Nicolas Cage is unrecognizable because the title character within the horror film Longlegs. Key particular results make-up artist Felix Fox, key make-up artist Madelaine Hermans and key hairstylist Kristin Chaar labored 2½ hours each day to rework Cage into the satanic serial killer.
“There was about 4 designs,” Fox stated. “What they settled on after we examined on was that we might go a bit bit extra excessive.”
Fox stated the unique ideas have been much less pale white and fewer cosmetically altered. The ultimate Longlegs pays homage to Lon Chaney’s Phantom of the Opera, she stated. Moreover, they needed to age Longlegs from the Nineteen Seventies to the ‘90s.
“He has two appears for it,” Fox continued. “One is the ‘70s and one is with extra of the wonder make-up, a bit little bit of blue eyeshadow.”
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Rock stars additionally supplied inspiration for Longlegs.
“One of many references that [writer/director] Oz [Perkins] introduced in early was Bob Dylan within the Rolling Thunder Revue,” Fox stated. “Personally, Marc Bolan from T. Rex. There have been really a number of musician references happening in our minds. And geisha as nicely. The entire ritualistic reparation of the geisha expertise and make-up was big.”
Chaar stated Bolan impressed the Longlegs wig, which she credited to Vancouver wig maker Stacey Butterworth. Chaar additionally did hair for the feminine character. Alicia Witt performs Ruth Harker, aged up within the ’90s scenes. She constructed Witt’s hair from a 24-inch colorless wig. Her earlier look got here from a TV comedy.
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“I did draw a number of inspiration from Kitty from That 70’s Present to actually signify the ‘70s,” Chaar stated. “Hair did play an enormous half within the ’70s.”
Hermans utilized the ageing make-up to Witt.
“We might do some particular results to create the wrinkles and make every part boring,” Hermans stated. “Oz needed to make her colorless, just like the life was sucked out of her by Longlegs and the satanic expertise. There was a number of powder.”
Maika Monroe, taking part in Ruth’s daughter, FBI agent Lee Harker, wanted little or no enhancement by Harmans.
“Maika has superb pores and skin already and exquisite eyebrows and eyelashes,” Harmans stated. “We have been actually specializing in skincare once more and no protection, very gentle protection, no concealer. We needed to have the ability to see a number of the darker shade underneath her eyes. I don’t even assume I put mascara on her. She bought her eyelashes tinted and we have been like, ‘That’s excellent.’”
Longlegs is now obtainable on VOD, DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Neon.
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