Make-up and VFX artist Christopher Allen Nelson has shared a glimpse on his Instagram of how he created Halloween Kills' remarkable Dr. Loomis cameo. The 2021 sequel features a brief flashback to the events of the original 1978 horror slasher film, with a new actor cast in the role of Donald Pleasence's psychiatrist. The psychiatrist has been a key figure in the mythos of the franchise, serving as the psychiatrist of iconic killer Michael Myers across multiple films and continuity.
In 1978's Halloween, Dr. Samuel Loomis was the psychiatrist to Michael Myers after murdering his sister and being committed to Smith's Grove Sanitarium. He intended to kill Myers when he escaped and returned to Haddonfield for his original killing spree, but Halloween Kills revealed in a flashback that the doctor was stopped by Deputy Frank Hawkins (Thomas Mann), with the believed-to-be-dead character telling Loomis that he felt Myers should not have been executed for his deeds. The film's recreation of Pleasence's character has been met with praise, and now the secrets behind the cameo have been revealed by the film's head of the make-up department.
Nelson, a longtime Hollywood make-up and SFX artist, shared an image of the actor portraying Loomis in full make-up on his Instagram account. The image features both an image of actor and construction coordinator Tom Jones Jr in and out of his Loomis make-up. Rather than rely on CGI and body doubles, Nelson created an 11-piece prosthetic make-up set alongside the rest of the make-up department to make Jones Jr resemble Pleasence from the original film. Nelson stated that the turnaround for the make-up effects was actually quick, crediting each team member for their work and thanking David Gordon Green for casting Jones Jr. Nelson and the make-up department's impressive work can be seen below:
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Loomis was featured in 2018's Halloween through a vocal cameo, which had the character voiced by Colin Maham. Loomis was said to have died before the events of the 2018 film, though True Crime podcasters Aaron Korey (Jefferson Hall) and Dana Haines (Rhian Rees) uncover an audio recording of Loomis following the events of the original film. Loomis urges for Myer's execution under heavy surveillance, wanting to bring an end to his former patient while the killer was incarcerated in 1979. Pleasence had portrayed Looms in the original 1978 film and five subsequent sequels, making his final appearance as the character in 1995's Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, before his passing in February of the same year.
Halloween Kills' impressive cameo was a welcome surprise, not only due to how impressive the make-up looked but also due to it being created without the use of CGI. As seen in many high-budget projects, such as Luke Skywalker's second season finale cameo in The Mandalorian, and the de-aging of various actors such as Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Douglas in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, studios have opted to continue to push technology to de-age or even resurrect actors on-screen. No matter whether the results are good or not, it is always welcome to see practical effects given a moment to shine over computer-generated effects, and Nelson's work on Halloween Kills is certainly an impressive example of what practical effects can offer.
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