J. W. Rinzler, former executive editor at Lucasfilm Ltd., is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Making of Star Wars, and the Times (London) bestseller The Complete Making of Indiana Jones. He also wrote The Star Wars, the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel, adapted from George Lucas&s original rough draft. John Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer best known for directing National Lampoon&s Animal House, The Blues Brothers, An American Werewolf in London, and Coming to America, among other films. He also directed Michael Jackson&s music videos for &Thriller& and &Black or White&. Peter Jackson is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter, and film producer best known as the director, writer, and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit trilogy among others. Dick Smith, an American Academy Award&winning special makeup effects artist, nicknamed the &Godfather of Make- up,& was known for his groundbreaking work on such films as Little Big Man, The Godfather, The Exorcist, and Taxi Driver. Brandon Alinger is the chief operations officer of the Los Angeles branch of Prop Store, a company specializing in film props and costumes as memorabilia. Alinger is the coauthor of Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie, as well as the author of Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy and research assistant on The Making of Return of the Jedi.
"Rick Baker has had a remarkable career...(which) is now tracked,
and celebrated, in the J.W. Rinzler-written, two-volume
Metamorphosis, which includes 1,600 color images and
original sketches as well as an introduction by its subject, a
foreword by John Landis, a preface by Peter Jackson, and an
afterword by Baker's mentor, the late Dick Smith."--Entertainment
Weekly
"The more than 1,600 images and original sketches illustrate
Baker's career, from the gory zombies of Michael Jackson's
Thriller and lifelike Bigfoot in Harry and the
Hendersons to the creative builds in Men in
Black."--Publisher's Weekly
"Rick Baker: Metamorphosis is an elaborate, full-color,
two-volume, 700-page extravaganza highlight his 40+ year journey
through Hollywood. Frank and I were lucky enough to get a couple of
copies, and our jaws are still hanging open."--Gilbert Gottfried
"Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast "
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