Rick Baker's Make-Up and Special Effects Legacy 

Rick Baker was in my high school art class for one semester. He was waaay beyond the rest of us. I never forgot him, so when I saw an American Werewolf and saw his name in the credits, I was thrilled. Ever since then I've enjoyed following his career. Good on you, Rick!

Rick Baker's hair and beard looks so clean.

Rick Baker has the most soothing voice ever.........ahhhhhhhhhhhh

Rick Baker is so cool, enthusiastic and great to listen to

Rick Baker, Tom Savini, and Stan Winston. Three Legends. This Interviewer is Really Lucky.

By far one of the best Tested interviews. Thanks to Rick Baker for telling us these stories. Rick write a book! Open a workshop to teach your skills and lessons learned for future generations of FX makers!

I wish this was longer. I could watch it all day.

Rick seems like a very proud guy, but not in a bad way. He knows the impact that he's had on the film industry, and he's very happy with what he's accomplished. I think that's really cool :)

Sadly Rick Backer just retired from the film industry. What a living legend.

Instantly recognizing all those different props then seeing "new" ones is so cool. This guy helped shaped a generation through his style and art.

this guy is a legend. simple as that. keep him talking, you should have made this over an hour or two long. at least in multiple parts if he was so willing to share that much..

LMFAO. Gotta love when Rick Baker calls out Norm on how agitating he can be. 😂

I started tearing up a bit watching this, the passion in Ricks voice is absolutely moving. ❤️ So much respect for this man. Xx

Thanks for the shout-out, Frank! What an honor for us to help conserve these amazing pieces of film history!

An absolute hero of mine since I was a kid. Lucky enough to meet him once and found him to be just as candid and informative as he is in this video. One of the great artists of this century.

Rick seems like a super nice guy. Its easy to see how passionate he is about his work. quite admirable.

That man set a standard of quality. I hope his work inspires more practical creatures.

Can you believe all of his young life with a dream and a lot ambition and now being quoted and recognized for his work....... GOALSSSS!!!!!!!!!

They should make a museum with all this amazing stuff!

With everything going to CGI..Rick and others like him are a dying breed. it takes so much more talent to do the work he did by hand than it does doing it all in a computer. sad to see him retire.

this is so awesome, I've always loved watching special features on dvd's and blu-rays that show special effects and make up. Wish the video was longer, great stuff non the less!!

Rick Baker is amazing. One of a kind. And the interviewer was so respectful. Made me happy. Awesome stuff.

This is just way too cool, i really want to hear more of Ricks amazing stories behind those props. thank you, and good luck with your auction

What an absolutely delightful fellow. So calm and sincere. Wonderful to watch.

Rick Baker is an absolute legend and I could listen to him for hours, amazing collection.

As an aspiring fx makeup artist, this man is one of my biggest inspirations.

Rick Baker my hats off to you Sir your creativity is inspiring. I am amazed by how your work and dedication help others. I love your work ... Keep up your great work

I know of Rick Baker for as long as I watch movies ( okay at the latest since Joe Young) and I never heard the man speak. Such a soft spoken and insightful person. I could listen and geek out with him for days. Great video

I read an interview with Rick Baker a long time ago where he said that when he was younger he wanted to make a plaster cast of his face, but did not realise you needed to vaseline your eyebrows first. So when he took the plaster cast off, his eyebrows came with it... Baker, Bottin, Winston. Amazing FX guys!

So if its true that he is retiring, why not give him his own show and slot on tested? He could make tutorials on Make-Up and Special Effects or what ever he wants!

Rick Baker is just incredible, I have so much love for him! He's the person that got me interested in special effects make up - he's just amazing!

I've seen most of the movies mentioned but had never heard of Rick Baker. I love making (smaller) stuff for my own pleasure so this was fantastic to see and very inspirational. Rick is a truly gifted artist, thanks Tested for doing this episode, WOW!

Humble, extremely talented, respected, made his own way and the voice of an angel. Everything one should strive to be.

By far one of the best Tested videos ever. I need to win the lottery before the auction happens, I want the Gremlins and that giant bat!

A true artist right there, and such a humble gent too. Always in awe at Rick's work!!!

