Credited As: Creature Performer

[@primal2020]

i really admire this man, i've always loved monster movies and practical effects like this. hats off to you, mr woodruff

[@acesongbird]

Let’s game! Metcha game! Mutcha game! Whatcha name?

[@EternalEnemy]

Alien fan for life❤

[@jellomama2128]

I feel the people behind the scenes, behind a cinematic piece, are often forgotten about. But sometimes it is in the best of ways; Tom's performances over the years along with the team of puppeteers make that character real and people forget there's that kind of technical magic behind it. Anyone can put on a costume but it takes true devotion to make that costume a character you can latch onto.

[@exmachinainap4813]

Sadly this is all being taken over by CGI...

[@TeegMonkey]

ExMachina inap not always, someone still has to act in place for whatever creature it is.

[@carterslave]

ExMachina inap Andy Serkis

[@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

ExMachina inap Nope, no matter how good CGI is, Practical effects will always need to be included to make it believable.

[@dreamydragonyx1110]

I feel bad for cgi animators too tho, because they are so underpaid and overworked. All the people in the effects industry are. People that do the best part of movies get the brunt of it, while the directors and actors take all the fame and glory

[@wyrenfire]

Even for CGI you need a creature actor if you want it to look realistic

[@DougUnfunny]

The Gill man Footage is all wrong. He was the Gill-man from The Monster Sqaud movie. not 1954 version.

[@Edotter]

Thank you! That makes a lot more sense now.

[@dreamydragonyx1110]

Ikr!?!?

[@bradleyg.1770]

IKR!!!

[@wr3733]

Monster squad is such a goodmovie

[@robertoneill1979]

I've been enjoying this lad's work for years. Good to see the enthusiastic realistic face underneath 😃

[@yogeebear2599]

I accidentally clicked on this, but I was very intrigued.

[@irina1296]

Very interesting video. Thanks for it. I always loved Sci-Fi movies. I adore xenomorphs from the Alien franchise

[@gembem9430]

Me 3 I'm oppsesed sry if bad spelling

[@Diortelon]

I've only ever been inside a mascot suit, I now want the opportunity to be inside a monster suit.

[@TheSteelpony]

"Have you worked out your walk yet?" -- Advice for life right there.

[@Zilegil]

This guy is the coolest

[@BabyBatFliesFree]

John Woodruff Jr you will always be such a great hero and actor to me! You're an amazing creature creator and makeup artist! You've always raised the bar no matter what you've been involved in! Thank you so very much for all your awesome work and for sharing your incredible talent with us all! Lady Anne ^^ö^^ (@LadyBatChild)

[@187mrsmith]

People in Hollywood need to realize you're only supposed to use CGI to help make certain things better not make the whole entire movie CG are practical effects still reigns supreme I wish more filmmakers would get back to the practical effects

[@dreamydragonyx1110]

I have always wanted to be a creature/costume performer. I hope I get a chance to do it one day. Ive studied animals ever since I had seen one, and Ive always copied them, and when I get alone, I sometimes get in a mirror with my dino mask or something and I try to do different things. I also like to watch people control animatronics and I hope I get to do that one day too.

[@waywardsage]

Such a legend! I love practical monster effects. It brings a kinetic reality to the film!

[@rapipollo]

i want this guy in the harambe movie

[@rawgameplay8145]

The Cringe Lord the name suits you

[@EmanASMR]

So cool to get some insight on things in movies many people don't even think about!

[@battiatus1]

i want a xenomorph suit!!!! i think im obsessed....

[@zarastern2238]

Didn`t know that Alien and monster from Black Lagoon it`s a same guy! get know smth new everyday )) Amazing job, thank u, Mr.Woodruff.

[@dupreecharley]

Zarina Stern : It was cut with the wrong Gil Man footage. He did play the Gil Man in UNIVERSAL's MONSTER SQUAD in 1980's, not the Gil Man in CREATURE from the Black LAGOON (1950's)

[@nadzianyx]

And I don't think he was actually in the Alien suit until Alien3. It was a few other people in Aliens and Bolaji Badejo in Alien.

[@retroholmes]

Analog Andy Serkis. jk, great work.

[@AbiNubli]

+retroholmes or Andy Serkis is the digital Tom Woodruff

[@oneyedthing]

Andy will never agree to do hours of work inside a rubber suit

[@worstxb1playertylerteehc635]

I really didnt much like Alien3 but that damn creature is really growing on me. I had to end up ordering the Dog Alien figure along with the Big Chap 79 and Concept Big Chap 79 Translucent.

[@aleksijevujovic7262]

Why does this video not already have over 1mil views

[@totterdell]

Tom Woodruff Jr and Kevin Peter Hall would make awesome dinner conversation

[@davidkglevi]

Wouldn't they feel bad that Bolaji Badejo wasn't invited?

[@paolabueso]

What an amazing person! This is so inspiring. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@ChistopherMoonlight]

Best video ever.

[@jasperalmoore]

Playing Goro must have been absolute hell. Can you imagine trying to act with that huge, animatronic torso sitting on your shoulders?

[@tinkerbell54011]

Man. This is amazing! Goals

[@salt_liqueur]

A professional fursuiter

[@lobo2518]

lol this made me crack up!!! 567LIKES and 1DISLIKE OMG that person must be having a bad day

[@jisoos_minions350]

BattleWolf 743 likes and STILL one dislike

[@PROPUPZPlayz]

BattleWolf 880 likes and STILL only 1 dislike

[@messieurbonkers]

BattleWolf Now 2 dislikes

[@datblackguyinyourstreet4993]

15dislikes now lel

[@basiljun808]

The legendary grid!

