How Raccoons In A Bathtub Helped Set The Tone For Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Jan 3 2023 by /Film

 

Thanks to the one-two release of visual effects legend Phil Tippett's nightmarish magnum opus "Mad God" and Lawrence Kasdan's Industrial Light & Magic docuseries "Light & Magic" in 2022, Tippett has come to enjoy some long overdue recognition as one of the unsung heroes of Hollywood's blockbuster era (which began roughly in 1975 with the runaway success of "Jaws"). But since cinema is an audiovisual medium, legendary sound designer Ben Burtt is equally noteworthy for shaping the blockbuster...

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