The Steve Johnson XFX Archive Collection

[RoseyLady]

It's been requested by the mods that we create a showcase thread of items we've archived from the Steve Johnson XFX Collection. Enjoy!

Fantastic Four
Doctor Doom Test Arm - created for pre-production makeup and effects tests, made when Nicolas Cage was original cast in the role.

Magic the Gathering Commercials
Doug Jones - Images taken at XFX studio of costume test for a series of comercials you may remember from the mid 90's. Doug Jones played the "Poodle Man".

 

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Blade II
Reaper Vampires - XFX created all the Reaper Vampire effects, makeup, and contacts.

Wrongfully Accused
Leslie Nielsen - XFX designed the effects in the film including this mask used by Nielsen's stunt double.

 

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Fright Night
The Original Film - Steve Johnson and crew created the effects in this one of a kind vampire film, including hand painted contacts.

Innocent Blood
Another vampire classic, also included contact effects like eye-shine and blood on black eyes:

 

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The Abyss
NTI Light Box Controller - "This air cooled box would have had fiber optic cable attached to the hole in the front. Once switched on the color wheel spins causing the Alien NTI to strobe with vibrant colors under water creating the ethereal effect desired by director James Cameron."

Ghostbusters
Slimer test eyes- designed and created by Steve Johnson, the now classic character stole the show in the original film.

Dick Smith
Friend of Steve Johnson, he is a forefather of modern makeup and monster effects.

 

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Visitors of the Night
Bronze Statue - created in honor of completion of effects for the film.

Species I and II
Sil - Steve Johnson's team (including the Oscar Winning Bill Corso) joined forced with visionary artist H.R. Giger to design and create the alien effects in both films.

Dreamcatcher
Mister Grey and ***** Weasels - With illustrations by 'Crash' McCreery and Constantine Sekeris, XFX (Edge FX) designed the look of all the makeup and alien effects.

 

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Pepsi Superbowl Commercial
"Prehistoric" Bone Chairs - made in the mid 90's, these chairs are one of a kind works of art created for a 1 minute commercial.

First Wave
Pre-production alien design by artist Kerry Gammill.

Poltergeist 2
H.R. Giger Lithograph - many of the ghost designs used to create effects in the film were created by Giger.

Star Trek Nemesis
Data / B4 - body-part effects were created by Steve Johnson's company.

Jarhead
Burned Bodies - the entire collection of "bodies" for some of the most surreal scenes in the film were created by XFX.

 

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Monkeybone
Various Creature Effects - including satyr hoofs on an actor's shoes, and the Bar-b-q Pig's eyes.

Buddy the Gorilla
Autopsy Body - Incredibly realistic autopsy body created by Steve Johnson's team.

Quicksilver Highway
Chattery Teeth - this cartoon-ish prop became a terrifying menace in this Steve King written original.

 

[RoseyLady]

Steve Johnson and team designed and created many iconic film creatures and effects:

Virus - Scott Patton

Bicentennial Man - Constantine Sekeris

Where the Wild Things Are - Constantine Sekeris

 

[thegreatgalling]

This is great!!! I have just purchased an original drawing of Slimer from elemental and couldnt be happier. Very cool!!!

 

[mercureyx]

Any Superman Lives (1998) images ?

 

[Batpirisss]

The translucent work is amazing.

 

[RoseyLady]

Superman Lives
Nicolas Cage stars, Tim Burton dir.

 

[SVTStingRay]

amazing superman lives and the abyss!

 

[thegreatgalling]

I can't tell you how much I appreciate these pics and ALSO you making some great pieces available to us fans.

 

[mercureyx]

Not to be greedy, but any Superman Lives images that aren't already online ? I see you sold multiple bound books of what look like a lot of images. Would be awesome to see a few more!

 

[RoseyLady]

Constantine ("Hellblazer")

The Outer Limits

An American Werewolf in London

 

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The Island of Dr. Moreau - early concept photo art (including "Sayer of the Law")

The Village - Concept art of the monsters by Crash McCreery

Curious George - early concept for a live action film

 

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Wrongfully Accused

Stephen King's The Stand - art featuring Whoopi Goldberg, orignally cast in early production

Zoolander

Stephen King's Rose Red - Sukeena

 

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Cat in the Hat

Big Fish - Siamese Twins

Monkeybone - Centaur shoes

Ghost Rider

 

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Spiderman 2 - Doc Ock claw and concept art

Alien Vs Predator - early unused concepts

Star Trek: Nemesis - Romulan costume swatches and design

Species 2 - Eve (Sil) and Patrick

Return of the Living Dead III - Original Julie Concept