Steve Johnson
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Oct 15, 2026
AaronHOST
Uh, it was this newfound love of makeup effects that led him to shift his career towards becoming a special effects artist.
AaronHOST
Uh, so he began making short films of their songs, little music videos to go along with each of the, uh, the sequences in each of the songs, becoming essentially a demo reel, a demo reel that he actually gave to a journalist friend who was interviewing, uh, Rob Bottin and, uh, Rick Baker and Steve Johnson, uh, who have, you know, done just, like, you know, the biggest movies of all time and industry standard professionals.
AaronHOST
So George headed out west, unsure where he would land.
AaronHOST
Uh, first he met and worked with Rick Baker for a year, um, for free.
AaronHOST
All his coworkers kind of thought he was just gonna make a mask or some light prosthetics.
AaronHOST
George eventually created, like, this full body suit that took up over 10 feet of space in the shop, and that year, uh, George went, uh, went to a big, like, effects industry Halloween party and took home one of the grand prizes for his monster suit.
AaronHOST
Uh, so when Cocoon wrapped, he, he was no longer needed at, uh, R- Rick Baker's studio, so s- Steve Johnson, uh, was impressed by the Halloween suit and brought him into the fold at Boss Film Studios, uh, which brings us to his first official, uh, credited work, and that was 1986's Poltergeist: The Other Side.
Brad GullicksonHOST
Like, I, I, I ha- I have not...
Todd SeeleyHOST
As we round out this list, for this last title I found myself in a bit of a conundrum.
Todd SeeleyHOST
Do I go with one of the most fun and creative horror anthologies of the last 50 years, which is drenched in Halloween look and lore? Or do I go with an 80s classic, which takes place at a house possessed with demons on Halloween, featuring iconic screen queen Linnea Quigley and with special effects makeup by the great Steve Johnson of Fright Night and Ghostbusters fame? Now, I was leaning toward Trick or Treat, but with the news that composer Dennis Michael Tenney passed away recently, it seemed appropriate to go with a double feature.
Todd SeeleyHOST
And so here you go.
Todd SeeleyHOST
Trick or Treat and Night of the Demons.
Travis Hunter-SayapinHOST
With her face now free of her makeup, we watch as her flesh suddenly pulls taut, tightening around her skull until her skin grows scaly, sinking rigid and rough as her lifeless eyes stare listlessly right through us.
Reneé Hunter VasquezHOST
Now that we've gotten a little taste of the effects that are to come, I wanted to talk a little bit about Steve Johnson, who did the effects work for Night of the Demons.
Reneé Hunter VasquezHOST
He said that he had just opened his own studio to do Smooth Criminal for Michael Jackson and ended up getting fired.
Travis Hunter-SayapinHOST
Oh.
Reneé Hunter VasquezHOST
Pinch me, pinch me.
Travis Hunter-SayapinHOST
Yes.
Reneé Hunter VasquezHOST
But in my research trying to learn more about Steve Johnson, I learned from what, from my understanding, that he did that work while at Steve Johnson's XFX Inc.'s company.
Travis Hunter-SayapinHOST
Wow.
John MathewsHOST
Audio commentary by actors Natasha Henshrith, Michael Madsen, and director Roger Donaldson.
John MathewsHOST
There's another commentary by director Ronald Donaldson, producer Frank Munsko Jr., visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund, And creature slash special effects makeup artist Steve Johnson.
John MathewsHOST
Aspect ratio 2.391.
John MathewsHOST
Audio DTS 5.1 surround plus LPCM 2.0 stereo.
Tony MichasHOST
Before long, Eve escapes to mate with Ross.
Tony MichasHOST
Special features and technical specs include on disc 4, which is Species 2, the 4K UHD, 2160p ultra high definition presentation on 4K UHD, which includes Dolby Vision and HDR10, an audio commentary by director Peter Medak, aspect ratio of 185 to 1, audio English DTS HD 5.1 surround and LPCM 2.0 stereo, and optional English hard of hearing subtitles.
Tony MichasHOST
Now, Disc 2 is the Blu-ray of Species 2, which includes a 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray, an audio commentary by director Peter Medak, and an interview entitled Creature Creations, the Effects of Species 2 with Makeup Effects creator Steve Johnson, an interview entitled Alien Evolutions with screenwriter Chris Brancato, special effects outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage, There's also uncut footage not shown in theatres, a featurette entitled Species II, Eve of Destruction, still gallery, special makeup effects gallery, original theatrical trailer, aspect ratio of 1.85 to 1, audio English DTS HD 5.1 surround and LPCM 2.0 stereo, and optional English hard of hearing subtitles.
Tony MichasHOST
Now this film, I've seen both of these films theatrically and It was not what I was expecting, to tell you the truth, when I first saw it.
PhilHOST
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PhilHOST
Steve Johnson, in my little notes, is the, uh, special effects dude.
PhilHOST
I, I looked him up earlier.
LauraHOST
Oh, good.
AnthonyHOST
So it involved a specially constructed prosthetic, as we've mentioned.
AnthonyHOST
Steve Johnson created a cast out of Linea Quigley's breasts for the scene.
NellieHOST
Lucky man.
AnthonyHOST
I'll tell you what, there's some jobs in the world where I've gone, I'd love to do that job.
Rhett J. MartinGUEST
And it was the same thing for Slimer.
Rhett J. MartinGUEST
Steve Johnson had three days to sculpt him and get him into a mold because, as it turns out, even $100 million movies... are just $100 million student films.
Rhett J. MartinGUEST
They're high school theater.
Rhett J. MartinGUEST
It's just that everybody is a bit more ready to go and professional, but yeah, you are...