The swimming Creature.

Rob Ramsdell sculpts the left hand of the Creature.

Stan Winston inspects the full-size sculpture, adding minor touch-ups.

Brian Namanny works on the mechanical understructure of the Monster’s head.

The mechanical head gets attached to the suit.

Painting touch-ups.

Richard Landon adjusts the eye mechanisms of the animatronic head.

Chris Colquhoun and Beth Hathaway aid Brian Steele in an early suit fitting.

Beth Hathaway and Crash McCreery support the Monster on set.

Crash McCreery and Brian Steele as the Monster on set.

Suit test.

The finished Creature on set.