This video gave me chills! It was so good! Thanks for making it.

"So Rick, I pulled a couple of things that I think are fascinating out of this vast collection." Dude!!! The whole collection is fascinating as hell!

Whoever got that Daffy (Gremlins 2) puppet in the background is super lucky and I'm jealous af lol

I wish I could like this video 10 times, man. That is one amazingly talented guy.

Such a soft spoken man, his work speaks for him. Awesome video!

Probably my favourite make up effects artists. From the transformation and werewolf in American Werewolf in London, to the Werecat and Zombies from Thriller, Gremlins, The Wolfman from the 2010 remake and many more. Its a shame he's retired but his work will obviously continue to influence many people for generations.

Wow Bigfoot from Harry and the Hendersons! that takes me back.

So glad to see Mr. Baker still so passionate about his craft, growing up in the 80’s was extremely exciting from a movie makeup point of view. These guys are living Legends, the long hours, and little or no time to create what they did, is truly inspirational. There was very little information out there, it was alot of intelligence and improvisation. Thank You Mr. Rick Baker

Amazing that he opened up his skills and experience. That's how we learn from sharing from one another.

Just watched his JRE interview & the man is an absolute class act.

What a wonderful man. No, let me rephrase that. What an incredibly talented, enthusiastic (despite what his soothing voice might suggest), inspiring man.

I stumbled upon this video randomly because I’m interested in movie costumes and props, and I’m glad I came across this video. I didn’t realize Rick Baker was the one who worked on Thriller, I find his work fascinating.

All that stuff should have been put in a museum , amazing creations !!

Awesome showcase/interview. That was fun to watch.

Rick Baker is literally like the chillest person ever. Huge accomplishments and pioneering in the industry. Fucking legend.

You can see the passion in his eyes! And deciding to make the gremlins into characters is such a genius idea. What a legend

Great to see a lot of this stuff in various styles and parts. Rick has always seemed like little ego, big talent guy that deserved more kudos than he got, and it's so great he held onto to this stuff and is letting others treasure them. Shame to see his career dry up in this cinema age and now retiring. Nice work with this guys.

He has the sweetest smile and nicest demeanor. Completely different than his photos! Hes always got a very stern and serious face in photos!

WOW! i love this channel. It seems like a lot of FUN... and a lot to learn from.

Wow. That’s a warehouse full of my lifetimes worth of all the cinematic magic I’ve loved.

Rick Baker's work is so amazing to me! I wish I could do that.

Amazing video! Wish it would be much, much longer!

THE PASSION IN HIS CREATIONS IS AMAZING! CHEERS FOR UPLOADING AND SHARING THIS ;)

Brilliant work, I love all those special effects characters.

Rick Baker seems like such a genuine person. The magician behind the magic!

OMFG: Ball-chinian cracked me up back in the day when that was in theaters.

So awesome! Thank you!

i never knew Rick Baker did so many movies really enjoyed this thanks for showing some of Rick Bakers most popular movies

Humility thy name is Rick Baker. I remember hangin with some of the Stan Winston guys and the subject would always go back to Dick Smith and RIck Baker and his pure incredible art!

Knowing that this man’s expertise was wasted on something like Norbit kinda makes me sad I mean To be fair money is money and I’m glad he got the work, just...Norbit

Rick Baker comes across the most passionate lovely man ever! What a generous man x

This guy is made up of 100% pure unadulterated LEGEND! So much to have accomplished in a single career...i loved this video so much..extra props for the Jordu Schell shout-out! 😃

Such a humble men, a truly artist behind the set!!

Oh my god I absolutely love this video. Rick Baker is the god of special fx makeup. I love all of his work and it's great to see it all in one place :^)

22:19 I want to add that to my collection SO bad... Actually I would LOVE to have all this stuff!

Legit make-up Legend. Baker, Savini, and Steve Johnson are my fav artists.

Just one please!! I got to have one of his pieces in my collection!!

Fantastic!!! Great vídeo!!!! What an amazing guy!!!

