If you wanted to be an artist, be a graphic designer, get into graphics.” “I was advised to get into that because that's where the money was. “I went to art school (in Southampton) for three years and studied graphic design, which was totally boring for me,” McVey recalls. And I thought, ‘Wow, I have to see that.’ And I did see it eventually in a movie theater when I was 13, was on a double bill with The Thing from Another World.”īut when it came time to graduate and enter the world of higher education, McVey says he was encouraged to spend his time on something with a little more job stability. And he started telling me, for some reason, about this movie about a giant ape climbing to the top of the Empire State Building and swatting at bi-planes and being shot off. “(My dad and I) were standing at a bus stop waiting for the bus, it was taking forever to come. He can still remember the day he learned about King Kong. After the family moved to England, a then pre-teen McVey became immersed in researching Harryhausen’s other works and the world of stop motion animation. “I'd never seen anything quite like that before, so it really captured my imagination,” McVey tells. Growing up in Glasgow, Scotland, McVey fell in love with movie magic and special effects after his father took him to see The 7 th Voyage of Sinbad, with stop-motion by Ray Harryhausen. Crumb - including a new 1:1 replica statue from Regal Robot - and many other denizens of the galaxy far, far away, intended to have a career as a graphic designer. Tony McVey, the sculptor who designed and fabricated Salacious B. He has gone down as one of the most famous creatures in the franchise, with a little thanks from a tipsy Tippett.In conversation with Tom Spina, McVey, who designed the original Star Wars: Return of the Jedi icon, discusses making the 1:1 statue. Although the little creature was only a small part of Star Wars, his appeal has been long-lasting. Special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi famously used his pet cat's wide face as the source for the design of the beloved alien child in E.T. Escher for elements of the dream sequences in Inception. Christopher Nolan was inspired by the art of M.C. Inspiration can come from anywhere, even after drinking with colleagues at a Mexican restaurant. Crumb was one of the few new standout alien creatures in Return of the Jedi, he swiftly met his demise when Luke destroyed Jabba's sail barge, killing everyone inside. Crumb who made iconic comic strips such as Fritz the Cat and Keep on Truckin'. He was named after famed underground cartoonist R. Crumb's first name was created accidentally over a few drinks, his last name was derived very differently. Hear Tippett tell the story below.Ĭlick here to view the original post on Twitter.Īlthough Salacious B. As they were leaving, Tippett announced he needed to tie his shoelaces but slurred the word shoelaces leading to a sound like Salacious. According to the special effects artist, a group of the creature team was out at a restaurant where they began drinking. Related: Boba Fett's Destroyed Jabba Painting Has A Hidden Luke Skywalker Connectionĭuring a panel at this year's Star Wars Celebration (via Amy Fulcher Tippett shared the hilarious origin story of how Salacious B. His distinctive long-eared and wide beak-mouthed design was reminiscent of the chilling creatures of The Dark Crystal, a film in which alien puppeteer Tony McVey crewed. Although his time was brief in Return of the Jedi, he was memorable as the annoying little creature who frequently snickered and cackled with laughter as Jabba inflicted his cruel acts on whoever was near. Crumb, the diminutive monkey-like Kowakian who worked as a jester for the Tatooine crime lord Jabba the Hutt. One such unique creature was Salacious B.
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