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.
“Baker’s massive book documents his long career, starting when he
was a ten-year-old kid making monster masks in his bedroom.”
*NPR’s Morning Edition*
“Stunning photographs…beautifully written…”
*WTF with Marc Maron*
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's Amazing Colossal Podcast*
Not for the faint of heart, this two-volume retrospective of the
Oscar-winning special makeup effects artist revisits his spookiest
creations.
*The New York Times*
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