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Amazing makeup

posted 13 years ago by cryofry
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Some of the best makeup I've ever seen. Amazing how they made Dreyfuss look so much younger than he was. Looked so realistic.

"It looks a bit sweaty in there so you may need to apply baby powder" Zapp Brannigan

[–] hobbit_mania 13 years ago

Agreed. When I first saw it I thought it was a film from earlier in his career.

Now they seem to be able to do that kind of effect with computers.

[–] road_runner_outsmarts_the_coyote 13 years ago

Well, at the time he was going prematurely bald and had white hair, so he already looked a little bit like the older Mr. Holland.

[–] Bob Pr. 9 years ago

I just saw it this afternoon at a "great domestic films" group.

I agree with the great make-up comment. I was sure when we got home and I had a chance to look up the information on IMDb that I'd see that it won an Oscar for make-up that year.

But no. 😢

I'd have voted for it. I thought the appearance of aging in many characters was GREAT.