Monsters in Motion: A Chat with Phil Tippett

Junkfood Cinema

Brian Salisbury

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Leisure, Arts, Hobbies

4.6 • 705 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2023

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Brian and Cargill sit down with the legendary effects god Phil Tippett to discuss his career, his creations, the possible special effects applications of AI, and Phil's mental health journey.

This episode isn't just one for the books, it IS the book!

Enjoy, monsters!

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0:00.0	My name is Brian. I'm a podcaster, and I'm a podcaster, and I'm peeing my pants.
0:22.5	Why am I peeing my pants, Junkie Ons?
0:24.5	Because today is the day that we release our interview with the absolutely legendary Phil Tippett.
0:33.8	The effects god.
0:35.2	Like I was going to say effects wizard, but literally affects God,
0:39.2	right down to the fact that his new movie Mad God is available on Shudder and is a sort of dream
0:44.8	logic extended stop motion nightmare that I recommend all of you check out. I mean, we are talking
0:49.9	about the man who has created so many of the amazing things you've loved your whole life.
0:54.4	We're talking about a guy who worked on the aliens in Star Wars, who worked in the alien
0:59.1	chess set in Star Wars, who made the piranhas for piranha, who made the ATATs for Empire,
1:04.7	the Tontons for Empire, the Dragons for Dragon Slayer, Jabba, the Hut, the Rancor from
1:08.5	Turn of the Jedi, Ed 209.
1:11.8	I had to take a breath.
1:13.0	I'm not even halfway through his filmography.
1:15.1	And of course, Jurassic Park as well.
1:17.3	A man who has brought so many fantastical things to life on screen,
1:20.9	cannot believe we actually get the chance to talk to him.
1:23.3	Cargill and I are thrilled to talk to Phil as part of the promotion for Robo Doc, the creation
1:27.7	of Robocop, a four-part, four-hour-plus documentary on the making of Robocop, something we desperately
1:35.4	appreciate on this podcast.
1:37.6	It's now available on Screenbox for you to stream.
1:40.3	Highly recommend this documentary.
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