Actors Who Had Incredibly Long Movie Makeup Transformations
Nathan Johnson
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07/27/2016
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Some roles require only some powder and eyeliner, but for others, it takes a LOT more.
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Brad Pitt- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -
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Pitt spend 5 hours in the makeup chair to prepare for his role as the man who aged in reverse. -
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John Matuszak- The Goonies -
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The facial deformities that are made up of 15 prosthetic layers took 5 hours as well. -
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Michael Chiklis- Fantastic Four -
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After Chiklis fought to have a real costume instead of CGI, he spent 3 hours everyday in makeup. -
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John Travolta- Hairspray -
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Travolta needed a 30-pound fat suit and 4 hours to turn into Edna Turnblad. -
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Dave Bautista- Guardians of the Galaxy -
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Chris Pratt explained that although Bautista had to stand for 5 hours everyday, he never complained once. -
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Doug Bradley- Hellraiser -
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All those pins for Pinhead took 6 hours to get perfect. -
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Ralph Fiennes- Harry Potter -
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It took 2 and a half hours to completely nail lord Voldemort's no-nose look. -
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Gwyneth Paltrow- Shallow Hal -
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Paltrow spend 4 hours in makeup and wore a custom 25 pound fat suit as well as prosthetics. -
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Jeff Goldblum- The Fly -
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5 hours and 5 pounds of prosthetic makeup made the character Seth Bundle look super creepy. -
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Nicole Kidman- The Hours -
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In order to play Virginia Woolf, Kidman spent 3 hours in the makeup chair and donned a rather large fake nose. -
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Ron Perlman- Hellboy -
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It took 4 house to get Perlman looking extra hellish. -
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John Hurt- The Elephant Man -
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Hurt spend 7-8 hours in makeup starting at 5am, and he only worked alternate days due to his strain. -
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Tommy Lee Jones- Batman Forever -
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Four hours got Jones in Two Face shape. -
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Arnold Schwarzenegger- Terminator 2: Judgement Day -
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T800 was created in 5 hours everyday. -
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Robert Englund- A Nightmare on Elm Street -
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Edlund turned into Freddy Krueger in 3 hours. -
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Idris Elba- Star Trek Beyond -
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Elba's costume team spend 4 hours getting him into tip-top Krall shape. -
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Marion Cotillard- La Vie en Rose -
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It took Cotillard 5 hours to turn into French cabaret singer Edith Piaf. -
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Jim Carrey- How the Grinch Stole Christmas -
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Carrey had to spend 8 hours getting ready every day... before he started the real job of... you know, acting. -
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Rebecca Romijn- X-men -
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Romijn's transformation took a whopping 9 hours. The costume had 110 prostheses and covered 60% of her body.
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