Originally Posted by
GradyWilson
He is a cool guy, met him several times, once along with Andre the Giant. :parrot:
*Long-winded memories/comments regarding Tom Savini ahead - If not a fan, please skip on!*
In his younger days, I got the impression that he was a bit of a hot-head, a cocky 'Guido', if you will. The second time I met him, at a monster-related convention, he was far more mellow and friendly, yet still struck me as someone that could give me a solid run for my money, physically, and he was well into his 40s...
Really solid dude, and an amazing talent. His protege, Greg Nicotero, actually created many of the zombie make-ups and appliances for 'Day of the Dead'; he was barely in his 20s! Greg is a monsters success now, his make-up FX studio has created endless zombies and full-suit creatures for hundreds of films. Even if you dont THINK you know Nicotero's work, you know Nicotero's work...
A woman that I had known (I had dated her daughter..) grew-up in a suburb of Pittsburgh, and she used to run with the local biker guys, they called themselves 'Steel City' and the 'Rollers'. These were the guys that George had asked to appear as the bikers in 'Dawn of the Dead', essentially playing 'themselves' and working for free catered food and all the beer they could swill, rather than a paid salary. This lady had clear memories, as well as pictures, of her in her 20s, hanging with these guys, getting drunk, and even a few from the set of 'DOTD'. The Mall itself was a blast for her, malls being a fairly new thing at the time. She said that they all shopped and ate there, regularly. She remembered it as a really great, wild time...
Its great how Savini's staple character, "Sex Machine/Blade", appears as a zombie in Land of the Dead...awesome, awesome bit of continuity!