Absolutely fantastic! So many memorable movie moments from my life created by this guy! Love the apes! Imagine the trouble they go through with CGI today, while all you need is one great talent and trust him to get the job done. You hear him indicating its not happening anymore. The digital age has replaced trust with control ... But it seems the fascination for practical is getting stronger in movie making again :)

This man defined the effects industry. What an awesome opportunity, Norm!

Norm, keep being a pain in the ass. Thanks for putting this together. You've outdone yourself.

first learned of Rick Baker on The Wolfman. Suprised how much hes done!

The interviewer near the end asks intelligent questions and makes comments that make great sense.

Rick Baker is absolutely fantastic, he is by far my 2nd favourite in practical effects.

I was a makeup artist in TV and film for nearly 20 years and Baker was always my idol. As brilliant as Winston and Bottin and many others are, Baker was in a league of his own. His stuff always looked so much more lifelike than any others. I worked with him on the movie Matinee back in the 1990s and was sent his molds from the An American Werewolf In London transitional stages to cast the silicone pieces that were used in the Phantom Of The Opera Makeup Show at Universal Park in Orlando. The show had three different stages of the wolf heads and each one would stretch a certain amount by a pneumatic cylinder. The detail in those molds was amazing and the pieces came out looking fabulous. Then I poked in the hairs one at a time using Yak’s hair and it looked exactly like the heads in the movie. They looked so alive, but that’s because they were actually Rick’s sculptures. I agree with Rick that other than him and maybe Dick Smith, Lon Chaney Sr.’s is the greatest of all, especially when you condenser the very primitive materials he had to work with. No foam latex, no silicone or any other modern materials or adhesives. Chaney built a lot of his prosthetics from collodion, spirit gum and cotton, yet most of it holds up today. The Phantom Of the Opera makeup is still one of the greatest film monsters of all time. That face scared the shit out of me as a kid, but also intrigued me and ultimately led to me doing that for a living. I would ultimately move to doing animatronics for WDI (Walt Disney Imagineering) which was more stable work. Now, I do computer animation and I think all of the years of practical experience really gave me a different feel for the animation rather than the young people who have never made anything outside of a computer.

Such a lovely man with a talent that still blows my mind 🥰

Rick Baker the Imagineer of my childhood...thank you sir!

Rick Baker....the King of Make Believe. He created monsters, mischief and magic!

Excellent video with a legend.

Wow!!! You guys don't know how much this video means to me! I should start working towards puppets and other cool stuff now. Thanks for doing this! And now, I finally found out who did the MIB and newer gremlins characters.

Can you guys please post the full unedited footage I just wanna listen to Rick for hours and hours.

rick is so mellow! he seems like an awesome dude

Mad Skills and Raw Talent. Amazing. I had Sculpting in Art School and loved it. I did Charles Bronson. Jeff Cap, Mustache smoking a Cigar. Took me a month but came out Very Cool They still have it on Display at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. That’s how long ago I went to School ! Just got back in the Clay sculpting !

I _really_ enjoyed this. Thank you.

The Howling (1981) really scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. The slow transformation into a wolf was impressive for that era. Now it takes seconds for a wolf to transform with cgi technology.

This is an awesome episode guys. Loved it!

I've never done FX make up...wanted to as a teenager...all because of Rick Baker...inspirational artist.

why do people dislike this? just curious. what possible reasons could they give?

Unexceptical !!! That stuff needs to be in a museum. Hard to watch this knowing money is going to exchange hands for history. 😱😱😭😭

"He's a kind of a pain that guy" my first thought when i started this video!!

What an EPIC collection! Very funny to watch Frank act like a little kid around all of Ricks work. They really knew how to do this things back then. Part of me is a little sad that this art is maybe dying because of CGI. I mean, who will ever top this work, ever?

What an amazing and awesome Gentleman this guy is 👍🏻

some bosses do take your heart of your passion work. when you are an expert at something and another person who knows nothing about your work tries to push your boundaries and think they know best, is very frustrating. Thumbs up!

What an amazing talent Mr. Baker is!!

Just imagine being in that warehouse late at night with all the lights off with only a flash light, that would scare the crap out of me! Amazing collection, too bad he can't start a museum, but they will live on in our memories:)