towels off after parting his rocks in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963)

STANLEY KUBRICK Directs PETER SELLERS for DR. STRANGELOVE or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Transporting THE SPHERE for FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964)

Filming one of the JUPITER 2 models for LOST IN SPACE (1965-1968)

Behind the scenes during the filming of FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966)

Preproduction sketch for the set of BLOFELD's VOLCANO for YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) by legendary set designer KEN ADAM

ARTHUR C. CLARKE and STANLEY KUBRICK on the set of the ARIES 1B moon shuttle while filming 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

STANLEY KUBRICK Directing 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY on the giant rotating set of the Discovery (1968)

Judith O' Dea, Marilyn Eastman, Duane Jones and Karl Hardman on a zombie break while filming NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)

ROBERT WISE Directing THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN (1971)

Some household names take a lunch break during STAR WARS (1977)

A Matte Painting by HARRISON ELLENSHAW created the large crowd for the final scene of STAR WARS (1977)

HANS RUDOLPH GIGER adds the finishing touches to one of his Xenomorph eggs for ALIEN (1979)

The filming of the "Space Jockey" scene for ALIEN (1979)

H.R GIGER's XENOMORPH "costume" for ALIEN (1979)

BOLAJI BADEJO was inside the costume of the ALIEN (1979) Photo by Mike Sibthorp

BOLAGI BADEJO takes a "breather" during the filming of RIDLEY SCOTT's ALIEN (1979)

H.R. GIGER hugs his own XENOMORPH

ANDREW PROBERT with the filming model of the SURAK VULCAN SHUTTLE he designed for STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) Directed by ROBERT WISE

YODA waits patiently while distracting MUPPETS interrupt Luke's vital JEDI TRAINING

JOE TURKEL, STANLEY KUBRICK and JACK NICHOLSON while filming THE SHINING (1980)

Behind the scenes of THE SHINING (1980)

Filming "the TWINS" for THE SHINING (1980)

JOE DANTE directs ROB BOTTIN's EDDIE QUIST WEREWOLF for THE HOWLING (1981)

Director RIDLEY SCOTT with author PHILIP K. DICK who wrote DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, the novel BLADERUNNER is based on (1982)

Special Effects Genius DOUGLAS TRUMBULL with the miniature of the TYRELL CORPORATION Pyramid from BLADE RUNNER (1982)

Lifelong friends RAY HARRYHAUSEN and RAY BRADBURY

JIM HENSON Directs DAVID BOWIE in LABYRINTH (1986)

JIM DAVIDSON, ZEN MANSLEY, DOUG MOORE, JORGE FUENTES, and JOEL STEINER right after the demolition of the miniature STREET SCENE for TERMINATOR 2 (1991) Special Effects by 4-WARD PRODUCTIONS - Photo by JIM TOWLER

Behind the scenes as a 2 foot puppet of WINONA RYDER, made by JIM TOWLER, jumps to her death in the opening scenes of BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (1992) as a tiny six-inch figure continues the fall into the gorge. Special Effects by 4-WARD PRODUCTIONS Photo by Zen Mansley

DENNIS SKOTAK sets up the shot of Zen's DEMETER ship for it's arrival in London Harbor for BRAM STOKER's DRACULA (1992) Photo by Zen Mansley

The great Cinematographer of Special Effects DENNIS SKOTAK (Oscar Winner for THE ABYSS) Glares at Zen during a typical behind the scenes moment at 4-WARD PRODUCTIONS

Zen with the BAT BOAT from BATMAN RETURNS (1992) Special Effects by 4-WARD PRODUCTIONS

DENNIS SKOTAK setting up the shot of Zen's GREENHOUSE MODEL with a rear projection of ROBERT DOWNY, JR. and ELIZABETH SHUE inside it for the last shot of HEART AND SOULS (1993) Photo by Zen Mansley

Zen follows his "baby", the 53 foot long bridge miniature that he detailed, to the outdoor river landscape set for DANTE'S PEAK (1997)

CHRIS HOPKINS with the caricature of ROBERT DENIRO's "Fearless Leader" he sculpted for THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY & BULLWINKLE (2000)

CHRIS HOPKINS tests the pipe he made for DAVY JONES for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)

Close up of DAVY JONES' PIPE sculpted by CHRIS HOPKINS

CHRIS HOPKINS while sculpting the PIPE ORGAN for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)

The completed PIPE ORGAN for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)

VOLDEMORT and DUMBLEDORE kibitzing, "Do you want to hang out some time and... maybe kill Harry Potter together..?"

ALAN RICKMAN laughing

The filming of the RANGER for INTERSTELLAR (2014)