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Biography
Early life
Savini was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern He attended Carnegie-Mellon University and was raised in the Catholic religion. Carnegie Mellon University (also known as CMU) is a private Research University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". [2] Savini served in Vietnam as a combat photographer. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia A popular misconception holds that Savini's wartime experiences spurred his move into makeup effects, but this is untrue; he was actually inspired during his childhood by the James Cagney film Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), the cinematic biography of Lon Chaney, Sr. Savini continued to practice makeup in Vietnam, often frightening the Vietnamese natives by appearing to suddenly transform into a "monster". James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film Man of a Thousand Faces ( 1957) is a Film detailing the life of Silent movie actor Lon Chaney, in which the title role is played Lon Chaney ( April 1 1883 &ndash August 26 1930) nicknamed " The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American [3]
In 1970 while Savini was on guard duty, a flare was triggered in the jungle area he was watching. A flare, also sometimes called a fusee, is a type of Pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light or intense heat without an Explosion. Against military protocol, Savini fired into the bush without informing his superiors. Other soldiers likewise started firing until a duck wandered from the bush completely unharmed. Due to his failure to follow orders, Savini was taken off guard duty from his bunker the following evening. The bunker was attacked that very night and several soldiers were killed. Savini earned the nickname "Duck Slayer" and to this day will not eat duck. For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation. [4]
Career
Savini is primarily known for his groundbreaking work in the field of special makeup effects. He got his breakthrough working with Pittsburgh filmmaker George A. Romero, providing a typical if rudimentary wrist slashing effect in the opening scenes of Martin (1977). George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director writer editor and actor Martin is a 1977 Horror film written and directed by George A The following year, working with an expanded budget on Dawn of the Dead, Savini created his signature palate of severed limbs and bite-marks. Dawn of the Dead (also known as George A Romero's Dawn of the Dead, Zombie internationally Zombies in Britain, and alternately called Some say the gore effects in Dawn have been widely imitated but never bettered for sheer visceral impact, with the only exception of Savini's own work in Day of the Dead (1985). Day of the Dead (also known as George A Romero's Day of the Dead) is a Horror film by director George A Savini is the only actor to reprise a role in Romero's Living Dead series, credited as "Blades" in Dawn of the Dead and as "Machete Zombie" (Zombie "Blades") in its second sequel Land of the Dead. Dawn of the Dead (also known as George A Romero's Dawn of the Dead, Zombie internationally Zombies in Britain, and alternately called Land of the Dead (also known as George A Romero's Land of the Dead) is the fourth film in George A
Savini has also worked on films by Dario Argento (Trauma) and Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2). Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. Trauma is a 1993 film directed by Dario Argento who also co-wrote the screenplay Tobe Hooper (born January 25, 1943) is an American director and Screenwriter, best known for his work in the Horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (also known as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 & TCM 2) is a 1986 big-budget long-awaited His signature realism livens otherwise plodding genre films such as Maniac (1980), which incidentally contains the infamous "shotgun" scene. Maniac is a 1980 American Slasher film (though considered more of a Splatter film) about a disturbed and traumatized Perhaps Savini's most noteworthy special effects occurred in the zombie epic Day of the dead. The
Savini has noted that most of the characters he has played are bikers. He played a relatively straight, innocuous character in Martin (1977), but played a menacing biker called 'Blades' in Dawn of the Dead (1978), a role he reprised with a brief cameo appearance in the 2005 continuation of the series, Land of the Dead. Martin is a 1977 Horror film written and directed by George A Dawn of the Dead (also known as George A Romero's Dawn of the Dead, Zombie internationally Zombies in Britain, and alternately called A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Land of the Dead (also known as George A Romero's Land of the Dead) is the fourth film in George A He also had a cameo as a sheriff in the 2004 remake of Dawn. Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 Remake of George A Romero 's 1978 film of the same name.
Savini did have a much more prominent role as biker/Renaissance fair participant Morgan in George Romero's Knightriders (1981), and had a small role as a biker in The Boy Who Loved Trolls in (1984). Knightriders (also known as George A Romero's Knightriders) is a 1981 film written and directed by George A The Boy Who Loved Trolls is a 1984 American Fantasy / Adventure film In 1985, he made a small participation in Twisted Sister's official video for the song Be Cruel To Your School. Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. He also played the whip-wielding, vampire-fighting biker 'Sex Machine' in the 1996 Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez film From Dusk Till Dawn. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20 1968 is an American director, writer, producer, Cinematographer, editor and Musician From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 action / Horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. (This character was a riff on the "Blades" character Savini created for Dawn of the Dead replete with the same costume. )
As a director, Savini helmed episodes of the syndicated television series Tales from the Darkside, the aforementioned 1990 color remake of Night of the Living Dead and, House Call, the pilot of the proposed series The Chill Factor, which starred Pittsburgh actor Bingo O'Malley. Tales from the Darkside is an Anthology TV series from the 1980s produced by George A Night of the Living Dead (1968 directed by George Romero, is an independent Black-and-white Horror film.
