Tom Savini
Made films the shows talk about.
Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). Count them as craft (1 film) instead.
Draws on
What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.
No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.
Drawn on by
What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.
No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.
What the speakers said they did
Craft (3) everyone in craft
- makeup / special effects, credited with the final jump-scare idea, Friday the 13th (The Rewatchables, ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
- makeup and special effects guy who worked with Romero (a legendary makeup and special effects guy) (The Rewatchables, ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
- gore effects (invoked as 'Tom Savini gags' for the R-rated reshoots) (Blank Check — Patreon, The 13th Warrior with David Lowery (Ad-Free))
Acting (1) everyone in acting
- character actor (in From Dusk Till Dawn), From Dusk Till Dawn (The Rewatchables, ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
What was said about them, by kind
career (2)
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career (career):
Tom Savini → George A. Romero.
Savini, the makeup and special effects artist, is placed as someone who worked with Romero.
“like he worked with Romero.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:37:15 · unidentified host (Rewatchables panel) (0.30 sure it was them) -
career (career):
Tom Savini → From Dusk Till Dawn.
After legendary makeup and effects work, Savini turned up as a character actor in From Dusk Till Dawn.
“He's uh, he's a legendary makeup and special effects guy and then he's, he's in uh, from Dust Till Dawn, kind of a character actor.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:37:16 · unidentified host (Rewatchables panel) (0.30 sure it was them)
craft (2)
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craft (craft):
Tom Savini → Friday the 13th.
The last-second jump scare was Savini's idea, the makeup artist wanting one more button.
“And I think this is Tom Savini's idea.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:43:51 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them) -
craft (craft):
The 13th Warrior → Tom Savini.
McTiernan's R-rated reshoots bolted on gore effects in the vein of Tom Savini, though there are not many of them.
“just doing like Tom Savini gags, which, yeah, there aren't even that many.”
Blank Check — Patreon · The 13th Warrior with David Lowery (Ad-Free) · 1:00:32 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
Fun items about them
None.