2015 Directed by Jason Baker
Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects legends in the history of cinema, but little is known about his personal life until now. For the first time ever a feature length film has covered not only Tom's amazing career spanning over four decades, but his personal life as well.
"I don't really like gore" - Tom Savini,
This is a documentary about the life and times of famous horror makeup artist Tom Savini... a legend. A legend because he's also a director, stuntman, and actor in the area, making him a true horror renaissance man. The film details his upbringing, including his hustle to get involved in horror effects as early as his preteen years. Other topics inclue:
- Major influences on Savini
- His time in the Vietnam War taking photographs
- His failures in marriage and parenting.
- His big start on Romero's Martin
- His groundbreaking work in Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th.
- How magic tricks inspired his approach to makeup
Tom…
Day 23. Documentary.
Tom's drive is relentless, I got such a kick out of how he looked up to his brothers and sisters.
His keeness for all this horror, the job at 14 touring and scaring. His stint in Vietnam, can we all love duck from now on.
He is legendary. If you feel like a cheer up, watch this.
Follow your passion!
We are about to unfold the story of Savini.
A short documentary of a man we’ve watched please our eyes for many years whether it was behind the camera, on screen or through amazing special effects.
This was bittersweet, watching Tom
Savini talk about his family and the influence they had on him to do alot of things well, was pretty special.
I enjoyed it.
“That’s why I don’t eat duck.”
Great way to check in with one of the Rock Stars of Horror and a childhood hero of mine. Too bad the editing is so subpar and sloppy, but cool to see some footage of Savini both professionally and in his personal life past SCREAM GREATS vol 1.
Can’t believe I got Midnight Cowboy spoiled by Tom Savini in his biography film. Savini is a great storyteller. Can’t even pick a favourite gross Savini effect.
Took 4 years for this to come out; not sure what the hangup was, but it's finally found a home on Shudder. It's a short, sweet little documentary about one of the best special effects artists in the genre. It's got a few montage sequences that feel overlong, a cheesy score, and the audio quality levels of the interview vary wildly. So I can't say it's a stellar package, but the story itself is absolutely worth hearing.
1. i like when he kept talking about how he was in “perks of a wallflower”
2. this texas chainsaw massacre 2 erasure
3. it is so sweet to see interviews with george romero and sid haig
Tom's effects and his work propelled him and elevated him into sorta marquis status.
-Greg Nicotero
For what Jason Baker’s documentary lacks in execution and style it makes up for with a compelling subject and heart. If you’re a horror fan you know who Tom Savini is (if you don’t, it’s not too late to educate yourself) and this film just cements what most fans already knew about him, that he’s possibly the nicest guy in horror.
I once asked the affable, lovable, personable Tom Savini about the cock-gun prop he wore in Robert Rodriquez' From Dusk Till Dawn. Specifically, the genesis for its creation and whether or not he got to take it home. I remember being excited about starting small talk with a legend (this was at a convention signing a few years back), I remember how lucky I was to catch him with an empty booth, and I also remember how much of an asshole I felt like when he responded to my questions with, "...yeah, you know it's not a real gun, right?".
And that was it. The entirety of our exchange. We then took an awkward picture together, and I was sent…
It's wonderful to finally get a documentary dedicated to the respects of Tom Savini but unfortunately the production is so amateur and piss poor that the watch is far from enjoyable. You may as well just read Wikipedia articles for a better experience.
Poor rating due to the lack of quality put into the project not the information and insights. Give me the raw video and I'll edit something far greater than this disappointing presentation.
Documentary about famed horror-movie special-effects and make-up artist Tom Savini.
Synopsis: A fairly thorough deep dive into the life of a living legend that delves into his youth and how his family helped shape the icon he is today. Using several older interviews of the man himself as well as footage from his movies and conversations with his colleagues this tells the whole story of Tom Savini from the past to the present.
Review: This was very in-depth and went into every element of his early life and career. A lot of juicy information from a man that helped define a seemingly lost art form but one thing that was really distracting was the poor audio quality of some of the Savini interviews. It made it seem more like the…
At one point Greg Nicotero mentions that "Tom doesnt get enough recognition for what he brought to the industry" and unfortunately this poorly edited documentary doesn't quite give it to him either.
Day 23. Documentary.
Tom's drive is relentless, I got such a kick out of how he looked up to his brothers and sisters.
His keeness for all this horror, the job at 14 touring and scaring. His stint in Vietnam, can we all love duck from now on.
He is legendary. If you feel like a cheer up, watch this.
Follow your passion!
Cookie cutter documentary, but that's ok. I enjoyed the hell out of it.
Watching the chaos that happened behind the camera in Savini's real life mirrors a lot of the stuff that happened in my life, helping humanize the master of masks and makeup.
It’s a serviceable documentary about a interesting artist and decent human being.
He’s certainly not what I would have expected from a guy famous for gore makeup that I first encountered as Sex Machine in From Dusk Till Dawn.
A pretty affectionate and insightful look at one of horror's most affable personalities. His interview segments about his past as a combat photographer in Vietnam were the highlights of the intense documentary THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE and it's nice to get a more fully rounded portrait here, as well as answering what exactly did happen to make him pull back from working on movies in the 1990s.
For a man best known for his special effects work, there is a distinct lack of coverage about it in this documentary, constructed more as a way to slap him on the back. He's certainly had a varied career, although whether it warranted this sort of eye rolling puff piece, is not for me to say.
Wanted a bit more about his life and his mind it’s ok but very bland for the man who left such a mark in horror and gore
Now in my mid-30s I've definitely gotten to appreciate the behind-the-scenes aspects of cinema more and more, and one name who's status has risen immensely is Tom Savini.
It was cool to see his story and how his family, amongst other things, influenced the legendary mind who's work we'd come to know and love. My one real criticism is that I was hoping he'd talk in-depth about his creations or the inspirations for his "greatest hits" of sorts (it's impossible to cover every one), but it's mostly glossed over in a quick montage - which was kind of a let down. But still, it's nice to know a little about the guy you admire so much.
No disrespect to the…
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