Stan Winston School of Character Arts - A sweet moment of joy behind the scenes! Pictured: special effects makeup designer Rob Bottin poses with actress Sasha Rionda as the mutant child in
![Love Song Tribute to Special Effects Legend & Character Makeup Artist, ROB BOTTIN | Stan Winston School of Character Arts Love Song Tribute to Special Effects Legend & Character Makeup Artist, ROB BOTTIN | Stan Winston School of Character Arts](https://de9o6n2ujz7l.cloudfront.net/uploads/facebook_share/422/photo.jpg)
Love Song Tribute to Special Effects Legend & Character Makeup Artist, ROB BOTTIN | Stan Winston School of Character Arts
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Body Snatchers on Twitter: "According to Rob Bottin, John Carpenter wanted Bottin to play stoner helicopter pilot, Palmer, in John Carpenter's THE THING but he was preoccupied with the film's effects. According
![Horror31 🎃 on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to special make-up effects creator Rob Bottin, whose horror credits include Piranha (1978), The Fog (1980), The Howling (1981), The Thing (1982), Twilight Zone: The Movie ( Horror31 🎃 on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to special make-up effects creator Rob Bottin, whose horror credits include Piranha (1978), The Fog (1980), The Howling (1981), The Thing (1982), Twilight Zone: The Movie (](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3EVfXWXQAAq12p.jpg)
Horror31 🎃 on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to special make-up effects creator Rob Bottin, whose horror credits include Piranha (1978), The Fog (1980), The Howling (1981), The Thing (1982), Twilight Zone: The Movie (
![Special effects artist Rob Bottin was only 22 years old when The Thing (1982) was being made : r/OldSchoolCool Special effects artist Rob Bottin was only 22 years old when The Thing (1982) was being made : r/OldSchoolCool](https://i.redd.it/efz8py6p7fw71.jpg)