Fun Trivia : Baker, Rick

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Baker, Rick

Mr. Baker worked on a very funny remake starring Eddie Murphy and also on the sequel. What was the name of the first movie?

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The Nutty Professor. He won the Academy Award for best makeup for 'The Nutty Professor'. But was not even nominated for 'Nutty Professor II: The Klumps'.



What Sci-Fi movie did he win a best make-up Academy Award for?

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Men in Black. The blockbuster with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.



What was the John Carpenter movie that Mr. Baker worked on?

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Escape From L.A.. All four movies had Kurt Russell as it's star. Mr. Baker also worked on the made for cable movie 'Body Bags'.



Which 'Batman' movie did Mr. Baker work on?

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Batman Forever. I guess he worked on Two Face (Tommy Lee Jones) the most.



Mr. Baker worked with little creatures in what film?

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Gremlins was a great movie, the other three were just o.k.



What T.V. movie did he win an Emmy for?

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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. For his incredible aging make-up on Cicely Tyson.



What classic movie did Mr. Baker work on in the 2nd unit make-up team?

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Star Wars. I would imagine that he had his hands in the great cantina scene.



What goofy comedy did Mr. Baker win yet another make-up Oscar for?

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Harry and the Hendersons. Comedy about a family that takes Big Foot into their house starring John Lithgow.



What werewolf movie did Mr. Baker work on?

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All three of these. Of course he had his hand in all that great work.



Again Mr. Baker won a make-up Oscar for a wonderful movie by Tim Burton. Mainly for the make-up on one character and that actor won an Oscar as well. Can you name this great movie?

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Ed Wood. Even though all these movies are great, Mr. Baker only worked on Ed Wood. Martin Landau who played Bela Lugosi won the Oscar for best supporting actor.



In 1981 Mr. Baker not only won his first Academy Award but was the first person ever to receive a make-up Oscar. Can you name the film for which he won?

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An American Werewolf in London. What an amazing movie, blew me away. Luckily Mr. Baker didn't work on the horrible sequel 'An American Werewolf in Paris'. He did work on the other three though but no nominations. Plus 'The Howling' was made in 1980.



Many times Mr. Baker is hired to just work on one character or effect. Can you name the movie that dealt with ghosts that he worked mainly on one character?

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The Frighteners. He worked on The Judge, wonderfully played by the unrecognizable John Astin.



Mr. Baker worked on Tim Burton's remake of 'The Planet of the Apes'. Can you name another movie which he worked on that dealt with apes?

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All of them (Mighty Joe Young, Gorillas in the Mist, King Kong (76)). Even though all these movies are pretty bad, he did work on 'Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes', a much better movie. Also he worked on a little known movie called 'Missing Link' which was about an ape like Big Foot creature.