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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Triton: [QB] They had a big budget on this picture back in 1979, and they spent a lot on make-up and special effects. So Robert Fletcher had the money and time to develop the make-up and backstory of the aliens. In my opinion, they also probably thought that it was a good way to generate excitement for the movie before it opened and get more publicity in magazines. More cool photos to print, more interesting stories to write, more publicity that the studio doesn't have to pay for. I seem to remember at the time that a magazine like [i]Omni[/i], sorry I don't remember exactly it was 24 years ago, had on its cover in large letters: "Spock's Planet: An Exclusive Look" And the photos were publicity photos taken at the Yellowstone National Park geyser shoot with Nimoy in Spock robes and wig and that large head from the statue. Not that it mattered that we saw it in "Amok Time". I also remember my excitement at thumbing through the [i]Starlog[/i], [i]Fantastic Films[/i], and [i]Famous Monsters[/i] magazines for any photos for the upcoming ST:TMP. Can you imagine a time when you only had the original series and the animated series? There was a lot of pent up demand for a new Star Trek, and the release of big-budget science fiction films were more of an event then. Well maybe it was because I was a pre-teen back then. ;) Also there was no Internet then, which today distributes a lot of publicity photos, or a fan community with image scanners sharing images. Question by the way, was any of the make-up, or Bob Fletcher's notes, originally developed for use on [i]Star Trek: Phase II[/i]? Sorry, I lost my copy of [i]The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture[/i] during a move many years ago, and I can't remember if all this work was done exclusively for the film. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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