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My Top 25 Movie Makeup Transformations

Writer: goldenstateservicesj
goldenstateservicesj
Oct 19, 2024
2 min read

First let me state that I don’t have a very good eye when it comes to excellently applied makeup to transform a person in the simplest way. I’d say my favourites would be Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in

(2011) and Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley in (2023), but apart from that I have a hard time thinking of others that I could appreciate on the same level.

However, for the kind of transformations that are more extreme, some even involving prosthetics, I definitely have my favourites. And here they are: 

  1. Alphonse “Big Boy” Caprice, (1990, Al Pacino) – There are a lot of wild transformations in this movie, but he’s definitely the coolest looking one. It makes it better that it’s Pacino.

  2. Sloth, (1985, John Matuszak)

  3. Les Grossman, (2008, Tom Cruise)

  4. Joker, (1989, Jack Nicholson)

  5. Mrs. Doubtfire, (1993, Robin Williams) – “It was a run-by fruiting!”

  6. Aileen Wuornos, (2003, Charlize Theron)

  7. David, (1987, Kiefer Sutherland) – No one looks better as a vampire than Kiefer.

  8. Beetlejuice, (1988, Michael Keaton)

  9. Vito Corleone, (1972, Marlon Brando) – This one is pretty simple, but it’s still a favourite of mine.

  10. Alex, (1972, Malcolm McDowell) – And the simplest of all. Just a bit of creative guyliner and you have one of the most iconic looks in the history of cinema.

  11. Hellboy, (2004-2019, Ron Perlman) – I have yet to see any of these, but I love the look.

  12. Edward, (1990, Johnny Depp)

  13. Pennywise, (2017, Bill Skarsgård)

  14. Randy Watson, Saul, Clarence, (1988, Eddie Murphy) – These scenes, especially the barber shop, are by far my biggest highlights of this movie.

  15. The Grinch, (2000, Jim Carrey)

  16. Dr. Evil, trilogy (1997-2002, Mike Myers)

  17. The Monster, Frankenstein (1931, Boris Karloff)

  18. Eva, (2015, Alicia Vikander)

  19. Switchblade Sam, (1993, Christopher Lloyd)

  20. Immortan Joe, (2015, Hugh Keays-Byrne)

  21. Any and all the apes, (1968) – By today’s standards, they look simple and dated. But did it ever catch my attention as a kid seeing clips and then finally watching the movie as a pre-teen.

  22. Joker, (2019, Joaquin Phoenix)

  23. The Klumps, (1996, Eddie Murphy)

  24. The Pale Man, (2006, Doug Jones)

  25. Joker, (2008, Heath Ledger)

Congratulations . This is your week.


Best Actress:

Marilyn Harris as Little Maria in

Best Actor: Boris Karloff as Imhotep and “The Monster” in and

Best Quote: “I never drink…wine.” – Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula in

I had thought of adding Chewbacca to the list, but it seems to be more mask than anything. Also, if I ever get around to watching (2002), I’m sure that Nicole Kidman’s character will end up on this kind of list as well.

 
 
 

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