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Directed by Giles Foster Director Giles Foster Air date 1989 | 7.3/10 IMDb Original air date 1989 Running time 45 minutes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Nicholas Fisk, Matthew Jacobs Cast Michael Gambon, Harry Dean Stanton, Alison Steadman, Kieran O'Brien, George Costigan Similar The Song of the Cloud For, Time Piece, The Great Santa Claus Sw, Jim Henson's Mother G, Rat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Monster Maker is 45-minute television special, adapted by Matthew Jacobs from the novel of the same name by Nicholas Fisk.
Contents
Harry Dean Stanton plays an American Special Effects expert living in London, who is befriended by a young fan named Matt Banting (played by Kieran O'Brien). From Jim Henson's London-based Henson Associates, it was produced by Duncan Kenworthy and directed by Giles Foster.
The show aired as a standalone special in the UK. In the US, it aired as an episode of The Jim Henson Hour.
Introduction
Jim Henson talks about the Creature Shop, showing one of the devils from The Storyteller as an example of what the Creature Shop can make. A puppet later used as The Predator on Dinosaurs can also be seen in a movie that Matt is watching. He then introduces the Monster Maker.
Plot
Teenager Matt Banting wants to work with a famous but eccentric creature/fx (special effects) man, but he gets more than he bargained for when one of the creatures, the giant dragon-like Ultragorgon takes Matt under his wing. Matt is forced to confront his inner monsters while working out his issues with his father.
Credits
Ultragorgon operated by Martin Anthony, Tony Ashton, Michael Bayliss, Marcus Clarke, Sue Dacre, David Greenaway, Brian Henson, and Christopher Leith.