Silent Bob Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 These topics always make me so sad... RIP Stan Winston 1946 - 2008 Stan Winston, the man behind some of Hollywood's most amazing monsters, has died after losing his battle with cancer. The Oscar-winning visual effects artist died on Sunday at his home in Malibu, California, aged 62. Winston won Oscars for his work in Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Jurassic Park. He also created notable visual effects for hit films like Predator, Edward Scissorhands and Batman Returns. His most recent work can be seen in summer blockbusters Iron Man and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. In a statement released on Monday, Terminator star and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called Winston a "genius" and "one of my best friends". The action man-turned-politician added, "Stan's work and four Oscars speak for themselves and will live on forever. What will live forever in my heart is the way that Stan loved everyone and treated each of his friends like they were family... I will miss him greatly and am honoured to have worked with him." A partial list of Winston's credits include: The Terminator T2 - Judgment Day Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines Starman The Thing Edward Scissorhands Batman Returns The Monster Squad Leviathan Predator Predator 2 Jurassic Park The Lost World Jurassic Park III The Ghost and the Darkness Mousehunt End of Days Aliens Congo Small Soldiers Inspector Gadget Galaxy Quest Artificial Intelligence: AI Big Fish Constantine He most recently led the design team on the suits in Iron Man, and was currently working on the fourth Terminator film: Terminator Salvation - The Future Begins. Truly a Hollywood legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 that's a helluva resume, shame to see the guy go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkerSeed Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Especially since he was still working! A lot of movies are gonna look a whole lot shittier now. Guy was a fuckin genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Man, and seeing Small Soldiers on that resume just reminds me of how that was Phil Hartman's last film. I know movies are a tad trivial next to the tragedy of a life cut to short, but when a great talent's last project was not a high point, it just makes me even sadder (Heath Ledger going out with his Joker performance being his last made me a little less sad). At least Stan Winston went out with Iron Man and the new Indy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Fluffakins Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Everytime I saw a cool movie, I would always look for his name, and it usually was there. Big loss for the rest of us, especially the movie nerds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 After re-reading it I've realized that the little piece on Winston didn't really tell anyone what he actually did. This guy was the creature fx designer of the past two decades. He and his studio not only designed the look of these characters, but they made them work. When you saw animatronic raptors stalking a kitchen or a t-rex head peeping in a car window in Jurassic Park, that was his design from the look to the advanced robotics and the latex skin. When you saw the T-800 exoskeleton walk for the first time in the Terminator movies, that was his design. The alien queen in Aliens was him. All the horrific makeup in The Thing, that was all him too. He's the reason the Predator is an ugly motherfucker when he takes off his mask. He put the scissors on Johnny Depp's hands in Edward Scissorhands and the scary nose on Danny DeVito's face in Batman Returns. Some of the greatest special effects moments in history owe their existence to him. Incidentally, he also directed Pumpkinhead, the 3D Terminator show at Universal Orlando and Michael Jackson's Ghosts video...you know, just for kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 that's a helluva resume, shame to see the guy go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Chriiiiist, he wasn't even that old was he? He was like this generation's Ray Haryhausen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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