1981: RAY HARRYHAUSEN on Clash of the Titans | Take Two | Making of... | BBC Archive

[@SBAYLISS]

This man brought so much joy to so many people over the years.

[@ItsT-Cup]

I want to watch Jason and the Argonauts again now 🙏

[@olliedann]

I met Ray Harryhausen at his home in Holland Park about 20 years ago. Many of his famous models were dotted around his living room, including the skeletons and medusa from Jason And The Argonauts. What a legend.

[@oxyfee6486]

Was Medusa in Jason And The Argonauts?

[@TheJohnRowley]

He comes across as such a straightforward, modest man considering his massive talent and achievements.

[@Traveller69]

Absolutely

[@macronencer]

Medusa frightened me quite a lot as a kid. What a legend Harryhausen was! And what a nice, well-mannered interview.

[@MrMann0123]

Stunning thing to have from the archive

[@MrDirkles]

Seeing clash of the titans at the cinema is one of the most memorable moments of my life. Absolutely brilliant!

[@chriswatts3697]

Awesome i had the pleasure to meet him in Babelsberg Studios 1992 when he visited the CineFantastic exhibition where several of his original puppets were shown. Just 10 years earlier as a kid i saw "Clash of the Titans" and those days as a film student i was able to ask him some questions. A great memory. He is an outstanding artist.

[@depniff]

Great man and a good taste in jackets. I still find that Medusa figure scary. Good to see that this kind of animation such as in the recent Pinocchio film is still around.

[@UpTheAnte1987]

I had nightmares about Medusa after seeing Clash of the Titans as a kid. When I went to see the Ray Harryhausen exhibition in Edinburgh a few years ago and came face to face with the real model itself it was quite moving.

[@petergivenbless900]

Harryhausen is a legend in the history of visual effects and I was lucky enough to see 'The Clash of the Titans' when it came out in 1981; I was 12 and fascinated by both visual effects and Greek mythology, and I remember my heart beating so hard when the Medusa appeared that I thought I was going to have a heart attack in the cinema!

[@Traveller69]

I was 13. I totally agree.

[@Robslondon]

This is splendid 🙂

[@hellie_el]

it realty IS splendid, isn't it!

[@Robslondon]

@@hellie_el 😀

[@BuckRolly1]

So very, very splendid!

[@Robslondon]

@@BuckRolly1 🙂

[@repboy1]

Loved all his work . Iconic movie monsters

[@BOZ_11]

i remember watching this on TV as a toddler in the 80s. Left a mark on me

[@NoosaHeads]

Ray Harryhausen and Phil Tippet - superlative animators.

[@JuliaIndomita]

I loved that movie so much as a kid. The models were very convincing to a kid.

[@coppershark1973]

There is so much ‘life’ in his creations. I’ve always loved the cyclops from the 7th Voyage of Sinbad, I watch it at least once a year.

[@GodmyX]

An inspiring person.

[@positivelynegative9149]

No way could I do those thousands of micro-movements. Such patience.

[@pantheruncia]

Wow great memories

[@reaper378]

Superb !

[@c1v1lwar24]

These old robot owls were great. Not like the robot owls we have these days.

[@Skynet4444]

I can remember blinking in the pictures to see this film with my mate at the A.B.C cinema in Brighton I was 11 years old in 1981.those were the days,great times,best times of my life 80s,not like the crap we are living through now.👍

[@raggedbreath]

Nostalgia eh....

[@ultimatemagic2125]

@@raggedbreath Not nostalgia, its reality. Times were 100% better back in the 80's.

[@raggedbreath]

@@ultimatemagic2125 race riots, Margaret Thatcher, closing of the mines, Falklands war, major privatisation across industries, transport etc, poll tax riots (1990, but close enough), Piper Alpha and Lockerbie disasters, Hillsborough disaster, unemployment highest it had ever been since the Great Depression, Yorkshire ripper, John Lennon shot.... If you enjoyed the 80s then that is great, I enjoyed it too as a kid, but saying, things were better back then for any era is just, in my opinion, nostalgia.

[@raggedbreath]

@@ultimatemagic2125 anyway, I suppose it is pointless arguing over it, I don't put stock in looking back and thinking things were better whenever etc.... But that is my opinion.

[@BuckRolly1]

@@raggedbreath Thank God for Wikipedia...

[@julianaylor4351]

The modern version of Clash Of The Titans, with all its CGI, is totally inferior to the original. I've loved Jason and The Argonauts from the first time, I saw it on television. Legend and a genius. ♥️

[@jonathan2950]

I always remember seeing this film as a kid. I think the crudeness and jerkiness of the special effects make it so much more disturbing than anything done these days with CGI.

[@Traveller69]

What is immediately obvious is the intelligent nature of the conversation which is conducted like a real world one. Something totally at odds with todays output where even supposedly adult content like The One Show and Countryfile, are so dumbed down and agenda driven as to be embarrassing. All that aside, Ray was an absolute legend and his humble nature is everything I expected of him. I also loved Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans (the latter I saw in the cinema as a teenager).

[@CrazyTobster]

Special effects was a true art. Today's CGI loses the magic

[@ctcurry1777]

Very talented man. Unfortunately practical effects are a dying art with CGI now widely used badly.