[@chocolateeclair9879]

3:37 welcome to the never ending Furry con.

[@HailAnts]

I guess he's speaking metaphorically when he talks about _Creature from the Black Lagoon_ because that movie came out in 1954 and he was born in 1959..

[@anakarlasds]

this is amazing!!!

[@rhinuu045]

Loved it.

[@chadherald9982]

This guy is that best i will sub and like because he is greater than i think hidden in a monster suit

[@rockBRUNO6]

inspiring

[@lamarbrown3531]

Jeepers creepers, harry and the hendersons ,rampage,predator, chewbacca, alien,more

[@KutWrite]

Interesting. He's done some fine work (e.g. Alien 3) How is he POSSIBLY old enough to have been the Creature from the Black Lagoon in 1954. I'm 75 and was only 7 when it came out. RIcou Browning and Ben Chapman are credited in IMDB.

[@windowsVD]

He played the Gillman in Monster Squad not the original.

[@KutWrite]

@@windowsVD OK, thanks! But the photos he showed were from the original.

[@windowsVD]

@@KutWrite Pretty sure he wasn’t responsible for editing this segment. You can blame the Academy for that.

[@GABYFILMS]

Im happy Star Wars still has creatures. How do I become a creature performer? Im was a stunt woman and would love to do this as a job. 🥰

[@rubenpasta6178]

can't wait to see his job in Godzilla King of the Monsters

[@tishsmiddy71]

I thank you grrr8 job

[@ajram582]

they need to bring this style back and hook me up with a job

[@16colombiano]

*looks in the mirror* "I know a monster when I see one"

[@Edotter]

What movie was the bear creature from? That looks awesome!

[@Baztation]

YOU ARE THE ONE!

[@sonar6397]

I WANT TO DO THIS!!

[@chocolateeclair9879]

2:39 is that the _The Sea of Monsters_ set? It certainly looks like it.

[@mickeysylvan6173]

Tom sounds a bit nervous. hope all is well with him. big fan of ADI.

[@makarandmugsiranianclassic91]

Now we have CGI

[@yogeebear2599]

some stuff can be used without cgi. but sometimes they abuse the use of cgi

[@lamarbrown3531]

RIP Peter mayhew RIP kevin peter hall

[@Joshua.Wheeler]

Apple bottom jeans and the boots wit dah fur!

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

I bet he and Andy Serkis would have a great to with each other talking about apes..

[@experimetalfan8851]

I would sneak out an alien suit

[@alejandromolinac]

Such a shame they rely too much on CGI now...

[@matheusveigamatveiga1995]

É isso que eu chamo de qualidade. O CGI ajuda mas não deveria ser o carro chefe, lógico que tem coisas que são impossível de fazer sem , mas olha que falta faz uma pessoa por trás de uma roupa de monstro bem feita, bem produzida, uma maquiagem, prostéticos, que falta faz um animatrônico.

[@winterhaydn9917]

At the end he rips off his face and turns into a demon.

[@victor2993]

Legend syfy

[@ayamemousy]

my dream job

[@d.k.1394]

i thought it was this tall thin black uk dude!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Wereshark24]

3:56 Childhood ruined

[@vadamsable]

Woodruff looks too young to have been in,"The Creature from the Black Lagoon." That movie was in black and white.One had has to be extremely flexible to do that kind of work (body acting).

[@channingcheese2]

inb4 harambe jokes

[@tenyearsinthejoint1]

Someone had to say it. Good job!

[@andito9973]

who's that three people disliking

[@lalang7522]

Andito raha its four

[@Zeropadd]

💖

[@MaximilianonMars]

I'm disappointed this isn't about inter-species erotica.

[@alvidadolars]

😂😂😂

[@FR33S1A]

6:05 is that goro from mortal kombat?

[@afroman255]

Yup

[@bigmacloverofficial5418]

4:29 Uhhh...did he play as harambe?

[@williamsokol0]

So basically ..... he is a professional furry

[@jurassicroom7673]

What movie was that where he was a werewolf?

[@MrUtuber2012]

Jurassic Room twilight

[@jurassicroom7673]

In that costume?

[@jurassicroom7673]

What is that creature at 5:55?

[@jurassicroom7673]

Thanks

[@NETTSSTAR]

You've been replaced by cgi

[@davidhattersley5045]

this guys like the Lars Ulrich of the movie world. good, but not as good as he reckons he is !! ;)

[@lostkeys1318]

This can't b real.. is it? No.. its a spoof. Right? This guy cant be all hyped about wearing monster suits...

[@dreamydragonyx1110]

All the people in the effects industry, whether suits or effects or cgi, are overworked and underpaid alot of the time. People that do the best part of movies and make the magic get the brunt of it, while the directors and actors take all the fame and glory

[@androo699]

he's a furry

[@SK-ps1mo]

Not bad money either 7.5 million over years just dress up in a costume

[@MULTl]

Haha!!!just one dislike and 441 likes

[@Morgan-bo1mr]

MULTIXD 45k now, and still just one

[@artisticside3388]

I'm a motherfucking queen....elsa won !!

[@Diortelon]

Vidit Saxena What.

[@yattyb1798]

Furry?

[@Laufield]

CGI is lame