A special display for Mr. Stay Puft
Who you gonna call?
A brilliantly funny film complimented by brilliant practical effects. The Marshmallow Man was brought to life in classic fashion. When we were approached to come up with a unique display for an original Mr. Stay Puft movie prop head, we jumped at the chance.
The skin having been removed years earlier, all that remained was the mechanical underskull; an impressive piece of history in its own right and a wonderful glimpse at the hard work that went into bringing the classic scenes to life.
After discussions with the client, we suggested that adding a 1/2 face to the prop would give it some context (immediately bringing to mind how it looked in the film) while still showcasing the incredible underskull and maintaining this original film prop's integrity.
Tom Spina and Mike Thomas worked together on the build, Tom carefully creating a partial mold of the undeskull to use as a sculpting armature and Mike creating the sculpture.
The finished display is a side-by-side of "as seen on screen" and "behind the scenes magic". It's immediately recognizable to anyone who's seen the film yet the original prop remains and shines through!
Click to see a video slideshow of this project!
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man head during production. Seen in the film top left and in a behind the scenes photo to the right.
The prop in 2010. The skin was removed years ago - the very cool mechanical under-skull remains
TSD artist Mike Thomas working on a sculpture of 1/2 of Mr. Stay Puft's face. The sculpture had to perfectly match the original to properly fit the underskull
The completed Display! Click any of the below for larger images
