Tag - Rick Baker

Interview with StarWars.com at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim

Interview with StarWars.com at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim We were excited that Tom was invited to the huge Star Wars Celebration Anaheim this year.  A host of our cantina alien masks and custom costumes used for a variety of videos and interview...

An American Werewolf in London Life Size Werewolf Puppy

A life size werewolf puppy… a statue in need of a leash! A puppy version of one of our favorite movie costumes as a life size werewolf statue? That’s when we know for sure that our clients are THE BEST! We jumped into this sculpture projec...

Gremlins Melting Puppet Prop Restoration

A very small Gremlins melting puppet designed by special effects artist Rick Baker for the film Gremlins 2, The New Batch. This Gremlins melting puppet prop created for the 1990 sequel’s famous melting scene is only about 6” tall. When he a...

Mohawk Mogwai Puppet – Gremlins 2 Movie Prop Restoration

A subtle restoration project, of a foam latex Mohawk mogwai puppet used in Gremlins 2, the New Batch, complete with his original controls. This original Mohawk mogwai puppet arrived to our New York studio in very good condition considering it was mad...

Article on Star Wars.com About May the Fourth Videos

Article on Star Wars.com about May the Fourth Youtube Videos It probably goes without saying that one of our favorite movies here at TSD is obviously Star Wars a New Hope. So any time we are able to work on anything Star Wars related we jump at the c...

Gremlins Movie Prop Helmet Puppet Restoration & Display

Minor restoration and display of an original Gremlins movie prop from the 1990 sequel,Gremlins 2 The New Batch. These Gremlins movie prop “helmet puppets” were used to enable the on set puppeteers to handle three puppets at once during fi...

Gremlins Lenny Mogwai Movie Prop Conservation

Subtle restoration of a Gremlins Lenny mogwai puppet from Gremlins 2, the New Batch. This Gremlins Lenny mogwai puppet was in good condition for its age but when he arrived with our movie prop restoration artists, he did need some repairs.  In part...

Gremlins 2 Hand Puppet Movie Prop Restoration

Our restoration and display of a screen used green Gremlins 2 hand puppet from the 1990 horror/comedy sequel. We’ve had the great privilege to restore quite a number of original Gremlins and Gremlins 2 movie props.  Originally created by Rick ...

Star Wars Devil Cantina Alien Mask Preservation

Preserving the original Rick Baker Star Wars Devil cantina alien mask. The Star Wars Devil cantina alien mask has a long and interesting history! Made for an early 70’s John Landis movie pitch (which Rick Baker recalls as being called “I...

Gremlins 2 Puppet Movie Prop Restoration from The New Batch

This Gremlins 2 puppet came to our New York studio for restoration and a custom display. This brown foam latex and polyfoam Gremlins 2 puppet prop was screen used in the 1990 movie, The New Batch, the sequel to the original horror-comedy classic. E...

Articles about Tom’s Cantina Panel at Star Wars Celebration VI

Articles about Tom’s Cantina Panel at Star Wars Celebration VI Tom was invited to speak at Star Wars Celebration VI in Orlando. One of the panels was “The Secrets of the Star Wars Cantina” and the panel was co hosted by Pablo Hidalg...

American Werewolf in London Jack Puppet Movie Prop Restoration

Restoring the original An American Werewolf in London Jack puppet movie prop for Bob and Kathy Burns! After our work helping preserve Rick Baker’s original life sized werewolf costume from the film, famed movie prop collector and friend Bob Bur...

Interview with Creature Cantina.com

Interview with Creature Cantina.com Over the years our company founder,Tom, has become known as one of the foremost experts on all things cantina and our studio has helped recreate the scene for numerous commercial, videos and events. It has been the...

Gremlins Prop Puppet Restoration & Museum Display

Our restoration of an original, screen used Gremlins prop puppet from Gremlins 2, the New Batch. When this wonderful green Gremlins prop puppet arrived in our New York studio his condition presented a number of challengers.  Not the least of which,...

Gremlins Puppet Movie Prop Restoration

Another incredible Gremlins puppet from Gremlins 2, the New Batch created by Rick Baker’s Cinovation Studios. This awesome screen used prop Gremlins puppet was in fair condition when he arrived in our studio, but exhibited damage on its foam l...

Gremlins Movie Prop Puppet Conservation

A foam latex brown Gremlins movie prop puppet restoration. The screen used brown Gremlin puppet arrived at our New York studio in need of a bit of conservation and subtle repair, but mostly proper support.  The neck of this Gremlins movie prop pup...

Planet of the Apes Chimp Costumes Mannequins

A pair of complete Planet of the Apes chimp costumes displayed on custom life sized mannequins with themed display bases. We were commissioned to create two life sized statue displays for a pair of original Planet of the Apes chimp costumes from Tim...

The Wolfman 2010 Life Sized Costume Display

A realistic, life sized movie display for a wolf man costume from The Wolfman 2010 as worn by Benicio Del Toro. It’s a great day when you can work on an Oscar-winning costume! The makeup effects team on The Wolfman 2010 (led by Rick Baker and ...

Gremlins Daffy Mogwai Puppet Restoration

Our restoration of an animatronic Gremlins Daffy mogwai puppet from Gremlins 2, The New Batch. Our latest movie prop restoration is this wonderful puppet of everyone’s favorite crazy mogwai, Daffy.  As with many of the movie prop Gremlins pup...

Gremlins Stunt Puppet Restoration and Display

Restoration of an original Gremlins stunt puppet prop from the movie Gremlins 2 The New Batch. When this screen used latex and foam Gremlins stunt puppet prop arrived in our studio he was in need of significant repairs.  The areas in need included t...

Gremlins Mogwai Lenny Puppet Restoration

Our restoration of Lenny,  an original Gremlins Mogwai puppet from Gremlins 2. Not every movie prop restoration is a dramatic transformation from before to after, a perfect example is this original Gremlins mogwai puppet. Lenny arrived to our New Yo...

Rick Baker American Werewolf in London Movie Prop Restoration

Restoring the original Rick Baker American Werewolf for our friends Bob and Kathy Burns! We were very honored to be asked to restore the original Rick Baker American Werewolf prop/costume.  Created by Rick Baker and his team of special effects artis...

Article about Tom in Star Wars Insider Magazine

Article about Tom in Star Wars Insider Magazine The Star Wars Insider Magazine debuted their new “first person” section in issue 102.  This issue’s article, “Monster Mash” is written by Tom Spina discusses how being a f...

Snaggletooth Star Wars Costume Display Mannequin

A custom mannequin created for an original Snaggletooth Star Wars costume used in the 1977 film’s classic cantina scene! This original Snaggletooth Star Wars costume was a simple shirt and trousers prior to our work.  We took those screen use...
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