De-Aging Actors in Movies

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by William Taylor

I was thinking that apparently, hair and/or makeup can also make an actor look younger? For example, in Batman Begins, Christian Bale's hair style is different during his college days

Yes. And the way Dennis Quaid, who, at age 34, was shown with a crew cut, which made him look more like the 1950s 20-year old he was portraying in the film, "Everybody's All American" (1988). Jessica Lange played his contemporary but at age 39, she did not pass for someone that much younger, no matter what hairstyle or outfit she donned.

Originally Posted by William Taylor

And there's this movie(that I've never seen before) where 32 year old Kathleen Turner plays a 17 or 18 year old high school student?

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Trailer HD

I remember seeing that in a theater then, and thinking that there was no way that Turner looked like a teenager. It made the film seem almost silly. They needed some computer assisted de-aging back then.

[William Taylor]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

Yes. And the way Dennis Quaid, who, at age 34, was shown with a crew cut, which made him look more like the 1950s 20-year old he was portraying in the film, "Everybody's All American" (1988). Jessica Lange played his contemporary but at age 39, she did not pass for someone that much younger, no matter what hairstyle or outfit she donned.



I remember seeing that in a theater then, and thinking that there was no way that Turner looked like a teenager. It made the film seem almost silly. They needed some computer assisted de-aging back then.

Thanks, CA4Now. Also, I'm starting to think that ironpony doesn't like this thread anymore.