Last year marked 50 years since the Planet of the Apes was released in theaters, and William Conlin's new documentary, Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film, celebrates a half century of the movie's groundbreaking makeup effects and the artists who made them a reality. Featuring interviews with the movie's innovative makeup artists and filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro and John Landis, Making Apes will be screened at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival this February.
The screening of Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film will take place on Friday, February 8th at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Metro Theatre Auditorium #3, followed by a Saturday morning screening on February 9th in Metro Theatre Auditorium #1.
To learn more, visit SBIFF's official website and watch the trailer below!
"Fifty years after its release, the special effects makeup team behind the original 1968 science fiction classic PLANET OF THE APES reflect on making the iconic film. Long considered a turning point in makeup, the film launched a franchise that is still going today. This film shows the behind-the-scenes story of how the film was conceptualized, how the filmmakers had to struggle to get it made, and how its successful franchise has continued for so long.
Featuring interviews with makeup artists who worked on the original films, actors who wore the makeup, modern makeup artists, film historians, and filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro, John Landis, and Richard Donner.
Directed by William Conlin
Produced by Thomas R. Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman, Harlene Conlin
Written by Thomas R. Burman, William G. Conlin
Starring Thomas R. Burman, Guillermo del Toro, John Landis, Leonard Maltin, Rick Baker
Country - USA
90 mins."
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