In 25 minutes, you get an education in the history of make-up and how the father of Universal monsters has inspired countless artists to this day, Jack Pierce, the legend whose work will forever endure. There's a treasure trove of information from a wealth of talent(..such as Rick Baker, Tom Savini, Greg Nicotero, and Howard Berger) and horror historians, who shower their affection for Pierce, an inspiration whose methods to create such memorable monsters as the Frankenstein Monster, Wolf Man, and Igor, are reveled by his admirers. Enlivening us with their own expertise, explaining and crediting the process for which the Master applied the specific materials used and the torture that those sitting in his chair had to suffer in order to bring monster to life, those interviewed really elaborate in detail how Pierce was able to adorn us with his brilliant creations. Truly numbing for me, who is marveled by his work, is the fact that he died in near poverty, with little fanfare..this left me quite saddened that such a make-up god could be treated with such disrespect and little adulation for what he brought the world. If only he could've known how his work would be revered down through the generations after his death..'tis a shame.
