Monster Gallery: The Fly (1986)

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Brundlefly

I’m an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over – and the insect is awake. Screenwriter Charles Edward Pogue first approached producer Stuart Cornfield to produce a remake of The Fly, one of the most influential science-fiction films of the 1950s. The core concept the two… Read More Brundlefly

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Monster Gallery: The Fly II (1989)

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Son of Brundle

Having been at the helm of the gruesome special effects of Cronenberg’s The Fly, Chris Walas not only decided to attach himself the sequel, but to direct it — assuring to confine the expenses within the same budget of the first film ($12 million) but with more action involving the monstrous creature. A sequel “in… Read More Son of Brundle

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Monster Gallery: Dragonslayer (1981)

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Vermithrax Pejorative – Part 3

Despite all the issues the crew met with the full-size models, the biggest challenge for Dragonslayer would be animation. “We knew the dragon had a lot more importance to this film than some of the incidental things that appeared in only a few shots in Star Wars or The Empire Strikes Back,” Johnson said. “The dragon… Read More Vermithrax Pejorative – Part 3

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Vermithrax Pejorative – Part 2

Paramount struck a co-production deal with Walt Disney Productions; as such, full-scale models of the dragon were commissioned to Disney’s special effects company — headed by Danny Lee. Tippett’s final dragon maquette was shipped to the Disney shop — where construction of the full-size models began. “They have a fantastic facility there, with a mill,… Read More Vermithrax Pejorative – Part 2

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Vermithrax Pejorative – Part 1

By the early 80s, spanning from The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad to The Brothers Lionheart, there was an ostensible lack of iconic dragon villains in motion pictures. Audiences had yet to see a fire-breathing beast that would terrify them — and this was the objective Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins set for themselves: they wanted… Read More Vermithrax Pejorative – Part 1

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