American Werewolves in L.A.

When I was young, I was convinced I wanted to grow up to work in movie special effects. I read as much as I could about artists like Rob Bottin and Rick Baker. When it came out in 1981, An American Werewolf in London had such amazing effects, and was a hilarious, fun horror movie to boot - I loved it. So, I geeked out a bit earlier this week in LA, during a visit to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, getting up close with some original props and prosthetics, striking my best transformation pose.