Comments on: Stan Winston is Dead

By: Gracer777

Gracer777 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:24:29 +0000

Strange, I just finished reading The Winston Effect a few months ago cover to cover. READ THAT BOOK! It is an incredible account of his history from day one. Starting with small TV projects then Planet of the Apes , The Wiz, Heartbeeps, before he hit it big with Terminator and it just snowballed from there.

It’s also Makeup and Animatronics 101. Detailed accounts of how everything worked, what they were made of, etc. It’s great, read it.

By: Chris Denton

Chris Denton — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:12:01 +0000

I just learned 3 months later. Fuck! Im such an asshole. I didnt evem bother to check on him. I heard how he had been suffering from some sort of sickness, but i didnt even bother to check. Damn. Ive seen his work ever since I was a little toddler in Jurassic Park. If it wasnt for that man, I wouldnt be the sci fi fan i am today. It was that man that inspired me to be a graphic artist, and I am still one. I am crushed. I will remember to loathe that date like I loathe 9/11. I am crushed

By: Kingi, Henry

Kingi, Henry — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:40:37 +0000

I worked with stan on the first PREDATOR he was a very nice and fun man back then and stayed that way until he passed, even with his major success. so sorry that he is gone, God Bless his Family

By: Bret A. Arnold

Bret A. Arnold — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:14:14 +0000

What a shock. Stan Winston was a genius and his awesome work will live on in all the films that we love. From the well known ones like Predator, Terminator, The Thing and Jurassic Park. To the smaller films like The Exterminator and Heartbeeps. I grew up with a huge love for special Make-up effects and Stan was right there as an important roll model. When you think of the great ones, the names that always come to mind are Dick Smith, Rick Baker, Rob Bottin, Tom Burman and Stan Winston. In 1991 I had a chance to say a few words to Stan on the set of T2 and even though I was nervous as hell to speak to him he was so kind. I will never forget that. Stan Winston will be missed and there will never be a day that goes by that I won’t think of him. Bless you Stan and your family.

By: Schatsi

Schatsi — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:41:04 +0000

We can only be thankful for his wild imagination and for creating such screen icons,they were so many.

Probably one of the last legendary designers of our time - there are not alot more icons like him,if at all

R.I.P

By: Marty J

Marty J — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:44:34 +0000

No one and I mean no one has done more to contribute to greatest gift bestowed upon human beings, something that truly makes our species great: Imagination. Such was the greatness of Stan’s work that, as a child, I was genuinely convinced those Aliens, Dinosaurs, killer robots and Predators were real. They were something you felt you could touch with your own two hands and feel the texture of a real, living thing (or robot, in the Terminator’s case). When I was 12, it was one of a few ambitions of mine to work for Stan Winston and, more realistically, I’d always hoped to shake hands with the genius that made Dinosaurs come to life. In interviews and DVD commentaries he always comes off as a good natured and humble man. Hopefully this is not the beginning of the end for inspiration and imagination. RIP STAN WINSTON. Know you really were a bona-fide genius.

By: skribble

skribble — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:50:41 +0000

What a loss to the industry, his work was amazing and inspiring. A true legend of cinema that will be greatly missed.

Rest in Peace Stan

By: marz

marz — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:53:05 +0000

for those who were wondering how he passed,not sure if it was mentioned on here yet but yahoo news said he died after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma.i’m not sure what that is.

By: Billy

Billy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:42:29 +0000

Sad, sad news indeed. His work inspired a lot of awe (and a couple of nightmares) while I was growing up. Like everyone on this thread is saying, he is a visionary, a legend of the industry, and an artist to the fullest sense of the word.

On behalf of your fans from the Philippines, Rest in Peace. You will be missed.

By: marz

marz — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:40:03 +0000

this is about as surprising as when i heard jim henson died..a total shock!lets just hope that,like jim henson,there’s an apprentice(sp)
that’l shine as bright as the teacher and make us feel as though that person never left us! r.i.p puppet man for you shall be missed…first the sports announcer,then the guy from meet the press..and now this?dammnnnn you threeeeeeeeees!!!

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:38:08 +0000

A sad, sad day! R.I.P. dude, you will always be a legend!

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By: Andres

Andres — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:13:15 +0000

This is really sad and a huge loss for movie world…

Thank you for everything…R.I.P.

By: Joe B.

Joe B. — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:59:07 +0000

Stan’s illustrious career and that of Dick Smith’s and Tom Savini, made me get into special effects. It’s a truly sad day…

By: gocitizen

gocitizen — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:50:59 +0000

sad news. Ts & Ps

By: Dragge

Dragge — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:01:54 +0000

Damn,this is just sad as hell.Stan will be greatly missed by me,loved his work for all the movies he had worked with.

R.I.P stan,we will miss you.

By: Kapit

Kapit — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:36:04 +0000

Oh man, Stan Winston now? Why do we have to be cursed with the knowledge that anyone that’s ever done anything worthwhile in the entertainment industry will be passing within the next few years.

Stan: You gave us the Nerd Trifecta of Scares: the Alien Queen, the Terminator, and the Jurassic Park dinosaurs. Your work will be missed.

By: Drax

Drax — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:28:09 +0000

ave Stan.

By: jj gonzo

jj gonzo — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:51:46 +0000

I had the pleasure of meeting
MR.WINSTON at last years SAN DIEGO
COMIC CON, and the man was a
class act and very friendly to all
of his fans!!! You will be missed,and
THANK YOU for entertaining us with
your special effects!!! :(

By: iMustMakeThisFilm.com

iMustMakeThisFilm.com — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:30:21 +0000

i’m so fucking sad