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Behind-The-Scenes Videos Show How Iconic Movie Special Effects Were Made

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When you’re watching a movie, it’s easy to get lost in the magic and not think too hard about how King Kong climbed the Empire State Building, how Jurassic Park’s T-Rex roared to life, or how Charlton Heston encountered the Statue of Liberty at the end of Planet of the Apes — but these videos reveal all those movie secrets.

Stop-Motion in King Kong (1933)

Creation of the Statue of Liberty in Planet of the Apes (1968)

From AT-ATs to Tauntauns in Star Wars

Flights of the Baron in Dune (1984)

The Creation of Slimer, Stay Puft and Library Ghost for Ghostbusters (1984)

T-1000 special effects for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYQMfT6nsQs

Building the T-Rex for Jurassic Park (1993)

Special effects for Titanic (1997)

The Subway Fight and the Rooftop Scene from The Matrix (1999)

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