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Its a crazy process, he says.
It was very difficult.
Marino also put particular thought into how Randy Watson would look in the present day.
Originally, they said, Maybe he should have gray hair.
I said, No, no, no, he cant have gray hair.
He kind of cares about himself, but he doesnt, you know?
Hes fat, kind of beat-up looking, and weathered.
So, basically, I looked at pictures of Rick James just a couple years before he died.
He really let himself go.
I was friends with Rick James.
So, I went with it.
I mimicked Rick Bakers original look, which is such good makeup that you almost cant tell its Eddie.
Its the best material as far as the accuracy of detail.
The silicone pieces we fabricate out of those molds are platinum silicone.
Its basically like a breast implant but on your face.
It has to respond exactly to how the actor underneath responds.
Every line, crease, and wrinkle really has to move, Marino says.
Its essentially like moving sculptures that are painted.
Its also like the worst plastic surgery a celebrity could ever have, making them look ugly or older.
When I walk into the trailer, its mostly like, Oh, God.
The most difficult makeup was Saul because not only are you disguising Eddie, youre changing his color.
That took about five hours, the fastest we could do it.
And every character wears high-detailed dentures.
After the makeup is ready to go and they get dressed, the teeth go in last.
They fit perfectly and change the voices.
As soon as the teeth go in, Eddie was talking just like Saul.
Then there was the makeup removal process.
But the prosthetics are so soft that its impossible to keep them, so theyre thrown in the garbage.
The next day, the pieces are prepared and put on new.
Its like sidewalk art it rains and then the beautiful mural on the ground gets washed away.
Luckily for Marino, Murphy and Halls professionalism made the hours in the trailer easy.
Eddie is like a Buddhist monk.
He just sits there and watches something on TV.
He sits perfectly as well, but its like a full-on comedy show.
Its the greatest jokes, stand-up, all done in character.
I wish that was recorded.
