MovieChat Forums > The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) Discussion > Old make up was bad

Old make up was bad

posted 15 years ago by kincaid67a
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they did a bad job at making her look old. Why couldn't they just get an older lady to play the part?

[–] piquebu 15 years ago

Because they couldn't find a 110 year-old actress?

Yes, the make-up looks "bad" by today's high-tech standards, but remember, this movie was made in 1974. I think they did a decent job - it's definitely better than the "aging" of Brad Pitt in Benjamin Button.

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[–] goeswithness 14 years ago

funny, I was just thinking that the 1974 aging makeup looked far better than anything they produce nowadays! Yeah, definitely Benjamin Button included.

[–] okusandman 15 years ago

I agree and wondered the same thing, this is one of the worst make up jobs I've ever seen, even by 1974 standards.

[–] MDMizaHolyFool 15 years ago

I disagree...look at movies around that time or better yet, a website called the makeup gallery...it will be plain to see that the makeup was anextraordinary achievement

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[–] LadyRae23 15 years ago

I was just watching this movie and I have to say yeah that make up job was shytti but it was 1974 so.....

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[–] chemiche3 14 years ago

The make up job was much better than some other make up jobs I've seen!

[–] littleboze 14 years ago

Interesting that Stan Winston and Rick Baker took home the Emmy for Best Achievement in Makeup for this movie. I'll trust the opinions of the people qualified to vote in that category over the people commenting on this messageboard. Besides, how many of us can honestly say we know what a 110 year old woman is supposed to look like? Was it much worse than this photo of a real 110 year old woman? www.gettyimages.com/detail/EB8151-002/Riser

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[–] prettyD2368 13 years ago

The makeup wasn't bad at all.

[–] jaxi2005 12 years ago

I thought it was impressive especially for that time period, Rick Baker is one of the best and Ms Tyson's acting enhanced it even further.

[–] moviegeek71 12 years ago

The make-up and voice were both bad, ruined it for me pretty quick.

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[–] dasterly2007 11 years ago

Well I thought it was a elderly woman who played her,so the make-up effects were excellent.

The voice did grate though.