Star Wars' Legendary Makeup Artist, Rick Baker, Talks Monsters, King Kong, and Cantina Masks, 1977

[@jimsmith6603]

Rick Baker is indeed the man!

[@mecooper1755]

Love Rick Baker

[@shanemorton1470]

thanks for posting this as I've never seen this wonderful spot

[@NerdOutWithMe]

I'm often taken aback by the audience reactions to old interviews. Times when you would expect a chuckle or even out-right laughing... we get crickets. So strange. But, a different time I suppose. (I also might just be wrong that there's any true audience at all?)

[@CBC]

It is our understanding this show was filmed in front of an audience. It's not clear why we can't hear the audience clearly in this particular interview.

[@NerdOutWithMe]

I suppose maybe it was more of a "mic the audience" thing. Either way, thanks for the response. Happy Holidays!

[@CBC]

You're probably correct with that. Happy holidays as well!

[@StarWars100Interviews]

I'm doing some research for a documentary on the cantina and have interviewed ten performers from inside the cantina, including Jon Berg, so far. But I can't find Rick saying himself, that he was inside a Bith band member costume. I'd read somewhere that he was off doing another production at the time. Does anyone know?

[@aidanlynn]

Rick but also Stuart Freeborn and Phil Tippet too.