In 2006, Savini essayed the role of Prester John, the mythical villain in the dreamlike Sea of Dust. The legends of Prester John (also Presbyter John) popular in Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries told of a Christian Patriarch Sea of Dust is a 2006 horror-fantasy film starring Tom Savini and Ingrid Pitt takes its name from the boundary separating reality from religious 2006 also saw the release of Johannes Roberts' Demonic (a. k. a. Forest of the Damned), in which Savini played a mad hermit surrounded by angels cast from heaven. In 2007, Savini took on a role in Planet Terror, one of two stories in the film Grind House. Exploitation film is a type of film that eschews the expense of quality productions in favor of making films inexpensively attracting viewers by exciting their more prurient interests "Planet Terror" was directed by Robert Rodriguez; the other story, Death Proof was directed by Quentin Tarantino. Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20 1968 is an American director, writer, producer, Cinematographer, editor and Musician He plays Deputy Tolo, who tries to save his town from an infestation of zombies. zombie is a reanimated human corpse Stories of zombies originated in the Afro-Caribbean spiritual belief system of Vodou, which told of the people being controlled Currently Savini is filming a role in which he plays a vampire in the movie Lost Boys 2: The Tribe and has just completed the film The Dead Matter, also featuring Andrew Divoff and Jim O'Rear. Lost Boys The Tribe is a 2008 sequel to the successful 1987 horror film The Lost Boys; directed by P Andrew Daniel Divoff (born July 2, 1955) is a Venezuelan born film and television Actor, best known for playing the evil Djinn in the two first Jim O'Rear (born Cordova Alabama) is an American Actor, Screenwriter, and director.
He also voiced himself on the Worst Episode Ever episode of The Simpsons. "Worst Episode Ever" is the 11th episode of The Simpsons ' twelfth season, aired on February 4, 2001. He was making an appearance at Android's Dungeon where he performed his "Gutbuster" gag in which he covered the crowd in "blood and guts".
Tom will soon be appearing as himself (along with Jim O'Rear, Brinke Stevens, Ken Foree, Debbie Rochon, and James Gunn (filmmaker)) in the new fictional horror novel, Bad Moon Rising, the third installment of Jonathan Mayberry’s Ghost Road Blues trilogy. Jim O'Rear (born Cordova Alabama) is an American Actor, Screenwriter, and director. Brinke Stevens (born September 20 1954) is an American Actress, model and Writer. Kentotis Alvin Foree (born February 29, 1948) is an American actor Debbie Rochon (born 3 November 3 1968 is a Canadian B-movie Actress and former stage performer best known for her work in Troma films James Gunn (born August 5, 1970, St Louis Missouri) is an American Writer, Filmmaker, Actor, Musician
FX education
Savini runs the Special Effects Make-Up and Digital Film Programs[5] at the Douglas Education Center in Monessen, Pennsylvania and is the author of several books on special effects including Grande Illusions I and II (1983, 1994) and Bizarro! (1984), detailing the production and mechanical workings of many of his famous film effects. Monessen is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. He is also associated with other books in the horror genre including Book of the Dead for which he wrote the foreword. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Book of the Dead is an anthology of horror stories first published in 1989 edited by John Skipp and Craig Spector. Savini is an associate of Dick Smith, who incorporates an advanced professional make-up seminar into the last semester of the program. Dick Smith (born Richard Emerson Smith June 26, 1922 in Larchmont New York) is a Make-up artist known for his work on such films as Among other projects, Smith is known for his groundbreaking work in The Exorcist. This article is about the novel published in 1971 For information about the 1973 film please see The Exorcist (film. Until 2006, every Halloween season, Savini hosted TerrorMania, a haunted house that showcases the effects talents of both his own, his students, and designer Gary Mandarino. Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. First located in Monessen, TerrorMania moved to the CENTURY III MALL in 2005 n ran the 2006 season then closed.
Savini is a huge fan of Lon Chaney, Sr.. Lon Chaney ( April 1 1883 &ndash August 26 1930) nicknamed " The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American He named his son Lon, and his daughter Chaney. [6]
Bibliography
- Grande Illusions: A Learn-By-Example Guide to the Art and Technique of Special Make-Up Effects from the Films of Tom Savini ISBN 0911137009
- Grande Illusions II ISBN 0911137076
- Bizarro! ISBN 0517553198
References
- ^ Awards listed at Internet Movie Database
- ^ Savini News
- ^ Interview in Scream Greats documentary; Starlog Films/Paramount Home Video, 1985.
- ^ Interview in Bizarre magazine, February 2006. Bizarre is a self-described "alternative" and "non-mainstream" magazine
- ^ http://www.douglas-school.com/pages/digitalfilm.html
- ^ Tom Savini Interview - Penny Blood Magazine
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