My Life In Monsters: Meet the Animator Behind Star Wars and Jurassic Park

That is one haunted dude. I have always loved his work and hope the depression demons don't get him the way they get so many other brilliant and creative minds. You rock, Phil Tippett!

This man gave me my college major, true story. Absolutely an inspiration to anyone with creativity

4 years later and i stumble onto this absolute gem of a video, "I could communicate with my cat Brian" absolutely stunning.

"I could speak to my cat Brian, and I got into a cupboard with Brian the cat, and we went to the center of the earth for 3 billion years"

Phil Tippett is the mastermind behind some of the greatest fantasy creatures and sci-fi set pieces in cinema history.

This was a fantastically edited piece of biographical film. Eye opening and informative, awesome.

this guy is a hero

Whenever people ask me why the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park still are more believable than anything else in the following 20 years, I just have to say two words. Phil Tippett.

"I took lsd on return of the Jedi" you have my attention

There's a certain artistic look to Mad God that looks really cool. I would buy it

"oh no my son is creative, call a psychologist"

Incredibly candid and professional documentary on Phil. I have always appreciated this guy from watching the behind the magic in Star Wars and of course Jurassic Park. Phil, thank god you kept going after not receiving support from your family. The entire film community owes a great deal of gratitude towards your insanely creative and intelligent contributions to the medium. I was really hoping you'd be in The Force Awakens making models for the ships and maybe a creature or two. The CGI just doesn't look good at all, everyone in that audience could tell it was fake, unlike the battle over Endor. Your craftsmanship and patience to detail are a gift to the world...you are every bit the master that Harryhausen was!

Brilliant interview! The man is a legend and the entire movie industry owes him a debt for his work and talent. Thankfully he's been recognized by the Academy.

I love that he refers to all the models as “characters” even if it’s something that isn’t sentient. It gives a certain life to them.

Love the soundtrack selections, sets the mood, steve moore delivers.

The engineering the detail the building and the intricacy of his work is truly amazing. Still to this day looks amazing such a rare art form. It reminds me of playing with toys as a kid only it's at the highest level humanly possible.

takes acid, works with crazy props all day. must have been amazing.

It's amazing how much of a perfect storm all of this turned out to be for STAR WARS. Phil's involvement began with Ray and his stop motion. Then, he was able to meet Ray at his place where he would also meet Denis, Tom, and John (the core of ILM).

this guys work changed my life

Thank you for this - such an honest glimpse into his master vision and work. Love it!